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A HEAVY LOSS.
A Bank Messenger Claims to Have, Lost q
Wallet Containing $40, 900.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 3O-E. c. Balm, messenger
of the National Metropolitan Bank, OF this city, left
that institution early this morning to make his
usual daily collections from the other city banks.
In a few hours he returned and informed the
cashier that he had lost the wallet containing
the money he had collected, which amounted to
$50, 100. Before informing the cashier of his loss,
Balm drew from the bank 81, 800, which
he had on deposit there, and handed it to his sis
ter, to whose house he had gone as soon as he
missed the money, and who accompanied him
back to the bank. The money was in 500 and
$50 notes. Although Balm claims to have lost
the pocketIbook containing the notes, general
suspicion is that it was stolen from him by some
clever pick-pocket. He claims to have
taken the pocket-book from his inside
coat pocket, and put it in the
hip pocket of his pantaloons, while
in the city postoffce, where he went to get the
mail. ard to have missed it after he had gone
about = block from the postofice. Balm has
been in the employ of the bank but a few
months. He was taken to the police headquar-
ters and put through a severe examination and
then allowed to go. The bank officials have
offered a reward of 81, 500 for the recovery of the
money.
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Personal and General.

Special to the indianapolis Journai.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30-Charles S.. Voorhees,,
delegate to Congress from Washington Terri
tory, is registered at the Ebnitt.
Judge Silas Colgrove, of the board of appeals
of the Interior Department, was taken suddenly
i'll. while returning from Gettysburg, Pa, last
night. but is now almost himself again.
William Dunlap was to-day commissioned
postmaster at Sevastopol, Ind, and Philip d.
Sharples at Rolling Prairie.
Geo. ". Spahr and ]. z. Root, of Indianapolis,
are here.
Mrs. Taylor, widow Of the late Hon. S.. M.
Taylor, of Brownstown, has been appointed TO a
position in the government printing Office. She
was Endorsed by Senator Harrison and Repre-
sentative Howard.
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A Timely Explanation.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 3d. is said at the White
House to-day that the executive order of the
President giving notice that he will hereafter
decline to see all persons seeking official ap-
pointments or their advocates. and limiting to
certain hours on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days, the time at which he will grant interviews
on other subjects, does not mean that the ap-
pointments are to be lessened, but it is intended
to direct those who desire personal interviews
with the appointing power to the proper heads
Of departments, whose recommendations guide
the President in his appointments. These
rec sIEa lendations, it is said, have, in the past
oeeh invariably observed. and the interviews
with applicants and their friends have consumed
almost the entire time OF the President, and
have been of no use to them or him.
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MINOR MATTERS.
Too Much Enthusiasm Stands in the Way of
Hoosier Office-Seekers

Too Much Enthusiasm Stands in the Way of
Hoosier Office-Seekers.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-To-day / met the ia
miliar face of a Hoosier politician who has been
here for a number of months seeking an APP
p%ointment, and inquired:
when do you think you will get your APP
pointment2"
'Oh, l can't tell" he replied. 'The situation
is just as unfathomable to me now as it was
when | came here, more thar six months ago.
You see, the trouble is, the Indiana delegation,
like those in many other States, is entirely too
enthusiastic in my support. When l go
to one of the delegation and ask him
to push my case, he exclaims with
the greatest exhileration that they are all for
me, and of course / will get the place, because
here is so much due me from the party. Re-
ally, / do think that there is a surplus of en-
thusiasm in my support, and if it was reduced
30 that it rested on one man l would fare much
better. They are all for me so energetically
that no one considers it his duty to look out for
me. My situation is that of twenty others of
the boys l have seen here during my stay"
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Suicide of a Wen-Known Lady.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
K~ENTLAND, Oct. 30.-Mrs. John Kessler, one
of the most widely known ladies of this county.
and a wife of a prominent and wealthy farmer,
drowned herself in a well, this morning, at her
home near Morocco, this county. She was a
very intelligent lady, had always enjoyed mod
crate health, and was happy in her family rela-
tlons. 1t was entirely unexpected to her friends,
because she had never shown any weakness of
mind nor had any trouble. The first knowledge
her husband had of the fate of his wife, he went
to the house for his dinner, when he found a
note, reading:
MY Dear Husband-I have lost nv mind.
You will find me in the stock WELL
She was about fifty years old, and leaves a
family of five children, all grown.
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A Very Uncivil Court.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-Yesterday's Star said,
regarding the trial by court MARTA of the signal
service classmen at Fort Myer, that the men
who are being tried emphatically deny that they
held a meeting and combined for the purpose of
obtaining redress. They say they individually
signed the petition, for they knew of no other
method of securing relief. The treatment of
counsel at the hands Of the court is a general
subject of criticism. When Mr.. Garnett, one of
coun sci for the class. objected to certain testi-
mony, he was told to shut up or he would be put
out. Major Butterworth, the other counsel,
was treated in the same insulting manner.
These gentlemen will appeal to the Secretary of
War. The ciass-men have very general sym
pathy, and several citizens have offered financial
assistance to them in their efforts to secure just
treatment. General Hazen yesterday sent the
following order to the officer in charge of Fort
Myer: 1.-THE authorities on court-martial make it
the duty of a court to exclude counsel who are
abusive or otherwise Objectionable, and you
will, therefore, if he has been truthfully reported
in the Washington Post of this morning, advise
the court to exclude Mr.. Garnett from further
appearing before it. As published, he has stated
what is not true regarding myself. and until he
corrects or repudiates it, you will exclude him
from the reservation"
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A Fall of Ninety Feet.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

BLOOMINGTON, Oct. 30. E. Meyers, a
painter, of Decatur, met a horrible death to-day.
at Clinton, where the firm of which he was a
member had the contract for painting and dec
Grating a church steeple. He was going up the
steeple by the aid of climbers and a rope, when
a climber slipped, the rope broke, and he went
whirling downward. At the base of the steeple
he struck the scaffold, broke through it. and
continued his dreadful plunge, turning over and
over until he struck the ground, ninety feet from
the point where he slipped. His body rebounded
several feet. He fell in the midst of a large
crowd who had been watching him. He still
b~reathed, but died in a very few minutes. His
legs and arms were broken, and his body
mangled and crushed out of shape.
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ILLINOIS,.

Burglars Successfully Working the Towns in
crawford County.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARSHALL, Oct 30.-There seems to be a
very epidemic of burglary in Crawford county.
A special from Robinson says that on Wednes-
day night burglars entered the boarding house
of a Mr.. Murphy in that place. They took from
under his pillow a purse containing a consider
able sum of money, and took $50 from a trunk
in the room. Also, the same night the postoffice
at Trimble, a few miles north of Robinson. was
entered and all the stamps, etc., taken. Also, a
valuable silver watch. There is not the slightest
clew to the Perpetrators.
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The Boxing Contest at the Zoo.

The boxing contest at the Zoo last night drew
a large crowd. The contestants were George
Rookie and James Connolly, the latter appearing
in place of John Donaldson. There were four
rounds, and there was some very spirited fight
ing. 1t was altogether a very good exhibition of
boxing and will be repeated this evening.
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SNOW in New York.

WHITEHALL, N. Y, Oct 30-It is showing
hard at all points in the Champlain valley. The
mercury stands at 80. Many steamers are
wind-bound on the lake.
NEW York, Oct. 30-A cold wind has been.
blowing from the north to-day, and a light snow
began falling here about 8 o'clock tonight.
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Terrific Gales on the Lakes.

OswEGo, N. Y, Oct. 30. The schooner George
B. Sloan, while attempting to make the harbor
during she severe gale. last night, struck the
new breakwater and went to pieces. The cook,
Eliza Tockley, of Brighton, Ont, was drowned.
The balance of the crew were rescued.
A Port. Huron dispatch says: A north gale
prevailed all night, blowing at the rate of thirty.
eight miles an hour. The gale is going down
now. and it is very cold. A vessel is reported
ashore on the Canadian side above this point.
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officers from MACPHERSON post, of this city. The
officers of the new post are: David B. Brush,
2. c.; John t. Moore, s.. v. c.; Archelaus Scott,
J. V. c.; Russell Sharp, o. S.; James H. Simp-
son. Q. g.; Hiram A Pratt. chaplain; S.. II
Crowder, surgeon; James Murray, @. NJ; VIM.
ID. Bridges, a~djutant. The following persons
were present from here: L. A. Foote, A. S.
Sprague, e. G.. Snyder. J. Fl. WATSON, w. II.
Webster, w. S. Fry, T. Fl. B. Mccain, Sid Speed,
j. T. Elliott and III. r. Tinsley.
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Fourth-class Postmasters Appointed

FOurbh-GIaSS HoSLnlaSterS appointed.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-The acting Post
master general today appointed the following
fourth class postmasters:
Ohio-At Pittsburg, A. B. Davenport; Sum
merford. M. J. Fauver; Blueball, John Meyer;
Hartford, r.. +. Stewart; DeClife, A. Clements;
Blakeslee, Eli Swigert; Wakefield. f. p. Shoe
maker; Cynthiana, John Roden; Port Washing
ton, /. H. Carr: Peoli, Thomas S. Taylor; New
salem. d. E., Sutpin; West Rushville, Chas. A.
Dilger: Nashville, Chris. H.. Kerr; Bush's
Mills, Frank M. Kennedy; Northup, James G.
Fitch; Latchie, Jos. Aubrey; Dunbridge. Will
am Day; Jacksonville, A. Koch; East Ringgold
John Hook.
lndiana-At Leitersford, Milton G.. Storm;
Spartanburg, George Manning; Decker, Charles
d. COPYRIGHT; Prescott. Bernard LELAND;
Pleasant View, d. c. ONeil; Magley, Robert
Case; Hedrick, Wilbur III. Green; Tilman, Silas
Miller; Hooker, J. T. Benson; Burton, A. w.
Westfal; Broad Ripple. VIM. f. West; St Ber-
nice, w. d.. McFall; Duff, Eli l.. Spienlock;
Pikeville, NJ. RieEsbeck; DeSoto, Mrs. Barbara
Marks; Saltilloville, Richard Mills.
Illinois-At Magnon, Hall d.. Embrick; Wins
low, F.. W. Burley; Crab Orchard, John H. Far
ris; Erie, John 7. Dickinson;. Versailles, James
Mccormick; Honey Greek; Geo. j. Butterfeld.
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for an injunction to restrain Elkins from dis
posing of his interest in the Mora grant. in Men
Mexico. pending the determination Of this suit
by which the company seeks TO get possession jdf
a portion of the property. The company APP
pealed 20 the general term of the court, wnieS
affirmed the order of the court below.
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Assistant Secretary Coon's Successor.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30-Hon. William E.
Smith, of New York, has been appointed As
sistant Secretary of the Treasury, in place of
Charles e. Coon, resigned, to take effect on the
10th of November.
Mr.. Smith is a lawyer, about forty-five years
of age. and resides at Plattsburg, with an Office
In New York city, where he is one of the attor-
neys for the Delaware 81 Hudson Canal Com
pany. He has been a leader of what is
known as the Young Democracy, and has been
identified with the Tilden element of the party.
In 1884, he was the leader of his party in the
New York Assembly, and was one of the most
influential champions of Governor Cleveland's
reform measures. He was a prominent figure in
the delegation of young Democrats who went to
the Chicago convention to urge the nomination
of Cleveland, and on his return was selected to
manage the canvass in New York State.
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Steamship News.
Brittania,

QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 30.-Arrived: Brittania,
from New York.
NEW York, Oct. sc. -Arrived: Neckar, from
Bremen; Waesland, from Antwerp; British
Queen, from London.
LIVERPOOL. Oct. 30.-The Allan line steamer
Sarmatian, while leaving for Montreal, collided
with a pier,head, and smashed her stern. Her
passengers We're transferred to the Polynessian,
which will sail tomorrow.
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The CivI-service Commission.

WASHINGTON, Oct 30.-Itis said at the White
House, to-day. that the vacancies on the Civil
service Commission will not be filled until after
the Presidents return from Buffalo, on Wednes-
day or Thursday next, and that no appointments
as commissioners have as yet been determined
upon. Second Comptroller Maynard, who has
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Snow in Canada.

MANIwoKI, Que. Oct. 30-There were three
inches of snow this morning. The weather is
cold and blustery.
Reports from various parts of Ontario states
that the weather is cold and stormy. Six inches
of snow is reported to have fallen in some places.
1t has been showing steadily all day at
Montreal. The wind storm last night played
havoc among the shipping in port there. several
vessels being more or less damaged, and one
barge being sunk.
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Failures for the Week

NEW YORK, Oct. 30.-The business failures
occurring throughout the country during the
last seven days. reported TO r. g.. Dun & Co,
number for the United States TIA, and for
Canada 81, or a total of POI, as compared with
TIA last week, and 166 the week previous.
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Killed by a Freight Train.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
FRANKFORT, Oct. 30.-Lincoln Hall, Of Leb-
anon, an employe of the Water-works Company,
was run over by a Vandalia freight train, to-
night, and ground to pieces.
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The Telephone Company Submits.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Oct. 30.-After litigation in the
courts for the past month, the Cumberland Tele-
phone Company have at last come to the conclu-
sion that to conform with the law would save
needless expense, and to-day they agreed to
charge all subscribers at the rates prescribed by
law-$3-and refund ali overcharges heretofore
made.
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The Suit Against T.lkins.

New YORK, Oct. 80. III the suit OF the Land
grant Company of New Mexico, limited, against
Stephen b. Eikins and others, Judge Lawrence,
several months ago. in the Supreme Court, de.
MED a motion made on behalf of the company
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No Further Trace of Robert Giilispie.

Special TO the Indianapo1is Journal
WABASH, Oct. 30.-No further trace of the
missing man, Robert Gillispie, has been devel-
oped to-day. His family is busily engaged in
hunting up the clue developed at Logansport
yesterday. 1t is generally thought that Gillispie
is mentally unbalanced. Some two years ago he
was badly injured while hauling logs, and has
not appeared right since.
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Death of p Noted Peach-Grower.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MADISON, Oct. 30.-Captain j. G. Davis died
last night. He was celebrated as a peach grower,
having 40. 900 trees in Clark county, and at the
time OF his death was running a canning factory
here. He leaves a widow and five children.
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DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Indications.
WAR DEPARTMENT,

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL, OFFICER
WASHINGTON, Oct. 81, l &. NJ.
Special Indications for Twenty four Hours
from z A. NJ, for Indianapolis and Vicinity
Slightly warmer, fair weather.
For the Ohio Valley and Tennessee-Slightly
warmer, fair weather, winds generally shifting
to southerly.
For the Lower Lake Internationally fair
weather, preceded by light local showers, varia-
BILE winds, generally shifting to. east and south,
slight rise in temperature, falling, preceded in
extreme western portions by rising barometer.
For the Upper Lake Region-Increasing cloud
mess. with light local showers, slight rise in tenn
p%erature.
For the Upper Mississippi Valley-Light local
showers, east to south winds, becoming variable,
slight changes in temperature.
For the Missouri Vailey-Local rains, followed
by fair weather, variable winds, shifting to north
and west, slightly colder, higher barometer.
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Verdict in a seduction Case.

Special to the IndianapOIis Journal.
DELPHI, Oct. 30.-Miss Birdie Calhoun re-
covered a Judgment for So, 500 in the Circuit
Court, here, to-day, against Joe E. Richter, for
breach of promise and seduction Both parties
are young, of leading families, and the trial was
holly contested.
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THE popular verdict is generally the right one;
and concerning DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup the peo-
pie have long since decided that it is the best
cough remedy ever introduced.
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Fire at

SEYMOUR, Oct. 30-At l o'clock this morning
fire broke out in the fouring-mills of Bliss & Co.,
totally destroying them. The Ohio & Missis
sippi shops and two dwellings were also dam
aged. Loss, $1O0, 600; insurance on the mill,
$l4. 900.
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hWnman and Her Disaasesn

Is the title of an interesting illustrated treatise
(160 pages) sent. postpaid, for l0cents in stamps
Address Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa
ton, Buffalo, N. Y.
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been mentioned as a probable commissioner,
says the Office has not been offered him., and that
he has no aspiration whatever in that direction.
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PURE blood is absolutely necessary in order to
enjoy perfect health. Hoods Sarsaparilia puri-
fes the blood and strengthens the system.
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authorized to see that there is something like an
equivalent given their patrons. He asks an APP
preparation of $3.50. 900 for next year.
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G. A. r. Post Organized mt waveland.

G. A. r. Post Organized mt Waveland.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CRAwFoRDsvnLLE, Oct. 30.-A Grand Army
post was organized at Waveland last night. and
named Garland post 1t was to have been
organized last week. but the attempt was not
successful. because of the non-eppearance of
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An Echo of The Campaign of 1884.

An Echo of the Campaign of 1884.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VINoENNEs, Oct. 30.-The Democrats of the
Daviess-Greene senatorial district are having
some litigation over the campaign fund of 1882,
which elected the Bourbons to Office in Daviess
county, and landed DR.. j. p. Mcintosh in the
Legislature as State senator. The campaign
grew very warm, and the Democratic State com
mittee succeeded in raising considerable money
from the whisky interest to elect the Legisla-
cratic candidate for State senator from the coun-
ties of Daviess ands Green to help him in the
work. Mcintosh was out among the moss backs
night and day, and when he received the cam
palgn money, the Democratic campaign workers
of Daviess county sent to him for $l5O-the por-
ton to which they were entitled-by a trusted
messenger. DIR. Mcintosh declared that it was
all right; that he didn't have the money with him,
but that they could draw on him for the amount
and he would pay IL. Confident that Mcintosh
would do as he agreed, the leading Democrats
of Daviess county got up a note, which they put
$l5o-expecting to pay. off the note
with the amount of the draft when
it was received. The Democrats, however, were
too sanguine; they were mistaken in their man,
as when the draft was presented to DR.. M, at
Bloomfield, he fatty refused to honor it. The
gentlemen who Endorsed the note were all candi-
dates on the county ticket. DR.. McIntosh's re-
fusal to pay them the funds sent to him for
DavlesS county, created considerable lllfeellng.
In the campaign, DR.. M. was elected by a ma
jority of 160 in Daviess county, and his workers
stood bravely by him, but had to pay their own
bills. The bank which holds the note has sued
the gentlemen who made it for payment in the
Daviess Circuit Court, and DR.. Mcintosh will be
sued for the recovery of the $3.50 by the gentle
men who paid the campaign bill to elect him
State Senator.
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Sunday-Schooi Convention at Bunker Hill.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PERU, Oct. 30.-The Miami county Sabbath
school convention, which has been in session for
the past two days at Bunker Hill, closed it's
labors this evening. During the time, able ad-
dresses on the Sunday-school work were made
by the Rev. Messrs. Wooton. of Peru; Smith.
of Mexico. and Jackson. of Bunker Hill. The
convention closed with an eloquent and able
sermon by Rev. b. F. Cavis. of Peru. The attend
ance was large, and much interest was mani
tested in the work.
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Hog Cholera in Wabash County.

special TO the Indianapolis journal.
WABASH, Oct. @.-Cholera of a most malig-
nant type has broken out among the hogs be-
longing to farmers in the vicinity of Liberty
Mills, Chester township. Many valuable ami
mails have died, and the infection seems to be
spreading so fast that it is feared that all the
swine in the locality will be attacked by it. A
car load of hogs were scattered at that point re-
Gently by a wreck on the Wabash, and the in
lection is traced to that source.
1t is believed that the solution to the cattle
distemper now raging is. that the animals have
been "buckeyed"-have eaten buckeyes or horse
chestnuts, which are poisonous.
A great falling off in the expected big corn
crop here is reported. The grain in many cases
is shrunken and shriveled, and light in weight.
This was caused by cool weather in August and
September.