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Minor Notes.

Prof John NJ. Bloss has been re-engaged as
superintendent of the schools of Muncie-
William Buhrlage was drowned Saturday
night, while bathing in the river at Jefferson
vile.
A negro attacked Fanny Campbell colored
night, attempting to rob her. Fanny struggled
with him, finally knocking him down with car
coupling pin, and escaped.
DR.. Webb Hays, prominent dentist of Rush
vile, formerly of indianapolis, died and was
buried on Sunday He was a member of the
Knights of Honor and knights of Pythias, both
OF which orders participated in the funeral
A meeting was held by the citizens of Eel
River township, Hendricks county, on last Sat
urday night, and a Blaine and Logan club or
ganized at North Salem, with large member
ship. j. c. Clay was chosen president DR.. L. j.
Adams, vice president and L. w. Hole, secre-
tary.
George Bockman and woman named Sadie
Clark had fight at Bloomington, the Clark
woman cutting deep cash in the right lung of
Bockman with dirk knife. The woman was
bruised about the head, and claims she did the
cutting in self defense. Bockman claims he did
not strike her until she had plunged the knife
into him Bockman's chances for recovery are
slim.
In April, 1883, Andrew Van Ausdalls wife and
daughter were elected from a Whitewater rail
road train near Milton, for non-payment Of fare.
Van Ausdal instituted three damage suits at
Connersville against the company-one for him
self. one for his wife and one for his daughter
each for $1,000. The suit ON behalf of the wife,
the first one tried, has resulted in verdict for
1925. The company will appeal.
Noblesville Lodge No 120, Knights of
Pythias, was instituted yesterday. The Frank
lin Lodge, accompanied by the Franklin military
band, arrived at noon and made grand parade
the town being profusely and elegantly dec
GRATED. In the evening the Frankfort Kokomo
and Anderson lodges came in, accompanied by
bands and the ceremonies concluded with a
banquet served by the Noblesville lodge.
Logansport has divorce case with sugges
ton in it that may be of advantage to gentle
men desiring board cheap. John P. Pearson
filed suit alleging that his wife had very hasty
temper, and had frequently treated him in a
cruel and inhuman manner. Mrs. Pearson filed
cross complaint, stating that seven years ago
Pearson made her acquaintance in Goshen, Ind,
where she was living in peace with her husband
Edward Hostetler. He paid much attention to
her, and finally so excited the jealousy of the
husband that he left her. Upon the advice of
Pearson, Mrs. Hostetler came to Logansport and
began keeping boarding house. Pearson board
ed with her for five years, and finally prevailed
on her to marry him. They were married only
few months, when, after quarrel, Pearson
left her, leaving, as she claimed, a five years
board bill still unpaid,
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FRESHMEN en- FREE TRADE.
Irish in Dublin Rejoice Over the Defeat of
the Morrison Bill.

Dublin United Ireland
A bill TO establish in America what the En-
gsh call free trade has just been defeated in
the House of Representatives by the narrow
majority of four. The measure one of enor-
nous importance for English manufacturers, as
it would have enabled them to export their
goods to the States without the crushing tariff
now imposed for the protection of native manu-
lectures, and its fate therefore watched
With intense interest by Englishmen Accord
:lgly all the Irish members in the House of Rep
esentatves, to the number of nearly thirty,
5oted against the proposal and thereby have in
iicted bitter blow ON the mother country"
Their taking this course was the more remarka-
BILE. as the vote which they gave was against the
policy of the party with which most of them are
connected, as it's sponsor, Mr.. Morrison is lead
ing Democrat and his party, as body, have I'M
fortunately allowed themselves to coquette with
free trade. In the last number of The Amer
Jean which has reached us the Democratic party
is plainly warned of the result of their free
trade land consequently, pro Englishl policy
upon their Irish supporters. 1t says;
One element of the political situation the Demo-
Gratis cannot afford to ignore 1t is the growth of
strong protectOnist feeling among the Irish American
voters, who have come to that nothing would bet
ter suit their hereditary enemies than to have the
United States become dependent for its manufact
ures up England Ireland has been forced to be.
To this sentiment Messrs Finerty of Illinois. and
McAdoo of New Jersey gave voice during the debate.
The struggle of Mr. Parnels league to ireland
her rights is turning in this direction 1t will be i'll
day for the Democratic party when it finds the Irish
American arrayed against it by of the most
powerful motives which govern those who cast it.
The American being an independent and non
party journal, its words carry special signif-
cance. We congratulate Messrs Finerty and
McAdoo upon their admirable speeches upon this
question: and they may rely that Ireland is not
angrateful for the blow which they have struck
against the common enemy by procuring the re
lection of the Morrison bill. Were it passed, it
would have been worth at least fl00 900 per
annum to British manufactures. If the Demo
cratic party at their coming convention are so
unwise as to adopt reetrade plank in their
platform, we feel sure this will ALLEVIATE hundreds
and thousands of Irish voters Apart from their
own interests as artisans and laborers, it would
be simply criminal for any Irishman in America
to support policy that could only benefit the
oppressors Of their native land.
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To the Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal:
Some boys were on Sunday arrested for
playing ball near their fathers house. Ball
playing is the best. healthiest and most harm
less amusement possible for boys on Sunday.
Boys and men will not go to church, for that is
the occupation of women and children; and if
boys are not allowed to play ball, they will per
haps do worse. Five thousand people, most of
them voters and all quiet and orderly,
went to the base ball game out of
town, on Sunday, and this fact shows
that the common sense of most people is
in favor of base ball playing on Sunday. There
fore, it must be accepted as an indefeasible fact
that our boys will play ball on Sunday. Pounc
ing on few boys will not stopit. Worse things
are to be seen in our city which need the atten-
ton of the authorities. Awful cruelty to ami
mails the driving of dying horses, unswept side
walks loaded with mud and crowded with weeds
soon to be breast high, ashes and garbage in the
streets and alleys garbage wagons dumped within
city limits, dog tax and poll tax unpaid, dumping
of vault wagons in the river near the city, are
some of the cames we swallow without wincing.
JAMES PINIPSoN
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A REFORMED GAMBLERS WOES.
The WelI-Known Jonathan A. Green Reduced
to AFFECT Poverty.


Captain Jonathan H Green, known through
out the country 1.-The reformed gambler" the
adventures of whose checkered career would fill
many books, is in sad trouble at his home No.
BIG South Third street. His wife has just died,
and the Captain, who has of late been dependent
upon the income from his Inventions was unable
to give her such a burial as he desired. Forgot
ten by many former friends he has made a brave
fight against old age and injustice, but finds
himself with large family upon his hands and
little to do His crusade against gambling
and his army services will doubtless
be regarded by many as emitting him
to popular sympathy in his hour of
need. The name and record of Captain Green
are more familiar to a former generation than to
this, and, since coming to tins city, in 1876 he
has gradually dropped out of sight. Born sew
enty-one years ago, in Ohio, the Captain was
known in his youth as one of the most accom-
plished gamblers in the United States, and from
Texas to Boston famous for his skill at cards.
In a game at the old Arcade, on Chestnut street.
back III the thirties, he distinguished himself by
winning $23 900 from fellow gamblers in a single
night and on the frontiers he was noted charac-
ter After several years of turbulent life in
Texas, he suddenly abandoned gambling, made
what restitution he could to those who had lost
to him, and took to the lecture platform. For
nine years he lectured vigorously against gam
bling, and succeeded in arousing a public senti-
ment that resulted in the passage of anti gam
bling laws in many States. He also wrote
number of books on the subiect-"Green on
Gambling "A Gamblers Life" Secret Band of
Brothers, Zone Hundred Tricks of Cards and
others. The same dexterity that he had shown
IN manipulating cards enabled him to become
ready inventor and he has taken out some
twenty thirty patents, number of which
have proved valuable to others than himself.
AS captain in an Indiana regiment during the
war he made an excellent record and for some
time was employed in the secret service. Of
late years he has been gradually dropping from
position of almost wealth, and the money that
he made from his inventions has disappeared.
He was paid $4,000 in cash for his ink eraser
and smaller amounts for other patents. AT
present the Captain is the owner of an invention
for utilizing Che paint in old oil-eloths, from
which he hopes to derive something. He has
been twice married and by the death of his
ond wife he is left with eight children, all but
two Of whom are too young to do anything.
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Brief Mention.

The cornerstone of the new court house, at
Nashville was laid on Saturday
The watch factory at Springfield will shut
down July l to await an improvement in the
market.
The ten-year-old son of Olsen Frieder, of
Peru was drowned while bathing in the river
with his father
Thomas Richardson, of Olney, was struck
by the cars on Sunday, and died from his inju-
rieS on Monday.
Thomas Weldon and John L. Sullivan, saloon
keepers at Mendoza, have been arrested for sell
ing liquor without government license.
Joseph Alberts, of Rockford was found with
his throat cut, but whether 1t was attempted
suicide or a murderous assault is not known. He
may recover.
Mrs. Jane Cullen, mother of Congressman
Cullen. of the Eighth Illinois district, died at
Ottawa on Saturday, at the advanced age OF
ninety four years.
Henry Tutkan was drowned while bathing in
the pond at Yocks mine at Clyde, on Sunday
night. His companions only missed him on
coming from the water.
The crank of the jack in a coal shaft, Atlanta,
struck Charles Patterson on the head, killing
him instantly, and badly wounding William
Maddy both workmen at the mine.
Barnard Kelly, noted sportsman and breeder
of fine horses residing at Champaign for more
than quarter of century, died on Saturday at
the age of seventy years. he was director IN
the Champaign National Bank and leaves fine
property.
The headess body found at Royalton, Mich,
last week has been identified as that of w, H. S.
Beavers, of Syracuse, formerly deputy county
clerk Animals had eaten the head from the
body. Beavers committed suicide by cutting his
throat with penknife.
Rev John H. Shay, pastor of the First Con
gregational Church of Streator is to be tried for
heresy. The points of doctrine upon which he
"a ha io11a1 LAT q
Scriptures, the miraculous conception, the del
ty of Christ and the atonement.
Walter Upstone, who is seventeen year pris-
oner in tbs penitentiary TOILET, for an attempt
to kill a man, his wife and hired girl in De Kalb
county attempted suicide on Sunday by throw
ing himself into the prison reservoir. His life
was saved only after a hard struggle
Edward, the nine year old son of A. J. Redsssk,
publisher of the La Sale Democrat Daily Tvs,
was drowned while bathing in the Illinois river
on Saturday. Mrs. Robert Freeman, near
neighbor, aged seventy six, being told of the af-
fair sank upon her bed and expired instantly,
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Special to the IndianapoIis Journal.
RUsHvILLE, June 23.-This morning, about
o'clock John A. Caldwell, prominent and
we'll TODD farmer, residing four miles west of
our city, committed suicide by shooting himself
through the head with rife, instant death
following the shot. He had become somewhat
demented by reason of nervous prostration, pro-
duced by overexertion. Some time ago he
erected new house on his farm, and moved out
of an old cabin into the new structure. Shortly
after he took sick, and ascribed it to the result
of his removal He then moved back into the
old cabin, where the tragedy occurred He had
acted very peculiarly for some time proceeding
the act, and his physicians had been tfeating
him for softening of the brain. Hewas connected
with the best families in Rush county, and was
hiphlV esteemed.
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Princess Beatrice Still Free.



During the last few days it has been stated in
half the papers in the country that there is much
talk at the court of Berlin about marriage
which has been arranged between Prince Will
helm, of Wurtemberg and the Princess Beatrice.
This news comes from an imaginative Town cor
respondent" at Berlin. and is pure fiction from
beginning to end There has been no talk" of
any kind whatever about Princess Beatrice's
marriage to anybody, and she is no more likely
to marry the Prince of Nuremberg than King
Tawhiao | believe H. r. H. hasnever even seen
the Prince who has so recklessly been announced
as her future husband Prince Wilhelm has come
to England for the purpose of visiting his sister
in-law, the Duchess of Albany, and the Princess
of Waldeck and Pyrmont
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The Connecticut INDEPENDENTS.

NEW HAVEN, June 23-The Republican in
dependents met tonight and organized with
Simon E. Baldwin as chairman. Rev. Stuart
Means Simon E. Baldwin, F. Taylor, and others
made addresses. The resolutions adopted were
to the effect that the national Republican con
vention in Chicago had, in its platform, departed
from the principles on which the party was
founded and from the purposes for which the
party exists; that the convention has still further
disappointed those who desire pure admins
tration and an advance in the standard of polit
zeal action by nominating James G. Blaine and
John A. Logan; that the duty of every man who
is in sympathy with the principles of Republic
anism is to stand by those principles, even
though the party may desert them; that these
candidates are unworthy of our support; that a
committee be appointed by the chair
man, which committee shall nominate
and report a standing committee of
twenty five, including themselves in this
number, to correspond with othor bodies of Re-
publican or independent voters who may be in
sympathy with our views, and to represent the
sentiment of this meeting at any general confer
ence which may be called.
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Death of an Old Pioneer.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JAMESTOWN, June 23.-Lee Tucker an old
and respected citizen of this community died at
the residence of his son, cambridge Tucker,
this morning. Mr. Tucker was born in
Bedford county, Virginia, May A, 1903, and
was eighty-one years old at the time of his
death He moved to Kentucky with his parents
in 1911 and settled in Hendricks county, Ind,
in 1884 where he has since resided. He was a
member of the NJ e. Church for over fifty years,
and organized the first Sabbath-school in Eel
river township. Mr.. Tucker was an influential
citizen, and always voted the Wing and Repub
lican tickets He leaves two children-a son
and daughter
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ILLINOIS.
A Probable Murder Growing Out of a Con-
fiict of Authority.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

fiict of Authority.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PARIS, June 23.-John j. Logan, deputy sher-
if, was probably fatally shot Saturday night, at
the Jail in this city, by j. A. Wizeneroft exeity
marshal. The sheriff asked Wizencroft and
other persons to assist in Handwriting a crazy
man confined in the jail. When the handcuff-
ing was completed Logan came in, and Wien
croft said: you old --! you are
brave enough to get here when all is over.
Some one handed Wizencroft a revolver, and
he fired at Logan twice. One shot took effect
in Logans mouth, breaking his teeth, going
through his tongue, and lodging in his
neck Logan was taken home At this writing
his tongue is swollen so his mouth will not close
He will probably die.
This is the result of feud between the City
Council and the mayor. The mayor appointed
his son. j. A. Wizencroft, to be city marshal,
and the Council refused to confirm him. The
mayor ordered him to act as marshal. The
Council turned affairs over to the sheriff, who
appointed Mr.. Logan to police duty, and this con-
flict of authority resulted as above
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and spreading vile caricatures full of misrepre-
sensations and obliquy, but" he said the
people will tattoo him by writing on one arm Pa.
Iriotism,' on the other Protection,
IN each leg Liberty and Union,
on his breast The Monroe Doc
trine.' and with his feet firmly planted on the
rock of the constitution they will entwine his
brow with the laurel wreath of victory" He
paid a glowing tribute to General Logan. and
said that with such a ticket the Republicans
could not fail. Mr. Calkins may well feel proud
If the ovation given him at his home. Many of
he Democrats of this county will vote for him.
It is Mr.. Calkins's purpose to finish this session
of Congress and resign his place and enter the
canvass in this State to win.
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The Oooper Murder Case.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLooMINGToN June 29-At Decatur, the
jury to-day, in the case of the people against
John Adams for shooting and killing Joseph
Cooper, rendered a verdict of guilty, and fixed
the penalty at eleven years in the State prison.
Adams was city marshal at Maroa, Macon coun-
ty and one night last winter, on slight pre-
text shot and killed Cooper, who was intoxi-
Gated Cooper was prominent farmer. Three
of the jury stood out for death penalty one, a
cousin of Lee Pettis, who is one of the sus-
pected in the Emma Bond case, stood out thirty
hours for acquitta,.
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily List Of Criminal, Casual and
Other Events in Two States.
Death of Mrs. Gerkin, the Victim of Cam
fields misunderstanding at Paris, ILL.,,
the ReSultOf Conflict of Authority.
INDIANA.
Death of Mrs. Gerkin at Vincennes-CamfieId
Committed for the Crime.


Death of Mrs. Gerkin at Vincennes-Camfie
Committed for the Crime.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
VINCENNEs, June 23.-Last week, in reporting
the murder of Mrs Mollie Gerkin by Oliver
Garfield, the impression prevailed that she died
instantly Such was not the case. Although
two bullets plowed her brain, she lived in the
greatest agony until this morning, at o'clock,
when she breathed her last
Camfeld her assassin, was taken to the house
Just before she died to see the victim of his
cruel infamous brutality, and remarked to
the sheriff that if he had a chance he
would finish her. . Her case has been
one of peculiar and touching sadness. She was
surrounded by no near and dear friends and
those who administered to her during her suf-
fering were comparative strangers She lay in
a room at the boarding house of Alexander
Brown, No S21 North Fourth street. scantily
furnished and lily suited for a sick woman at
deaths door. She passed through half dozen
spasms in one day, and lived just six days from
the time she was shot. Two bullets entered her
brain, one above the left eye and the other at
the top of her forehead, and it is simply marvel
Gus that she survived an hour.
Camfeld the murderer, had his preliminary
trial this morning, but waived examination and
was remanded to Jail without bail
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POLITICAL NOTES.
Senator Hawley Announces that He Stands
Squarely by the Ticket.

WASHINGTON, June 23.-General Hawley has
written the following letter to a friend in regard
0 the ticket and his support of it;
WASHINGTON, June 49, 1884
Friend Carter:
Blaine had majority of one hundred when the CON
..utiou met and had the friends Of Edmunds broken
sceutv of their number would have gone to Blaine
H. Arthurs case one hundred would have gone and in
Iogtns thirty, at least and half of Sherm,n's.
Blaine and Logan will sweep all the possible Bepub-
lcan States west of New York. They will fight for
West Virginia, North Carolina Tennessee Conneeti-
cat aud Massachusetts,. They must fight for New
York and New Jersey 1t is useless to disguise the
fact that a great many good men are sorTowful over
thc nomination. For myself stand squarely by the
party and the ticket. can't imagine myself boiling.
my soul the destruction of the old Wing and Dem
Deratie parties. took pleasure in feeling that every
G,tlI > hand was against me aud mine against every
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mans I am more troubled by some evasions in the
platform than by the weakness of the candidates But
one must travel with the Mississippi
The great party has a wealth of tradition, ire
sstible drift 1t carries the ark of the covenant of
the great republic, and on the stump shall talk of
only what believe in and not hesitate to speak my
mind
The discomfort is greater than it when
Grant renominated, or Hayes put up, or even
Garfeld and remember the great bolt when Lincoln
was renomnated. Hastily yours and gratefully,
i II
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Music Teachers Convention.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYvILLE, June 23.-The Indiana State
convention of music teachers began its annual
session here tonight with musical concert at
the M E. Church. The convention will hold
daily sessions on the 24th 18th and 26th. At the
close of each afternoon session there will be
either piano or organ concert. On Tuesday
night lecture on european Impressions" will
be delivered by W. H. Dana, of Warren,
o. On Wednesday and Thursday nights there
will be miscellaneous concerts
Tonight the convention met and organized
The welcome address was delivered by Rev. T.
H Hughes, of this city. Prof. W, W. Byers, of
Terre Haute, president of the association, de-
hvered the response and annual address.
The officers are: President, W. w Byers, Of
Terre Haute; secretary, o. M. Tinker, of Evans
vile; treasurer, Mrs. Gould, of Terre Haute.
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How the Indiana Democrats Have Fixed
Things.

Interview with ''Young BilI' English.
Gan factions of the Indiana Democracy have
definitely agreed that if Mr.. Tilden's name be
put before the Chicago convention Mr. Melon
AIDS name shall not be mentioned by the Indi-
ana delegation. If, however Mr. Tildens with
drawal proves final then Mr.. Hendricks name
shall not be mentioned by the Indiana delega-
ton, the united support of which shall be given
heartily to ex-senator Mcdonald. Mr. Hen
bricks, in the meantime is to make stirring
campaign for the governorship, and support Mr..
McDonads claims for the presidential nomina
tinn =
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Two Men Drowned.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
VINcENNEs, June 23-Sunday afternoon Theo-
dore Stanley, aged seventeen, and William Ben
nington, aged twenty-five, were drowned in
White river, near Edwardsport, this county
while in bathing. Neither of the drowned men
could swim, and, getting in a whirlpool beyond
their depth, were drowned Both of the unfor-
Inmates lived at Plainville, Davies county, and
Bennington leaves widow and one child