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room for Dawne. because it was alleged that
McAllister was not fl to be judge. There was
one thing hOwever-the commission had not
been mailed to the appointee, and he had not yet
taken the oath of Office. While the WORRY
was going on letter was received
from, it is said, ex-senator Grover of
Oregon, whose home is at Salem, where Dawne
resides His letter and the Presidents reply are
now common property The latter is dated
Aug. /, the former July "a. In the Presidents
letter, ne said, Your concession comes too late
to be of immediate use to the public service. 3"
On the 9th of August. at the last Cabinet meet
ing held, the Presidents anxiety about this
judicial appointment was mentioned. On the
following day he was going to New orK 10
attend the funeral of General Grant. and thence
he was going to the AdronGacks. The commls
sion was still held here but on that day Aug b,
by order of the President, it was mailed to MI
Dawne, at Salem. Ore. He has hardly had more
than time to get it.
The Presidents correspondence it is now said.
was made public With a view OF shamlng Mt
Dawne into "A resignation in lieu OF an ultimate
national disgrace. But up TO date IL mas not hao
the effect intended He can, however. take the
oath of office and sail for Alaska on the Ith OF
September from Port Townsend Before that
fact could be known here, and Judge Dawne
could be suspended he would be on his way to
the Territory. He could delay his oath until
after he sailed, and until that oath Is received
here the government has no evidence of his ac-
ceptance of the office. The next steamer after
Sept ! does not sail until Oct. :. The re-
turn to the United States will be about
December. The suspension of Judge Nc
Allister and the appointment of Mr..
Dawnc will then 90 before the Senate or some
other name be substituted for that Of Mr.. Dawne.
1t is said that could Mr.. Cleveland have had his
way, the commission of Mr.. Dawne would never
have been sent to him: but he had already had
a lesson in the case of the United States marshal
appointed for Iowa, which was also mistake,
and the appointee admitted it by resigning
instead Of demanding his commission and making
a fuss generally as he had right to do. accord
ing TO the decisions Of the United States
Supreme Court That is the explanation of the
sentence. Your confession comes too late TO DE
Of immediate use to the public service The
mistake. it is said, viii be remediod at the ear
lest moment
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Teachers Institutes.
e Indianapolis journal.


MUNCIE, Aug. 2L-rhe Delaware county
teachers institute closed at o'clock to day, the
! session of five days having been of the most
pleasant and profitable ever held in the county.
The enrolment reached 100 The lectures of
Prof. J. w. Bryan of Bloomington, and Prof.
E. F. Smith, of Lafayette, were quite we'll at
tended by our citizens on Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings. The addresses were very learned.
Mr.. L. L. Horton, at the close of yesterdays
session, read an excellent essay upon Indiana
in the War of 1872 which has been
highly complimented by all who
heard it. To-days session ended by
an essay written and read by Miss Kate Garst,
of this city. 1t was a Characterization of Frnbel,
and is regarded as the best Of the FIVE good es-
says that have been read before the institute by
local talent. By the way, this has been one Of
the most pleasing features OF the institute exer-
cises. Prof H. B. Brown of Valparaiso, was
before the institute yesterday and to-day, and
his work was such to earn for him the admira-
ton of ALL Superintendent Lewellen feels that
the institute has been such success that its
influence will be seen in the better work to be
done in the schools during the ensuing year.
New CASTLE, Aug 2I.-The session of the
Henry county teachers institute, this week, at
New Castle, largely attended we'll
chosen programme of educational topics and
exercises was followed. Among the notable ad-
dresses were those of Professor Denote, of De
Paw University on General Lessons" Miss
Carrie Furber, of the Richmond n ormal, on
Grammar" and the Rev J. H. Ford, on
Physiology" Superintendent Wilson talked
on General Topics and the lecture OF Dr.
Jordan, of the State University on The Ascent
OF the Matterhorn, was brilliant in description
The Future of the Mississippi Valley" was the
subject of Prof w j. Bryans address Other
features contributed greatly to the intellectual
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Museum of Art.
New York Special

A H. Huntington, OF Paris, who has spent
twenty years in the collection of engravings,
bronzes and medaions of Benjamin Franklin,
and literature the famous American has
recently made an important gift to the Metropol-
itan Museum of Art. A previous gift, known as
the first Huntington collection, now adorns
of the halls. This second collection includes a
full.lenGth portrait Of Washington, reduction
of larger picture by c. ". Peae. This picture
was brought from America in 1888 by NJ de La
Bossiere aide-de-camp of Rochambeau. Another
among the attractions of this collection is a copy
OF an original pastel of Benjamin Franklin. now
owned by Henry Sanford, who bought it in Paris
when secretary of the United States legation
Mr.. Huntington's books on Franklin, COM
prisng about $50 volumes, by and about the
tongue, were presented to John Bigelow But
Mr.. Bigelow, feeling that they should be accessi-
bic to scholars, has recently transferred them to
the library of the Museum Of Art
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ILLINOIS,.
ScOundrelly Imposition Practiced Upon a
Friendless Swiss Girl,

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARSHALL Aug 2l.-A poor Swiss girl was
brought here last night who tells a sad story
She came over from Switzerland three weeks
ago to visit her uncle, book binder in Fort
Wayne, Ind, named Geisert. The girls name
is Louisa Geisert. On Tuesday she left there To
60 to the home of her aunt's husband John
Henry Hoffman. Her directions as near as she
can remember, were to go to Marshall. where
she would find butcher by the name Of Wallis
who would keep her until her uncle came for
her She got to indianapolis all right While
sitting in the waiting room she was accosted in
German (she speaks no other tongue-her Swiss
home being the borders) by man who asked
where she was going She told him. when he
replied that he was going to the same place and
would take her to her uncles He then asked
her if she had any money. She told him she
had, and. then he offered to buy her ticket for
her, telling her to stay with his wife and he
would be back in three minutes She gave
him a $50 bill and he left her with the woman he
called his wife. He notcoming back, she VENT to
look for him. 1t is needless to say her search
was vain, and when she returned to her seat the
woman was gone. She had 81 left, with which
she bought ticket for Vincennes By the time
she got there her money was all gone. She was
wandering around the depot crying, when Road
master Perkins of the Cairo Vincennes & Chi
cage line. whoslives here, saw her. and learning
by means of An interpreter that she wanted to
come to Marshall. he kindly passed her to this
place. 1t was soon seen that this was not her
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General and Personal.

Special TO the Indianapolis journal.
WAsHINGToN, Aug 2l-General George B.
Williams, of Lafayette who has been here
several days on business, started home this
evening. He will return within fortnight.
The usual semi-weekly purchase of silver for
coinage into standard dollars omitted to day
Several offers were received at the Treasury
Department. but all rejected as being
excessive. An official said that while the price
of silver had declined, there was no correspond
ing reduction in any of the offers received
The general superintendent of the life-saying
service has directed tho superintendent of the
several districts of the Atlantic and gulf coasts
to open and man all their stations on Sept. l.
The stations will remain in operation until May
p, 1886
A rumor was current at the Navy Department
TO-DAY that the sentence of the court,martiai in
the case OF Paymaster general Smith was a sus-
pension from duty on furlough pay for two
years No verifcation of the rumor is obtain.
court. "a WIG
The Secretary of State has at the reouest Of
the acting Secretary of the Treasury applied to
the President of Mexico for the extradition of
Aufdemorte, who is charged with forgery and
with embeZZling funds from the New Orleans
sub-treasury. and who is now under arrest at
Monterey. The charge on which the eXtradition
is asked is forgery.
Senator Teller says that he not only never
recommended Judd for appointment under the
present administration. but refused to appoint
him while Secretary of the Interior.
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teachers were enrolled as members of the insti-
tute
COLUMBUS, Aug. 2l.-The county institute,
which has been in session this week, closed this
evening About one hundred and fifty teachers
were enrolled and the daily attendance was
near one hundred Among the instructors were
Profs Carhart and Parr. Of DePauw University;
Prof. Bryan, of the State University Presi-
dent Kiracofe. of Huntsville College; Prof.
Hatch, Hope Normal School. and A. H. era
ham, of the Columbus city schools. A number
of new and interesting features were introduced,
and the session was considered more than ordl-
narily interesting and successful.
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Brief Mention.

The Union Agricultural Fair Association has
been organized at Pana, with so, 900 capital.
John Miller a bricklayer, committed suicide
at Peoria by taking laudanum. Dissipation and
dependency was the cause.
The Portuguese settlers and their descendants,
of Sangamon and Morgan counties, had a largely
attended reunion at Springfield.
A highwayman robbed Albert Stage, a ped
der, near Galena of $l15 in money and a lot of
gold and silver spectacles
Incendaries have again been at work on
the large straw piles of the Vandalia Paper Mill
Company Sixty tons OF straw there were re-
Gently destroyed.
detective, in ST. Louis, has been arrested on
suspicion of being the man who assaulted Miss
Ada Stewart, near Laclede.
The strike of the Pana coal miners is
said to be due to the discharge of Knights of
Labor from the mines. Non union men have
been put to work and serious trouble is ex-
pected.
has held meeting for two months, and fifty or
more applicants waiting for hearing. Old
soldiers express great disgust at this example Of
reform.
Joseph Russell, seventy five years of age who
claimed to be one of the heirs to the Harlem
commons estate, in New York, valued at several
million dollars died suddenly, at Kappa, of
heart disease.
The commissioners to locate the Illinois
Soldiers and Sailors Home are making tour of
the forty-two cities and towns in one of which
the home is to be built. They have visited so
far sixteen places on their list.
Lewis Ellsworth, convict from Peoria. COM
pleted three-year term at Joliet, but was re-
arrested at the prison door by the sheriff of
Stark county and taken to Toulon, where he is
wanted for robbery and arson.
A State exhibition of comprehensive character
is to be made at the North, Central and South
American Exposition at New Orleans this year
Governor Oglesby has appointed thirteen special
commissioners to make the collection Of exhibits.
The attendance at the tenth annual reunion of
the old settlers of Macoupin county, held at Car
linvilie was the largest i'll the history of the as
ISOLATION nnm herring from 600 to & 600. The
addresses were interesting, and full of reminiS-
cences of old times in Macoupin.
An old settlers memorial log cabin was raised
on the fair grounds at Morrison. Each settler
of the county prior to 1910 was invited to con-
tribute log, and there We're 119 responses
About 100 of the pioneers assembled and built
the triple cabin. 1t will be dedicated Sept 2,
the second day of the Morrison fair.
John Henderson, of Ballard county, Ken
lucky, and bridge tender on the Kansas CITY
Memphis railroad, committed suicide at
Cairo hotel. lie was found seated upon the
edge of bed turning morphine from an original
sixty grain package into the palm of his hand
and tapping it up rapidly with his tongue Be-
fore he could be reached almost the entire con-
tents of the bottle had been consumed Falling
back upon the bed, he was corpse in forty
minutes Family trouble was the cause.
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The Reunion at Fort Wayne.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Aug Ex-Governor Gray and
staff arrived this evening, and, after taking
supper at the Mckinie House, were driven to the
Aveine House and rendered reception by
citizens. At o'clock tomorrow morning the
Governor will give reception at Camp Grant to
the commander, the staff officers, old
soldiers and militia companies and in the
afternoon. with Gen. S. S. Burdette, national
commander of the G. A. R., will review the mil
itary and industrial parade Batteries and mi
litia companies still arriving, and the parade
of Saturday and the sham battle of Monday will
be witnessed by $4,000 people To-day and to-
morrow are devoted to regimental reunions.
Tonight Library Hall was filled to its utmost
capacity to witness the military drama of
Robert Emmett" the Emmett Rifles of Jackson,
Mich, assuming the leading parts.
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THE FIRE RECORD.
Burning of Six Worn-Out Ships that Did
Service in the Great Rebellion.


Service in the Great Rebellion.
PoRT WASHINGTON, L. l.. Aug. 21-A fire.
causing loss of over 100000 broke out on
board the steamer Colorado, lying off Plum
Beach. near here, this evening. The flames
spread from the Colorado to the following ships
all of which were burned to the waters edge
and sunk: Minnesota, Susquehanna, Congress,
South Carolina, Iowa, Lolita Grant,
and Fairpay. All, with the exception
of the last two, formerly belonged to
the United States navy. They have been con-
demned, and were bought from the government
by Stannard & Co., who were to break them up
for the old iron and plaEks they could get out of
them. The fire broke out on the forward deck
of the Colorado, where men were at work burn
ing planks to get the iron spikes. On the right
Of the Colorado was the Susquehanna, to which
the flames spread rapidly, and before either it or
the Colorado could be towed out, the flames had
spread to the other boats. They all burned
like finder, and the sky was red
for miles around The heat was so intense that
it was impossible to GO anywhere near the
burning ships. while the cracking OF the flames
sounded like the sharp crack of musketry The
flames crept along the decks and bulwarks of
the ships, and made their way UP the shrouds
into the rigging. The picture now presented of
the eight burning vessels, outlined against
bank of inky clouds one long to be remem-
tered. The fire burned so fercely that
within three hours nothing left of
the once defenders of the United States but a
few charred planks and floating timbers. The
huls sunk at to the bottom, going down
with hiss and gurge, amid cloud of steam
from the water it swept over the burning
wrecks. The Colorado the first TO sink, and
as the waters closed over her, mast from the
Minnesota topped over on the Congress.
and together they sought the sandy bottom of
the sound. The Susquehana burst loose from
her moorlngs, and at one time the various fishing
crafts anchored along the shore appeared to be
| in danger. She fioated about fifty yards from
the shore. and after trembling for a minute,
keeled over and sunk. The South Carolina and
Iowa followed her to the bottom in short order,
but before going down the flames
spread from the Iowa to the Lolita
Grant and Fairplay, two schooners
lying near the shore, and they, too, sunk Who
the owners of the schoOners are could not be
ascertaned, as the crews became so mixed up in
the crowd Of spectators that they could not be
found.
Mr.. Stannard, in conversation with reporter
said THE loss to me is not less than $l00,000
as it was only for the iron in them that bought
them. Had the boats been servlceabe the loss
would have footed up to millions" The loss on
the schooners, it is said, will not be less than
S25 600
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Fire in a Wool Warehouse.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2L-The extensive hide, wool
and tailow house Of Osborn, Hosick & Co.,
located at the southwest corner of Lasalle
avenue and Michigan street, was set on fire by
lightning at $3.50 this morning At the time
mentioned two watchmen were asleep in the
second story of the building. 1t is thought the
loss will be between $40, 600 and $50, 000 Fully
insured.
LATER.-It is now estimated that the loss by
the burning of the wool warehouse of Oberne,
Hosick & Co will reach 900 on the stock,
and $4,000 the building; fully covered lby
insurance.
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MINOR MATTERS.
Present Condition of the Controversy IS to
Ohio River Mail Service.


WAsHINGToN, Aug. 2l.-The controversy with
regard to the mail service along the Ohio river
stands as follows: The orders relating to the serv-
ice between Evansville and Paducah, and Paducah
and Cairo, looking 10 the curtailment of the first
and the discontinuance of the second. have been
changed to take effect or Sept 10, and are sub
ject to abrogation up to that date, if sufficient
reason is shown. No action has been taken in
respect to the service between Louisville and
Evansville. except to fix Sept. IS as the day for
hearing of the parties interested. Viewed
from the standpoint of the postal authorities, the
star service is preferable, both the grounds
of economy and efficiency, but there are COM
nercial interests at stake which are depend ent
largely upon the continuance of the steamboat
lines. There are petitions from neighborhoods
interested on both sides of the question, but
those in behalf of the steamboat service are in
great preponderance.
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Where General Grant Is Buried.

Mrs. Martha J. Lamb. the historian is prepar
ing historical account of Riverside Park for
the Magazine of American History. She says
that it was favorte daily drive of Washington,
and that an historic party, including General and
Mrs. Washington and Thomas Jefferson, made a
trip to the heights and lunched there In this
neghborhood Louis Philippe, afterward King of
France. and Joseph Bonaparte, who had been
King of Spain, lived in retirement Louis
Philippe taught school there in the early years
of the century
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A Babe Comes to Life in q Com,

DETROIT, Aug 2l.-On Tuesday morning the
infant child of Charles Sullivan, of this city,
died, and was prepared for burial Fifteen
hours after death, while the family and friends
were gathered about the casket, the baby began
to cry, frightening nearly everyone from the
house. The father retained his senses and took
the child from the coffin, and it has been since
in better health than for some time
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Asleep on a Railway Track.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
MUNcIE, Aug. 2l.-This evening, Lou Stoeher,
q Decline freight fireman, laid down by his
engine at Daleville, while waiting for a passen
ger train. While in this position he fell asleep
and rolled over close to the track, where he was
struck by the engine of another freight His
skull was crushed and internal injuries sus-
tanned which may prove fatal The injured
man was brought to this city
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destination, for although there is butcher here
by the name of Wallis he knows nothing of any
Hoffman The girl is not very bright, and it is
thought she was heartlessly sent away by her
uncle in Fort Wayne to get rid of her, as tele-
grams to him receive no answer. She is now
with German lady here. 1t is feared her
troubles haye unseated her reason. as she is
very wild at times. She will be sent back TO
Fort Wayne, probably
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McFee Surrenders,

Special to the Indianapolis Ion.
1xSrGHTsTowN, Aug. 2l-This afternoon
John McFee surrendered himself, waived
preliminary examination, and went to
jail. His bond was fixed at $1,000
which he failed to give. He claims he was
secreted here in town all the time. The excite
ment has subsidized, and there was no attempt
to interfere with him while on the street
Antrim is improving, and will recover McFees's
attorneys are going to make plea of self
defense
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trotting, there is no question that man can
bring the record down to two minutes aud un.
der.
Mr.. Robert Bonner who owns Maud S.,
ridicules such an idea, and no may think this
an impossible result. l am aware. as he says,
that trotting is acquired gait But still my
theory holds, and if the thoroughbred is carried
through one generation after another we shall
one day see horse which can trot in two min.
utes"
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President Cleveland in Camp.

PLATTsBURG, N. Y, Aug. 21.-Presdent
Cleveland and DIR. Ward have been in camp
since Monday at WIlitts pond, nine miles from
the Prospect House. The President is ENJOYING
excellent health. The report that President
Cleveland is i'll, and that DR.. Ward has sum
moned Dr. Sawyer, of Au Sable Forks, for
consultation is false.
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle Of Happenings of
All Kinds in the Two States.
A Case of Chambers in Monroe County-A
TriendleSS Swiss Girl Among Thieves
Notes and GleaningS.
INDIANA.
Monroe Country Farmers Excited Over the
DISCOVERY of q Case OF Chambers.

Monroe Country Farmers Excited Over the
Discovery of Case of Chambers.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMFNGTON Aug. PA case of CHAMBERS
has caused considerable excitement in the south
part of the county among the farmers they
compelling James Hazel to kill one of his horses
that had an unmistakable case. The disease
was brought by Robbins's circus which was here
on the Doth. Pretending that the horse had a
light case of distemper they traded the animal.
The disease soon became a plain case of CLAN
ders. 1t is evident that as soon as the Robbins
horses show signs of the disease, they are thus
disposed Of and the.disease is likely to spread
through the State The facts have been tele-
graphed the State Board Of Health.
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Biography of Battenberg.

PhlIadelphia Press.
1t is said in favor of Prince Henry of Batten
berg, the Queens new nickeplated son-in-law,
that he is an excellent practical printer 1t will
be remembered that Battenberg used to be slug
nine on the Berlin triweekly Gesundhet Blatt
err, and that when the Office was mobbed by the
Anti-thick -bottomed Beer Glass Society, in the
spring of 1873, Battenberg dispersed the rioters
by fracturing the skull of their leader with
blow with the office towel.
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Failures for the Week.

NEW YORK, Aug 2l.-The business failures
occurring throughout the country during the last
seven days, as reported to r. G. Dun to day,
number for the United States, 158 and for
Canada, 49, or total of III. against 168 last
week and 1870 the week previous to the last The
failures continue light in most sections of the
country especially in the Southern States The
Pacific States alone show no decrease