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81, 900; Potatocreek Extension, $500; New Rich
mond 81, 600; Charlottesville and Whitesville,
81 500; Charlottesville, Whitesyille and Ladoga,
SO, 900.
The Wayne county commissioners have ap-
pointed Stephen S, Stratton, jr., and William
Nj. Ross, as entitled to Wayne county'S scholar
ships at Purdue University
Four boys, named Martin Durkin John
Welsh, William Jones and Henry Leonard, are
in jail at Richmond, in lieu OF $50 bail each, for
robbing cars and also suspected OF Aburglarlzlng
a store
John Kei.S-, an aged blind man, committed
suicide at Franklin, on Sunday night, in an out
building by shooting himself with a revolver.
The death of his wife Of paralysis, some weeks
ago. it is supposed affected his mind.
Charles Mathews, living in the northern part
Union county, fell from areaping- machine which
ne was driving and received serious injuries,
his face and arms being badly cut and one foot
crushed by the large wheel running over it.
Jack Mckinney, young desperate of Browns
vile, had his heed pounded to a jelly with a bill
lard cue by Jeff Wooley, saloon-keeper. The
latter then disappeared, but was brought back
and heavily fined for assault, and for selling
liquor contrary to law
On Sunday night, at the colored camp meeting
held at Paramount Miss Amanda Powell, re-
spectacle young lady of that place. was seized
and criminally assaulted by four young roughs
from Summtville. They were captured, but,
owing to misunderstanding of their offense
released. They will be rearrested
Charles A. Murray, mayor Of Connersvie,
has issued proclamation requiring every one
"to refrain from all buying, selling and work
ing, excepting Sc far as pressing necessity may
require the same. The movement is believed
to be in favor of the liquor dealers with the de-
sign to make the Sunday law oppressive and
odious.
At Brookville q team belonging to John
Schocke took fright at the tongue Of the wagon
dropping, and ran away, making total wreck
of the wagon, ard seriously injuring the fol-
cut about face: Miss Louise Schocke, deep cut
behind left ear, also on face; Miss Kate Meyncke,
hurt about hip. Miss Josie Elermann and a
son of Mr.. Schocke were also in the wagon, but
strange to say escaped unhurt.
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Matters at ESay CITY.

BAY City, Mich, July 13-Several meetings
were held, yesterday, in Madison Park. The
tone of the remarks was much less rabid than
on Saturday. About thirty Pinkerton detect
ives reached the city yesterday morning. They
were under orders of the sheriff and have kept
in the background since coming here. All is
quiet to-day. The mill men had private meet
Ing, this morning, and appointed committee to
started up this morning without interference.
1t will run ten hours, but whether wages are to
be the same as formerly is not known.
The Common Council to night passed unan-
imously the following resolution:
Resolved, That this Council views with regret and
indignation the introduction into city of armed
force of alien mercenares insult to the honesty
loyalty and sense of duty of awabidng citizens
and that we hereby request the county authorities
and the board of police commissioners to take nme
date steps to remove this standing menace from
midst, and request all good citizens if necessary
to assist the authorities in such action.
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TWO LONESOME BROTHERS.
The Last Of Ten Companions Who Started
Out As 0il-WelI Shooters

DUKE CENTRE, Pa, July i3.-''Yes my
brother and feel rather lonesome when vel look
back and think over the past FIVE years" said
one Of the famous Gallagher brothers, oil-wel
shooters "a gang of ten of us, said he, ''start-
ed out in the torpedoing business then, and my
brother and l are the only ones Of the party left
l don't suppose, taking it altogether, more than
three pounds of the other eight were ever found
They never found as much as vest button Of
poor Lew Gray. He was carrying few cans Of
nitro gycerine on his back in a bag to save cart
age, and while he was passing through
the town of Red Rock he slipped
and fell. That only left FIVE Of us.
There wasn't much CT Red Rock left ten seconds
after Lew fell with his load, Rem Garthwaite
was the next one to go. He was getting ready to
torpedo well at Richburg and something went
wrong with the business. A can of nitro -glycer-
inc exploded Rens cap was found hanging on
a tree 300 yards away, and three fingers ard a
foot that had belonged to him were picked up in
the vicinity, and that was all any one ever saw
of poor Rem. Joe Ross and four others Of our
gang went to do job at Corwin Center. No
one ever knew what caused the explosion. be-
cause neither Joe nor any Of the other four were
ever found. 1t was impossible to tell who tho
bits of scattered remains that were found be-
longed TO, and the cor0ners inquest was Jumped
and the remnants were buried together Bill
Grant was unloading a wagonload of nitro
glyccriGe soon after that, at Bolivar, and was
passing the cans out to another man in the way
some of the reckless handlers Of the stuff have
habit Of doing; that is, throwing them out for
the other man to catch, the same as you've seen
men unload bricks BY and by the man
who was catching the cans let one Slip through
his fingers and it fell on a stone. Bills widow
hadn't much of him to bury. l don't know what
the other mans name was, or whether he left a
widow or not So that left my brother and me
the last Of the gang. We've shot hundreds Of
wells, | guess, ard while we don't have any
more fear or nervousness in handling the deadly
stuff than you would in handling so many sticks
of wood, we know what it can do, and we favor
it all we know how. Still, it's only matter Of
time, suppose One of these days some I'M
looked for thing is bound to happen, and then
my brother and I vii! be scattered around like
the rest of them were | might take some other
kind of job where there less danger and
the pay just as good, but don't know. | do
know that wouldn't hire out to work rail-
road. When | see train men running along
over the tops of freight cars, it makes me shud-
der. Why, they're apt to fail and get leg or
arm taken off any minute But maybe they get
reckless and forget what danger they're in
They make me nervous"
The lonesome brother turned to a workman
who was standing several feet away. Hey.
JOHNNY" ne shouted ''chuck me another can Of
glycerine guess she'll stand another
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A Party Of French Movers Attacked by River
Drivers, Most of Whom Are Disabled.

AUGUSTA, Me-, July 13--Particulars have
just reached here of fierce battle in which
about seventy-fye men were engaged and which
took place on the afternoon and evening of the
4th, some miles above the forks of the kennebec
river. A cavacade of teams belonging to
large party of Frenchmen was moving north
ward along the river road. The wagons were
loaded with produce, liquor, tobacco, etc., and
the men, fifty or sixty in number, were on an
expedition which had both trade and temporary
employment in harvesting the hay crops as its
object. At about o'clock in the afternoon the
train was suddenly attacked by gang of thr-
teen river drivers, who were celebrating the
holiday. The assailants made a sudden rush
with clubs for weapons, drove off the French
men, upset the wagons and seized such of the
contents as they considered of value The
Frenchmen were not we'll armed, but
they soon rallied and made a
savage charge One of them had revolver
and he handled it so we'll that three of it's five
shots took effect, mortally wounding man
and Gripping another. The rivermen then pro-
duced one or two pieces of firearms. A shot
gun in their hands did some execution, but the
wounds it inflicted were slight The next man
to fall was Robert Bean a lumberman, whose
head was split open By an AK welded by an in
furiated Frenchman. He will probably die
Another river driver, pursued at the muzzle of
pistol, leapcd down bank twenty feet high to-
ward the river, receiving fatal injuries The
fight continued with varying advantage and oc-
casional lulls until 10 o'clock at night The
overturned wagons were used as barricades, and
the fort was several times captured and re-
captured The rivermen fought most desper-
ately, but the Frenchmen were not so courage
Gus. AS the force of their enemy were reduced,
however, their courage increased. BEFORE the
last attack was made ten of the lumbermen we're
stretched on the fields with wounds either fatal
or completely disabled. The remaining three
fought as desperately as at the outset, and the
struggle did not end until only one remained on
his feet He and his wounded comrades were
made prisoners, and now are in custody at the
Forks Besides those whose injuries are de-
scribed above, another still lies insensible and in
a critical condition from the effects of a blow on
the head with club.
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A Singular Case of Poisoning.

PHILADELPHIA, July ia strange and fatal
case of poisoning was brought to the notice of
the police of this city last night On Friday
night, about 8 o'clock, Ezekiel H. Beatty, was
asked by his wife to give her a glass of tonic,
which she was taking for her nerves. He went
to the closet where it was kept and filled wine
glass from what he thought was the toni C bottle
and gave it to his wife, who at once swallowed
it and almost instantly said: ''Oh, that's not
my medicine 1t tastes like poison" why of
course it's your medicine" said her husband, and
to show her that he was right. he half
filled the glass and drank the contents. In
few minutes his wife was so i'll that he has
tened to call DIR. W. d. Robinson, and as the two
started back, Mr.. Beatty. who is about sixty
years of age, began to vornit, and it was with
difficulty that he was taken home. The Doctor
found that both had swallowed some BATTERY
fluid made up of sulphuric acid, sulphate of cop
per and chlorate of potash, which had been used
in charging small electric battery kept in the
house. Mrs. Beatty survived until Saturday
night, when she died. Her husband is still in a
dangerous condition.
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AN ARTIFICIAL JAW.
Removal of the Side of Mans Face BY a
Party Of Eastern Surgeons.

PHILADELPHIA July 13.-The possibilities Of
modern surgery were wonderfully illustrated by
an operation performed yesterday at the hospital
of the Medico- Chirurgical College, by DR. J. E.
Garretson The patient operated upon was a
gentleman who had been sent from Scranton to
the Wills Eye Hospital for a supposed disease Of
the right eye, which caused it to protrude from
its socket Professor Keyser, of the Wills Hos
pital, turned the patient over to the Medico-
Chirurgical where complete diagnosis of the
case determined the cause Of the trouble to be a
large tumor which filed the nasal cavity and
grew through the cheek and jaw, bones and the
base of the skull. AS the only hope of saving
the mans life lay in removing the tumor, the
operation which was performed yesterday was
decided upon.
After administering ether all the skin and flesh
on the right side Of the face was cut loose from
the bones beneath and laid back Then circu
lar saw, driven b. a surgical engine at speed of
10, 900 revolutions minute, was brought into
play to cut away the right side of the nose, the
maxillary or jaw bones, and the ethnoid, or base
Of the vault of the skull AS the cutting was
done the arteries were taken up one by one, but
a considerable amount of blood was unavoidably
lost When the bone was removed there was
nothing left Of the right side of the face below
the eye and above the neck The eve itself was
held in place by one of the six assistants,
while another held back the base Of the brain.
The humorous bones now being removed, the
space left vacant filled with several sponges.
the flesh and skin drawn back and sewed fast to
the other side of the face by fifty stitches. At
the end of about two weeks wax model Of the
interior cavity will be made and given to a skill
full mechanical dentist who will construct an
artificial jaw.
There is every probability that the patient
although he is sixty eight years old, will recover
without any ulfavorable symptoms.
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A Young Girl Outraged.

Hpecisl to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CRY, July 13.-About one mile
from Trenton, a little village seven miles east
Of here, the fourteenyear old daughter of
Mr. Kennard, was waylaid and ravshed on Sat
urday evening at about dusk She had been to
the village postofice for the mail, and was just
returning to her home when she was overtaken
by two men, Jasper tanning and Alonzo Chap
a man passing that way came upon them while
committing the act, and being alarmed the men
took to the woods and escaped. The sheriff and
his deputy left for Trenton this morning. and a
hot chase is being made for the wretches. When
caught, a botsreception will be given them, ASd
there is some talk of lynching.
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Minor Notes.

DR. J. l. Lightball has compromised the suit
For malpractice brought against him by James
Cody, of New Albany.
Rev DR.. Buchtel, the eloquent Lafayette
divine. will leave in short time to accept a
pastorate at Denver Col.
A Kentucky renegade named George Fl.
Hornaker was sent to jail, at Richmond, yester-
day in lieu Of 81 600 ball. suspected Of stealing a
horse and wagon from Clinton Brown.
John Hale, twelve year old New Albany boy,
fell fifteen feet out of an ample tree, and was
internally hurt His injuries are serious.
James Perry, colored, an ex-convict. has been
arrested at New Albany, for criminal assault on
Hottie Anderson, young girl, also colored.
Lafayette Freeman has resigned his trust as
assignee of A. G. HazelrigG. of Greensburg, and
James Hart has been appointed in his stead.
Rev. j. R. Parrett shas begun series of re-
viyal meetings at the fair grounds, Rochester,
in the interest OF the United Brethren Church
l. W. Bowling excounty treasurer of Har-
riSon county, has made an assignment He is
interested in the Eclipse Touring mills, of
Corydon.
The infant son of Easton and Trissa Ship of
Hendricks township, Shelby county, was found
dead in bed on Sunday morning; the child having
s,nothered.
Mrs Woodworth and her colaborers have
closed their meetings at Lake Manitou. They
were slimly attended. being held at point not
easy of access.
An effort is being made TO induce Captain Bar
more to remove his shipyard from JefersoLviile
to New Albany. lie is offered from $40 900 to
$40, 900 to remove.
The cornerstone of the new ST. Joseph's Catho-
llc Church in Logansport. was laid on Sunday,
with imposing ceremonies conducted by Bishop
Rademacher, of Nashville, Bishop Dwenger, of
Fort Wayne. being in Rome. The new church
building will cost $50, 600
The Montgomery county commissioners hav q
ordered bonds to be redeemed on the following
FREQ gravel roads: Linden, 81. $780, Potato creek,
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The Block Trial at GreenSbury.

SpeciaI to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENsBURG, July 13.-The second trial of
Jacob Block for the murder of Eli Frank, at
Rushville, in November, 1888, began to-day,
which was occupied in selecting q jury. At the
time of adjournment ten jurors were in the box,
and something over half of the venire of one
hundred names was exhausted. Senator Voor-
lees arrived before noon, direct from Washing
ton, to assist in the defense. The court room
was we'll filed, showing that tho interest in the
case is undated. Judge Berkshire, of North
Vernon, is presiding, and the case will progress
rapidlY
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AttemDted Suicide.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, July 13.-Last night some boys
saw a colored man, in the alley back of the
Wayne Creamery, cut his throat with a razor,
and Immediately gave the alarm to some men,
who ran to him and hustled him off to his house,
near by, where it was found he had not cut the
jugular and there was no doubt of his recovery.
He is an employee On the Insane Asylum, named
John johnson, and did the act while in a fit of
jealousy, following racket with his wife.
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Bottle blowers and window-Glass Workers

PTrTsBURG, Pa, July 13.-The annual con-
vention of the American Green-glass
Bottle blowers Association met here this
morning L. Arlington, of Milwaukee,
presiding. There were seventeen del
egates present, the cities represented being
Milwaukee, st. Louis, Alton, H., Ottawa, Ill.,
Covington, Ky, Newark, o., Massilon, O., San
Francisco and Pittsburg The days session was
devoted to organization and preliminary routine
business
The convention will continue four Or five days
The wage question will be the most important
matter before the convention. Delegates are
very reticent in reference to the question, as it
seems to be the general opinion that reduction
will be proposed by the manufacturers
The annual convention of the international
Window glass Workers Association will begin
some day this week at Kauffelds Hall, Southside
Delegates from almost every factory in America
and Europe will be in attendance. Albert Den
ny. assistant secretary, who has been on an
organizing tour through Europe, is daily expect
ed to return, accompanied by European dele
gates. and the exact date of the meeting will be
fixed as soon as he arrives in New York. The
convention will probably establish uniform
scale. The northern district has had scale 10
per cent less than Plttsburg while the Eastern
men have an independent scale, averaging g per
cent. less than that of Pittsburg
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of bricks, and a less cost Last week it was
the men were notified, but the proposed reduc
ton met with strenuous objection, and on
Saturday night, when the men quit work. they
announced their intention of not coming back,
unless the standard rate Of wages was paid, The
yards are now idle with the exception of the
few using the machine. Upwards of two thou
sand men ate thrown ont of employment, and
each side remains firm in its intention to con-
cede nothing to the other. 1t is a strike sane
toned by all labor unions, and one in which the
strikers are assured of the sympathy and inau-
cial support Of all laborers
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A Claim for Big Damages.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENFIELD, July l3-James F. Leggett has
fled claim against Hancock county for $40, 900
damages for injuries sustained last winter in an
accident at bridge embankment. The commits
sioners will refuse to allow the claim, and there
will be an appeal to the Circuit Court
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No End to the Strike at Rochester.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, July 13-Ihere are no in
dications that the difficulties between the
manufacturers and the strikers will
be settled by arbitration. Three non
union men were arrested on Saturday
night for drunkenness, and were fined in the mag
istrates court to-day and returned to the
foundry. They were accompanied by a
squad of police. A crowd of union,
men who had assembled at the building. stoned
the non union men and broke the windows of
the builGinp
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A Threatened Strike.

PrrsBrRa, July 13.-Tho employees Of the
National Tube Works Company, at McKeesport,
Pa, made demand today for 10 per cent ad
vance in wages, and threatened strike if the
increase was not conceded After consultation
the workmen continue working until the general
manager from New York returns when it is
expected the advance will be granted. The
company employs over 5000 men. 1t is a non
union mill
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Strike of Ouarrymen in Connecticut.

MERIDEN, Conn, July 13-Carpenter Bros,
of New York, run large quarry north of this
city, and employ 300 Poles Hungarans and
Italians, who have been getting 81. 10 per day
This morning they struck for 81. so per day, and
We're refused Twenty of the Italians com
menced work, when go strikers drove them off
Help has been sent for from New York, and it
is feared there will be trouble when it arrives.
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Wholesale Poisoning at Momence.

early this morning that number of people were
sick at Momeuce from the effects of poisoning
but the extent of the disaster was not known
until this afternoon. Fully sixty persons in all
are known to have been poisoned. Mrs Shrouts,
wife of Momence physician, died to day, and
many others are in dying condition. They are
all victims Of poisoning by eating dried beef
made from diseased cattle. A dog was given
some Of the meat in question to-day, and died
shortly after, apparently from its effects.
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Flint Glass Workers in Convention.

PHILADELPHIA, July lathe annual con-
vention Of the American Flint glass workers
Union began here, this morning. Delegates are
present from all parts Of the country. Action
will be taken with reference to the seven
months strike of the bottle blowers in the West
and the fint-workers in the Ohio valley. In
support Of these strikes the Union expended ST.
10O
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BosToN, July 13.-After years negotiations
the three electric light companies of Boston have
determined upon combining their forces. The
companies thus uniting are the Brush Electric
Company, the New England Weston Electric
Company and the Merchants Electric Light and
Power Company. The new combination will
be known as the Union Electric and Power
Company, of Boston, and is to be or
ganized under the general laws of Massachusetts,
with capital stock OF 100000 The stock will
be divided as follows Brush company, $3.50, 600;
Merchants, 1925, 900; Weston, $225, OOO
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Board of Fortifications and Coast Defenses.

tons and Coast Defenses held private session
to-day. at the Fifth-avenue Hotel Secretary OF
War Fndicott, Brigader general Bennett, and
Capt. Charles Smith, of the Ordnance Depart
ment; Brigadier-gener John Newton and Col.
Sibbott, of the Engineer Corps, Z. S. A; Com
manders w r. Sampson and G. F. Goodrich, L.
S. n; Erastus Corning and Joseph Morgan jr.
who comprise the board were present at to-day S
session
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The Anti-Prohibition Democrats of Iowa.

DUBUQUE, Ia, July 13-The Key City Demo
cratic Club, composed of leading business and
professional men, has adopted a resolution in
favor of having the State Democratic convention
adopt plank declaring for the repeal Of prohi-
bition and the adoption in its stead Of e uniform
license law of $500, with proper bond and
restriction, similar to the Nebraska law. This
action is considered significant, coming from
Dubuque, where an intense anti-prohibition
sentiment prevails.
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Presidency of Cornell University.

ITHACA, N Y. July 13-Prof. Charles Ken
dali Adams, of Michigan City, was to day elected
president of Cornell University, to succeed Presi-
dent White
While it is not known how the alumni trustees
voted, it is understood that they individually ia
vored postpoEement 1t is rumored that they
stood two for Gen. Francis Walker and one for
Adams