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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-19
ILLINOIS.
Cuttings from Correspondence and Gleanings
from Exchanges.

from Exchanges.
The police continue to raid the gambling
houses at Galesburg
Henry Miller, aged fourteen, committed
to Jail at Hillsboro on Thursday for horse steal
ing.
Theresidence Of Philip Frederick, eight miles
south of Pekin, was destroyed by fire. Miss
Louisa Stoehr q teacher in that school district.
occupied the upper floor of the Frederick house,
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Assignment of the Lafayette Paper Mills.
Snecial to the nd nannlis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Dec 18.-The Lafayette Paper
Mills Company have assigned, and Major William
Taylor has been appointed trustee, under $50 900
bond The assets will reach about this sum, but the
liabilities are unknown. The failure was caused
by dull trade, extending through the past two
years. A representative Of the mills stated, this
evening, that affairs had been satisfactorily
settled, and the mills would at once resume
operations with full force of meD, and Major
TAYLOR as trustee
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Miss Cleveland,s New Year Reception.

Washington Post.
Miss Cleveland, adhering to her plan for this
month, saw but few callers during last week.
She is looking extremely well, and hopes to be-
gin her receptions after New Years One of
her walking Costumes light cloth, tailor made
and trimmed with seal-hrowr plush-is very
becoming. The jacket is short and gives her figure
jaunty and stylish look The bonnet to match
this costume is of dark brown velvet and ex-
ceedingly rich and handsome. 1t is said that
Mrs. Hoyt or other guests of Miss Cleveland
who are expected during the winter, will arrive
IN time for the New Years reception. Miss
Cleveland often has friends to spend the evening
with her by appointment but otherwise finds
her time too valuable to frittert away in useless
amusement. Callers who received are seen
during the early afternoon hours. She remem-
bers the faces Of those once presented to her.
very rare gift and one which gives an untold
pleasure to those interested The ladies in the
families of the Cabinet officers will probably be
the only assistants invited to receive with Miss
Cleveland New Years Day. President
Arthur usually invited about fifty only about a
dozen OF whom went home feeling that they had
assisted in any real sense With the six mar
ried ladies of the Cabinet and their daughters
the wife of the Speaker and of the President of
the Senate there will be quite a sufficient num-
Der to make handsome receiving party.
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A Little Unconventional.


II is announced that Nicolini will marry Patti
next spring. Isn't this rather hasty2
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Railway Wreck Near LaPorte.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
LAPoRTB. Dec. ia disastrous wreck oc-
Cured on the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
railroad two miles east of this city, early this
morning, caused by the collision of freight train
No. AZ, going east and No. As, going west The
collision was caused by mistake of the train
dispatcher in not ordering the east bound train
to meet the other here. Both engines and nine
cars were demolished. The engineers and fire.
men escaped by jumping. which they barely mad
time to do the fog being so dense that they could
hardly see three car lengths ahead. Trains are
all delayed, the passenger trains going over the
Grand Trunk road to South Bend
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Effective Work of Republican Senator's.
o;a1 20 fha ypdi ni;s


WASHINGTON, Dec 18.-In colloquy which
occurred in the Senate, to-day. over Mr. Buffers
resolution to inquire into the efforts of citizens
of Dakota to form State government by the
aid of Congress, Senators Harrison, Logan and
Plumb made Senator Vests argument appear as
mere film uncovering his ignorance of the sub
ject on which he spoke, and his deep-seated
prejudice, on political grounds against the ad
mission of Dakota to statehood. Senator Har
rison will reply to Senator Vest on Monday.
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Our Mary Ann was cured of cough by Red
Star Cough Cure. Only quarter. No opiates.
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Local Observations.

Maximum temperature, AIS; minimum temper
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-07
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Henry Miller, aged fifty, was found on the
beach, at Great Neck. LIZ murdered. All
around were the footprints Of two men, indicat-
ing long struggle.
;. Elk Representative B. Stillwell, of Ashland
county, Ohio, who was taken to GAINESVILLE, on
complaint of Mary Wiley, on charge Of seduc-
tion, waived examination at that place, yester
day, and was bound over to the court above.
The Ohio State Board of Live Stock Commits
sioners organized yesterday and elected j. S.
Butler of Piqua, State Veterinary Surgeon,
who will examine the pleuro pneumonia districts
of the State with view to furnishing certificates
to dealers, in compliance with the laws of other
States.
The Knights of Labor in Pingree g. Smiths
Detroit shoe factory, composing the entire force
employed, quit, yesterday, owing to a disagree
ment with the firm. The strikers demand the
employment of none but K. of L. men. No ad.
vance is demanded except in few cases where
extra work is required.
David A. Davids the man arrested two weeks
ago at ST. Louis, on the charge of adultery hav-
ing run away with young girl from Flint
Mich, and left his wife and family at Detroit
was yesterday discharged in court, the girl refus-
ing to give evidence in the case, and his wife
pleading for his release.
The steam barge S. j. Mackey, which passed
down through Mackinaw straits on Tuesday the
first to get through, went ashore in the fog, later
at Blue Point, three miles above Pressure Isle
light She is laden with 80, 600 bushels of corn,
from Chicago to Sarnia. The propeller Atlantic
failed in an attempt to rescue her.
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PHELAN'S ASSAILANT ACQUITTED.
The Jury Brings in Verdict of Not Guilty,
Greatly to the Judges Disgust.

NEW YORK, May 6-The trial of Richard
Short, for the attempted assassination of Capt
Thomas Phelan, in O'Donovan Rossa's office;
was continued to-day. Phelan was recalled and
asked some unimportant questions, and the
prosecution rested The defense then opened
with an address by their counsel, Charles w.
Brooke. The latter maintained that Phelan
came to this city to wreak vengeance
on Rosa because Rosa had published some
thing in the United Irishman censuring Phelan.
Counsel said that Pheian went to Rossa's Office
to attack him, and while there acted boisterously
and threatened Rosa. Short spoke to Phelan,
but the latter attacked him, and Short stabbed
him with dagger in protecting himself. The
dagger, counsel maintained, was one Of the
ornaments of Rossas Office Counsel would
show that Phelan was not reliable witness
that he had perjured himself in a conspiracy
against his superior officer while captain of the
Capitol police at Washington.
Walker j. Elliott testified to hearing Phelan
threaten to lay out both Rosa and Professor
Mezzorff, the dynamiter.
John F. Kearney, liquor storekeeper, denied
that he had written to Phelan to come to this
city. The witness described Phelan's boisterous
conduct in Rossa's Office and his quarrel with
Short When the fight began Kearney said he
left. Other witnesses corroborated the story
of Phelan's threat with regard to Rosa and
the fight between Short and Phelan.
After recess Kearney was recalled. He con-
tradicted some of Phelans statements. The
witness admitted that letter signed John
Wallace" and addressed to Phelan, was written
by him. In this letter the writer referred un-
kindly to ''some gentlemen here" and expressed
his willingness to surprise some Of them if ne
had any good grounds for it. There were also
reflections upon certain people who posed as
immaculate patriots but kept an eye on the
mighty dollar. Kearney explained that in the
latter case he referred to Patrick Ford.
Richard Short was then sworn in his own de-
Tense, and related the same story told by other
witnesses on the same side. He was struck at
the suggestion that he could carry dagger.
When the jury retired, the Hobbies remained
packed When the jury made known a verdict
had been arrived at they were brought into the
courtroom, and the question asked,
'What is your verdictp mot guilty"
answered the foreman. Shorts friends
set up tremendous shout, but
were quickly quieted by the officers. The judge
frowned in indignation and amazement at the
verdict, and said: Gentlemen. am astonished
at your verdict. You are discharged from all
further service in this panel"
81 move for the discharge Of the prisoner"
said Counsellor Brooks
Granted" said the court, in manner that
seemed to show that his Honor was anxious to
get rid of such extraordinary business.
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stored to health after earnest joint prayer for
her by many brethren but, on the other hand,
modern faith-cure advocates are often pre-
sumptuous The people in charge Of the instItu-
ton tod one of the patients they failed TO cure
that the devil was in her, while they called the
other ali sorts of names because she failed to get
ON her feet and take walk
The Rev. j. f. Patton, of Melrose said that he
wouldn't be sure that General Grants case was
not one me-. of faith cure. II4aughter.l He had
found William Il. Dodge inclined to the belief
that the trouble was an ulcer of the throat and
that the doctors made more OF it than there was
IN It. The Rev. Mr.. Patton, however. thought
that it might easily be believed that General
grant recovery was In answer to prayers Of
fered all over the United States and that he
would get well in spite of the doctors
Then the Rev ID. Z. Phillips of Greeupoint
said that some of the persons who conduct faith
cures are not to be relied on as sincere In fact
he believed, he said, that more unprincinled
scoundrel never came from England to work all
sorts OF healing than that Brooklyn
moderator Hughes rang the bell sharply, got
to his feet and said:
!, 10 characterize any person on the floor of
the conference is not in accordance with the
The Rev. Mr.. Phillips-I didn't mention
names.
The Moderator said any person
Inc Rev Mr. Montgomery-You are speaking
of one man, of another
The Rev. Mr. Phillips-I mean that man, too
Laughter. Now I'd like to ask Brother Hart
ley here who told us some weeks ago that his
wife was cured by the prayer of faith what he
means by bringing her to New York for her
health | understand that he has done that II
cure by prayer is only half cure what does ID
amount to?
The Rev. Mr.. Hartley replied that his wifes
lie was saved by prayer, and that was just what
he prayed for AS to complete cure, he wanted
1t understood that he believed in the use of good
medicines and good physicians and that God
used them.
Finally the Rev. Mr. H Pogson said that he
could not believe entirely in faith-cure people
who exercised so much human skill in artistic
announcements in newspaper advertisements Of
their gifts
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it Is passed into the iceFbox, why're almost in
variably the scalded and tortured thing writhes
and cackles in agony until it is finally overcome
by pain and expires"
The banking firm of Hyatt & Levings, Of
Washington. has been able to strike dividend,
and instead of paying twenty-five cents on the
dollar. as was at first thought, it now can only
pay 10 per cent. 1t will be remembered that the
firm failed last autumn, with liabilities esti-
mated at $125.000.
At Fort Wayne, Ephraim Fox, while in his
barn feeding stock during heavy thunder storm,
dropped dead. At first it was thought his death
was caused by lightning, but at the coroners IN
quest it developed that death was the result of
heart disease. He was fifty six years of age, and
leaves a large family.
The craze for playing poker has broken out
among the Logansport ladies' 1t is stated that
one young society belle recently lost over 5000 at
five sittings This is quite large sum in a
game where bettiag above % cents was prohib-
tied. The favorite game among the ladies, how
ever is thes.Eenuy ante, five-cent limit"
Justin Study, superintendent of the Richmond
public schools, in attempting to kick footpaii
which came near him, while his scholars were at
play, lost his balance and received heavy fail
on a brick pavement 1t is thought no bones
were broken but his injuries are painful and
severe, and will lay him up for several days
Edward Quick, living three miles northwest
of Charlottesville, died on Tuesday, or brain
disease, at the age of eighty years He came to
Montgomery county in 1924, and had been
prominent citizen ever since. He leaves eight
children, thirty-five grand children and sixteen
great grand children. The funeral will take
place at his late residence on Friday
A LAFAYETTE woman was detected stealing eggs
at grocery. She was observed to fill two ca
pacious pockets Immediately under her panier
with the eggs. after which she walked about the
place unconeernedly, pricing various articles.
One of the clerks picked up stave, and, going
behind her. struck the locality where the stolen
property was concealed. The result was very
striking, as that part of her raiment took on all
the golden glory of an Italian sunset. She was
allowed to escape.
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Low Emigrant Fares.

New YORK, May 6-The cut in a certain class
of emigrant rates from this city to the Pacific
coast, is DOW exciting considerable excitementin
railroad circles When inquiry was made
to-day, by q reporter, he was informed
in the Office Of wel-known ticket broker, that
the New York, West Shore a. Buffalo railway
was responsible for this movement AT the Erie
offices the gen eral Eastern passenger agent said
that. while the old emigrant ratio from this
city to San Francisco was 500, tickets were sold
in Europe, in connection with steamship tickets,
for about $50, tho first of the year. The reduc
ton was based on the reduction on the fare be-
tween the Mississippi river and San Francisco
which was made in order to compete
with route via New Orleans. This practice
which was begun some weeks ago, compelled
the other roads to sell their mixed tickets at the
now ruling rate, $45. These tickets are practi-
cally taking the place of the old through emf
grant tickets
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Brief Mention.

Capt. A. E. Bourne, attorney, at Woodstock,
and May Bunker. sister of the mayor of Wood
stock, were married on Monday.
At Atlanta, lightning struck Williams &
Quigg's elevator and John T. Buffers residence,
doing considerable damage to each.
A man whose name is thought to have been
A. j. Peterson, was killed by the cars at
Pesotum. He attempted to board moving
train.
Near Henry, two men blowing on the farm of
Mr. Lyman were struck by lightning. Frank
Watts and his team of horses were instantly
killed. The other man, though seriously in
jured, will recover.
An interesting development in the Sycamore
grave-robbing case has taken place i'll the disap-
pearance of the defendant, Newton D. Shinkle.
He was last seen on Saturday on the streets of
shton, where he was practicing physician.
grave was desecrated, says he will follow
Shinkel, and is making preparations to do so.
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A Rascal from INDIANAPOLIS.

Special to tho Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, May Ga young man claiming to
be w. e. Dennis, of Dennis Brothers, Indian
apclis, came here last night with woman of
about his own age named Fannie Curtis, whom
he employed in Cincinnati to live with his
mother at Muncie. After three days acquaint-
ance. she consented to marry him, and they
stopped at both Hamilton o., and Richmond, to
get license, but were unsuccessful His object
was evidently to marry her and get about $50 in
money she had, which he finally accomplished
on bogus marriage agreement, and fed. This
morning she realized how she had been feeced
tonight
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Minor Notes.

Mrs W. B. Jackson, eighty one years old, died
at New Albany
The Sullivan Times, Democratic, Is to be
resurrected next week, with DR.. Bartlett as ed-
tor.
Maj. John W. Bingham. Of Evansville, is lying
at the point of death from apoplexy and hemor-
hage of the brain
paper at Winchester. j. j. Gorrell and G. c.
Hiatt are its editors.
Lightning struck the barn of A. H. Benham
a grocer, at Wabash. badly damaging the struct-
ure, ard instantly killing q valuable animal
The shock affected several persons in the vicin-
ity but not seriously.
David Hart, of Charlottesville. an unemployed
blacksmith living with his mother-in-law Mrs
Stevenson, shot himself in the head yesterday
morning, The ball striking just above the eye
and glancing upwards. He is still alive.
Albert Norton, three years convict from
Vigo county, has made his escape from the JEFF
ersonville prison. Norton is about twenty-six
years old, Ave feet eight and half inches high
blue eyes, sandy complexion and red hair.
tramp VINO said his name was Walker and
that he was the son of a DIR. Walker Of Indiana
polls attempted suicide at Fort Wayne by cut
ting his throat with pocketknife. The wounds,
though deep and ugly will not prove fatal
During thunderstorm, Tuesday afternoon,
the barn Of s. NJ Patterson, near Shannondale
mer had taken shelter was struck by lightning
Mr.. Patterson was stunned and his son killed.
Rev. A. Il. Walker, pastor of the Sellersburg
NJ Z. Church, died on Tuesday morning at 5
o'clock. The funeral services were held yester-
day. Rev. G. l.. Curtiss preaching the sermon.
The body viii be taken to Ripley, Ohio. for
burial
Mr. John Briggs, prominent and well-known
business man of New Albany, died. on Monday,
aged seventy two years. Deceased was engaged
= mercantile pursuits many years. He was
ighly esteemed by all who came in contact
18th him.
Marshal Ensminger Of Charlottesville. fell
ito an opeI' cellar, Tuesday night while making
lie rounds to see if the back doors of the sa-
looms were closed, it being election day. He
was unconscious for time, and his bruises are
very painful.
There is loud demand for a prevention of
cruelty society at Evansville, where a poultry
honss Is charged with preparing chickens for
market in this fashion: ''The fowl is uncere-
monionsly jerked by the head from the coop,
and thrust into scalding water for an instant;
then hooked under the bill and suspended in the
sir for the few seconds it takes the experienced
hand 70 pick its feathers. When picked clean,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-07

NEW YORK May EN- the World of Monday
there appeared a report of an alleged converse.
ton with S. b. Elkins. in which he was made to
say Of Mr. Cleveland, among other things: II
think, personally. his policy is better than would
have been that of the man spent dollars and
time to elect. STILL hate Democrat"
Mr. Elkins said last night: II have spent the
better part of forty eight hours in saying to gem
tlemen who have called to make inquiries about
the World story, that it is wholly, absolutely and
utterly without foundation There is no truth
whatever in it from beginning to end. cannot
make denial stronger. In all its elements in
every particular, the report is untruthful"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-07
The Modern Cincinnatus.

Pittsburg Chronicle-Teegraph.
Cincinnatus-"Ah, my dear, thems pullets an
is pulets."
Eyes, Rutherford. DEAR
And them is spring chickens is spring
chickens"
Yes, my lord"
"And I'm worth dozen dead men yet"
Certainly, my noble ex-President"
''Then it is not too much to believe that the
voice of the people may yet call me from my re.
chair again"
mo, Rutherford, no-let us be content
here The people of Ohio are not spring chick
enS.n
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Illinois Day at New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, May 6.-Illinois day was OBJ
served at the exposition to-day. Owing to a Sc
we're rain-st the attendance was light. The
ceremonies were held in Music Hall. Hon. j. F,
Glenn. United States Commissioner; Hon. T..
M Haines, of the Illinois Legislatures Miss
Julia Ward Howe, and E. A. Allen, Commits
sioner from Oregon, made spirited addresses.
Three of the ten Pullman sleeping cars, which
arrived at the exposition park on Saturday, con
veying the excurion party of the Illinois Legis-
lature, left for Springfield this evening.
During the storm, this afternoon, three of the
smoke stacks connected with the boiler-house OF
the exposition were blown down. No serious
damage was done
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Republican Gains at Lafayette.

BpeciaI to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, May 6.-Total returns from yes
terday's city election show large gains for the
Republicans. Linn Caldwell, Republican, sue
ceeds F. E. Z. Mckinley, Democrat, with ma
jority of 266 over his opponent Petit Ferdi-
nand WEIGH, Republican, succeeds George West
Democrat, by majority of 351 over Frank
Heinis, Democrat. A. r. Abbott, Republican,
is elected water-works trustee Peter Connolly,
Democrat, marshal, and X. I. Whittlesey, Dem
ocrat, assessor. The Republicans elected Eve
councilmen, and the next council will stand
eleven Republicans and one Democrat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-07

THE peculiar and striking excellence of Mish-
lers Herb Bitters rs cure dyspepsia, indiges-
riety Of nervous disorders, is well-known to the
general public, and their superiority over the
great mass of proprietary medicines can be es-
tablished by volumes of testimonials if were
needed. The medicine stands on It's own merits,
and is cheerfully recommended by physicians in
good standing in every community.
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Cutting Off Boys Toes with Pair of Shear.

WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, May Casper Huggler
the fend who has been imprisoned for starving
an eight-year-old son all winter until he weighed
but twenty pounds, was taken from prison to-
day and given hearing on a charge. The
information at the Aldermar's Office charges
that on April Huggler maliciously cut off the
toes of his sons foot with a pair of shears. He
was held in five hundred dollars on this charge
making thousand in ALL and was remanded
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ILLINOIS.
Republicans Set Trap for Democrats, but |
1T Fails to Work.

RepuDIICans Set q Trap fOr Dem0CTats, Out
1T Fails to Work.
SPRINGFIELD May 6-Returns from the
Thirty fourth district, where an election of rep
resentative to the State Legislature took
place to-day, are very meager up to
a late hour, but so far the indications are
favorable to the Democratic candidate.
Mr.. Leeper, although his majority will be
small in comparison with that given at the last
election. The Republicans did not put candi-
date in the field till nearly 3 p NJ, and then
attempted to carry his election with rush.
They had secretly organized for that purpose.
The Democrats are very much excited here to-
night over report that the Republican eandi-
date, W. A. Weaver, was elected, but later re-
ports make them feel easier.