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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-18

Mrs. Chris Unger of Huntington, attempted
suicide by the morphine route but failed
The plans for the new operarLouse at Fort
Wayne have been completed and work will begin
at once.
The commissioners of Whitley. county have
offered a reward of s., 900 for the apprehension
of the escaped prisoners from the Columbia
City jail.
Henry Riekerd of Mount Carmel, aged sew
enty-one years, shoemaker by trade commit
ted suicide by hanging yesterday He was
about to lose his eyesight.
The Ellzhart Cadets on Friday night elected
officers as follows: Captain, Hugh Maxon: first
lieutenant, Henry Doty second lieutenant,
Charles TRULY; first sergeant, II. Rosenthal;
second sergeant, James Barger.
A band of self-constituted regulators seized
William Black of Hamilton township, jackson
county, whom they regarded as too proud to beg,
but not too honest to steal, and suspended him
from. the limb of a tree three times for the pur-
pose of extorting confession from him on the
charge of stealing meat, He is a large and pow
erful man, and made desperate resistance,
knocking down several of his assaiants before
he was fully conquered. He persisted in his in
nocence to the last. Failing in their efforts, the
regulators turned him loose He says he recog-
nzed all of the party, and threatens to sue for
satisfaction
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STATE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
How a Murderer Threw Away a Bird
in the Hand for One in the Bush.
A Ten Year-0ld Boy Accidentally Kills Him
self-PrOgress of the Carpenter Trial
Minor Notes and Gleanings.
INDIANA.

How Murderer Mcdonald Might Have Es-
capped if He Had Wished.
Special to the indianapolis journal.
Fort WAYNE, March 17.-This afternoon Sher-
if Schiefer searched the county jail and found a
key, forged from lead pipe, to exactly fit the in
ner door of the jail. The key was made from
an impression of the lock by Fremont Young a
United States prisoner now serving time for
robbing the Waterloo postofice, and for the ex-
press purpose of freeing Sam Mcdonald, the
murderer of Louis Lorent. One day the door
was unlocked by a false key and Mcdonald urged
to go and scale the wall-an easy task. His ap-
pication for reprieve was then in Gov. Porter's
hands, and Mcdonald was hopeful of favorable
action. For they will capture me and surely
hang me-" he said 81 will wait for my reprieve."
When the application was denied he was doubly
guarded, and was hanged on October9 9.
The reports that Charles Butler, the Whitley
county murderer had been recaptured, are de-
MED tonight by Sheriff Schiefer.
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A box of powder, with a fuse attached, was
discovered in the postofice at Birmingham
James Gordon Bennett left Nice on Saturday,
in his yacht, for six weeks cruise in the
Levant
Germany has expressed willingness to join
the other powers in measures providing for the
extradition of Anarchists.
The Spanish newspapers Ell Progreso and Ell
Provenir have been seized, and will be prose
cuted for attacking public institutions
A railroad train, upon which Michael Davitt,
the well Nationalist agitator, was jour
neying, was fired upon at Dunnagon Ireland.
Plaeards have been posted about Skibbereen,
county Cork, ireland, announcing the outbreak
of a civil war in March. The police removed
them.
Ednbrg University is about to confer the
honorary degree of doctor of laws upon DR. For
dyce Barker, president of the New York Acad-
envy of Medicine.
A sister of Digaieff, the leader of the men
who murdered Colonel Sudeikin has been ar
rested at Charkoff, where her mother lives, and
brought to st. Petersburg.
The London STANDARD calls attention to the
significance of Parnells menace in the Com
mons that Irish farmers are fools if they paid
taxes to enforce the coercion act.
The police of Newcastle-on-T Tyne have re
ceived information of a plot to explode the prin-
clpal buildings OF the city including the Central
railway station and postofice
Prince Orloff who has been Russian minister
to France since 1872 and who now goes to Ber-
lin, has presented his letters Of recall The
French papers express sympathy and regret at
his departure.
Sarah Bernhardt refuses Allston Browns offer
for an American tour. She wants higher terms
than Brown offered. She also refused the offer
of Abbey, who guaranteed her 5000 for each per-
Torrance, with graded share of the receipts.
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Notcs and Personalities.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, March I7--Russell Harrison
and wife have gone to New York, where they
will remain two or three days, and then go to
their home at Helena, NJ 2.
Mr.. Calkins introduced bill in the House to-
day to give each honorably discharged soldier
and sailor of the late war 160 acres of land. Ac-
eompanying the bill were petitions of several
thousand soldiers of Indiana asking its passage.
To-day Mr.. Voorhees, presented in the Senate
a petition of a large number Of soldiers of Ma
rion county asking-for the passage of Mr. Voor,
hees' bill to equalize bounties upon basis of
So. 80 1-3 per month. Mr.. Voorhees, also intro
duced a resolution of George w. Roder Post
Grand Army of the Republic of Indiana, favor
ing the granting of a pension of 81 per month to
all soldiers who served one year or less and So
per month to those who served more than one
year and were honorably discharged, and pro
testing against the appointment of commission
to inquire into needed pension laws.
The resolution of Charles w. Heath Post
Grand Army of the Republic, Of. Indiana, reached
the Senate today asking an equalization of
bounties and other legislation in the interest of
soldiers of the late war.
II is thought there is but little doubt that the
President will sign the Fitz John Porter bill
though he may delay his action because of nu-
merous protests now being sent him, but if the
bill is signed the President will then have to APP
point him through the Secretary of War. The
appointment would not be complete without an
order issued by the secretary, and Mr.. Lincoln
has said since the passage of the bill that he
would resign his seat i'll the Cabinet before he
would sign an order restoring Porter to the army.
Tie special deficiency bill, which passed the
House today, contains the following items
Seven hundred and fifty three thousand dollars
for fees for examining surgeons of the Pension
Bureau, $40, 900 for travelling expenses of exam
ners of the same bureau, $25, 600 to complete the
public building at St louis, 500, 600 at Cincin-
natl and $1,000 for the Marine Hospital at
Memphis.
The Secretary of the Interior is satisfied, from
information received that the practice of Illegal
ly inclosing public lands is extensive throughout
the grazing regions and many millions of acres
are thus Enclosed and are now being nclosed, to
the exclusion of stock of all others than fence
owners, and to the prevention of settlements,
and obstruction of public travel
The House committee on Pacific railroads has
agreed to report the bill granting the right of
way to the Cinnabar d Clarks Fork Railroad
Company through the valley Of the Yellowstone
river.
Frank Miner, who was to havebeen executed on
Friday has been granted new trial.
The trial Of the case of Hallett Kilbourne
against Sergeant arms John G. Thompson
began to-day.
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HOW HICKS WAS LOST.
singular Account of the Battle of KashgiI
from French Sources.

SnsNua Account OF the BSsaJue Oh haShSi
from French Sources.
Journal Des Debats,
The latest information which has reached
Cairo regarding the disaster of Hicks Pasha's
army is so singular and so very tragic that it
could at first be hardly believed posi-
BILE. But it is now confirmed by so large
a number of trustworthy witnesses that
it is no longer possible to doubt the fact.
1t was not the Mahdi who conquered Hicks
Pasha; the latter and his men persisted in an in
ternecine struggle victims ofan error which threw
Egyptians against Egyptians. The Mahdi and
his bands only took secondary part in the bat
tie. They arrived in time to increase the butch
cry and reap the fruits of the vic
tory. iThis is what happened. You
know that a conflict had arisen between
General Hicks and his Egyptian colleague
Aladdin Pasha. The first wanted to march di-
rectly on Ell ObeiG, the second proposedto follow
the hilly route a more difficult road. but a safer
one, and which offered the advantage of allow
ing the troops to rest during the day near
Obeid. The rumor was spread that in coHse
quence of this rupture Aladdin Pasha had aban-
doned General Hicks, with part of the
army, and hopes were long entertained that
he had been saved. Alas! this separation was
destined, on the contrary, to become the cause of
the ruin of the Egyptians and of the loss of the
Soudan The two generals having found it i'm
possible to come to an understanding, it was re
solved that each should take the road he consid-
cred best, and that in the event of of the
corps being attacked by the enemy the other
would hasten to its rescue. This plan was
Tied ont.
Aladdin Pasha reached the mountain. while
Hicks Pasha marched straight toward Ell Obeid.
Both corps were passed by soldiers of the Mahdi,
who, without giving battle, harassed them inces
sanity on the TANKS. The troops had left toward
midday. AT midnight sharp firing was heard in
the direction of the mountain. Hicks Pasha at
once ordered his men to advance and support
Aladdin Pasha. 1t was pitch dark. The sharp
shooters fred without knowing what they were
about After an hours hurried march the
troops reached the middle of the mountain.
The vanguard announced that all the heights
were occupied by the enemy. Suddenly a
shower of bullets fell on the army. A part
took to flight, while the other stood firm.
The fighting continued desperately until
daylight appeared. when a horrible spectacle
presented itself. Hicks Pasha's troops were al
most a1nihilated, and at the top of the hill the
Egyptian uniforms were in sight. Aladdin
Pasha and Hicks Pasha's troops had been butch
ering each other ever since midnight. The cen
trail column, commanded by General Hicks. had
suffered the most. A small plateau where it had
halted was strewn with dead and dying. The
bodies of three Europeans lay where the staff
had taken position.
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MIR. Cumhnck in WISCONSIN.

Geneva lWisl Herald
The Hon. VIII Cumbaclls lecture on 'Invisi-
BILE Some People" delivered before the Elkhorn
Lecture Association was one of the best that has
been heard here in a series of remarkably sue
cessful and satisfactory courses. Our people
have had the privilege of listening aforetime to
Willis, Parsons, Swing Wendell, and others
perhaps equally noted for their learning, elo-
quence or humor, and it is not too much to say
rna5 0O Uuoacks , e9ort VIII 9e "a as long ana as
we have had before. Gov Cumback is
statesman and an orator, highly favored in
respect of personal presence and address, "a
combination and a form indeed to give the
world assurance of MAINLAND should be seen
and heard to be appreciated. He would seem to
be in every sense worthy of the commendatory
mention which he has received from the press
in all quarters, and very many who met and
heard him here last week for the first time hope
to meet and hear him again.
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Georgia Gentlemen Amusing Themselves.


One of the new towns brought into prominence
by recent railroad developments is jug Tavern
near which is female academy, whore large
number of misses are entered as scholars. A
number of Jackson county farmers. among
whom were identified VIM Sweat and Cicero
Flanagan, had been in town. Also, they filled
their jugs, and on their way home became furi-
GUS with drink. They drew their revolvers, and
kept up a fusillade along the way, which ran PEG
pie into their houses and left terror behind them
When near the academy the pupils were out at
recess. The whiz of bullets soon scattered them.
when they ran toward the school in the widest
confusion. The drunken men drove up the team
wildly, discharging pistols frequently after the
fleeing girls. The latter succeeded in gaining
the protection of the school and closed the door.
Their assailants halted and riddled the door
with shot several of which passed through and
dropped on the floor within where the girls were
clinging to each other and crouching under
desks and screaming with fear. The Infatuated
men outside accompanied the shooting with all
maner Of indecent and vulgar expressions, then
they drove on toward home keeping up this line
of conduct as far as heard from.
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An Editor with a Pedicree.

LONDON, March H.-Gemal ed Din, the
African chief who is editing an anti-English
paper printed in Paris, but to be circulated in
the Moslem countries, claims to be descended
from Mahomet. He promised undying enmity
to England. After the Sepoy revolt OF 1857, in
which he participated. he went to CONSTANT
nople. but was expelled for claiming to be a de-
scendant of Mahomet He thereupon betook
himself to Cairo, when Cherif Pasha gave him
the chair OF philosophy at the university He
was subsequently arrested for seditOn, and sent
TO India. Bales of his paper are now at Con-
stantinople ready for distribution throughout
the East
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The National Issue of Protection.

EA GoverDor Clatlin, Of Massaehusetts.
What ought to be the national ssuesl'
''1'he old questions are coming up again. The
solid South makes solid North. The issues
growing out of the war are still as prominent as
ever. Next to that are tariff and questions of
civil-service reform. / place tariff first, though
both are important. We are sending So 000 900 to
&c. 0OO 900 abroad in gold weekly, and yet they
talk of taking off the revenue, and letting more
foreign goods in and sending more gold out.
They say we have a thousand protected indus
tries. Yet while all the gold is going out of the
country, they would cut off this protection and
increase the flow of gold abroad. This question
will be talked from every stump in the fall 1t
was never more important to the country than
at present"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-18

Interview Between the President and the Michig.
Delegation

Interyiew Between the President and the Michigan
Delegation.
eve are not prepared, resumed Conger, ''to
ask for any particular appointment. Our State
is not represented in any foreign mission. Provi-
dentially as it seems, the place at St Petersburg
is now open. AS this is usually considered the
least desirable of ALL we would not ordinarily
ask it for Michigan man. The climate and
other considerations cause us to hesitate about
sending any of our citizens to that distant post
''The Russian diet is unsuited to us, said Pal
mer, train oil soup and tallow candies but we
can get used to it,
You appear" said the President, ''to regard
this Russian mission as Josephs brethren re-
garded the cave down in the wilderness When
they saw it they said this is good opening for
Joseph
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-18
RECOINING TRADE DOLLARS.
a Profitable Enterprise in which the King
of Siam Is Engaged.


of Siam Is Engaged.
NEW YORK. March 17.-Advices received yes
terday from Bangkok bearing date Jan IS, are:
''The King is buying American trade dollars
at about ninety cents the dollar; and coming
new Samese 'tcals The new coin is very
handsome and much sought after by the native
traders. Tt bears the impress of the Kings
head on size and the royal seal on the other.
These ticals pass current for 60 cents within the
kingdom, but at Singapore, Senang and Cal
cutta they are acceptable at a discount 20 per
cent. SO that their actual value is not more than
4S cents. 1t is said at the British consulate that
one trade dollar produces two ticas. so it will be
seen that the Siamese government is doing
profitable business by debasing the COIN
There is paper money in circulation in
Siam Silver is the standard, though there is
some gold in the country. The gold. however. is
in very small quantity, and rarely finds its way
into the hands of the common people Siamcse
gold coin commands premium, as it is an OBJ
jcct of curiosity. 1t is thought that the depre-
citation of the Siamese teal will seriously derange
the commercial transactions of foreigners en-
gagged in trade at that port
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ILLINOIS.
The Prosecution in the Carpenter Case to
Rest Tomorrow,


Rest Tomorrow,
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PETERSBURG, March 17.-Nine witnesses only
were examined in the Carpenter trial to-day.
The court was forced to adjourn early in the
afternoon because the prosecution had only three
more Witnesses and they would not arrive until
Tuesday. The prosecution expected.to prove by
a chemist, to-day, that there was human blood
on the reins belonging to Carpenters harness,
but as they could not prove where the lines had
been kept since last October, Judge Key ruled
the testimony out The defense will commence
with their witnesses on Tuesday, and will occu-
Ply two days. The excitement is unabated but
the general impression is that Carpenter will be
acquitted. The postmaster here received an
anonymous letter from Janesville Wis, saying
that the writer had murdered Miss Burns for
money Carpenter had paid her, and that the lat
ter was innocent 1t created much excitement,
but is looked upon as the work of crank.
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Charged with Forgery.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENsBURG, March 17-For several years
George w. Souter has been selling his notes,
taken for lightning rods to James Hart A few
weeks ago one of these notes proved to be for
gerry, and Souter fed, after admitting his guilt.
He was apprehended at Milhousen, few days
ago, but escaped from the officer. Last night he
was brought here and placed in Jail, having been
arrested by Versailles officers at Bennington,
Switzerland county, Five or six of the notes,
amounting to about $500, are known to be for
geries.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-18

LoNDoN, March l7.-At the British foreign
Office nothing has been heard relating to the
reported proposals of Germany for an anarchist
cxtradition treaty. The Berlin papers urge
the formation Of the European leagues against
dynamiters.
The National Gazette says the powers are
preparing to combat the anarchist plague with
all their means and energy. The question of
political asylum is to be put to a trial. and no
anarchist will be allowed TO claim political I'M
munity if he has attacked life or property.
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On Trial fOl. Murder.

MILFORD Pa, March 1.-THE trial of John
T. Greening and Joseph P. Benjamin, for the
murder of Annie c.. CheeveF on his farm last
October, began today The case rests wholly
on circumstandal evidence, The Cheever family
are noted desperadoes and the terror of the com
munity. The murder was most brutal and horri-
hle in details.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-18

share the general conviction of the country
that the administration of President Arthur is a
most agreeable surprise. He has shown himself
an able, dignified, conservative chief magistrate
bearing himself with perfect propriety and meet
ing absolutely the obligations of his oath-to ex-
ecute the laws of the land. No unexpected
changes in any line have startled the country
Every body and everything are in harmony and
in the erjOymentof most gratifying prosperity.
Mr.. Arthur stands strong and firm in the sincere
regard Of substantial men.
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FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

Protests Against the Restriction Upon the
Importation of American Cattle.
MANCHESTER, March IA meeting was held
at the Town Hall, to-day, to protest against the
Restriction upon the importation of foreign cattle.
Jacob Bright and John Slagg members of Par
lamont. spoke in fmtherance of the object of
the meeting and supported a resolution, which
Was carried, condemning the House of Lords for
ineddling With the contagious diseased animals
bill. A similar meeting was held at Sanford, al
which Armitage and Arnold, members of Parlia-
ment were present
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-18

LIVERPOOL, March 1.-The British steamer
General Roberts, from Galveston, Feb s. has
arrived She colided with an ice-feld and had
hel bows smashed. The fore compartment filed
with water, and she had to jettison part of her
cargo
The bark Lpcie, from Liverpool for San Fran
cisco, was sunk by collision, and six of the crew
droEned The captain and three members of
the Grew have arrived at Goughal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-18

PARIS, March T7-ISSemier Ferry informed
an interviewer to-day that the monarchist agi-
tation would necessitate only ordinary precau-
tons. Referring to the Tonquin question Ferry
said the fall of Bachninh ended the affair and
France could await Chinas pleasure to reopen
negotiations. With regard to the alliance of
the three empires he said France must for
long time rely on her own powers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-18
Fail of IL Bird ee.

PITTsBURG, March 17-!This morning. at 8
o'clock, while John Wright Daniel Mullen,
Martin Shady and VIM Dudy were engagedin the
demolition of small bridge spanning the Pan
handle railroad tracks on Washington street, one
of the stringers suddenly broke and the four
men were precpitated to the track, twenty-five
feet below Mullen's wrist and one arm were
broken and his back seriously injured He will
probably die. Shady was also badly hurt about
the back, and one leg fractured. The other two
received painful, but not serious injuries
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-18
The Lasker Incident.

BERLIN, March LII is stated Bismarck is
receiving numerous kilograms approving his
speech in regard to the Lasker incident. He is
astonished at the rapidity with which the mes
sages of approval reached him from America.
1t is alleged that Mr.. Sargent has been al
lowed by Secretary Frelinghuysen, the option
OF remaining in Berlin or becoming minister
at some other court
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-18
Death at 12I Years,

NIAGARA, Ont, March 17.-Henry Brown, col
ored, aged 12l years, died here to-day. He was
born on the plantation of Lionel Clayton, on the
James river, near jamestown, Va, and escaped
lived ever since He claimed to remember
George Washington, and said on one occasion
that he drove that gentleman from his masters
plantation to Washington.
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Newspaper Change.

ALBANY, March Nv. t. Apkill to-day as
sumed control of the Albany Evening journal,
and places the editorial and general management
in the hands of John A Sleicher. The editorial
%H n o Pap will to the
service reform, abolition of internal revenue
taxes, except on whisky and tobacco, and will
oppose the continued coinage of silver.
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ADti-AIonoDoIists,

CHICAGO March IA call was issued here
to-day for a national convention of ar 'nonopo-
lists to be held here on May II, to nominate
presidential ticket the quota of representation to
be four delegates and four alternates from each
congressional district four from each Territory
and four from the District of Columbia.