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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
Not Anxious to Join Their Regiments.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.-But three of the army
officers affected by Secretary Endicotts recent order
sending long detached duty back to their reai-
ments have complied with the Secretary's instruc-
tions. These Capt VIM NJ. Whcrry of General
Schofeld's staff who has been on detrched service
eighteen years and three months; Lieut.. G. B. Scho-
field, of General Schoelds staff on detached duty six
years and nine months. and Capt J. s. Wharton of
General Hancocks staff detached service seven
teen years Several of the officers who have not com
Piled with the order have telegraphed here asking that
exceptions be made in their cases but their friends in
Washington have replied that exceptions will be
made 1t is reported that some OF the officers who
have been long detached service will resign from
the army before they will join their REGIMENTS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
MINOR MATTERS.
Judge French Talks in Defense of the Ala
bama Claims Commission.


bama Claims Commission.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 28.-Judge Asa p. French,
of the Court of Alabama Claims. arrived in the
city to-day. In regard to the recent decision of
Comptroller Durham, Judge French said that
the question as to the right Of the court to en-
ploy the necessary assistants was considered
when the old court was organized, and it was
decided that they had the authority The new
court was modelled upon the old, with the excep-
tion only that there were three judges instead
of five. Secretary Fish, and subsequently
Secretary Frelinghuysen, Comptroller Lawrence,
and the other officers having charge of the ac-
counts, decided that the court had the right to
employ assistant counsel, clerks. etc. Judge
Creswell, the special counsel says the question
was thoroughly discussed and the authority
the court conceded. 1t was impossible, he S,
for the court to do otherwise than employ ASST
eafts 1of- the country. He says Secretary rf|os f|os
at one time decided that the United State,
minister at the Hawaiian Islands could receive
fees from the court for services rendered as
SDecial counsel
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
A Foolish Bows Fatal Freak.

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 28.-Late Tuesday evening" a
lot of boys from eighteen to twentyone years of
gathered around the works of the Lou ana Electric
light Company, Feliciana street. and played with
the wire. They had been in the habit Of taking wire
from around broom, tying stone at the end of it,
throwing it the electric wire and making it fast
to a knob. When the current was turned on,
the boys would take hold of the small wire and feel
tingling sensation. Richard Emile Ahrens became
the wire. The shock went through and prostrated
him e; and his brother exclaimed, My God he is
killed!' AT these words Ahrens got up and said:
when he fell back corpse.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
Lynching of Murderer Locke,

New YORK, Aug. 2e.-Dispatches printed here from
San Antona, Tex say: Information from San Marcos
reports that mob of seventyfve persons at Banco.
Wednesday night, went to the jail and demanded of
Sheriff Jackson the keys. Jackson said he did not
have them he also declared that he could not
them. After a severe struggle Jackson overpow-
cred the keys were found his person. and the mob
entered the jail and took out Locke, the man who
days since. They hanged him, after obtaining from
him statement in regard to his crimes Locke made
aful confession, and said that he had intended to kill
whom he murdered, and was prevented from doing SO
obly by bis cartridges giving out"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
The Health of Mr.. TiI6an.

New YORK. Aug. 2s.Samuel J. Tilden has been
very much annoyed recently by reports of his failing
health The exact facts that Mr.. Tilden for his
age, tseventy-one years. is healthy man. He has
sufficient strength to get in and out of his carriage
without assistance His right remains practically
helpless but he is able to his left in making notes
and eating. He holds his head erect and is able to
walk about the house will hout assistance. Although
his active life has made some inroads upon his
chief annoyance of which he complains. Within the
last week his voice has grown triie stronger. In
fact, HIS physical condition has not perceptbly
changed within three years. and his mental faculties
are as clear ever.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
The SmalInox Endemic.

MONTREAL Aug. 2S.-A meeting composed of the
ablest medical practitioners Of the Dominion and of
the States contiguous held today at the Office of
the consul of the United States to discuss the
adoption of further for the prevention of
the spread of smallpox Representatives of the Grand
Trunk Canadian Pacific Central Vermont. and Bos-
ton & Montreal Airline present. 1t was decided
10 adopt every safeguard to confne the conagion to
Montreal linits. Public reports show that the epi-
demic is rapidly abatng. Fifty wess reported
Yesterday, but only nineteen were verified.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29

the London Offices of the Peace Society, and T.
solved to institute an independent inquiry D
the circumstances of Pains death They a.
appointed a committee of investigation ad
adopted resolutions authorizing it to examine to
records of the War and Foreign Offices, to find OF
all about Pains fate. The permission of te
Secretary of War and OF the Marquis of Salisbury
is yet to be obtained. These gentlemen wi
probably refuse the committee access to tb
departmental records, as they have alreaG
stated that they have DO information bearig
upon the mission or death of Pain.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
No Damage by Frost.

CHICAGO. Aug. 2S.-Associated Press correspond
ents throughout the Northwest instructed to-day
ported and if any damage to crops resulted. All
dispatches received indicate that up to date there
has been no general frost, and that
In the scattered localities where it
has been observed the deposit. as rule, light,
inAicting little or injury Oshkosh and Lacrosse,
Wis. mention light frosts, with trihing damage.
Bloomington ILL., says the frost in the vicinity yes
.terday was harmless In Iowa Davenport and Keo-
ikuk report no frost vet, and from Winona, Mimi,
'Yankton, d. t., .and Omaha Neb., come kilograms
reporting in those States precisely similar condition
of affairs
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
The Latest Cuban Filibusterinc Expedition.

KEY WEST Fla Aug 29.-Very little is known
here of the flbusetng expedition which is said to
have sailed from this port last night 1t was reported
going toward small pier in the upper harbor,
sible only to small boats CARRYING packages looking
If tneg contained carbnes. The Spanish consul says
that the schooner Emma Fox, which reported as
having sailed for Laeuarna Mexico, took perhaps ft-
teen or twenty Cubans from small boats in the har-
Dor and,that they have probably gone to Cuba. The
reveuus.cuter Dix at Cedar Keys and there was
NO vessel here to send in pursuit.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
An Exciting Episode in Dakota

DEADwoCD D. T., Aue. 2o-Great excitement nre
vailed yesterday III Surgs the scene of the Iypchnp
o Ross Halls the colored soldier assassin of Dr.
Lynch. number of the coored soldiers of Fort
Meade members of the Twenty fifth United States In
fantry armed themselves and proceeded the town of
Sturgis threatening to burn the place. On being in
formed Of the trouble General Sturgs, commanding
Fort Meade detailed patrol of the Seventh Caval-
Py, which secured the town, capturing and retning
the dstulbcIs to the post.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
Fourth-C,ass Postmasters Appointed.

general has appointed the following named fourth
class postmasters:
Ohio-At Jeromesville John Scott; Bladensburg
Mrs. Emma n. Gardner; Canal Fulton. p. a. Sealey
Claiborn George w. Moore; West Jefferson, John j.
Booth: Mulberry Corners n. E. Lambreaux; Navarro
Matthias Clemens; West Mansfield Charles IL. Hath.
away; Homesville, Noah Hass; Blanchester, J. b.
Baldwin; Caledonia Charles F. Barger; Benton,
Charl,s @. Schegel; Waller, w. A. johnson.
Inois-At New q rand Chain Jacob FelIenstein;
Bethany, William Z. Pitts; Birds, John Reagan;
Braceville Joseph Il. Dyer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
Possible Strike of Sheet MN Emploxes.

PITTsBURG Pa, Aug. 29.-To,m morrow is the date
fixed by the Amalgamated Association for the signing
of the sheet-m scale and unless the manufacturers
place their to the before the closing of
the mills in the evening, the workmen will refuse to
20 to work on Monday. If a striE, ,eccurs it Will
throw out of employment large number of persons
Besides the sheetrollers many other employees are
prt-~at,ar" "onea"na and will be compelled to sus
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
Closing Exercises at Chautannna.

CHAUTAUQuA, n, Y, Aug. 28.-Prof. W. II.
Crogman, of Georgia colored man, lectured this
morning on The African Problem and Prof Alfred
NJ Wheeler of Yale delivered the last his historical
lectures The Congress of Vienna" At IL o'clock
Judge Albion w: Tourgee. of Mayville, N. Y,
lectured on Cain, Herod & Co." and after few
affecting closing remarks by Chancellor John H.
Vincent, D. D., Of Plainfold n j., the Chautauqua
exercises for 1885 closed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
Texas Cattle Fever In Iowa.

Council BLUFFS Ia Aug 28.-The State yeteri-
marian has been ordered bv Governor Sherman to visit
Pottawatomie and Harrison coanties for the purpose
of examining into the death of large number of cattle
from Texas fever. Seyera! large herds shipped
10 these counties some weeks ago represented to be
with them have now begun TO die with every syrup
toms of Spanish fever and native cattle along the trail
where the strangers were driven are also stricken
showing apparent! that the strangers We're Texans
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
The Cattlemen Ready to Move.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-Only four days remain of
the forty allowed by the Presidents proclamation for
the removal of the cattle and the cattlemen from
the Indian Territory The War Department was in
formed to-day that no preparations have been
made for expediting the departure of the catlemen
all concerned impressed with the idea that the
cattemen will move out of the Territory in good fah
ard with all expedition possible. Reports nave been
received at army headquarters that one of the pncpa
lessees has already removed his entire herd beyond
the boundaries of the Indian Territory and that all
the Others appear to be moving rapidly as possible
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
Extraordinary Feature of an Execution.

ST. Louis, Aug. 28-Samuel W. Collins was
hanged this morning at Bowling Green, No, for the
murder of named Orven Utterback Mrs.
Utterback, the widow of the murdered man. with her
two sons aged five and eight years, respectively
pre-, ent at the execution. The murder occurred in
September 1884. Collins had heard that Utterback
had been sanderine bis wife, and he sought him out
and killed him for the ofense The execution passed
off quietly in the presence of an immense crowd.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
Curious Story About Coleridge's Marriag.

LONDON, Aug. 2s.-A curious story about Lor
Chief-justice Coleridge's marriage comes from re
liable source. Colerdge regretted the encouragement
into which he had drfted and when the lady threat
ened an action for breach of promise he assured he
that it was impossible for him to marry the principal
reason being that Mr. Yates of the World wspaper
OF this city, would attack and ridicue him in ever,
possible way. Whereupon the lady visited Yates an.
Id triumph to Coleridge. The latter wrote polite
and even humble letter to Yates and married the lady
Thus Yates's triumph Was complete.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
knights of Labor and the Wabash.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 2S.-The result of the conference
in New York between General Manager Talmage of
the Wabash railroad, and the national executive com
nittee of the knights of Labor is received with salts
faction by the local members of the organization 1t
is stated that at the conference to be held here next
Thursday the Knights will demand the reinstatement
OF all members of their order who suspended or
discharged on june l6 last, and will require pledge
from Mr.. Talmage, approved by the United States
Court that the terms of the agreement viii be kent
involate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
Gable Notes.

Tennyson is about to publish another volume of
poems. -
Judge Stallo, successor to VIM. Waldorf Astor as
United States minister to Italy, has arrived in Rome
his appointments in England. He will hereafter re-
SIDE altogether in Italy The English government will
allow him pension of 81, 200 yearly.
The London Standard says that several thousand
unemployed m workngmen assembled at Hackney on
Thursday evening, and adopted a resolution demand.
ing that the government assist them to emigrate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
Losses by the Charleston Cyclone.

CHAELEsToN, S. c., aug. 2s.-,rhe revised esti,
mate of the losses by the storm is 81 500 600 in.
Guiding $4OO, 900 along the wharves and $3.50, 900
of private property. The remainder includes losses
in shipping, $500, 900; Sulliyans island, $1OO,-
churches, railroads and phosphate mills, $50, 900
each and miscellaneous 1856, 900. The work of
reparaton is active that all business now Offering
is fully accommodated. and in the next ten days the
facilities will be as good ever.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
Successful Strike for Wages.

TYLER, Tex, Aug 2S-The Knights of Labor held
enthusiastic meeting in their hall this evening
They demand from the Texas & st. Louis Railroad
Company three months wages now DUE The com.
pany has about conceded their demands and the men
will resume work they can arrange matters
so as to act with uniformity The knights have been
remarkably quiet and orderly since the beginning of
the strike -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
A GRAND ARMY FRAUD.
Record of Man Who Has Been Playing an
Extensive Confidence Game.

RECORD OF q MAN w no mas lSeen flayiOS an
Extensive Confidence Game.
Washington Special.
The record of man calling himself Charles
c. Kingsley, who has been travelling about the
country playing confidence games on various
Grand Army posts, West and East has been
exposed. He has lately operated in Pennsylva
MIA, and, it is understood, has started West.
He claims to have been wounded twenty-three
times, to have been injured in .he head so as to
necessitate in the insertion of three plates; that
one of these pressed ON the brain and made him
insane. This, as he is in the habit of claiming
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
Mr.. Gladstone's Visit to Norway,

LONDON, Aug 28.-Mr. Gladstone states that his
cruise to Norway and his travels through country
have greatly benefited him in health He pronounces
Norway admirable. and says it's inhabitants are hos
plfable and that he received everywhere with
such cordaty that the only regret he entertains
that he unable to accept all the invitations ten
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
The Explosion on Board the Steamer FELTON,.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 29.- Chief of Detectives
Kelly received an anonymous note this morning in ref.
erence to the explosion the steamer FELTON, as fol-
lows: THE FELTON, explosion was dynamite. The
people who had it did not intend to explode it. but
We're On the boat at the time and taking it home to
but to suspicion of evil intent from Others
this statement is made Your investigation should be
to that end. The note is evidently written in dis
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
Brisk Fight with Criminals.

CAPE NAY, N. j., Aug. 29.-Last evening Marshal
Henry Holland attempted to arrest three men engaged
in passing counterfeit silver dollars, but badly
beaten and left insenslbe, and Mr. Il. c. Markley and
others, who came to his assistance, roughly
handled. One of the party obtained a shotgun, Gov
cred one of the and compelled him TO surrender.
The other two made their escape.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
Russia Seeking a Tnrkish Alliance.

BERLIN, Aug 2S.-The Borsen Courier has dis
patch from Constantnople which says that Russia is
making overtures for an alliance with Turkey hold
ing out as an inducement prospect of Turkeys re-
covering possession of the Balkan passes and for
tresses. The Turkish Minister'S the dispatch saws.
are divided as to the acceptance of the proposal
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29

nipeg. There about three hundred Of us, and
were back in Winnipeg by July 20, with prospect
at all of work of any kind. The public authorities
selves. Only Comparatively few of us could get
away. Some of my componors pawned their watches
and their tools to get money to get to Eau Claire.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
Failures for the Week.

New YORK, Aug. 28.-The business failures oc-
enrrng throughout the country during the last
days as reported by r. G. Dunn & Co. today num-
Der for the United States l65 and for Canada twenty
-four or total Of lS9 failures as compared with a
total of III last week and l68 the week previous to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
A Question of Jurisdiction.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-Some time ago state
ment teegraphed from this city that conflict OF
authority had arisen between Secretary Endcott and
acknowledgement Sheridan aso that similar con-
Aict had occurred between exSecretary Lincoln and
the Lieutcnant-ge general of the Army. 1t was aisS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
Statistics of Irish Crops.

DUBLIN, Aug. 29.-Irish Agricultural statistics
show that there s, 600, 600 acres of land under
crops in Ireland an increase of 81 900 over the av
erage or 1854; that there 1850 600 acres of
grass land decrease of 200 600 acres and that bog
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
Charged with Forging Pension Claims.

New ORLEANS, Aug. 28.-A. R. Henderson, (col:
ored) prominent in the days of reconstruction and
occupying the position of United States collector
of pensions for the widows and orphans of deceased
colored soldiers was arrested at Lake Providence
to-day, charged with forging the name of deceased
colored widow to a pension claim and forging the
names of witnesses thereto
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
A Meddiesome Governor.

SIMLA Aug. 28-Advices from Herat say that the
English boundary commissioners are irrtated at the
Governor of Herat having discovered him tampering
with letters addressed to members of the commission
n has also committed other offensive acts The
Governor. ~
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
The Run on the spring-Garden Bank.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2S.--The excitement at the
main and branch Offices of the Spring garden bank has
gr~tly subsided. line of about hfty depositors was
et the main entrance at 10 o'clock this morning but
Alere rush, as for the past two days. There
kea no unusual crowd at the branch Office.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-29
Big Kaiser William Sympathhes with
the Little Spanish Monarch,
And Will Use His Personal Influence to Sc
cure a Settlement of the Caroline
Islands Trouble in Favor of Spain.
Parnell's Plain Statement Of His De-
mands and the Effect Produced.

Belief that the Coming Parliamentary Strug-
gle on the Irish Question VIII Be Final
"Details of the Kremsier Meeting.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-10-27
Garfeld's Monument.

BY the way, a Cleveland man told
me recently that the cause of not put
ting up Gen. Garield's monument, is
a local hostility to the plan adopted.
The plan. it seems. is a lighthouse
with a chamber of sepulture below,
and the Cleveland people do not want
t6 start this monument. hoping that
other opinions will prevail in the
Board of Management. We seem to
be unfortunate in proceeding with
monuments owing to the Inevitable
strife between hostile artists and
smatterers in art. and the financial
talent and public spirit which provide
the wherswithal.-Gath.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-10-27
Rivalry Among Bees.

The thought has more than once.
suggested itself to the writer as he
has watched a number of bees at work
upon some favorite flowers, whether
the little honey-bearers ever strive to.
gain and keep such treasures to them
selves. Anyone may convince him
self that a keen competition really
prevails among bees of all sorts to
ward the end Of the season, if he will
take the trouble to count the number
OF times In an hour that a particular
blossom is visited by u bee, or would
be visited, if it contained honey, us it.
Is not necessary for a bee to alight on
a flower to know that she must 90
away empty. Darwin has left it on
record, after carefully watching certain.
flowers, hat each n was visited by
bees at least thirty times in a day, and
it cannot be supposed that the little
visitors in such circumstances find
much to reward their industry. Sir
John Lubbock has also shown that.
they will often visit from twenty to-
twenty-five flowers in a minute. 1t is
very interesting to note that on such
occasions bees always keep to the same
species of flowers during each visit.
to the fields.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-10-27
The Callph and the Weaver.

"A callph who once reigned in Bag
dad built a palace renowned for beauty
and magnidcence. Near its entrance
stood an old ruined cottage, the hum
BILE dwelling of a poor weaver. There,
contented with triling returns of
incessant labor, the worthy old weav-
er TRANQUILITY passed his days, without
debt and without anxiety. AS his
abode fronted the royal mansion, the
vizier wished at once, without cere-
mony. to have the howell pulled down.
but the caliph commanded that its
value should first be offered to the
owner. Accordingly. the weaver was
visited, and gold was offered him for
his cottage. mo, keep your money"
the poor man mildly replied. "My
loom places me beyond want, and as
to my house I cannot part with it.
Here I was born, here my father died,
and here 1 hope to die. The caliph, If
he pleases, can drive me away and de-
oeAoy ny AOuuoS OuC IL uo OOSS 30, No
will behold me every morning seated
on It's last stone, and weeping ut my
misery. I know that his generous
heart would be touched at my desola-
tion." This language made the vizier
angry, and he wanted to punish the
rash cottager and instantly level to the
ground his humble abode. But the
caliph would not sanction this cruelty,
and said: Eat my cost let this cottage
be repaired; my glory will live with
its continuance. I trust that posteri-
ty, on looking at it. will esteem it one
of the most honorable monuments Of
my reign. Looking at the palace,
men will say, He was great and when
they behold the cottage, they will ex-
claim, He was just p"-Treas
IToCe.