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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26

Commodore" Starin, the steamship
owner Of New York, is said to be worth
ST ,OOO. 600. Not many years ago he
was country doctor earning $1,000 a
year. il
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26

Poplars grow in rows in Normandy,
in cultivated fields. The bows being
constantly cut away for fuel, there is no
shade and no interference with vegeta.
ton,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26
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guns, ten fourto guns, twelve iayg
nitraiIIeuses-, and two guns Of ff1..-.
centimeters at the bow and stern. r,
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1888.
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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26
Canned sardines are now purely

Canned sardines are now purely
American. The packing box is made in
Jersey City. the wrapper is printed in
New York, the tin-cans are manufactur-
ed ia Boston, and the fish are caught on
the Maine coast, and the oil is extracted
from cottonseed ii Georgia.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26

Mrs. Blaine has subscribed 80 800 10
the building fund of the chapel OF the
Covenant now In process Of erection IN
Washington.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26

The products of California for 1884
are estimated OF $81, 600, 900.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26

William Walter Phelps, as Gath
writes to q Western journal IS put
clown as worth 81 ,0OO, 900. 7s555.s
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-24
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Ex-Ctty Treasurer Francis /. Smith, Of Bay
onne, n. j.. is short in his accounts $41, 900.
Fires in the woods on Long Island have already
caused loss of $4,000 and the flames are
spreading.
Replies from New England mills to the pro
posal for production to be restricted are general
ly favorable.
Chas. Anderson, brakeman, was run over
and killed by a Louisville & Nashville train yes
terday, near Bardstown junction.
Rev. William Ferguson, one Of the pioneer
preachers of the United Brethren faith, died
yesterday at Saybrook, at an advanced age
Dr. H. B. BARLEY, an old resident of Raid
ersburg. NJ. t., was found murdered near Town
send, yesterday. He had been killed instantly
by pistol shot.
A brakeman named Woodson had both legs
cut off at GRANVILLE on Tuesday, while trying to
couple cars. He was taken to Evansville, Ind,
where his parents reside.
w. H. Lent, secretary of the Bodie Mining
Company was found dead at a late hour on
Wednesday night in Jefferson square, San
Francisco, with a bullet through his heart.
The first sale of Jersey cattle under the
auspices of the Springfield Jersey Cattle Club
took place at Springfield on Tuesday. Twenty
four animals were sold on this, the first day, for
Sc, l2O an average of $3.50.
Constable Henry Peters, of Montague county,
Texas, has been arrested on the charge of muir
der, having shot man named Crook whom he
mistook for horse-thief. He appeared before
Judge Potter, of Gainesville, who fixed his bail
at $4,000
Frank Dewalt, the defaulting president of the
Leadville bank was arraigned yesterday morn
ing before a United States commissioner at
Cleveland, 0. DewaIt waived examition and in
default of $40, 900 bail was imprisoned. He will
be taken to Denver.
Joseph Evans has filed suit at Atlanta against
George W. Collier, one of the wealthiest men in
Georgia, for damages to the amount of $40, 900.
He claims that Collier forced him to do work
that made his legs knock together at the knees,
causing his permanent deformity.
Auditor Young, of the Union Pacific road, at
Omaha, has forbidden the clerks to leave their
desks to attend the Eastern trip of the Union
Pacific base ball club, and mild excitement has
been the result Youngs principal objection
was that the club had arranged to play some
games on Sundays.
John Cameron living near Hagerstown, Md,
has eloped with the wife of John D. Ban. Cam
eron is Methodist deacon, and deserts wife
and two children, while Mrs. Ban leaves three
children behind. Cameron borrowed thousands
of dollars as preparation for his flight, and is be-
lieved to be heading for Chicago.
1t is said that Isaac n. Henderson has bought
the North American Newspaper of Philadelphia,
for his son-in-law, Watson r. Sperry now edit
ing the Morning News, of Washington, Del,
and formerly editor of the New York Evening
Post. The North American was founded in
September 1884, and is the oldest daily in the
United States. Nothing definite is known as to
the price paid. Colonel Quay is said to have
offered $780, COO, and the McMichaels have been
reported willing to sell for $3.50, 000
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Business Difficulties.

GALLIPoLIs O., April 22-Lawson & Bell,
millers, have failed Liabilities 1000; assets,
500, 000
HAMILTON, Ont, April g. Simpson. Stuart
& Co, Wholesale grocers have suspended. Liza
bilites, $4,000. 1t is said the assets fully cover
the liabilities.
ST. PAUL April % Mayo & Clark wholesale
hardware dealers, have suspended payment.
Liabilities, $l35, 900; assets, $155,00O Unless an
assignment is forced the list Of liabilities and
assets will not be given The creditors are in
New York, Boston, Chicago, ST. Louis, Pitts
burg, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Indian
apolis, Louisville, Grand Rapids and Davenport.
New YORK, April 23.-John II. Dean has filed
an assignment, giving preferences amounting to
about 100000 Among the preferred creditors
are: The Fourth National Bank, $62, 500; the
Hanover National Bank, 10000; the University
of Rochester $35, 900; American Baptist Home
Mission Society, $50, O00 The assignment shows
there are mortgages and property held by the
assignor to the amount of 5000, 000 to secure the
payment of debts, and as general security
thereof. Mr.. Dean is a lawyer. His liabilities,
it is said, will probably amount to 100000 or
more,
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Jacob Long, charged with an attempt to muir
der a neighbor, was held at Monmouth, yester-
day, in 81. 500 bonds to answer.
John johnson, a farmer living near Geneseo,
in Rock Island on Thursday looking after
his daughter, who had eloped with his hired
man.
A number of fat stock cattle have died on Ed.
Trailers farm, five miles north of Petersburg,
within the last few days, from disease pronounced
to be pleuro pneumonia.
Michael Conlan, collector of the town of Troy
who claimed to have been robbed on March 26 of
money belonging to VIII county, amounting to
ST. 1880, has been held to appear at Joliet in the
sum of 81, 500 to answer to a charge of embezzle-
meut
Thomas A. Williams, of Washington, Ind, has
been arrested at Decatur. Williams is wanted
at Washington, Ind, for the ENLIGHTENMENT of a
large sum of money from different firms by whom
he was employed. The officers have been search
ing for him for several months,
Attachments and levies caused J. w Parker
the Oldest boot and shoe dealer in Rockford, to
close his doors. He has made an assignment for
the benefit of his creditors. The assets are very
small. the liabilities about S. 900. Mr. Parker
was reputed worthy citizen, and has done bust
ness at Rockford for upward of thirty years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-24
Americas First Lace FACTORY.

WILKEsBARRE, April pa lace factory is
about to be started here, which will be the only
one of its kind in the United States. The pro
jeet was introduced by j. C. Atkin, manu-
facturer of Nottingham, England, who has been
in the city for some days consulting with local
capitalists. 1t is believed that the enterprise
will be a remunerative one. and such leading
citizens as J. D. Shoemaker, John Wells HolIen-
back and S L. Brown, are interesting them
selves in the matter. The capital required will
subscribed. 1t is proposed to give workingmen
a chance to become stockholders in the company,
and the shares have been placed at 800 each.
The machinery will be imported from England.
and when in running order the factory will give
employment to over 200 persons.
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PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
THE SENATE.
Reports, Petitions and Memorials - The
PleurO-Pneumonia Bill.

Reports, Petitions and Memorials - The
PleurO-Pneumonia Bill.
WASHINGTON April 23.-The chair laid before
the Senate a message from the President, trans
hitting the report of the Secretary of State,
giving information concerning the average pro
duction, consumption expectation and importa-
ton of wheat rye, corn and cotton in foreign
countries.
The following petitions and memorials were
presented and referred:
By Messrs Farley and Miller, of California:
A joint resolution of the Legislature of CaIifor-
mia, recommending the passage of the pending
bill providing for the establishment of national
experimental station in connection with the agri-
cultural colleges.
By Mr.. Pendleton Resolutions of the Legis-
lature of Ohio, recommending the passage of
the pending bill relating to pensioning exprison-
ers of the late war.
Mr.. Conger, from the committee on COM
merce, reported favorably, and asked unanimous
consent to put at once upon its passage the bill
Sainte Marie Falls canal
Mr.. Ingalls, said the bill was too important to be
considered without debate, and he would object
The bill was placed on the calendar. At the
expiration of the morning business, however,
Mr.. Conger called the bill up again and it was
passed.
Mr.. Vest reported favorably bill for a bridge
over the Missouri near Sibley, Mo. Placed on
the calendar
Mr.. Hill reported favorab1y bill granting
thirty days annual leave of absence to letter-ear
riers. Placed on the calendar
The Senate then proceeded to the considera-
ton of bills on the calendar.
The bill amending the revised statutes in rela-
ton to timber depredations was passed. 1t pro
tects Indian reservations from unlawful cutting
of timber.
The bills defending the titles and duties of
certain officers of the medical department of
the army was passed 1t prescribes that officers
of the department having the rank of colonel be
styled assistant surgeons general and officers
with the rank of heutenat-colonel be style
deputy surgeons general The rank and pay of
all remain at present.
The bill reported adversely from the commit
tee on finance, to authorize payment of customs
duties in legaltender notes, went over.
The Chair laid before the Senate the special
order, the same being the bill to establish a
bureau of animal industry, to prevent exporta-
ton of diseased cattle, and provide for extirpa-
ton of pleuro-pneumonia and other contagious
diseases among domestic animals. The House
bill was substituted for the Senate bill
The bill was discussed by Messrs Plumb,
Coke, Williams, and others. Pending debate,
the Senate went into executive session, and soon
after adjourned
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-24
STATE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Fire at Attica Does Damage to tie Ex-
tent Of Twelve thousand Dollars.
ILL.,, ShOplifter-TWO Men Killed in
a Danville Coal Mine.
INDIANA.

Fire Damages Attica to the Extent of Twelve
Thousand Dollars.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
ATTICA, April 23-The rooms occupied as sa-
looms by Simon Hirst and j. B. Yeager, in the
three story brick building, adjoining the OPP
era-house block, in this city, were en-
irely destroyed by fire early this
morning, causing $40, 600 or $12,O 600 loss. The
fire was discovered in the Hirst room little af-
ter one o'clock, and was probably the work of an
incendiary. The second storyI over
Hirst was occupied by the Chicago
and Great Southern railway engineer
corps as an office, and the third story as the hall
of Burnside Post, G.. A r. The second story of
Yeagers room was occupied by his family
as a residence. The adjoining build
ings were saved with great difficulty
Danvile and Lafayette were telegraphed to for
assistance, and engines at both places were on
cars ready to start when the fire was checked
and the order countermanded. Insurance on
property destroyed was as follows:
On building occupied by Hirst 81, 800;
in the Royal and Phoenix (of London) compa
MES; Hirsts stock, $1,000; Yeagers build
ing, $1,S00 in Franklin, of Phil
adelphia; stock, $500, in Girard, of Phila-
lelphia. The railroad engineer corps sustains a
serious loss, all their surveys of the southern
extension of the road being burned
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-24
Supreme Lodge knights of Pythias.

New ORLEANS, April 23.-The thirteenth ses-
sion OF the Supreme Lodge of the Knights of
Pythias have elected the following officers:
Grand chancellor, John Van Valkenburg,
Fort Madison, Iowa; supreme vice chancellor
Howard Douglass. Ohio; supreme keeper of
records and seals, Judge r. E. Cowen, Missouri;
supreme master at-arms Geo. B. Shaw, Wis
consin; past supreme chancehJr, John r. Lin
ton, Jamestown, Pa. The reception of the su-
preme lodge of the world by the grand lodge of
Louisiana took place to-day. Addresses of well
come were made by Gov. MeEnery, a member of
the ORDER Mayor Behan, Grand Chancellor
Jastremski and Mark F. Bigney
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-24
Two Passenger Coaches Derailed.

BRENNAN Texas, April %. LAST night two
coaches of the north-bound passenger train on
the G., G. & S. F. railway were ditched, about
half mile south of Kenney, resulting in more
or less injury to twenty passengers, none of
them however, being so seriously hurt as to pre-
vent the continuance of their journey The
most severely injured are:
DR.. A w. Fly. of Galveston, cut and bruised
on the head; G P. Hill, of Galveston, bruised on
the head, and a gentleman from New York,
name unknown, left leg broken.
AT the time of the accident the train was run
ming on time, at a moderate speed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-24
Sixteen Years of Illicit Distilrinr,

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, April 23.-For over
sixteen years the government officers have been
aware that an Illicit still was operated near
Bondelps Mill, in Usage county, about twenty
miles from here, Much time and money have
been spent in the search, but the exact
locality remained a secret until this morning
Last week ]. p Joannes was arrested
suspicion, and betrayed a clew This morn
ing Deputy Marshal Grow and J. A. Chemi, aft
ter a long search, CHANGED upon the still, hidden
in the woods in the heart of wild region, The
appliances were secured and brought to the city
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-24
Arrest of a Bank Robber.

ST. LOUIS, April 23.-Tilden G.. Abbott, for
merly connected with and now charged with rob
bing the Watertown, Mass, Bank, of $40 000
last fall, was arrested on Monday night at Pierce
City, where he has been living for the past six
weeks under the name of J. s Foster He had
purchased considerable property stocked store
with $15, 600 worth of clothing, and was living
with woman said to be his niece He has a
wife and four children near Boston. His entire
property was seized, and he will be held until
officers of the bank arrive to take him away.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-24
Virgins Says 81 Told You So," and Guesses
Again,

OTTAWA, April 23-Prof. Virgins claims that
the recent storms and the earthquake in Eng
land yesterday are a fair fulfllment of his pre-
dictions The Professor believes the forces
which caused the disastrous storm last month
will again unite on Saturday evening next. and
an earthquake will probably occur on Friday and
Monday while there is a serious probability that
the earthquake will return to England with in
creased violence about the Goth Of May.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-24
Parade of Labor Unions.

BUFFALO. April 23.-Diferent societies and
labor unions paraded the streets, tonight, to
the number of three thousand. A public meet
ing was held in Music Hall, where Mr.. j. Foran
of Cleveland spoke for an hour. He held
that the remedy for the present state of affairs
was in the ballot-box and the jury box. He
ceunseled members of labor unions to avoid all
unlawful proceedings.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-24
The Small Boy and His Revolver.

ANoKA, Mimi, April 23-W1llie Gray, aged
thirteen years, son Of J. D. Gray, killed last
night, while engaged in charivar by being
shot through the iugular vein. The revolver
was held close to his neck by companion, and
the shooting was probably accidental, as no
trouble had arisen. The revolver was fired to
increase the noise being made The parties i'm
plicated have not yet been unprecedented
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-24
Killed in Montana.

CHILLIcoTHE, Mo-, April pa dispatch from
Townsend, Montana, announces the killing of
DR.. H. X. Barley. formerly IL resident here; no
particulars Deceased was distinguished sur
G. c. Barley, editor of the Chillicothe Constitu-
ton
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-24
Railway Depot Burned.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
VINcENNEs, April 23.-The Evansville & Terre
Haute railroad depot at Farmersburg was
burned last night, entailing loss of over Sc, 000
Thomas Crazy & Son had general store in one
and of the building, including hardware, grocer
les and dry goods. The stock which was almost
entirely destroyed, valued at So, 900; insured
for 81 400 The building was valued at So, 600.
This is the second time in a year Mr.. Crazy has
been heavy loser by fire.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-24

Chicago News.


The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette has an
public will perhaps regret to learn that the dis
covely was made by Col S. Romeo Reed, the
crisp, terse paragraphist of the nineteenth cen
fury
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ago. The father sent him word to be on his
guard, as he was coming to kill him. This
morning child saw the father enter the sons
house and told the son, who fired on his father
as the latter was taking aim.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-24
Buried Under icons of Coal.

DANvILLE, April 23.-Frank and Charles
Jones' father and son, were instantly killed this
morning, at the bottom of coal mine shaft,
several tons of coal falling on them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-24
Railway Rates to the M. u. Conference.

New YORK, April 23.-The joint executive
committee has decided to carry to and from the
Methodist Episcopal Church conference at Phil
adelphia all ministers and their families at the
same railroad rates given regular delegates
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-24

Tazewell county, in a curious way. He was
pulling stumps with a stump puller when the
chain broke, the lever striking Guinea in the
chest, producing death in a few hours
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-24
A Georgia Father.

ATLANTA, Ca, April 23.-A special from Mon
roe, Ca, to the Constitution. says Jesse Gum
killed his father, Willis Gum. The father was
a widower, and he and the son eourted the same
young lady The son married her two weeks
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ment and amid great confusion the committee
rose.
Pending a vote on the limitation of debate
when the House should again go into commit
tee of the whole, the House took recess until 8
o'clock i'll the evening, the session to be for de
bate on the tariff bill.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-24
Sad Ending of am ola Quarrel.

GLoUcEsrER, N. j., April 90. -Jno McElmoyle
and George Gilpin, neighbors, have disputed for
years over some property To-day Gilpin shot
McElmoyle and then himself. Both may die
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-24
ILLINOIS.
Sentence of the Bloomington slroplifter-I

Sentence of the Bloomington Shoplifter-The
imprisonment Remitted.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BLooMINeToN, April 23.-Judge Benjamin, in
the Circuit Court, to-day, sentenced Mrs Free
man, the shoplifter, to ten days in the county
jail and to pay fine of $50 on each of the three
counts on which she was convicted. A petition
signed by 100 persons was presented, asking that
the sentence be suspended during good be
havior. The judge granted the prayer of the
petitioners as to the Imprisonment only.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-24
The Old Flag and am Appro nrintion.

Exchange, Chamber of Commerce and the Ala
bama State Press Association have united in
urging an appropriation by Congress for the
representation Of Alabama at the New Orleans
worlds exposition
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-24
Strikers Arrested.

LEWISTON, Me-, April 23-The striking lasters
of this city and Auburn have been indicted for
unlawful assembly. The strikers have engaged
General Butler as counsel
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-24
GREAT FIRE AT CINCINNATI.

The American Oak Leather Company's
Tanneries in FLAMES.
CINcINNATT, April 24, , A MA terrible fire
is raging in the American Oak Leather
Company's works, one of the largest tanneries
In the world.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-24

Boston, April 23.-An examination of the
books Of the State prison shows a deficit of
ST., 900, the result of bad book keeping
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QUEEN OR-UNPRECEDENTED IN
W ducements offered lady agents for this rub
Der undergarment for ladies'. Address with stamp,
Ladies Undergarment Co., No. South May street,
Chicago.
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NORRIS April 23-Nelson Bros, grain mer-
chants, failed to-day. Liabilities 5000, assets
about the same.