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speciality of that business. am under engage
ment to furnish ali the short stories write to a
concern in Brooklyn which has contracts with
some of the leading newspapers in the country to
furnish certain quantity of original fiction
every week. Here are two stories of 5, 900 words
each Showing me the manuscript which have
sold to this firm"
''Do you think an author lessons his reputation
in anyway by writing for newspaper publica-
tion?p
mot at all, but on the other hand becomes
far better known. The American people are
newspaper readers, and stories published by a
combination of first-clas papers go before the
very best people in the country and are read by
a far larger constituency than that of any maya
zine. The syndicate method of publication is
very popular in England and is fast becoming so
in this country Mr. Rice, the editor of the
North American Review is the head of q bureau
Der of papers He does not have much to do
with stories, but fills two or three columns every
week In the papers of his combination with short
sketches on literary subjects"
Mr.. Hawthorne had coffee brought into the
room, and, after we had drunk it. he rolled me a
cigarette and made one for himself. He showed
great skill In rolling the tobacco, and said 1T was
one of the accomplishments he learned at col
lege. The conversation drifted into novel-writ-
ing and he made the remark that there were
few good noyelsts in America and that the nov
els that were written had very few readers. he
thought that when some good novelist should
arse the pubic would read his WORKS. me
great difficulty American writers had to over
was the lack of sufficient background for
their works to be obtained in this country, and
so too often they had to go to England and other
old countries for material for their fiction. The
people did not object to long stories, like 'Es-
mond" for instance if.only strong to the end,
but long drawn-ou story found few readers in
America Mr.. Hawthorne said he had been
lecturing considerably this winter, and enjoyed
it very much. He spoke in high terms of the cor
dial reception he received in Brooklyn. In nearly
every place he had been he drew large audiences
and had succeeded better than he anticipated in
pleasing the popular mind. He said that he was
happy to get back to America and settle down
permanently. He was democratic in his ways
and liked to mingle with the common people.
He liked to be in an American horse-car and
talk and jostle with the people and to meet them
upon the streets of the large cities. He did not
find the same broad democratic spirit when
away Speaking of Ben Butler and the forth
coming book announced from his pen, Mr.. Haw-
thorne said he was informed on the best of
authority that Mr.. Butler was not going to
write book and had not thought of doing so.
The hour with the genial novelist passed away
only too quickly, when the cabman drove up to
take me back to the train. The ride to Sag Har-
Dor is delightful one in summer, and has many
attractions in winter
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
AShelbyville Factory Destroyed by Fire,
Causing Loss of $4,000.
Termination of the Kennedy Murder Trial
Arrest of an Alleged Murderer-Burn-
ing of Mill and Elevator.
INDIANA.

Burning of the Furniture Factory of Conrey,
Waller s. Deprez, at Shelbyville.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYvILLE, Jan. 17.-About o'clock this
morning the furniture factory of Conrey Waller
& Deprez was discovered to be on fire. The
structure is located west of the city. and was to-
tally consumed no water being accessible to the
fire company. This mandatory was NAM
moth brick structure, was 16O feet long by fifty
feet wide, with ell eff seventy feet by fifty feet
wide, and was three stories high. The engine
room was separate, and was one story building,
forty-fv by thirty eight feet The building
was heated by steam, and was only completed last
summer. The fire is supposed to have originated
in the second story, and caught from some SCOT
flying from the engine stack, through broken
windowgass and ignlting the shavings on the
floor. There we've sixty-fve men employed in
the factory, many of whom had jobs almost fin
ished and ready to turn in and get their money,
which ranged from $40 to 800. All the factory
hands lost their tools. At least thirty-five men
employed in the finishing rooms in this city
WILL as result Of the fire. be thrown out of
work
The loss to the corporation is at least $40, 000
insurance, 0,000 apportioned as follows I'm
derwriters, $1,000; National, $1,000; Franklin,
So, 900; Germania, 1,5oO; Etna, So, 900; Hart
ford, So, 600; Phoenix, $3,0O0 Fire Association,
$1,000; Liverpool, London and Globe, $500;
Western, So 1000; Guardian, So, 500; Home So, O00;
Royal, $500; total, $4,000
Mr. Conrey is travelling in Ohio, but was tele-
graphed at Hamilton, and Mr.. Waller has been
dangerously i'll for two weeks. The factory will
be rebuilt at once. All their extensive buildings
in this city were burned some four years ago.
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OTHER FIRES.
A Boston Sugar Refinery and Dye Works
Destroyed.

A Boston Sugar Refinery and Dye Works
Destroyed.
BOSTON, Jan. 1S-To-night fire broke out in
the Bay State sugar refinery, No. 81 Eastern
avenue The building was of brick four stories
high, with frontage of about forty feet on
Eastern avenue and extended back about ninety
feet to Sargent's wharf The portion
was pretty thoroughly Quilted, from top to bot
tom, while ON the Eastern-avenne end the fire
damage seems to have been pretty well confined
to the upper stories. The first floor was used
for a receiving room, the second floor
as packing department. the third
as a char room, and the upper floor
is the kiln room. The building was formerly
used as the old Calcutta linseed oil. works, and
the floors We're saturated with oil. The flames
spread to the Standard dyewood works, which
abut upon the refinery on the Sargent's wharf
end, and extend down the avenue towards the
wharf. These mills are three stories high and
about eighty or ninety feet in length. They are
nearly quite destroyed Other adjoining
property was in great danger for time. The
refinery was operated by e Atkins & Co., who,
is understood, own the brick block, as well as
tn. refinery building. Their loss will probably
De heavy, but they were fully insured The
dye mills property is owned by the heirs of
George n. Block
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Brief Mention.

At Evansville Mrs. Wm j. Stulken was thrown
from sleigh during runaway, receiving a
broken leg and other series injuries.
Isaac Guy, farmer who lived near Edgewood,
met with fatal accident while ehopping down a
tree. The tree lodged in another tree and a dry
limb fell on him, resulting in instantaneous
death. Heleaves wife and two children.
After years of expensive litigation to escape
the payment of aid promised the Bloomington &
Ohio River railroad, now the Chicago & Paducah
branch of the Wabash, the people of Windsor
township, Shelby county, have agreed to refund
the bonds at 80 cents aud issue new bonds due
in twenty years with 6 per cent interest The
original debt. contracted in 1870, $4,000.
If this proposition is accepted by the holders Of
the original bonds the compromise will be
effected at Springfield next week.
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THE CONDITION OF IRELAND.
But Little Danger that the Island viii Again
Suffer from Famine.


Suffer from Famine.
LONDON JAN 1S.-In the course of an inter
view with Mr.. William O'Brien, editor of United
Ireland, and member of Parliament for Mallow,
in the county of Cork, as to the condition of the
people in Ireland. Mr. OBrien said 1.-THE pros
poets of the Irish peasantry were never better
than they are at the present moment There
have been many winters before this when it has
required desperate means TO get food and fuel.
Thank God, 1t is over The Irish people are
now so situated that they can take care of them.
selves and each other, and that is about all they
have ever asked. Come what may, there will
be no more famines in Ireland to appeal to the
benevolenee of the rest of the world"
''You think, then, that Ireland is selfsustain-
ing2"
1T is moro than that it is so productive that
it should be great exporting country, and it
will be in course of time"
What is the peculiar grievance of the Irish
people at present"
''There is none except in the grazing districts
Most people who theorize about improvement in
Ireland seem to think that the conversion of
large grazing lands into small farms will be a
panacea for all the ills that Ireland is heir to-
This is not true. The Irish people depend to a
large extent On the growth Of cattle, and if the
big farms go the little tilage farms will quickly
follow
''How does the production of cattle affect Ire
lands prospects nowP
Not much certainly at present; but a great
deal of beef is shipped from here to England
and if last seasons prices for cattle not i'm
proved. the present depression in England is
likely to hit the Irish farmers pretty badly; but
good is likely to come even out of this evil"
will the farmers have learned the lesson
taught for 50 many years by Charles Parnell
that they must secure fer themselves and for
their children a decent means of support9"
''They are now, as @ rule, striving to support
themselves properly. A reduction in the prices
of their productions will compel a reduction in
that the support Of the family is the FIRST nJ
upon the rental of farm, and then claims upon
the farms are gradually slipping from them
The level of comfort in Irish farmers homes has
been distinctly raised within the past few years,
and Ireland will never again be compelled to 60
cap in hand to ask America, or any other power,
to keep her people from starving"
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SPECULATIVE CASHIERS.
Two Connecticut Banks Lose $4,000
Through4heir Operations.

NORWICH, Conn, Jan. 1a.-Fuller details of
the irregularities in the Merchants and Sketucket
national banks of this city, show
that the Merchants Bank has lost about
$3.50, 000 and the Shetucket about $50 900 through
speculations on the part of their cashiers. The
cashiers have been using the banksfunds years.
The banks will continue business and the cash
iers will be prosecuted. Assistant Cash
ieI Webb, who was concerned in
the embezzlement at the Merchants Bank,
was president of the Shetuket Bank and, with
Cashier Roth has been using the funds of that
institution. Webb was also city treasurer. The
citys funds are all right.
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Sentenced to State Prison for Life.

NpbCIaI 10 INC InuIanapOIl5 JOuTnaI
GREENsBURG, Jan. 1.-THE trial of William
r. Kennedy for the murder of David Baker, the
night of the Gen. Logan meeting here, Novem
Der l, closed at Rushville last night, with YER
dict of life Imprisonment The county offered a
reward of 5000, the city 5000, and the Baker fam
lily $500, for the arrest of the murderer City
Marshal Clemens obtained a slight clew from
Charles Wallace, alias Richard Hackney, and in
less than a week arrested Kennedy in Cincinnati.
Wallace, who, with Kennedy and three others,
composed gang Of pickpockets, had been
working" the crowd at political meetings quite
successfully. Wallace is here in jail
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Enforcing the sunday Law in New York

NEW York, Jan. 18-The excise law was en-
forced today as strictly as it ever was the po-
lice having been notified by Superintendent
Mailing that the liquor shops must be closed on
Sunday A large number of arrests were made
during the day Five hundred dealers met in
Irving Hall this afternoon and adopted resolu-
tons pledging themselves to assist the police in
an impartial enforcement of the law. believing
that sueh action will compel citizens to demand
q modification of the statute
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SPECIAL FEATURES.

By special arrangement with the authors
the INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL begins with
the new year the publication of q series of
original stories from the pens of the most noted
writers in the country, such as W. d. Howelis.
j. I. Trowbridge, E. p Roe, T. B. Aldrieh,
Frank R, Stockton, Mrs. Helen jackson, Sarah
Orne Jewett, and others of equal celebrity In
order to reach all readers, these stories will
be printed in the Saturday edition of the Journal
THE SUNDAY JOURNAL is a pronounced
success. It's circulation is the largest and best of
any Sunday paper printed in Indiana, and at it's
price of THREE CENTS has made itself the Peo-
pies Paper. The SUNDAY JOURNALS without
competitor in the State in the character and va
riety of matter its presents its readers. The
best writer's in the State and the country freely
contribute to its columns.
The JOURNAL OF MONDAY of each week
prints special report of the sermon of Rev. DIR.
Talmage, of the Brooklyn Tabernacle, preached
the previous day--whch sermon is not published
in other papers of the State until the following
Sunday. This is only feature showing the
excellence of the Journals arrangements for
the prompt publication of news.
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THEJOURNAL-lS85

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL is recog-
nized everywhere as the leading newspaper Of
Indiana No proper expense will be spared in
the future to maintain this undsputed excel
lenee and to increase the value and interest Of
the paper. THE JOURNAL was Never so well
equipped to serve the public. Our arrangements
for the collection of the news Of the day are
more complete than ever, and we are adding
some special features for 1885 which must en-
nance the popularity of the paper.
THE JOURNAL is the only paper in Indiana
that prints regularly the full reports of the
Western Associated Press which are now
more comprehensive than ever, covering the
whole world. These dispatches are supple
mented by the work of special correspondents
at all the principal cities and towns Of the
State and of the country at large We have
special resident representative at Washington
City, who looks after the news of the national
capital with vigilance, paying particular atten-
ton to that which most nearly concerns THE
JOURNALS constituency. The national admin
istration will soon pass into the control of th
Democratic party, and the fullest and most re
liable intelligence from Washington will be
presented in our news columns free from party
bias, impartially, and without restraint.
The new State administration takes charge OF
affairs with the beginning of the new year The
Democratic Legislature will be in session The
Journal win pay unusual attention to the daily
presentation of such report of its doings thai
any citizen of the State may know all that is go
ing on affecting the public interests accompa-
MED with such comment as may be needed to ex-
plain the possible political, social and economic
effects of the proposed legislation.
Editorially THE JOURNAL is a Republican
paper, believing in the principles and general :
policy of the Republican party; but it recognizes.
that the day of blind party organising has passed,
and it proposes to be perfectly free to criticise
and condemn but in spirit and with pur-
pose for good, having a proper regard
for personal rights and regulations.
The citizen, whatever his political faith, can De
assured of seeing in the columns Of THE
JOURNAL the fullest and farest presentation
of the news, and in its editorial columns such
comment and structures as will command his re-
spect if they do not meet his approval. 1t may
also be said that THE JOURNAL is published
as FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 1t recognizes
that the women and the children are to be in
structed and entertained. They will always find
in its columns matter specially prepared for
them, while the paper will be so conducted as to
prove welcome visitor in the household The
news will be presented in such shape as TO min
imize the evil, and its editorial and local columns
will be kept free from moral faint
The Railroad News of THE JOURNAL is adj
mittedly the freshest, fullest and most accurate
printed by any newspaper in the country
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Charged with Murder.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Jan. 16--A well-founded
report reached this city this evening that Will
lam II. Spinning had been arrested at Jaekville,
Fountain county, for the murder of a man
named Murphy. Murphy was merchant at
Jackville, and was found dead in his store ore
morning last winter and his safe opened and his
money gone. Spinning has been suspected for
some time. Nothing certain can be learned
concerning the arrest, as it is in very remote
district.
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A prlsoner commits suiciae.

Providence, Jan. 1s.-John Lenehan, a pris-
oner in the county Jail, awaiting trial. com
Matted suicide this morning. On Oct. % last,
after drunken quarrel with his mistress, Mary
Winthanl, he poured kerosene over the woman
and set her on fire. She was thought fatally
burned, but recovered.
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FIRE In AN INSANE ASYLUM.
[Concluded from .First Pace. j

exhaustive, should be made of the causes of the
terrible destruction Of life and property.
One oflthose reported missing name unknown
was seen in the city this afternoon, and it is
hoped he is safe. While the FIRE was progressing
the patients in the other wards near by
became nearly frantic in Jhair endeavors to get
out to the fire. Some were weeping piteously,
others praying, and still others screaming with
alarm, and calling for friends they knew to be
in the burning building.
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Anniversary of Emperor Williams Coro.
nation.

BERLIN, JAM 18-The anniversary of the
coronation of the Emperor was celebrated to-day.
The Emperor signalized the event by making
Prince Louis, of Baden, and General Won
Schachtmeyer knights of the Black Eagle.
Count Won Moltke, Baron Won Manteuffel, Gen
Won Blumenthal and many princes and other
generals were present The annual ordensfest
was celebrated, with the customary reception at
the palace and the usual ftate banquet at which
LOCO guests were present.
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Heavy Loss at Dodge CITY.

DODGE CITY, Kan, JAN 17.-Fire this after
noon destroyed the postofice block. The fire
started in Widths grocery. The total loss is
estimated at $75, 900. Among the losers are M.
Collier, SIG, 900; the Cowboy printing office S.,
600; Widen & Co., grocers, $1,000; Shields
hardware stock, $4,000 The warehouses of
Norris Collier & Wright, Beverly & Co., were
also destroyed, with contents. Insurance not
yfain nod
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$4,000 for Being Kicked Down Stairs.

GRAND RAPIDS, Jan. 18-Geo Thurstein was
given verdict, last night, in the Kent Circuit
Court against Ransom G. Luce for $4,000, for
being kicked down stairs by Luce. ten years ago.
Thurstein sued for $l0 600, ard the large verdict
causes general surprise The case will probably
pe appealed.
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THE INDIANA STATE JOURNAL.
WEEKLY EDITION.

Is the best secular paper published in the State.
1t is complete compendium of the news of the
week, with special features of late and trust
worthy market reports, and department of in
dustrial and agricultural intelligence carefully
prepared by an editor of long experience. In
these respects THE WEEKLY JOURNAL is
superior to any mere agricultural paper for the
field it covers is infinitely more extensive than
that which can be occupied by any special class
publication.
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CASH and Bonds Stolen.

WHEELING, Jan. 18.-Last night, Louis Vol
hardt's residence at Wellsburg was entered and
1900 in bonds and $1,000 in cash stolen
Charles Voihardt, John Harrington, Posey
Cheek, and woman were arrested, and 5000 Of
the cash recovered from Harrington. The
bonds had been burned.
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FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

Twenty Persons Killed.
VIENNA, Jan. 1S.-Klagenfurt, the capital of
the province of Corintha. in southern Austria
was visited by an avalanche to-day, which
wrecked several buildings and killed twenty of
the inhabitants. Many others were injured and
rendered homeless. All efforts to rescue the
buried were futile.
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ILLINOIS.
Min and Elevator at Mount Pulaski Destro

Mill and Elevator at Mount Pulaski Destroyed
by Fire.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
BLooMINGToN, Jan 1.-THE mill and eleva-
tor at Mount Pulaski, Logan county, were
burned this morning, with all the contents
The property was bought by Priest g. Gordon. of
Decatur, for $4,000. but cost, in 1881. about
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Town Burned and MANY Lives Lost.

SAN FRANCISCO, JAN 18.--The steamer Arabic,
which arrived this evening, brings Hong Kong
dates of Dee. %, and Yokohama dates of Jan. 4.
An incendiary fire completely destroyed the town
of Hungham near Hong Kong No details are
published, but it is believed that many lives are
lost
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THE INDIANA STATE JOURNAL.
(wEEgLY EDITION,

Less than one year and over three months. Zoe per
month. No subscription taken for less than three
months In clubs of five over. agents win take
yearly subscriptions at 81, and retain 10 per for
their work. Address
JNO. G. NEW IS SON,
Publishers The Journal
indianapolis, Ind
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Stock of Clothing Damaged.

DALLAS, Tex, Jan. 18-Fire, this afternoon,
in the second story of the building occupied by
Isadore Reinhardts clothing establishment, dam
aged the stock to an unknown extent The
stock is valued at $4,000 insured for $40, 060
The building was badly Quilted.
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A Narrowing Possibility,

HONG KONG, Dec. 23.-Fears are entertained
that the steamer Charlestown which sailed from
Saigon for Hong Kong. has been lost with 250
souls on board.
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To initiate ground glass. boil teaspoonful Of
rice in pint Of water for half an hour dip in a
painters brush press the brush against the side
of the sauce pan to squeeze out the surplus liquid.
daub The brush On the glass; it will give the ap-
pearance of ground glass when dry.
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Opera-House Burned.

BELoIT, Kan. Jan. 18-The City Opera
house. the Avenue Hotel, and Freernan's store
building were burned to-day. Loss, $40, 000;
mainly insured.
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Residence Burned.

CAIRO, H., JAN 18-The residence of Chief
of Police Reardon burned this morning. Loss,
So, 600; insured for So, 000
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Dry Goods store Burned.

ENNIS, Tex, JAM 1.-THE dry goods store o
A. M. and Daniel Morrison burned this morning
Total loss, $l2, 0o0 insurance $4,000
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I'VE distressing disease, salt rheam. is readily
cared by Hoods Sarsaparilla, the great blood
parifer Sold by all druggists.
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NEW BEDFORD, Jan. 17.-One thousand cases
~ rneasels are reported in this city, average
OF one case to every thirty persons.