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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-19

The city election at Atlanta, on Monday, re-
suited in a victory for the temperance ticket,
Adam Epple of Bloomington, assaulted Jacob
Aeste1ly, his brother in-law, and probably ia
tally injured him.
A satisfactory settlement of the strike at the
Joliet steel works has been made The men will
resume work next week.
The Democracy of Litchfeld are said TO have
abandoned the idea of putting a municipal
ticket in the field at the April election.
Mrs. Elizabeth Graves died at Jeffersonville
on Monday, after long illness. Deceased was
one hundred and four years of age and was well
known.
DIR. J. M. Mills, of Shelbyville, who com
manded the first company of troops mustered
into the United States service in the late war,
died suddenly, on Monday, of rheumatism of the
heart.
Frederick Held, Freeport of the firm of Held
& Dufour boot and shoe men, who failed on
Saturday, is city treasurer. He called his bonds
men together, and they examined his accounts
as treasurer. Everything was found all right.
The bridge carpenters strike ON the j., NJ. e
l., the result of refusal of Superintendent
Weiss to allow the men $l1 TO $13 each for extra
time for night and Sunday work performed dur
ing the food, still continues, Superintendent
McKenna promises to adjust matters.
The Elgn Frank, the only daily morning
newspaper of that city, and one of the leading
weeklies of Kane county, has been purchased by
W. S. Doherty, managing editor of the News
Advocate, and III. D. Hemmens, late financial
editor of the New York Morning Journal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-19

Herr Witte. Liberal has been elected to the
German Rcichstag, from Meining in place of Dr..
Lasker dead.
Parnel has brought an action in one of the
courts of Dublin to recover arrears of rent from
one of his tenants.
The mayor of Middlesborough has been warned
that attempts will be made to blow up public
buildings Of that town.
A bomb exploded harmlessly in front of the
Governor generals residence. Trieste. The per
son who placed it there escaped.
A manifesto from Prince Napoleon is regarded
as imminent. He has gone to Switzerland to
avoid arrest, taking with him his papers and val
cables.
The French government threatens to employ
military force against the little republic of An
DORA in the Pyrenees, unless certain claims
which France presents are settled.
The bankruptcy court has annulled the deeds
by which James Carey, of Dublin, the Irish in
former sought to transfer his property to his
relatives and 80 defraud his creditors.
General Ferrer has been arrested. Search is
being made for General Hidalgo These officers
are believed to be implicated in the widespread
conspiracy against the Spanish government.
The Austrian Minister at Berne has sent the
Swiss Bundesrath note relative to revolution
AIRY intrigues This is regarded as the begin
ming of an international campaign against the
Anarchists.
Several banquets were given in Paris on st.
PatTiek's day. At Belleville displayed the
words, "O'Donnells death will he avenged"
Several delegates of the Irish Republican Broth
erhood were present
Bismarck rides daily in the Thiergarten. He
seems to be in splendid health. He sits upon
his horse with admirable greatness and rides
with vixor Instead of diluted brandy, his former
speech beverage, he now takes cold tea
Petitions to the Queen are being signed by
members of the United Service Club, in Lon
don, praying that Baker Pasha be restored to
his former rank in the army. The petitions are
approved in high social circles, yet the best
classes bitterly oppose them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-19
Labor Troubles.

PITrsBURG. March 18--The committee of
Western window glass manufacturers and work.
ers left for the East, to-day, to confer with the
eastern manufacturers, for the purpose, if posi-
bic, of persuading them to discontinue cutting
prices They are now selling 10 per cent below
Pittsburg rates. If they refuse to return to the
old prices President Cline. Of the Glass workers
Association, will order the workmen out of the
factories.
Miners in a number of pits in the second pool
accepted a reduction to-day of one-quarter cent
per bushel, and it is believed general reduction
will be ordered in all pools in q few days. An ope-
rator, speaking Of the tribunal this evening
said the operators would break on the next meet
ing by withdrawing, as they are unable to pay
more than the three-eent rate. They would then
come down to three cents, he said, without a
strike
PITTsBURG, March 1S-The coal tribunal will
meet again on Thursday, when it is thought the
rate for mining for railroad mines will be fixed
without referring the matter to the umpire. The
operators have taken a firm stand on three cents
while the MINERS insist upon three and half
but the general opinion is a compromise will be
effected at the next meeting.
PLYMOUTH, Mass, March 18-The strike of
the nailers at the Robinson Iron Company's fac
tory has ended on the company's terms,
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Notes and Personalities.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator Harrison
returned from the West this afternoon just as
the Senate adjourned
F. It. Hoecker has been appointed postmaster
of a newly established Office at Domestic, Wells
county
Jesse L. Williams, wife and son, of Fort
Wayne, here John Lilley, of the same
place, is here on patent business
NJ E. Hill has been commissioned postmaster
at Carthage, Ind, and John w. Douglass at Al
varado
The following nominations were made tod ay
Sumner Howard, of Michigan. chief justice of
the Supreme Court of Arizona; Case Broderick,
of Kansas, associate justice of the Supreme
Court of Idaho; Jacob B. Blair, of Wyoming,
associate justice of the Supreme Court of
Wyoming; Major OrrvilIe E. Babcock to be
Northumberland of the corps of engineers
When the Circuit Court met to-day Justice
Hagner stated that he was not satisfied with
the manner in which the jury selected to sit in
the ease of Kilbourne against ex-Sergeant- at
arms Thompson had been impaneled, and dis
charged them from further consideration of the
case. A new jury was selected and the case
went over until tomorrow.
The Washington Monument Commission has
granted authority to an electric light company to
erect ten electric lights on the top of the Wash
lnSIOH 1Hoy SApScb tiid6 blle llSnbS
will be so effective that the city will be illumn-
ated as far out as the northern boundary
There seems no doubt that Colonel David s.
Stanley, of the Twenty-second Infantry, will
succeed General Mackenzie as brigader-general
The Treasury Department is in receipt of a
large number of appeals from the decisions of
customs officers in cases coming within the pro-
visions of section of the new tariff act, relating
to duty on charges of over So, 600, The appeals
are mostly from New York, and were received
yesterday. They are based on the recent opinion
Of the Attorney general on this subject.
The House committee on commerce has Or
dered favorable report on the bill allowing per-
sons or corporations to erect bridges across any
navigable stream IN the United States or be-
tween the United States and any foreign coun-
try, provided free navigation is not materially
injured.
The committee has named Friday next as a
day to consider retaliatory action when foreign
countries prohibit the Importation Of American
meats,
Civilservice Commissioner Thoman will leave
about April TO- to superfntend examinations to
be held in Texas and Arkansas. These will be
the first examinations held in that section of the
country.
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The Banking Bill.

WASHINGTON, March 1S-Fhe friends Of the
Mcpherson banking bill in the House are of the
opinion that the bill cannot be reached before
the middle of May, if at that time. An effort
was to have been made yesterday, had the com
mittee on banking and currency been called, to
have day designated for the consideration of
the bill The committee was not called, and no
special order can be made until the third Mon
day of April, suspension day, without unani-
nous consent. If on the third Monday of April,
under suspension of the rules, day is named
for consideration of the measure, it will proba-
bly, be a late one, inasmueh as a number of
prior special orders already occupy the calendar,
while the tariff bill and remaining appropriation
measures may by that time be brought into an
tagonism with it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-19
STATE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
A Street Fight at Charlottesville, in
Which an Editor Is WOrsted.
Burning of FIGURING Mill in Franklin
COunty-An Illinois ooI-Teaeher
Seriously IDlpairs His Usefulness.
INDIANA.
A Street Fight at Crawfordsville-An Editor
Twice Knocked Down.
/ IL "a L. Ir,li Ill Lon

Street Fight ut CrawfOrdsville-An Editor
Twice Knocked Down.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CRAwFoRDsvILLE, March 16.-A personal en-
counter took place on Main street, in front of
Moffitt & Booes drug store, this morning, be
tween Jere Kinney, jr., of the Star, and v O.
Irwin, prominent citizen of this city The diff
ficulty originated in various articles which have
appeared in the Star from time to time which re-
fected on Mr.. Irwin. The Star has kept up it's
criticisms on Irwin for several months and last
weeks issue was little stronger than Irwin
thought he could stand. About 1890 this morn
ing the men met, and without ceremony, Irwin
knocked Kinney down, and repeated the business
the second time. After the second round Irwin
walked into the drug store, pursued by Kinney,
who drew thirty-two revolver and fired two
shots, neither of which took effect. Irwin was
arrested for assault and battery, to which he
pleaded guilty before Mayor Ramsey Public
opinion is divided. Some think that Kinney
should have been punished and others side with
him. The end is not yet
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-19

as seems inevitable, in an age when a rage for
money getting has taken possession of the mass
of intelligent minds and obscured higher aims,
the remedy will be found in journals Of opinion.
The costly work of news gathering may be left
to the papers which control large capital, while
the public turns for aggressive and candid views
and cheaply made sheets which are under no OBJ
legations to stockholders. In France there are
scores of successful journals which make ne
effort at covering the fl ED of the worlds news.
They are organs of opinion only. Each is the
production of group of original minds and
each represents the general ideas of segment
of French political or industrial life. There are
indications that such phase of journalism is
approaching in this country
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-19
Famous Flowers and People.

Washington Letter to Philadelphia Press.
At Mrs. Warner Millers tea, yesterday, Mrs.
Henderson wore at her corsage cluster Of SUI
perb Bennett roses, received from Philadel-
phia, where Mr.. Charles Evans, the Philadelphia
florist and a nephew of the Senator, has the ex-
elusive privilege of growing them in this coun-
try for four years, having paid $1,000 for it to
the English experimenter and propagator who
brought it to its rare perfection. 1t is not I'M
like the Jacqueminot. except in being of still
richer red, fuller leaved a reader bloomer, and
having odor midway between the normal
rose fragrance and that of the lemon verbena.
The Senator sent bunch of them, few days
since, to the President who begged cutting of
the queenly plant for the White House conserva-
tories but could not be gratifed. Among the
many interesting people at the same tea, Miss
Susan B. Anthony, a constituent of Senator
Miller's, and Mrs. Bruce wife of the ex-senator
from Mississippi who is now Register of the
Treasury, received many attentions. Colonel
and Mrs. Ingersoll are nearly the only private
entertainers hitherto who have been catholic
enough in their social views to include the &C
complished ex-senator and his wife. Roscoe Conl1-
ling Bruce, who is now nearly five years old,
and, by the way. very bright boy, begins to
have views on financial subjects, and thinks all
bank-notes issued are his papa's, because they
bear the parental signature on the lefthand
lower corner.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-19
Passing the Hat for Carl sohurz.

New York letter in Philadelphia Press.
Carl Sehurzs friends are passing around the
hat for his benefit. A curious proceeding it
seems to me. Carl Schurz was one of the trium-
virate who bought out the EveningPost. Schurz
was a Willard man, and it is generally under
stood that more of Wizards money went into
the Post than that of any other man. Mr..
Schurz retired from the Post at about the time
of Mr.. Wizards failure He had a disagreement
with Mr. Godkin and Mr. White, and he re
signed. OF course, his salary stopped with his
retirement, and at the same time he lost
money through the Willard DECLINE.
Now a subscription paper is being
handed round down town for the purpose OF
raising 100000 as present to Mr. Schurz. One
man had subscribed 900 and another 81, 800
when l last heard of the paper.
An acquaintance of mine was approached on
the subject, and he asked why a subscription
should be taken up for Mr.. Sehurz. 'Recauso
he is ruined mar, was the reply. 1t seems to
me that if subscriptions to be taken up for
all the ruined men in New York every other
man will be a subscription paper carrier. l am
sorry that Mr. Schurz has been unfortunate, but
do not see that we are under 100000 worth of
obligation to him q public and think that he
is able enough to earn a comfortable income for
many years to come.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-19
Tiller and McFadden.

ST. LOUIS, March 18- Fadden, the alleged
confederate of Prentiss Tiller in the robbery of
the Pacific Express Company, arrived here this
evening He and Tiller and the express officials
had a conference at the Office of the chief
of police. but nothing was
elected Tiller persisted in saying
that he had no accomplish, and McFadden de-
MED that he had anything to do with the rob-
berry. Both were placed in jail. No warrant
has yet been issued against either of them, nor
will there probably be until the express people
obtain some additional information from
them which they desire. General Manager
Morsman, of the express company, says there
is a discrepancy of about SIS, 900 between the
amount found on Tiller and the money now as
eertained to have been in the company's safe on
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-19
Sir Lepel Griffin at Home.


Sir Lepel Griffin is man of forty-three, who
looks ten years younger; tall and erect in figure,
showing no sign Of the sloping shoulders and
round back of those whose life has been passed
in elerkly occupations. He wears an ordinary
suit of tweed. and is not in the least tropical to
look upon Extremely courteous in manner, he
speaks in short sentences with somewhat of the
elaboration general among men in the habit of
debating to shorthand writer, and rolls his rs
with the cultural information which has succeeded
the old fashioned languid drawl. Essentially a
good-looking, well-bred man of the new
school he has nothing of the ''nabobp about
him, either in appearance or manner. When
not travelling in the immense district over
which he practically exercises control, he finds
plenty of work to do in the indoor residency
both for himself and for his assistants, of whom
the principal is Captain Robertson Curiously
enough, his staff is entirely composed of soldiers
Sir Lepel himself being the only genuine civil
ian at the residency. Asking US to allow him to
finish di spatch, he walks up and down the
Office, smoking cheroot and debating to a
shorthand writer. Sir Lepel rarely puts pen to
paper except to sign his name and to write
articles for the Fortnightly Review which he
confesses himself unable to dictate like the
straightforward narrative which comprises the
bulk of official reports.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-19
ILLINOIS.

A School-Teacher's License Revoked for Writ
ing Love Letters to Ills Pupils.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
DECATUR, March 1S-Prof. Overacre, of Ma
con, of this (Macon) county, to-day had his GER
tifcate revoked by the county superintendent
for lying. Some time ago Overacre was accused
by the directors of writing amatory notes to sew
eral of his girl pupils, addressing them in terms
of the greatest endearment He wrote and pub
lished a communication denying the charges,
and for time public sympathy turned in his
direction A few days ago he was accused of ly-
ing by the directors, and upon examination, to-
day, the superintendent revoked his certificate.
Overacre formerly was teacher in the Mclean
county schools, and heretofore has been held in
high esteem. Several Of his notes have been
made public, and while they express no criminal
desire or intention, indicate extreme Stiffness on
the part of the writer sufficient to shatter, tenn
porarily, at least, his standing as a teacher.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-19
Ten Million Car Wheels
New York Sun.


''There are more than ten million iron ear
wheels in use on American railroads" said the
master mechanic of one of the trunk lines, and
it requires about 52j pounds of pig iron to make
one wheel. About !, $50, 900 wheels are worn out
every year. and the same number of new ones
must be made to take their places. The iron
men called ON for only small proportion of
the 312, 500 tons of material required for these
new wheels, however, for nearly 100000 tons are
supplied by the worn-eut wheels themselves.
Formerly the life of a car wheel was estimated
at eight years. but the reduction of the railroads
generally to the standard gauge, and the i'm
provements in loading and unloading facilities,
have materially decreased the length of service
that weel may be depended on to perform.
The uniformity of gauge keeps cars in more
continuous use, while the decrease in the time
of loading and unloading enables them to be put
to more active service, even where they are run
only on short local routes
'iThese figures do not include the wheels on
palace coaches and the better class of passenger
coaches. The wheels on that grade of rolling
stock are now made almost exclusively of paper.
They are as seryiceable as iron, and combine
lightness with strength, a great desideratunl
where speed and economy in motive power are
of paramount Importance
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-19
Maatel Lambrequins.
Florai Cabine


A thin board is first fitted to the mantel- shelf
and satin of some color corresponding with that
used elsewhere in the room is used to cover the
top and extend far enough down front and
ends of mantel to line the open work in the
lace; antique insertion seven inches wide, to
which has been neatly joined an edging of the
same width and similar pattern, is fastened to
the edge of the board which lies on the mantel
top The lining can extend to the tips of the
pointed edging if preferred, and in that case
must be SO fastened to it as not to show below
the lace. Then on each, and between each point
fasten a double chenille tassel the color of the
lining.
Lace of sufficient width to be used without the
insertion is very handsome, but is difficult to OBJ
tain; it makes, however, a very pretty decoration
for small stand.
These lambrequins are especially suited to
sleeping rooms, and when curtains made of
batiste trimmed with the same kind of lace are
hung at the windows and draped back with satin
ribbons and antique squares used for the dress
ing table mats, the effect is very pleasing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-19

WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator Logan re-
ported favorably to-day, with number of
amendments from the committee on military af-
fairs, the bill introduced by him entitled IA bill
to increase the efficiency of the army of the
United States" AS introduced by him, the bill
contains provision limiting the number of men
enlisting in the regular army to 80, 600. This
provision was stricken out in the committee AS
otherwise amended, the bill provides for the in
crease of monthly pay of non-commissioned
officers and men, the average increase being
about So per month in each case.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-19
SOME SNOW.
Ten Feet of the Beautiful in southwestern
Colorado.

Colorado
Denver Tribune.
Yesterday morning at O'Clock a miner, tired
and detected, walked up to the desk register at
the Windsor and wrote his name, ''William ii.
Firstbrook, Ames, Colorado" He was assigned
a room, and had about time to undress, when a
reporter knocked at the genteman's door and
was admitted
you want TO interview me, do you'll" inquired
Mr.. Firsthrook after the reporter had apologized
for his unreasonable call ''Wen, the only
thing strange startling that I have to impart
is the depth of the snow III the southwestern
part of the State, from whence now come"
"How deep is the snow!"
''Ten feet on the level is a good average" said
Mr. Firstbrook. II came on the snow from the
Gold King mine to Montrose, distance of sew
enty miles, and never saw such a sight although
the greater portion of my life has been spent in
the mountains From Ames to Telluride, eigh-
teen miles, the snow is in some places from thirty
to fifty feet deep and / crossed the street, on
Tuesday, in a binding snowstorm. 1t has
showed there more or less every week this win
ter, and when the drifting came the canyons and
gulches were pretty well filed"
''Did you spend the winter in that county9
inquired the reporter.
II have been at the Gold King mine, of which
| am foreman since last spring. For weeks and
weeks this winter we have been in camp at the
mine and were not visited by a single traveller
1t was too far ont of the world for travellers We
had to wear snow shoes to move about, and when
not at work in the cabins were always on snow
shoes. The mine is four miles from Ames. and
unless we went to town we never saw man.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-19
MYsterionslY Missing.

Special to the indianapolis journal.
MADISON, March 18.-Captain Jerry ROAM the
well-known boss drayman, is mysteriously miss
ing from his home, and no trace can be found of
him. The last place he was seen was early on
Monday morning at the Southern Hotel. 1t is
supposed that he went from there to the wharf
boat, and it is feared that he accidentally fell
into the river and was drowned, as the most dill
gent search has failed to furnish any clew to his
whereabouts. The Captain was one of our most
respected Irish American citizens.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-19
The Pronosed eireeIv Reward.

WASHINGTON, March 18.-The President to
day transmitted to the House letter from Sec
retaries Lincoln and Chandler opposing the
proposition to offer reward for the discovery
and relief of Lieutenant Greedy and party by
private enterprise. They think it inadvisable te
offer an incentive to inadeeuately- prepared
private parties, when the government expedition
is thoroughly equipped. Another reason urged
against the proposition is that the government,
by inviting such cooperation, will assume GER
tain responsibility toward those whom it thus
induces to enter upon hazardous enterprise,
and its offer of to-day may lead to the necessity
of further expeditions for relief or rescue here
after