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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-20
Needy Notes.

Mr.. Moody begins two days convention at
Fit Wayne. this morning.
The best session of the convention for bust.
ness men to attend will be Tuesday afternoon,
the oath, when Mr.. w. G.. DePauw win address
the people, and be followed by Mr. Moody.
The singing of Professor Towner and wife, of
Cincinnati, will be leading feature at every
session.
Members of the city choirs, who viii meet the
music committee at 7:30 O'Clock tonight, in the
lecture-room of the First Presbyterian Church,
will be provided with platform tickets admitting
to all sessions.
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
Serious Loss at Brazil, Caused by the
Burning of Business Block.
Evangelist WoodWorth Begins Operations in
Delaware County-Acquittal of Mary
ADMINISTRATIONS Killed.
INDIANA.

Burning of a Fine Block at Brazil-The
Losses and Insurance.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
Brazil. Feb l9-Fire broke out in the upper
part of the Thomas block. this morning about
o'clock. The fire seemed to be in the roof
when first discovered. The building comprises
five store rooms. and is a twc-story brick struc
ture with stone front It was erected in 1881
and is one of the largest and handsomest blocks
in the city. The fire company was soon at work
and the hose attached to the water plugs. but
for some unaccountable reason no pressure could
be got and the stream could be thrown but
twelve OF fifteen feet. The fire burned very
gradually, and if water could have been thrown
with anything like its usual force, the flames could
have been arrested before any serious damage
had been done; out the fire company was totally
ineffective for the lack of water pressure, and
there seemed little to do bat to stand by and
see the building burn. The center Of COM
bustion seemed to lie over the rooms of the Bra
I'll Block Coal Company. in the second story.
The fire spread very gradually until the entire
upper story was involved. In the meantime the
stocks Of goods in the store-rooms were mostly
moved out. and the books and office furniture
in the upper story were mostly removed The
fire company continued to pour their feeble
stream into the building. but it was hardly of
sufficient power to reach the windows Of the Sec
ond story, and accomplished very little toward
arresting the flames. The inside of the
building was entirely destroyed. but the
walls are still standing intact, and apparently un
injured The plate glass in the front window is
all broken out by the heat and water The loss
to the building is about 5000 and to the
stocks from $4, 00D to $4,000 The fire did not
cease burning before about noon
The loss is in some measure covered by insur
ance. Mrs. Thomas had s., 900 on her two build
ings
John n Morgan had So, 900 on his building, in
the North American.
Mrs. Ann Baur had s., 900 on her part Of the
building, in the Phoenix of London.
Compton & McGregor had no insurance what
ever on their room.
The stock of White e. Worthington was in
sured for So 900, but the insurance will not cover
their loss by some thousands of dollars
The losses OF Oswalt grocery, and r. Lang,
clothier, were small and are amply Insured. l.
M. Boothe had insurance on his grocery stock in
the amount of 81, 000.
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Minor Notes.

At Monticello Frank Phelan has been sent to
the States prison for two years, for forgery
VIM. Bentel jeweler of Jeffersonville, has az
signed to M. z. Stannard, for the benefit of his
creditors.
Louisville Commercial New Albany item:
Mrs. Saenger, aged seventy one years, who came
hero on Sunday from Evansville to look after
some pension matters, left for her home yester-
day Mrs. Eaenger walked to GAINESVILLE, eleven
miles, on Sunday and returned on Monday on
foot. Tuesday she walked to Greenville, twelve
miles out, and came in by stage yesterday morn
ing, looking as fresh as a daisy.
The Mohr & Mohr DistilIing Company have,
since the burning OF their distIlery and ware
houses, at Lafayette, had a claim for $l5l, 900
taxes raid upon 36, 600 barrels of whisky de-
stroyed in that fire. The Secretary of the Treas
ury has 1t last decided that the evidence showed
tie Gre to have been accidAntak aad has abated
the taxes, and directed the caacenatien Of the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-20
The Postoffice Bin in the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The postofice appro
priation bill as reported to the Senate appropri-
1tes, $50, Sl9. 900, an increase of 100000 over
the bill as passed by the House, and $50, 279, 179
less than the estimates. The aggregate of the
appropriation is So 547 169 in excess of the est-
mated revenue for the fiscal year 1886. An in
crease of $49. 900 is madein the appropriation for
transportation on railroad routes; decrease of
$3.50 600 is made in the appropriation for COM
pensation of clerks in postoffices. and decrease
of $4,000 in the appropriation for compensation
of letter carriers and expenses of the free-deliv
cry system. All new legislation is stricken from
fhH bill
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General and Personal.

Special to the indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON. Feb bit is estimated that
1000 militia 1000 civilians and $500 Masons
will be in line on Saturday making the entire
number of participants in the monument dedi-
cation procession at least $500. Police head
quarters presented busy scene this morning
The men appointed as the special force were be
ing sworn IN and equipped for duty. One hun
dred Gen will be put on duty to morrow, and 100
additional on Saturday.
The wife of Senator Voorhees, and her daugh-
ter, Miss Hattie Voorhees,, assisted by a number
of young lady friends of the latter received their
friends this evening at their residence, 1924
Nineteenth street
William r. Howard has been appointed post
master at Stormville. a new postofice in Spencer
county
Representative Lamb has returned from In
diana.
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Brief Mention.

A frame dwelling, including smoke-house and
contents, on the McCann farm, four miles south
OF Efinghara. was destroyed by fire. Loss, 81
200; insured for 800, in the Phoenix of Brooklyn.
Mrs. Hattie White. o divorced woman and
dressmaker, was found dead at Decatur in her
room, with bottle that contained morphine in
the bed at her side 1t is known that she was
discouraged because of the lack of patronage.
In collision. on the Panhandle, at Bowers
town, O., yesterday. two cars containing draft
horses. shipped by Max Rosenberg from Bloom
ington, last Monday, were wrecked. Six horses
were killed and sixteen injured Loss, $1,000.
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The chicago Giri's Consideratior.

Pittgburg Chronicle.
Away off by himself, IN some humble corner of
the world, sits the man who first said the Chica-
go girls had big feet, looking at the immense
mountain his original moefill of lie has grown
into. The origin of this SANDER upon the fair
lady of Chicago was about TO be visited BY a
schoolmate friend from ST. Louis. 4.Mah," she
said. you know how sensitive Julia u.s. like all
ST Louis girls?" You refer to their large feet.
Eleanorg' quietly said her mother Eyes And
you know they look so enormous alongside of
ours that / thought I'd order up a case of No.
25's from St Louis and give them around among
the girls Julia will meet here" ''It would be a
delicate kindness on your part, Eleanor" replied
her mother, and the noble hearted Chicago girl
did So When the ST. Louis girl arrived at her
friends in Chicago, she exclaimed why, dear.
your girls have just as big feet as we havein and
immediately telegraphed the fact home That's
how it originated
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Money for the Yale Divinity School.

NEW HAVEN. Feb 19.-Abeut two years ago,
Mr. Monroe, who has charge of certain large
trust funds of the MarquaDd estate, and
who. as manager of the property, has
given large sums for educational purposes,
promised to give $4,000 to the en-
dowment fund of the Yale divin-
ity school if 100000 more could
be raised by Jan ], 1884. An endeavor to raise
that sum failing the offer was renewed for a
second year. and the amount was subscribed and
the $4,000 has actually been paid into the col
lege treasury This makes the total fund of the
divinity school about $4T0, 000
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-20
rhs Fords Refused Change Of venu

NEW ORLEANS, Feb 19.-The hearing in the
application fer change Of venue in the case Of
Ford and others, charged with the murder of A.
ri Murphy, has occupied the time Of the court
for the past two days. A great number
of witnesses have been called on
either side. Judge Baker deslined
70 hear ar-umant, and said: "Nons Of the evil
dence adduced in this matter has changed my
naind from what It was b6tOre the apphcation
was aaade for change Of venue, All agree that
fair and impartial trial can b had In this par
ish The motion fer a change of venue is de-
MED The trial is going on.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-20

NORTH LANSING, n. Y, Feb. lite the Ed
itor: saw in your paper few days ago that
George G. Babcock postmaster of Dotys Corner
N. Y, claims to be the oldest postmaster in New
York. / think that car beat it some as / hold
my commission at North Lansing. N. Y, issued
by the Hon. John Mclean, Postmaster general
under John Quincy Adams's administration,
bearing date July ID, 1928, and have held the
Office continually SINCE and have kept the same
in the building where it is now since Jan. 90
1922 and have been SO blessed with health that
have made all my quarterly returns in person.
r. BEARDSLEY, p. Al.
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Obituary.

COLUMBUS. o., Feb. l9-B. Fl. Barney. FIR
twenty years agent of the Great Western . =
patch, the Erie q Pacific Dispatch and I ..e
South Shore line, died at an early hour this
morning from paralysis of the heart
: CHARLESTON, S. C.. Feb. 19-Jonathan ].
Wright, ex-Associate Justice of the State Su-
preTne Court from 1870 to 1877, and the only col
ored man who ever held that Office in this State.
died to-day, aged eightyfour. Wright was a
native of Pennsylvania. and came to South Car
DINA as agent of the American Missionary Asso-
citation, In 1865.
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OTHER FIRES.

Slight Blaze in an Orphan Asylum-The In
mates Removed without Loss Of Life.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. IA special from
Easton. Pa, says: Fire broke out shortly
after o'clock this morning. in the Thurston
Orphans Home, in South Bethlehem. 1t was
discovered by one of the attendants. who imme-
diately awoke the occupants and had them
quickly removed to adjoining buildings. When
the firemen arrived all the fre-plugs were found
frozen. bucket brigade was at ance formed
and the fire extinguished. The children were
returned to the building, but they were so badly
frightened that they refused TO 60 to bed"
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Feb. l9.-The knights of Pythias,
who now have three lodges and the uniform
rank in this city, and numbers in all about 400
members had fine demonstration tonight. in
celebrating the twenty first anniversary of the
birth of the order Following street parade
there WIS an assembly at Phillps's Opera house,
where there was music by the brass band, a
chorus or two by the Beethoven Liederkranz, a
couple of selections by the Pythian quartette a
solo by Miss Minnie Bonner of Greensburg and
another by Mrs DR. Dwiggins. recitatiOns by
Frank Barrett and Miss Ida Tinney, and ad-
dresses by Mayor Rupe, G. e. Stiveley and
others, after which, dancing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-20

Washington Special.
Senator Kenna tells this story on himself: 81
was at an cid Virginia town one day where my
father was born. Standing with q number Of
the old inhabitants in country store, asked
il any one of them knew John Kenna.
''John Kennal John Kennap said one yes,
he was one of the best-iiked and one OF the most
intelligent men in this neighborhood. His very
looks showed his intelligence
'''That SOP interposed: he's my father Il
said, feeling rather proud of his good reputa-
tiCn.'
You John Kenna's sonq queried an old
gray-haired granger. Wall, mono would know
il from your looks'r
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-20
He Remembered the Encore.

A mother took her three-year old son to an af-
ternoon concert, and when the first encore was
given he was frightened. and asked his mother
why they did So She said. playfully: Perhaps
they are glad she is done singing" and thought
no more about it.
He seemed to be satisfied, and sat the rest of
the time reasonably we'll The next morning,
after his father had asked the blessing, the little
boy clapped his hands IN very vigorous man.
ner, and when asked why he did so, said: I'm
dad he's done; want some fs."
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MINOR MENTION.
How a Northern Democrat Was Convinced
that the South Means 10 Rule.

HOW NOFtheFM D0mOcf8I wan COnV7hcDu
that the South Means 10 Rule.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb IA never believed
until yesterday" said Congressman Wemple
Democrat, of New York, lin the State
ments that the Southern members
on our side of the House would try to hog
everything; but 1 noticed it yesterday. when
tried to secure consideration of the bin making
an appropriation for a postoffee building at
Saratoga Springs FIFTEEN Southern men OBJ
ieeted, and nay bill went over. Later in the
day Jeffords, of Mississippi, attempted to pass a
similar bill for a building at Vicksburg, Miss.
He is Republican, and the same fifteen South
crn Democrats opposed him / begin to think
that there is great deal in the story in circna-
ton that the South intends to rule ia Congress
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-20
A Loss of SAC. 900 at westerly, r. !.

Providence r. L, Feb. l9-Fire this morn
ing in a double three-story wooden building
known as the Bridge block, in Westerly, owned
by jeremiah Potter, of New York, and spread
ing to two other buildings owned by Maxson q
Co., did damage to the amount of $4,000; in
sufance unknown.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-20
Doesn't Like Corn-Brcad and Bacon.

PNIIadelphlA KeCOfu.
There are places in Illinois-a few-where
man may get well cooked meal But a man
who should fare from house to house IN that land
of abundarce though he had the digestion of an
ostrich, would never live to 60 from Cairo to
Chicago. The ordinary Illinois e-wife knows
as much about cooking as Pawnee Indian does
about comic sections.
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warehouse bonds Cox & Fairbanks. Of Terre
Haute, as part owners, were also relieved by
this decision.
The trial of VIM d. Turley. the charge of
wife murder, has begun at Upton. The crime
was committed in July last.
movement will be set on foot at Richmond
to induce the Oliver Chilled-plow Works to re-
move FROM South Bend to that place.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-20
The Worst of the Season

Louisville Commercial.
Have you heard the latest from New Or
leans2"
Don't think have; what is itl'
They have changed the name of the carnival"
slows thatp
SWELL, you see, on account of the false profits
of the exposition, they now speak of the carnival
as Ell Mahdi Gras"
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Beaten to death by sIer Husband.

P1rTsBURa, Feb ia young woman named
Fannie Murphy died at the city farm, to-day,
from the effects of terrible beating administered
night. Murphy disappeared ON Tuesday and
has not yet been arrested Mrs. Murphy came
to this city from Detroit three years ago. Her
grandmother, who rs named Guyette, and other
relatives are believed to be still living in that
citv
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HIS Right to the Title.
New York Times.

New York Times.
An old darby in Kentucky signs himself Col
Henry Clay Jones.
When asked why he should prefix that title to
his name, as he had no right to it, he replied
''Yes, has, sah.7
But you are not colonel
Dat DON mean colonel. boss; dat means col
ored"
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Trichiniasis at Columbus, O.

COLUMBUS O., Feb. 19-Two cases of trichn-
asis have developed in this city. the victims be-
ing Mrs. Charles Andrix and her stepson, aged
twelve. A council of physicians was held yes
terday, and microscopical examination Of q
small piece of muscle of the boys left arm re-
vealed specimens of trichinia spiralis. No hope
is entertained for the recovery of the boy, as he
has reached the stage of paralysis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-20
Heavy Loss at Troy. N. Y.

Troy. N. Y, Feb. 19.-Fire this morning de-
stroyed the store of J. Leroy, Pine & Co.,
manufacturers of supplies, and Coon 81 Co.'S
collar shop in the Fine building The loss is
estimated at $4,000; partly insured. About 8
o'clock bed in the Everett House was dis
covered on fire, and George Lucas and Theo.
Handrigan were arrested on charge of arson.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-20
Matrimonial Adaptability In Indiana.
o.l-

There continues to be a great deal of mat
rimonial eccentricity in Indiana For instance
it is announced in an indianapolis despatch that
Mrs. Whiting, who became Mrs. Springer, will
again become AIRS. Whiting" and that the two
gentlemen involved are perfectly satisfied, go
ing about the streets arrn-in-arm and partaking
of refreshments togetner with the utmost anna
bility
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r., r., and r.. in Irish.
San francisco Chronicle.

San francisco Chronicle
Two Irishmen were heard the other day dis
cussing the perpetual politics, and finally came
to the Rum, Romanism and Rebellion of the in
glorious Burchard. ''Sure an it's moighty quare
that little bit of allterashun like that should
have bate man runnin for President "An'
what is it you're tellin' me2 Alhterashun, is itl
An what alliterashun is it you name, at ALL at
allr ''Oh, this drinkin', and Popery, and
foightin,"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-20
Marrxing His Murdered MIfa,s sister.

ERIE Feb. 19-Stolenski, the Pole whose wife
was murdered a few days ago, last night mar
RED her sister A banquet was spread upon the
table upon which, two weeks ago, was stretched
the corpse of his wife Stolenskis son, who
killed the woman, and escaped hanging by a
technical flaw in the indictment, was present,
and danced with his new mother-in-iaw.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-20
Glad He is Not on the Bench.

New York Tribune
Criminals it fact that Mr.. Evarts has
been raised to the bench2
I.awyer-Oh, no; he mas just been elected
United States senator.
'Thank heaven"
s'Why9"
sWhy2 thought he had been made Judge
and might try my case just think of what q
long sentence he would give q fellow like me-"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-20
verdict Against : RAILWAY Comna.v.

BOSTON, Feb. 19-In the Superior Court, to-
day, a jury returned verdict of $6y 900 for the
plaintiff in the case of Edward Sohier vs. the
Boston g. Albany railroad. This was an action
to recover 500, 600 damages for personal injuries
received by being struck by the steps of car
while the plaintiff was standing npon the plat
form of the station at South birmingham.
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SAN Francisco, Feb. i8.-The iron workers
strike inaugui.ated ten days ago, when |. 500 men
in different shops, refused to accept a Is per
cent reduction of wages, ended to-day The
manufacturers gave way and the men returned
to work at the old wages
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Fire at wallinpford. Conn.

New HAVEN, Conn, Feb 19.-Fire at Wall
ingford last night. entirely destroyed the Frank
lin Hall building, occupied by three families,
and also as an office and billiard hall. An old
man named jackson was burned to death; the
other occupants escaped with difficulty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-20
Flouring-Mill Burned.

RoNDoUT. N Y. Feb ia. S. Staples
fouring-mill burned this morning The fire is
attributed 20 spontaneous combustion. Loss,
$25, 900; insurance, $1,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-20
A Glorious Future.
New York sun.


Illinoisan--You have secn William Shak-
speares plays, of course7
Missourian-One or two of them only.
1llnoisan-Well, what do you think of Shak-
speare as playwright
Missourian-I look upon him as rising man
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Division.
London Punch.

.Examiner-"Now, if l were to give fifty mar
bes In charge of this boy" indicating the big
gestl ito divide equally amongst you, how many
would you each receiver
Small boy lof experienced sPlease, sir, we
shouldn't get none at all: cause he'd collar 'em
all hisself!"
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Carload of Dry Goods Burned.

BELLEvILLE, Mich, Feb l9-Early this
morning car containing dry-goods and ready
made clothing in a west bound train on the
Wabash road, was discovered fire. When
the train was stopped the cars contents were
total loss. The cause of the fire is unknown.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-20
Dry Goods store Burned.

EMpoRTA Kan, Feb. I9.-Fire at an early
hour this morning destroyed the dry goods store
of d. Thomas & Co. The loss is placed at 500
600; partly insured
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-20

ST. PAuns Feb. AL n. Maioney and q. II.
Butz, hscmen, While testing a portAhlaa6se as-
cape. this afternoon, fell fromsa third-story win
dow, owing to<he breal<ingcf the apparetus
The skulls Of beth were fractured, and tho mSn
yin dia
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-20
Wholesale Grocery Store on Fire.

Fort WORTH. Tex, Feb. 19-At 1925 to-
night. the wholesale grocery house of Josephs &
Brown, is in flames. and the fire is beyond con-
troll The loss will reach nearly 100000 The
firm is the largest in northern Texas.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-20
Heayv ;Jewelry .Robberv.

BosToN, Feb 19.-PierrieSS Co., pawnbrokers,
report that $4,000 worth of jewelry was stolen
from their safe last night. The safe was locked
in the evening, and, to all outward appearance
had not been tampered with when opened this
morning, but the jewelry was gone.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-20
Really Not What He ougat to Have Said.

London Judy.
Priest.-Pat / believe l saw you asleep in
church last Sunday.
Pat-No. indade, your riv'rance didn't. You
moight O. seen me with me DIES shut but dieil
a bit o. sleep could l get anyhow, wild your
screechin' an your thumpin' of the poor cushions
long life to We
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-20
Snice-Mill Rnrned.

ROCHESTER, N Y, Feb. 19-One of French,
Palmer 81 French's spice-mills, at Fairport.
burned this afternoon. The loss is estimated at
$40, 600; insurance, $685. 000