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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-18
Along the Atlantto Coast.

NEW YoRK, Feb. 16.-A heavy rain storm
here o-dsy gave place to a wind storm IL
the evening. During the day Theodore Ernst
was blown from the roof of 14S Franklin
street, and killed. William Howe, q cart.
man, and Samuel Walters, were fatally in
jured by a flying sign. An iron shutter
of the new Mortimer boilding fell on
the roof Of the Stock Exchange and made q
large hole. Snow and rain prevailed along
the Hudson River, and north of Pough-
keepsie train was bockaded by the snow.
The Hudson and other rivers in the State
rose very high and much damage was done.
The storm is very severe salong the Atlantic
coast. At Atlantic City, N. j., $4,000 dam.
age was done. Cape May reports a fearful
storm swept the coast last night, and this
morning portion of the stone bulwark was
sent flying across the drive by the raging
surf and storm. at WILMINGTON, Del, Mary
McCaferty was drowned in attempting 70
cross Squirrel Run. The streets at this
place were flooded. Similar reports are
made from other places.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-18
A SLUGGING SINGER.
War Between 1wo Members of a Church
Choir.

NEW YORK, Feb l4-rne struggle in East
Tventy-nin street on Thursday night in which
three pistol sDOis we're fred was between two mem
bers Of the volunteer choir Of st Stephens Roman
Catholic Church. The man who was wounded Is
coward o. Flaherty. The man who shot him is
Elgene A. Johnson. O'FlAherty was shot in the
leit leg Just above the knee. Mr.. Johnson to-day
said lie wanted to tell his story of the shoot
irg 'O'Rlaherty and ;" said he, ''sing basso in
tie choir. The trouble between rs began in the
spring OF 1Ss3. The choir went TO the house of
tie eontrslto, Miss Munier. in Thirty-fourth
rect, 10 rehearse the Easter music. While we
were singing, O'Flaherty put his hands to his ears
and looked st me. as If TO say that / was singing
ont Of tune. told him that he ought not to treat
s1eak until we met at = bsll, six months later.
tThe following Sunday we had another Quarrel.
On Sunday, February ], while we were sing
ing high mass, spoke to a new member of tie
Choir whom bad introduced. O'Flaherty told us
70 keep still as he wished to pray. said he ought
Dot 70 find fault, as he frequently talked himself.
ents.de and have an explanation. 1 Of
Fred to go out with him at once, but he
would not 60. / knew he meant violence. So
si er that carried pistol in my pocket On
thursday evening last the choir met 10 rehearse
lew anthem. At 9:15 O'Clock, when the rehearsal
vas over, 0Flaherty hurried outside and waited
bT ne. ] expected trouble. As l reached the
Sidewalk he came upto me. / said: I suppose
esgrer.' Yes he replied. I've good mind to
giEe you a humping. You've insulted me
four or five times, and you must come out in the
street. and fight Then he struck me with his fist
On the left temple and struck back. He threw
MS arms around my neck and we clinched. He
e much bigger man than j, and did not pro.
pose 70 be whipped. 1 drew my pistol
He grabbed it. but 1 wrenched it
swsy he Tetreated about twelve steps while /
was cooking the pistol. i aimed at him and fred
He advanced q step toward me and fred two
more shots. Then he clapped his hands on his
knee, and seeing he was hurt / fred no more
Two Of the yOunR ladies OF the choir came from
the church and escorted them home
OFlaherty's wound was dressed, and he will be
out IN few days. He declined to prosecute
Johnson, and did not wish 10 have him ar
rested. BE would say nothing aOout the affair.
except that he struck Johnson first.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-18
A saDguine Pension Agant.

Special to the Sentinel.
WASHINGTON. Feb. Is Next winter Con-
gress will pass law giving every man who
served in the Union army pension" !" said q
leading pension agent to-day.
"Are you sure of that?" / asked.
"Quite sure" replied he. "It is business
with me, and am very sure of it," he con-
tlnued.
"How have you reached this conclusion?'
l asked.
'By canvass of the House and Senate.
1t has only been question Of time for years
when this thing would come to pass. We
are at the threshold OF it to day."
"How much will the pension be?'
"That has been the greatest question in
the issue. There has been an almost equal
division in the House between Sc and 81 q
month. Fer a while il looked like the ma
jority wanted to allow 81 month, but if
the matter we're to come to climax today
IS month would be allowed. When all
come in all sound men will receive the
same amount. There will be no distinction
on account of rank. Those who win receive
invalid pensions will, of course, be graded
the same as now."
Would there not be some Southerners
who would vote against q law Of this kind?"
81 think not" replied the agent. "At
least we have found none Of them who will.
You see it is very particular matter with
the agents"
Would it iniure your business"
"Very much-at lesst for time. You
see, 1t would clear out all those old cases and
would open up new books. A certificate of
discharge, honorably, or muster-out, would
be sufficient to make good claim under the
proposed law, and, of course, agents would
not be needed, but we would sill have work
in securing increases and working out cases
of dependence for widows, parents and
children. If this proposition would come
up now think seven. eighths Of the Sena-
tors and members would support it.
There are those who will press it
next winter so that it will pass. and there is
little doubt OF il. The increase Of pensions
and the reconstruction of the navy viii, in
my judgment, greatly reduce the surplus
during the next four years. The party in
power win have the credit of this work,
too"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-18
GOAL Famine in Chicago


CHICAGO Feb. 16.-There is q coal famine
past two weeks, which have blockaded the
railroads in all directions. The supply OF
soft coal here has reached a very low ebb.
The supply OF hard coal is ample,
but only small portion of the
quantity of coal consumed in Chicaeo
is Of that description. The worst sutferin 2
is among the poor. The county agent has
been utterly unable to meet the demands
Ioade upon him yesterday and to-day. The
seriousness of the position is best presented
in the following statements made by lead
ing dealer in soft coal: There has not been
for ten years such a scarcity of soft coal as
at present. During the last ten days there
has been virtually no coal received
in the city, ard the accumulations
THAT were on hand at the commencement OF
this blockade are now completely exhausted.
The great bulk of the volume of soft Jal
that comes here is customarily used imme-
diately after arrival. It is impractics5le in
view OF the manner in which soft coal is
handled to carry any considerable stock at
one time. Railway consumption alone
takes "a immense tonnage of soft c0al, and
then our manufacturing Interests all require
enormous quantities. Outside of the man.
UfactuTing demand, all our large building
blocks are heated by steam, to produce which
soft coal is exclusively used. Railways,
manufa curing establishments and public
buildings seldom keep more than one or two
days stock on hand. THIS storm visitation
has caused q general paralysis in the move
mG MT of trains, and there are several hun
dIed car loads in the city on the inside
trscks which arrived during the storm and
are showed in, and which can not probably
be moved for several days. These cars are
not approached by teams and consequently,
so far as delivering is concerned, might a.
well be in Pennsylvania.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-18
A Distressing AccIs AMI.

CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 15.-A most distress.
ing accident, by which. two men lost their
lives and boy was severely injured, oc-
Cured near the New York, Pennsylyanis
and Ohio Railroad depot in this city this
morning. John and Peter Hoover, broth.
ers, and q son OF the former, aged twelve
years, we're going home from work. In at
tempting to cross the railroad bridge. on
which there is no foot path, they were over
taken by train, and stepping to the oppo.
site track to escape were run down by a
switch engine. John Hoover's body was lit
orally cut 10 pieces and fragments strewn
about the ground. Peter Hoover's legs were
both cut off and one of the boys arms was
crushed. John Hoover died at the hospital
and the boys arm was amputated. Both
men leave large families in destitute circum.
stances.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-18

81 serious by railway men who have been
seen to day. ALI east and west bound trains
are subjected to delay. The prospect is
lot encouraging for warmer weather. Storm
signals are flying and further drop of the
degIess is predicted. at Omaha it is 13' be.
low. at st. Paul 10o below, at Dee Moines 16'
below. st Dubuque 1S0 below. at Fargo, d.
T., % below, at Jamestown 35o below, and
at Winnipeg 340 below.
Further and later inquiries develop the
fact that the Chicago and Alton, and Louis
vile, New Albany and Chicago aud several
smaller lines are blockaded. The former
sent out one train at noon, but there is little
hope of being able to get it through. The
grand trunk refused consignments of freight
this morning. The chief trouble is south
north are nearly on time.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-18
EXTRA SESSION PROBABLE.
1t is Thought an Extra Session is Sure.

Special to the Sentinel.
WAsH1NeToE, Feb. 13.-There has been
good deal of talk to-day about an extra ses
sion of Congress. An impression gets foot
hold every time an appropriation bill gets
backset in any way or there is flibustering,
that an extra session is inevitable. A gen.
tleman who is excellent authority upon
legislative matters approached your cor
respondent to day and said:
There will be an extra session of Con-
gress as sure as you are foot high. / have
been here q good many years dabbling in
legislation. seldom get left. 1t is q mat
ter OF business with me. have interviewed
all of the men who are on the inside of the
House affairs. and tell you there will be an
extra session."
"Why," said 1, "Mr. Randall. who con-
trolls the appropriations said few minutes
ago that he would have every appropriation
bill through both houses inside of two
weeks"
''Let me give you a pointer" said my wise
friend: 'Mr. Randall wants an extra session
of Congress"
"But he would ruin himself with the in
coming President if he necessitsted an extra
session."
SIT doesn't make any difference what the
new President wants; Mr.. Randall knows
he himself desires an extra session"
Later saw Mr.. Randall again, and init
mated that it had been said that he didn't
care IL there was an extra session.
There will be no extra; that's all there il
about it," said Mr.. Randall, firmly.
Apparently there has been very little done
towards the completion Of appropriations
during the past ten days, and one thing il
very sure; If the work progresses but twice
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(uticuTd
LEPROSY OF TIE JEWS.
A Wild, Burning Itch, that Strikes With q
Thousand Electric Itching Needles.

EDIToR ALTo0SA, PA, CALL wish 70 say
something in praise Of that Taluable medicine,
Catieura. which saw advertised il your paper.
! have had the old lepIOsy, OF which you read in
The Bibe, where the Jews frst got IL among them.
and did not know how 70 cure II. 1t has many
other English names, Ihave had il o. my body
for over sixty years No doctor could tell me
what ii was, and probably l never would have
known had not seen the advertisement IT in your
valuable paper. sISt IL is scsiy affection OF the
skin; next il looks like bsrnacles on vessels
bottom. or an old log that has laid IN the water
fOr a long time. and Just the same IN my feet,
knees and elbows, ana BY taxing microscope
and looking al me 10 lOOks worse. IN other words,
we will call IL ichtnyOsis, or fshskin then comes
on wnEt ! call the Wild burning itch, that W Ill
strike you with thousand electric itchy needles.
You can not tell
WHERE TO SCRATCH FIRST.
You then have TO run out into the open air to get
relieved. Why, IL Is dreadful, and having so
many eminent doctors ano none tnOwiDg what
70 do for you. but have found the lost treasure
81 last. It did net take two spOonfuls OF the Gu
Tic1Ta ResOlvent before 10 took that burning itch
by the throat and bid them 70 hold OF. and il is
OB. Ny flesh is becoming softer, my hair is be-
coming soft and SILKY, and then got TO using ex-
ternel Applications uticure SOap-and aDOiDt
the paris with Cuticurs. "a the thousands knew
the goodness Of this medicine as DO, they would
Iot be twenty four hours without 10 II is not
enly scRpted 10 ny case but 20 al Others, and II
anyone disbeheyes this let him stop next door to
The Logan House here, iaSe my microscope and
see for himself. jOsEPH s.. RILEY.
EolIidevsbllry Pa Nov. u 1853
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-18
Fatally Shot.

HIILsDALE, Mich, Feb. 1.-TWO twelve
wear old boys, named Davidson and Parker,
of Grosvenor, Linawee County, yesterday,
after readisg q dime novel, prepared a show
Indian. Davidson had hatchet aud Par
ker revolver, which was accidentally dis
charged. striking Davidson on the forehead,
killing him instantly.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-18

sALI LAKE, Feb. IA special from Little Cot
tonwood. says Al quarter past last night, a
snow slide swept through the mining camp of
Ats, destroying three-iourths Of the town and
killing sixteen persons. including i've children
The following the of killed
James watson, andrew 8. White, Jersey Reagan.
b ney GilTOW, David z. Van, Tim Maddel Fred
Cultman, Mrs. Ford and child Matte Hickey
and four children OF Ed Ballow and two China
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-18
WHRRE nc sCRATCH FIRsT.
AGoNIzrNa ITCHING

and hurning skin diseases insanity relieved By
wsrIn bath with Cutlcura soap aud single ap-
plIeaEOn Of CutieuI6, the great SKIN cure. This
repeated daily, with two or three doses Of Cuti-
cuTa Resolvent, the new blood purifier, 10 keep
Iating, the bowels open. the liver and Kidneys
active, viii speedily cure Eczema, letter, Ring.
worm. Psoriasis Lichen, Pruritus, Scall Head.
DandTuf and every species Of Itching, Scaly.
and Pimply HumOrs Of the Scalp and SKIN, when
the best physicians and al known remedies fail.
Sold everywhere. CUTICURA, 50 cents. SOAP, 25
cents. REsOLvEST, 81. POTTER DRUG AND CHEMIc-
Co., Boston, Mas.
Potter Drug and Chemical Co., Boston.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-18
Worst Storm orthe Season.

DICKINSON, Dakota, Feb. 16.-The worst
storm of the winter has been raging all day.
1t is showing hard and drifting badly with
the temperature at zero. Trains on the
Northern Pacific are all delayed several
hours. Reports indicate that the storm ex-
tends over hundreds of miles east aud west
of here.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-18
Blindfnx storm.

SCRANTON, Pa, Feb. 16.-A binding snow
storm began about o'clock this morning.
Trains were stopped and in some instances
wrecked. Telephone wires were prostrated,
and Telegraph wires will not work.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-18
A Pioneer Glass Worker Gone.

BELLAIRE, o., Feb. l4.-James Heburn, manager
OF Bellaire Window Glass Works. and one of the
pioneer glassmskers in this country, died last
nigt in his seventy.third year. He is the origin
ator OF the revolving stone fattening over. and
worked at blowing when blowers were required
TO mix. fatten and cut their own glass, now rep
resentiDg four separate trades,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-18
Snow Bound.

KANKAKEE, ILL.,, Feb 16-A passenger
train West bound on the Cincinnati, Indi-
annapolis, st. Louis and Chicago Railroad, is
snow bound in ten feet of snow east of ST.
Anna. The West bound passenger is held
at Kankakee. A relief crew Is stuck in the
snow near st. Anne. Illinois Central trains
are four hours late.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-18
Two Drnyars Killed

trains at Conewaugn, on the Pennsylvania
Road, yesterday, William Keller and Joseph
Erb, two Chicago drovers, were killed, aud a
tramp stealiDge . ride was seriously injured.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-18
Conductor instantly killed.

CoLUMBUs. o., Feb. 1.-The caboose and one
ar on the west-bound Panhandle freight train
Jumped the track eight miles east OF the city, this
evening. Conductor Richard T. Sheridan. OF Co
.1mnus, was instantly killed BY jumping from the
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-18
DudIey's Methods Exposed.
-. A.

special 70 the sentinel.
WAsHIEGToN, Feb. 13.-There was q
good deal OF surprise expressed by the
House Committee on Pensions Bounty and
Back Pay to-day, at the character of the
testimony developed in ths examination Of
Chief Comstock, of the Pension Bureau.
Comstock acknowledged that Major Grubbs,
in his campaign against Colonel Mstson for
Congress last fsll, was given complete CEN
troll over the pension cases. He sent to the
Office, and that Dudley issued orders to make
special all claims sent in by Grubbs. Com
stock said it was known generally in the
Office that Grubbs was to be offerded every
facility in his campaign, and the order of
Dudley was unusual and remarkable. This
places a charge that the machinery OF the
Pension Office was used for partisan pur.
poses in Ohio and Indiana on q solid basis.
Chairman Warner says this order of Dud-
ley's was remarkable and mean, especially
since it was issued in the interest of the
opposition to Matson, who has been so fair
in his dealings with the Pension Office and
with the Commissioner personally.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-18
ANOTHER BLOCKADE FEARED.
A Storm Prevailing In the same Sections
and of Much of the Same Charac.
ter OF Last Week.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. ia driving snow
storm prevailed here nearly all day, ceasing
this evening after darkness had set in. The
snow was fine, moist and clinging, and
drifted badly before the strong north wind.
Trains coming in tonight are delayed, and
fears are expressed in tse present condition
of Affairs, with such vast quantities Of snow
piled I'D along the tracks, the blockade OF last
week will be renewed tomorrow, unless the
wind slackens. Advices received are to the
effect that the storm is of much the same
character and extent as that OF one week
ago. There is fierce blizzard in Iowa
Snow has fallen during the most of the day
in Wisconsin, Illinois aud Indiana. The
heaviest snow storm seems to have fallen in
central and southern Illinois, and trains are
reported as laboring heavily or entirely
abandoned in that section. Rain is reported
in southern Ohio and warmer weather iu
the South and East
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-18
Mercury Down to Thirty.fve Degrees Be.
lew Zero-Trayel Impeded bv Snow.

CHICAGO. Feb 16.-The weather here to-
day, and throughout the Northwest gener-
ally, is again intensely cold. At 8 O'Clock
this morning, in Chicago. the mercury indi-
Gated fifteen degrees below zero, The
weather is clear, but the air is filed - lit
tie PARTICLES of snow that are being blown
around by the keen wind which prevails.
Trains yesterday were somewhat delayed by
the snow, but the situation is not regarded
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-18

as rapidly hencsforth as it has in the past,
an extra session is inevitable. The work
must move forward ten times as fast.
There is q heavy outside pressure being
brought to bear for an extra session. The
people working for the Bankruptcy, Mexican
War Pension, and SchooI and other bills,
and the lobby that is booming the Nicara-
guam and Mexican treaties want an extra
session. The citizens here are laboring
for it. The men who are candidates for ef-
fee in the next House and quite an element
of the mem bers elected for the first time de-
sire an extra session. With these influences
operating and the work being 30 far behind
an extra session of Congress will be a diff
cult thing to avert.
Letters Addressed to Cleveland at wash
ingtOn.
Special to the sentinel.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13-A few days ago a
letter arrived at the city Postofice here ad-
dressed to "Hon. Grover Cleveland. Wash
iDgton, D. c." Then another come ad-
dressed to sc. Cleveland" The clerks hsv-
ing charge of the distribution glanced
over the City and Congressional Direc-
tories, and failing to find the name, sent
both letters 10 the Postofice of the House of
Representatives. They rested there, and
were sent back to the city Postofice.
Promptly they went to the Senate Post
Office. Shortly they reappeared at the city
Postofice.
The letters were picked up and the di-
rections examined again. No Grover or G.
Cleveland was recorded. In the Office is an
expert whe runs down addresses somewhat
after the manner people are located,
or addresses are completed, at the
Dead-lettter Office He has all the maps and
directories to be found, and can trace almost
any address in the United States or Canada.
These letters were turned over to him. No
sooner did his eagle eye catch the address
than he dissected il.
"why," he exclaimed, ''this is for the
President elect. Grover Cleveland's mail Is
forwarded to New York.
The letters were forwarded, and the clerks
through whose hands they had passed are
the butt of all jeers. Since then good deal
of mail has been received for Mr.. Cleveland.
1t is generally addressed in awkward hand
writing, and consists of letters, it is Ibe-
lieved, from applicants for Office and cranks.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-21

Hoearty girl will be tried bsiore Squire Fie.
bleman to- morrow.
The Supreme Court yesterday affirmed the
case of Thomas Fakes w. Mary Elliott sent
up from the Howard Circuit
Hon. John w. Kern has accepted an invi-
tation to deliver Fourth Of July Grafton ct
Indianols, Iowa. where he lived when q boy.
Laura Hutchins, who recently disappeared
from her home in Muncie, has been found in
this city. Che is described as beautiful
blonde, eighteen years OF age.
Porter OYerton and George Dubois have
been brought here, the former from Mont
gomery and the latter from Hendricks Coun-
~, pending trial in the Federal Court.
The case OF John Kirsh for selliRg liquor
on Sunday, which was taken to Squire
Shocks Court from the Mayor on a change
1T venue, will come up tor trial to-day.
William and Ed Strobel, the two CO w-5oys
who besieged q saloon on Madison avenue
Tuesday night, were yesterday fined $12 and
sent to Jail for twenty days by the Mayor
The police authorities of NATION tele-
graphed here yesterday that they were in
possession of the horse and buggy which
was stolen from Thomas Redding one Gay
last
AnIIOu LuUSo NUs II n VI ., COulolIeu
the third rank on two candidates, the Inde-
pendent Council assisting and Grand To-
structor Hsisken officiating p. @. @. a. N.
Grant. Of Kokomo, was one Of the visitors at
No. 1.
In the suit of Dock" Wilson VS. Ernest
Knodel. for 5000 damages for refusing to al
low him to play In his saloon on account OF
his color. the jury in Judk1ns' Cont gave q
verdict of s. damages. The case will be ap-
pealed.
In the suit of Sarah Burns VS.. John Geis,
for 5000 damages for selling liquor to her
son. thus causing him to destroy her furni-
ture and whip her until she was sick. the
jury in Squire Shocks Court yesterday
found for the defense
The Young Ladies' Home Missionary So
ciety of the Central Avenue Church will
give strawberry and ice cream festival al
the church Frioay evening. Music and
rotations sre on the prOgra mme. Admis-
sion free. Everybody invited.
The Mutual Saving and Loan Assoc alton
of this city has been Incorporated, with q
capital stock OF S10O. 900. The bard of d :
rectofs are ]. T. Layman, Otto Stec6han. A.
Bushman. Albert Seahner, w. P Jungclaus,
Louis Meier. w. Vandersuar, II. Haged Don
and Frank Erdelmeier.