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Minor Notes.


Charlottesville pays about $500 q year for
gas to light the streets.
The trotting horse, Billy F. owned by Charley
Steele, Of Montgomery county, has recently
died.
fine team of horses were stolen from the
pasture of farmer near Cloverdale, on Monday
night.
VIM. Reproele, while digging well at Craw-
louisville was overcome by damps, on Tuesday,
and was revived with difficulty.
Rachael Hollowell, of Charlottesville, on Tues
day night stole satchel containing 800 Mayor
Stillwel bound her over to the grand jury in the
sum of $780,
There are said to be thirty-ive saloons in Cass
county selling liquor without the formality of a
State license, thus defrauding the school fund
out of So, 500
Capt. Ed Howard has bought the Barmore
shlpyard, at Jeffersonville paving $l8 900 there
for. This, however. does not include tools and
fixtures, upon which price will be fixed.
0. P. Hathaway has just been released from
| the Insane Asylum and has returned to Craw-
louisville. He was insane from morphine eat
ing. When he first was sent to the asylum he
would take five grains three times day
Judge A. P Edgerton refuses to resign as a
member of the school board of Fort Wayne. and,
in a card, says: There is nothing in the dis
charge of the duties of the Office to which have
recently been appointed to interfere in any way
with my duties as school trustee"
The Rosedale is the name of a new steamboat
at Terre Haute. She is 40 feet long by 30a feet
beam, and when not loaded draws but Is inches
of water. Her tonnage is 275 tons. She will
make two round trips week from Terre Haute
to Vincennes Captain Cooper commands the
new boat.
7 Mrs. Margaret Kruger. of South Bend on her
way to join her relatives at Gainesville, Ark,
was taken sick at Terre Haute With the con-
| siderateness and hospitality that characterize
Terre Haute, she was taken to JAIL wheft ''she
| was placed in roomy double cell, and every
| thing possible done for her comfort" The poor
woman was rapidly approaching maternity.
Recently ordinance was passed by the
Charlottesville City Council for the regulation of
| pedGlers Afterwards farmer was arrested for
selling potatoes by small lots, as violation of
this ordinance. This led the Council, last Mon
day evening" to amend the ordinance, giving
farmers and gardeners the privilege to sell their
products the streets Also, the mayor can
grant the rightto old and crippled persons.
George W. Jones, sixty five years old, news
| paper carrier, is missing from Louisville, KY.
| Some people think him drowned from the fact
that notebook was fished out of the canal bear
ing the declaration that he was tired of life and
| asking God to have mercy on him. His wife
| thinks be has run away. Jones was formerly
sheriff of Floyd county, this State, and once ran
| off to Canada with woman not his wife, where
| he remained number of years He was, while
sheriff, shot by desperate named Mattingly
| and thereby suffered the loss of an arm,
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have been in the habit of coming ovei into Wa
bash county to keep out of the clutches of the
officers.
Hog cholera has become virulent south of the
Illinois river 1t is in Grand Rapids, South
Ottawa, Deer Park, Farm Ridge. Eagle, Hope
and Eden townships. The disease prevails
pretty bad in two three townships north of
the river. Some of the thoroughbred SWINE
dealers have lost their entire herds.
At Aurora, Hiram Goodale, Chicago, Burling-
ton & Quincy night operator, was shot in the
neck, in his Office. Two boys were fooling with
revolver, and the pistol went off accidentally.
Although seriously and perhaps fatally wound
way officials, and signaled the express train,
which was nearly due. Although able to talk,
the wounded man refuses to say who did the
shooting
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Burglary at New Castle.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
New CASTLE, Nov. lS.-Burglars did the town
this morning between and 3 o'clock, entering
the residences of DR.. W. A. Boor, B. F. Moore
and John Shirk, all on Main street. Money,
watches and silverware seemed to be their chief
aim. They cot $3.50 gold watch from the resi-
dence of B. T. Moore. Dr. Boor saw the man in
his room. going through his clothes, but out of
considera for the effect it would have on
Mrs. Boor the Doctor held his peace This is his
story, but it is not probable the Doctor had to
stuff pillow into his mouth in order to keep
from 'hollering" The burglars wore caps.
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Brief Mention.

Rev. A. S. Hoyt, of Oregon, has been chosen
professor of elocution and English literature in
Hamilton College.
Christian Mettr. an old man at Highland. was
called up in the night by six masked men, who,
at the muzzle of pistol, compelled him to un-
lock his safe from which they took $500, and
left
A number Of Chicago crooks visited Joliet to
work among the spectators of the Salvation
Army parade The Joliet officials received notice
from Chicago and nine Of them were arrested
and locked up.
James A Banta, who recently confessed to
the murder of Marshall S. Pritchard at Rock.
ford. in 1879 now admits that his confession of
the Pritchard murder was a myth, and made for
the purpose of escaping possible punishment
for his crimes at Galena
The grand jury, at Mount Carmel found for
tytwo indictments for gambling, and all the
parties have been fined $40 and costs each The
persons fined are residents of GRANVILLE, and
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This About Settles 1t.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON Nov. 18.-This evenings Star
has an interview with Representative Ward, of
Lafayette, on the proposed change of rules of
the House, in which he says "Yes, am in ia
vor of change of the rules and shall vote for
it. shall favor distributing of the appropria
ton bills. I am tired of giving much power
to the appropriations committee Under the old
rules it is the House; the remainder of US
amount to nothing Well, yes there may be
danger that, in distribut ing the appropriation
bills, the committees which feel specially inter
ested in certain branches of the service may be
inclined to enlarge the appropriations For in
stance, the naval committee, with a natural
preference for the navy, may be literally dis
posed in making its appropriations. But it's an
experiment and am in favor of experiment.
ing. am heartily sick of the old plan"
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THE FIRE RECORD.
The ColOred Female Seminary at Quitman,
Ga

The ColOred Female Seminary at Quitman,
Ga, Burned.
ATLANTA, Nov. ia special from Quitman,
Ca, says: 'The building used as colored fe-
male seminary in this town was destroyed by
fire at o'clock this morning. Several months
ago Northern Methodists purchased the build
ing The citizens objected strongly to the loca-
ton of negro institute on the site, and every
effort was made to effect an agreement which
would change the location to another part of the
town. Soon after the opening of the school an
unsuccessful attempt was made to assassinate
the principal by shooting him at night after call
ing him to his door No lives were lost by last
nights fire, the origin of which is a mystery
Mrs Rutherford B. Hayes is said to be one of
the ladies interested in the school
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Garnishing Railroad Employees Wages.

Garnishing Railroad Employees Wages.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS Nov 18.-A few DAYS ago when
the pay-car on the j., NJ. & l. railway reached
here, it was found that the wages of number
of employees had been garnished, several bust
ness men here having sent their accounts to
Louisville for that purpose This caused great
indignation among the railroad men, and to-day
it is learned that the company has instructed
its attorney to prosecute all of the men who
garnished its employees, it being an indictable
offense under a recent law. The parties to be
prosecuted are among the most prominent bust
ness men of the city, and there is much excite
ment over the matter
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Personal and General.

Speciai to the indianapolis Journa,.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.-Judge Holman, &C
companied by his wife and daughter, arrived
here to-day to remain for the winter.
Colonel Mclean, Deputy Commissioner of
Pensions is back from a brief visit to Terre
Haute.
George A. 1Bicknell, of New Albany. is at the
Ebbitt.
1t was ascertaned today that Schell, the In
dianian who was requested, the other day. to re-
sign his position as lieutenant of the Treasury
watch, was appointed through the influence of
Vicepresident Hendricks.
George S. Hartley, of Fowler, is here, and
wants to be appointed to one of the Usage In
dian agencies.
William Fl. Hepbringer, of Ohio, has been ap-
pointed a special examiner in the Pension Office.
Representative-elect Owens, of Logansport is
expected here tonight, or tomorrow.
Representative Matson, Col. Hughes East, n
w. HALEY, Jap Turpen and Col. Foley of In
diana, went to Annapolis, Nd, to-day. to hear
Senator Voorhees, argument in murder trial
Commissions were to-day issued to the follow
ing Indiana postmasters: George u. keSsinger,
Elizabeth; Amos r.. Woods, Flora; Thomas A.
Jones, Lick Creek; Joseph E. Halstead Linden;
B. E. Tudor, Santa Fe; Peter Mellis, White
water.
Third Assistant Secretary of State Hunter,
who has been very i'll for more than week. is
now resting comfortably, and his condition is
thought to be less alarming His great age,
however, renders permanent recovery somewhat
doubtful. He entered the service of the State
Department fifty-six years ago.
The President has designated Captain S. M.
Mills, Fifth Artillery, to accompany Lieut.. Col
Lasselle 70 India, representative of the United
States army to witness the maneuvres of the
British army in January
FIRST Comptroller Durham has made decis
ION that the Secretary of the Treasury has no
legal authority TO pay for coupons which have
been detached from an interest bearing bond
winch may have been lost or defaced He holds
that coupons form part of the bond itself. and
that when a bond or coupon is lost or defaced
without the fault of tho owner. the Secretary of
the Treasury can cause duplicates to issue bu.
cannot do this in the case of detached coupons.
The old naval retiring board has been dis.
solved and new one formed, composed of Rear
Admiral John l.. Worden. Cap. A. W. Weaver,
medical directors: Thos. j. Turner, and VIM. Il.
Hood and Capt. Richard w. Meade
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Thieves Sentenced.
Special to the lndiapap,

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov l8-Frank Monroe, Frank
Canny and Charles Hedges, the river thieves
who were arrested last Sunday for robbing
Smiths store, at Newberry, were tried here yes
terday for grand larceny. The jury returned a
verdict of guilty this mo rning. giving Monroe,
the leader of the gang, FIVE years in the States
prison. and the other two three years each. The
woman. Jane Hedges, was sent to the Female
Reformatory for one year.
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
Calender Brothers FIGURING Mill, at
Greencastle Destroyed by Fire.
Burglary at New Castle-Highway Robbery
at Muncie-Barn Struck by Lightning
and Burned-Notes and Gleanings.
INDIANA
Calender Bros. FIGURING Mill at Greencastle
Burned.

Calender Bros. FIGURING Mill at Greencastle
Burned.
Special to the indianapolis JournaI.
GREENcAsTLE, Nov. 18-Fire was discovered
tonight at Gas in the cellar of the immense
Touring mill of Calender Bros, located in the
south part of the city. Notwithstanding the
prompt work of the city. fire department, the
flames spread with frghtful rapidly, and soon
the mill was totally consumed. It was filled
with the finest and most improved milling ma
chinery. ard it had a large quantity of new
wheat in stock The surrounding warehouses
are all consumed. The total loss will exceed
$4,000, and the insurance is $12, 500, located
principally in the Millers' Cooperative Insurance
Company.
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A Murderer Takes a Change of Venue.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ROCKVILLE, Nov. 18.-Urice Delp, the farmer
who shot and killed William Jarvis, of Howard
township. last June, and has been in jail ever
since without trial by court has taken a change
of venue to Newport, alleging he cannot get JUS
tice here on account of the Voner murder. He
feels his crime deeply, and appears grief
stricken He is a man sixty years old, and has
large family dependent ON him for support
The man he killed was cripple. and made
shingles for living. Delp and Jarvis were
coming home from Jackvile, in Fountain coun-
ty, in Jarvis's wagon, when a quarrel ensued
over the division of some corn. Delp had been
drinking, and the two came to blows. Jarvis
got out of the wagon taking the seat. board in
his hand, and Delp jumped out and pulled re-
volver firing at Jarvis, the ball passing through
the seat board he held in front of his face and
killing him.
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Probably Fatal Accident at Peru.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
PERU. Nov. ia singular and most prob
ably fatal accident occurred last evening" in the
Wabash yards, in this city. party of section
men land amongst them employee at the Wa
has shops, August Halzman) were coming up the
track on hand-car The car jumped the track
at frog, and overturned, severely bruising one
man. and striking young Halzman upon the
head rendered him unconscious. He was taken
TO the hospital and at present is in a critical
condition. inflammation having set in. The
doctors think his recovery doubtful
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A Murderer Captured After Ten Years.
special to the Indianapolis Journal.

EVANSVILLE, Nov. 18-About ten years
ago young man named VIM. Riley, living at
Greensboro, was accused of killing two men in
Mclean county. Riley, then young man six
teen years old, fled the country, and though a
reward of So, 900 was offered for his capture,
nothing was ever heard of him. Lately, think
ing that the murder had been forgotten, Riley
returned to this part of the country and left this
city. yesterday evening, on the steamer for
Greensboro. On the way up he got full of whisky
and finally told some fellow passenger of his
former residence at Greensboro. The converse
ton was overheard by former policeman, who
had been one of the most persistent searchers
for the murderer. On his arrival at Greensboro
he notified the police and Riley was jailed He
is well connected. but is a bad lot
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Land Titles in New Mexico.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Ex-Governor Edmunds
c. Ross, of New Mexico, in his annual report,
dwells upon the fact that Immigration into the
Territory is restricted by fear to the validity
of land titles there. He recites how Spanish
and Mexican grants have been made to cover
tracts vastly larger than was intended He rec
ommends that Congress appoint commission to
quiet titles. The Indian troubles of the Terri
tory are ire ated at length.
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The Murderer of Mrs. volner Indicted.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ROCKVILLE, Nov. 1s.-The grand jury has
found an indictment against John G. Henning,
Mrs. Volners slayer, for murder in the first de-
gree. The prisoner was brought before Judge
Jump, and the indi ctment read to him. He re-
ceived it without moving muscle The court
told him to Get ready for trial at the present
term, asking if he had employed counsel. Hen
ming said John r. Courtney was his choice.
The judge informed him positively if the court
had the appointment of an attorney, it would
choose one in Rockville, and not 90 outside this
circuit unless the one selected refuses to serve.
The prisoner was granted one day for arrange
ments, ana who the appointee will be has not
yet been made known.
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ATTEMPT at Wholesale Poisoning.

BosToN, Nov. H. Annie Lyons was arrested.
today, charged with poisoning ten persons in
the family of Charles Wharker, of this city, by
putting arsenic in the -four barrel, when she
was discharged from her position as cook. This
was about three weeks ago. and the family have
been suffering ever since. An analysis showed
enough arsenic remaining in the barrel to kill
the entire family. The girl denies any knowl-
edge of the poison.
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WORK AND WAGES.

End of a Long Strike in the Western Penn~
sylvania Mines.
PITTsBURG, Nov. 18.-At conference of coal
operators and officials of the Miners Association,
to-day, compromise was effected on the basis
of the operators proposition, guaranteeing
steady years work at q cents per bushel for
mining This was the rate ruling before the
strike, which was for an additional cent per
bushel Work will probably be resumed in all
the river mines next Monday. The strike was
inaugurated five months ago, and affected five
thousand men. There is great rejoicing along
the rivers over the settlement.
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DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Indications.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFTCER }
WAcuINGrnN Nou 10 AZ


WAR DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OrFrCER
WASHINGTON Nov. 10. A. M.
Special Indications for Twenty four Houns 4
from A NJ, for Indianapolis and Vicinity
Clearing, colder weatheri
For the Ohio Valley and Tennessee-Clear'
ing. colder weather, northwesterly winds, risins
barometer
For the Lower Lake Regon-Generally clear
ing, colder weather, northwesterly Winds rising
barometer
For the Upper Lake Region-Far wealth
er, preceded in the eastern portions by To-
cal snowi or rains, northerly winds colder to-
day, followed in the northwestern portion by
slowly rising temperature.
For the Upper Mississippi valley-Gen-
orally fair weather, northwestery winds, be-
coming variable, rising barometer, slowly rising
temperature in the northern portion; falling,
followed by rising temperature in the southern
portion.
For the Missouri yalley-Far weather.
slowly rising temperature, variable winds.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MADISON, Nov 18.-The interest in the gold
brick swindle is increasing. Officials who went
to Dayton, O., armed with requisition to arrest
Briggs, the alleged conspir ator with Wolf, to
rob the Branch Bank failed to find their man.
Wolf tonight informed your correspondent that
Briggs had gone to Massachusetts,, but will be
here to answer the charge
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Opposition to LeedOnn.

Epecial to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.-John P. Leedom, of
Ohio, sergeant-at-arms of the House of Repre-
sentatives, is to have opposition in his contest
for reelection. 1t is announced tonight that
Colonell w. W. Wheaton, ex mayor of Detroit
is to be presented by the Michigan delegation
MIR. Wheaton is said to be about fifty years old,
prominent i'll local politics, and has been a dele
gate to several national Democratic conventions
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Accident i'm n Nina

BELLEvlLLE, Nov 1S.-By the premature ex-
plosion of a blast in the Green Mountain coal
mine, last night Michael Hook was instantly
killed and Charles Hook and James Evans so
badly injured that recovery is improbable.
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Barn Struck by Lightning and Rurned.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
MARSHALL, Nov. 18.-The large barn on the
farm of John Maloney, five miles south, was
struck by lightning this morning, at / o'clock
and totally consumed, with contents-a large
amount of grain, twenty tons of hay. and farm
ing implements of all kinds. Loss. 5000: insur-
ance on barn. 800; on hay $l0G; on i'm PIGMENTS
$l00-all in the Phoenix
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Charter of an Assembly Revoked.

ST. LOUIS. Nov. 18.-The charter of Cleveland
Assembly, Knights of Labor, has been revoked
By order of Grand Master workman Powderly,
and the members in good standing will be taken
into other assemblies 1t is stated that the
dynamiters who tried to blow up the street cars
were all leading members of Cleveland Assem-
bly,, one being the president and smother the
treasurer.
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Highway Robbery at Muncie.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNcIE, Nov. 18-When nearing his home
Tuesday night, John Price, a resident of this
city. was bounced upon by highwaymen. Knocked
down and robbed of $40 in cash. He thinks
there were three men in the party but recognized
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dence His son John is given control of thS
amount invested in the firm for five years, after
which it is to be equally divided among the sur
viving heirs. He leaves letter, not mandatory,
to his executors, expressing his desires to pub
lie benefactions.
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Alleged Murderers on Trial.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
VINCENNEs, Nov. 13-Charlie Smith, Frank
Burns and John Rhody, charged with murder
ing an old man on Fairview avenue, on Oct. IL,
in this city, were arraigned to-day in court. j..
S. Pritchett was appointed by the court to de-
fend them AS yet their victim has not been
identified, and probably never will be-
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gard to the condition of our paturaized citizens
In Austria and Germany. or that there is any
truth whatever in the Washington specials to a
New York paper sent in these dispatches this
nft
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Special Election at Elkhart.

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
ELKHART, Nov. 18.-At a special election held
here to-day to elect city clerk and two council
men, the Democrats were successful, electing A.
J. Scofed clerk by a majority of forty three.
The Knights of Labor supported Scoield.
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Cotton Steamboat Burned.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 18-The steamboat
Poplar Bluff" with $50 bales of cotton, was
burned on Sunday, at the mouth Of Black river.
Loss, $28 900.
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HAVE found out gift for my fair 1t is not
ring of gold, nor flowers for her hair nor pearls
fas her white neck, but Salvation Oil for her
icre throat She's singing bird.
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none of them. and being unable to give any de-
scription of them. clew is had that will prob
ably lead to their arrest
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HAVE received great benefit from the use of
AihloEhoros; more than from any other remedy.
and have tried great many for the relief of
neuralgia. Many who have used it have also
been greatly relieved John Z. Hearn, publisher
Valley Sentinel, Sidney, o.
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Smallpox at Montreal.

MONTREAL, Nov. 18-There were forty-one
new cases of smallpox reported on Monday and
seventeen deaths by tine disease. Yesterday
there were thirty-four new cases.
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NEW YORK. Nov l8-The will of tine late II
B. Ciafiin makes his widow and two sons his es
ecutors- The widow is given the Brooklyn res