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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-18
ILLINOIS,.

Why John Pouch, a Wealthy Old Farmer,
Took His Own Life.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CoLLINsvILLE, March l7.-Jchn Pouch, o
wealthy farmer living three miles south of here,
committed suicide, this morning, by shooting
himself He came to town yesterday, and while
under the influence of liquor went to the bank,
to draw $1,000. He filed out check, and
while the cashier was counting out the money
Mr.. Pouch went out and nothing more was
heard of him until about $50 this morning. It
Ia supposed he woke up after SOLDERING off, and
missing the money, which he supposed he had
drawn and thinking he had LOST it. committed
the act He was about seventy years old.
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Brief Mention.

One of Che students at the Wesleyan Institute,
q boy, weighs 335 pounds.
A girl at Mount Pulaski stole 500 and bought
seal skin sacque with the money.
A Petersburg butcher submits all the pork he
deals in to a microscopic examination before
selling it.
At Cairo VIM. Sexton, a river man, and Chas.
Holly, a submarine diver, got into drunken
quarrel Sexton fired bullet into Holly's neck,
producing what is likely to prove fatal wound.
Last week the station agent of the Wabash
railway at Champaign received a letter saying:
Il lied to you once about some railroad fare
Enclosed you will find 81 to make up the def
cheney.
The farm house of Mrs. Eliza Swan, four
miles from Rockford, was burned to the ground.
Mrs. Swan, who is eighty years DID, was pros
trated with fright, and one of the men of the
house was compelled to carry her quarter of a
mile to neighbours, neither having on any cloth
ing save their night-dresses. The loss is $4,000;
insured for $780,
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MINOR MENTION.
Ex-Socretary Lincoln and the Passage OF the |
Grant Retirement Bill.

Ex-socretary Lincoln and the Passage OF the
Grant Retirement Bill.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE reports giving
Representative Neece, of Illinois, credit for got
ting the Grant retirement bill ready for sigma
ture in the last hour of Congress confers honor
upon the wrong man 1t was Secretary Lincoln
who foresaw the necessity of having the bill en-
rolled in advance and of having messages all
prepared. He went to the Capitol early in the
forenoon and saw that all the writing necessary
was done. AS soon as the bill passed the House
it was hurried to the Senate, and formally an
nounced. The notification of the Secretary of
the Senate that it was Senate bill was ready,
and the measure was promptly returned to the
Speaker for his signature In few minutes
more it was signed by Mr. Senator Edmunds
and before the ink was dry it was laid before
President Arthur in the Presidents room at the
Capitol, and he approved it. The President
then had but to sign the message nominating
General Grant, which had been prepared by
Secretary Lincoln's directions, and in few
moments more the Senate had confirmed the
nomination.
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Indiana Patents.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. March 17.-Patents were issued
to Indianians to day, as follows:
j. II. Beck, assignor of onehalf to W. Brown,
New Castle, press; VIM. Dimond. assignor Of
one-half to W. HI. Shank. Huntington, ice tongs;
Joseph r. Reuter-. LaPorte, wheel; John r.
Galtbright. Jefersonvile, combined grain and
oil car; VIM. Y Julian, Medora, car coupling;
Norman Knaub, Princeton, fence; Noah Il.
Remy, Milton. cord holder for grain binder; Rus
sell NJ Riner. Richmond. clothes FOUNDER; Rob
ert ST. Clair, veedersburg, side bar for buggies;
FL c. Williamson. Michigan City, CRATE.
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LINCOLN's INAUGURATION.
"Reminiscences by the Rev. Benjamin Il. NIL
lard, Of Naples.

lard, of Naples.
Rochester Dem ocrat.
The late scenes at Washington recall visit
made there few days after Mr.. Lincolns first
inauguration. was just in time to attend his
first reception, and as passed in through long
array Of carriages an old colored coachman ex
claimed: sit is the largest reception since Jack
sons dayi" The sky was black with war clouds,
and anxious men desired to see how the Presi-
dent bore himself, as frightened passengers
watch the captains face in storm shall
never forget how took heart as | saw towering
above the compact crowd of foreign ministers
and American stsovereigns' the tall form and
composed face of the man whose strong hand
on the tilier.
Ash came near him was on the outer edge of
the current, and was passing without ventaring
to hold OUT my hand, when he reached through
the intervening ranks and grasp my hand, 1t
was little act, but revealed one OF those traits
of this 'Greatheart' that drew the Nation TO
himself. In that crowd of distinguished looking
men | noticed one man Of such mark that
turned to a stranger and inquired who he was.
THAT manf That is Charles Sumner said ne,
sthe finest looking man in Washington
As had come from the Presidents own State,
| a day or two after plucked up courage to call
on him. I found at the door of his room q for
midable looking crowd, who had got no further
than to send in their cards. After waiting
patiently until the reception hour had almost
expired, an order came to the usher to admit all
who were waiting in a batch. We entered and
took our seats, and an awkward silence fol
lowed. for most of the company haa axes which
they had expected to grind in private. AT
length lady from Baltimore, with a woman's
readiness and tact, broke the silence. Her
brother, an officer in our navy, after throwing
up his commission and giving in his adherence
to the confederacy, had been arrested, and she
had come. evidently with an influential back
ing, to plead for his release. The President
listened kindly. but at length with his straight,
penetrating look, asked her: ''Do you think it
was just right for him to desert the service at
such timer and then, after further listening to
her sisterly and eloquent appeal. he said slowly
and that homely face lighted up as ne spoke
We'll. Madame will take your papers and do
what can for your brother but there are some
OF us here who have taken oath to support
the government"
How faithfully he kept that oath has become
matter of American history and makes up its
brightest page.
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Reformers Who Are Surprised and Panied.
BALTIMORE, March 1.-The executive COM
mittee of the Civil Service Reform Association
of Maryland adopted a resolution tonight say
ing that 'the selection of Eugene Higgins for the
responsible position Of appointment clerk in the
Treasury Department has been painful sur
prise to this association and all friends of honest
government in the State of Maryland, and is ex-
plicable only on the supposition that the Secre-
tary of the Treasury was ignorant of the char
acter and antecedents Of the person chosen; that
the Civil Service Reform Association of Mary
land urgently suggests his immediate removal
therefrom, showing as cause for such action that
his reputation in this community is not that Of
man of integrity and honor"
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A Fighting Consul.

LONDON, March 17.--Mr. Annesley tho Brit
ish consul at Hamburg sent letter to Granville
describing the African syndicate of Hamburg as
a chamber to promote extension Of German and
extinction of British trade in German colonies.
The syndicate protested, and member of the
firm of Wmrmanns requested Annesley to cor
rect statement that Wermanns steamers were
not the sole property of the firm. Annssley re-
piled by challenge to duel
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The President Abruptly Terminates q Prom
Using Senatorial Debate.

The President Abruptly Terminates Prom
isfng Senatorial Debate.
WAsHiSeToS, March 1.-THE nomination of
Joseph s. Miller, to be Commissioners of Internal
revenue, twice Walter Evans resigned" which
vas sent to the Senate yesterday, was reported
'avorably from the Senate committee On finance
soday, and taken up in executive session. The
point was made that Mr. Evans had not resigned,
and this gave rise to q discussion, during which
a message was received from the President re-
nominating Mr.. Miller "vice Walter EvaEs, to
be removed" and Withdrawing the nomination
of yesterday.
During the subsequent proceedings 1t was
developed that Evans had told the Secretary of
me Treasury that he would resign Whenever the
Secretary wished. Mr.. Evans, IL was ex-
planned, supposed ho would DO called upon
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Fatally Burned by an Explosion of Gasoline

BRADDocK, Pa. March ia barrel OF gaso-
line exploded in the cellar of MeCulough's
saloon, tonight. fatally burning James McCul-
Tough. the proprietor, and seriously burning
three other men, whose names could not be ascer-
tanned. Smoke was seen issuing from the cellar.
and Mccullough went down with lamp TO in
vestigate the cause. when az explosion took
place. The saloon was crowded at the time and
flames enyeloping the building almost instantly
they had barely time to escape. Mccullough
was rescued with difficulty; he Is 80 terribly
burned that ne cannot recover. The building
together with the adjoining saloon OF Mrs. Rog-
ers, was entirely consumed Loss, $4,000.
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WAsHISGToN. March 17.-Mr Blair's resolu
ton authorizing the committee on education and
labor TO sit during the recess was adopted.
MIR. Cullom's resolution for selection OF com
mittee to investigate the subject Of interstate
commerce was laid before the Senate, and after
a long debate adopted without division. 1t pro-
vides for select tSsnmittee of five senator's to sit
during the recess, and make full examination
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Confirms atoms.

WASHINGTON. March 1.-THE Senate to-day
confirmed the following nominations: Col Mel
son FL. Davis inspector general, with the rank
OF brigadier-general; Lieutenant Colonel Absa-
lom Baird. inspector general. with the. rank of
colonel: Edward d. Clark, of Mississippi. Assist
ant Secretary of the interior; Sidney ID. Jack
man. Of Texas. United States marshal for the
Western district of Texas. Mr. Clark, above
named, is seriously ill with pneumonia.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-18
FOREIGN MISCELLANY

Several Spanish Officials Attacked and
Wounded by Morocco Tribemen.
MADRID, March 7.--There is great excite
ment here over news to the effect that the Gov
ernor of Alhucemar, small island containing a
fortress and prison settlement, belonging to
Spain, on the cost of Morocco, while parleying
with number of Morocco tribes, under the
supposed protection Of flag of truce, was at
tackled, and the Governor and several other
Spanish officials wounded
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Cardinal Ledochowski's Successor.

ROME, March 1.-THE Papal Secretary OF
State, in conference with the German represent
alive, has agreed that Canon waeaurd should
succeed Cardinal Ledochowski ms archbishop OF
Posen He also agreed on a basis for settle
ment OF the Papal-German dispute concerning
instruction in seminaries.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-18
strike OF Coal Minors.

DANvILLR, March 17.-Five hundred miners
employed by the Ellsworth Coal Company
struck, to-day, for restoration of the price of
mining to so cents ton, from which it was re-
duced to 20 cents Feb. 2. 1t was also decided to
remain out until the demands of the miners
OF the company at Mount Olive are acceded to-
1t is reported that /, 900 men employed by the
Grass Creek Coal and Coke Company will strike
tomorrow
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Steamship News.

LONDON, March 17.-Arrived: Zaandana, AS
syrian Monarch, Westphaiia, Neckar. from New
York The steamers Humber, Resta and vor-
setzen. from the United States. have not arrived
at destinations, and the insurance companies
are anxious about their safety.
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Baysess Hanna's dubious Prospect.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March lT.-Bayiess Hanna is
getting very nervous about his appointment He
fears he will get left, and, like the party he rep
resents, is claiming and wanting everything he
sees He pored over blue book a long time
to day, and finally concluded he would apply for
the Japanese mission. which is worth, say.
$4,000, the Mexican mission having slipped
like sand through his fingers. and gone to ex-Sen-
ator Williams, of Kentucky. One of Hanna's
Indiana friends whispered in the Journal cor
respondents ear, tonight. that it was generally
believed the old man wouldn't get anything. TN
less it was consulship or something of about
that importance.
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More Jeffersonian Simplicity.

Special TO the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON. March 17.-President Cleve-
lands invitations to his reception tonight were
printed by a typewriter, on very common paper.
President Arthur's invitations were handsomely
engraved and printed on fine paper or card board.
Society people think this degree OF Jeffersonian
simplicity and economy in the new President is
too much
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ternoon, as he was being brought here for trial
for insanity. His body was horribly mangled.
both legs being cut off and his breast terribly
mangled. He leaves wife and two children.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-18
A New French Tariff.

PARIS, March 1.-THE Chamber of Deputies
has fixed the import duties on cows and bulls at
IL francs; bullocks and heifers, 8; calves. 4:
sheep. B. hogs, 6; she goats and sucking pigs, s,
fresh meat, per 100 kilos, Z. and salt meat, 81.
The Chamber finally adopted the entire tariff
bill by vote of PSI to l94
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-18

LOUISVILLE, KY, March H-Miss Ada
Beard WAS shot in the side, this
evening, and very seriously wounded by
Miss Fannie Blenders. George McCleery,
brother of the clerk of the City Council, was
paying attention to both, and jealousy Is the al
legged cause Of tho shooting.
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A Bomb that Did Not Explode.

SPRINGFIELD, March ia rumor was circu-
lated this morning that bombshell would lbe
exploded in the Senatorial camp, but in the joint
assembly all was quiet Streeter voted for A.
Il. Stevens instead Of John G. Black as for
mery, which was the only vote cast, and the
joint session adjourned.
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SALVATION On is guaranteed to be better than
all other linimentR. Is never disappoints. %
cents
1t requires but trial to convipes every one
that Salvation Oil will cure al pain permanently.
Is cents
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Rioting In Ireland.

DUBLIN, March L. -Portadown was the scene
of serious riot to day. A body of Nationalist
rioters wrecked the houses of certain obnoxious
persons Bands of Orangemen paraded the
streets and greataexcitement prevailed.
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Kushville Graphic.
The failure to enact the bills Of essential pub
lie Importance was nothing less than a deliberate
conspiracy by the majority to force special ses-
sion, and the conspiracy is virtually a robbery
committed upon the taxpayers of the State TO
the amount of the cost of special session.
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Chief switchman Killed.

Special to the indiana oIis Journal.
LAFAYETTE March 16.-James Powers, chief
switchman in the Kankakee yards this city, was
hiiioi ti.ia-o ~~uisss.I Iesvas- orushod~ between
two cars while coupling. He was well known
here and had worked. in the yards for fifteen
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of the regulations for transportation Of freights
and passengers between the several States by
railroads and waterroutes in connection or
competition Herewith, and report to the Senate
next December.
The Senate then went into executive session,
and when the doors were reorened adjourned
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-18
zine Expulsion Of stephens from rranoe.

LONDON, March lin the Commons. Har-
court stated that England would not ask France
to rescind the order of arrest and expulsion Of
James Stephens, because it was not a matter in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-18

400 Doses One Dollar is true on1y of Hoods
Sarsaparilla, and it is an unanswerable argu-
ment as TO strength and economy
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Tragedy in a County Insane Asylum.

Tragedy In County Insane Asylum.
CINCINNATI, March l7.Jacob Marquith beat
out the brains of Mary Kunkle in an insane
asylum in Dearborn county, Ind, with tongs, on
Sunday morning. Both were old inmates, in
curably insane and classeG as harmless
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-18
Assignment at Winamac.

Special to the IndIanapOl1S Journal.
WINADfAc. March IA Phillip, one of the
oldest dry goods and general merchants of this
place, made an assignment yesterday, of his en-
tire stock, to E. N. Hughes. 1t is not known to
what extent he is involved, but it is surmised
that he will not pay over so cents on the dollar.
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which England had any right to interfere. He
believed Stephens had not been subjected 70
actual arrest, but simply ordered to leave France
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Insane Man KILLED by q TraIn.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARSHALL, March I7.-Wm. B. Evans, of
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Close of the Strike at Fort Wayne.

Special to the indianapolis journal.
FoRT WAYNE, March 1.-The Wabash strike
closed here tonight. and the men will
go to work In the She tomorrow
morning The three delegates who came
here from the West left for home
tonight, and were sent off with cheers. An
order signed by the head officials of the road,
conceding to the strikers the points at issue,
was received with much applause at the strikers
meeting tonight
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State of Indiana, County of Marion. 50:
/, yolney II. Malott President of the above-namad
bank do soleinnly that the above statement liz
true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
VOLNEY Il. MAL0TF President.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day
of March, 1850.
w. w. WooLLEs. Notary Public.
correct--Attest
w. j. HoLLIDAY,
VIM CoUGIdN, Direator8
GEo. T. PoRTER.
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ID EPORT OF THE CONDITION or THE IN
h diana National Bank at indianapolis, in the State
of Indiana at the close of business March 10, 1885.
RESOURCES
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
Engineer Hawkins Caught in Belt
and Literally Beaten to Death.
Dry Goods Store Burned-An Illinois Man
Commits Suicide Under an Erroneous
Impression that lie Had Lost 1900.
INDIANA.

An Engineer Caught in Belt and Every Bone
i'm His Body Broken.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, March 17.--George Hawkins. en-
gineer at Delawter's saw-mill, situated at john
SONS crossing six miles west of the city, on the
Anderson, Lebanon 81 St Louis railroad. was
instantly killed to-day in attempting to take the
belt thatruns the pump off the pulley while in
motion. His clothing was caught and he was
whirled around many times at frightful velocity.
His clothing was entirely stripped from his
body, and in whirling him around his head
struck upon the sill of the building and was
mashed almost beyond recognition The fingers
were torn from his hands, his chest was broken
in. and the bones of each leg and both arms were
also broken His two brothers were the only
witnesses to the accident The mill was started
yesterday after having been lille nearly four
years. Hawkins was about twenty-five years of
age and leaves a widow and two children. He
was son of Coleman Hawkins, whose tragic
death, about year ago, is still a theme of con-
yersation among those who knew him. The
funeral will occur in this city at o'clock tomor-
row.
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Dry-Gcods Store and Residence Burned.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, March H-At Summitville, this
county, this morning, fire was started in the
dry goods store of w. A. Roseboom by the ex-
plosion of coal oil lamp, and the building, to-
gether with the entire stock of goods, was con-
sumed. The loss will amount to about Sc, 600,
with s., 300 insurance.
The dwelling of Mrs Margaret Hyer. situated
adjacent to the store room, was also burned
The loss upon this building is about 800, unre-
Eeved by insurance.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-07-01

excel other varieties. The colonies build
up in the spring with wonderful rapidity
and are not much inclined TO swarming. A
case j. mentioned where a queen had kept
hive in splendid order for two years and
there had been no attempt at swarming BY
giving them plenty of room in which 10 store
honey they have been content 10 stay at
home and work. Ia quality of honey there
Is no perceptible difference between that
stored by Syrians and that of the Italians. A
cross between the Syrians and Italians is
recommended as a very good hybrid being
a. steady worked as the former and less
vicious than the latter. For queen rearing
the Syrians are said Ia be vastly superior. ~
they build more queen cells, feed the Young
queens better, and ~ rear better queens.
For years the only bees i'm this State were the
ordinary black ones. Then some progressive
bec-kecpers imported Italian queens, and
now the hybrid black and Italian are plenti-
full, a. we'll as the genuine. No doubt some
of the new variety will soon find their way to
this coast, and from the evidence offered they
would seem 10 he valuable acquisition.