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ID EoErvERs SALE NOTICE is HEREBY or,

ID ECEIVER'S SALE--NOTICE rs HEREBY CIV
h that pursuant to order of the Superios
Court of Marion county. Indiana the undersigned
receiver of Fletcher Sharpe. at his Office in Fletche
June, 1885, win receive bids for the following parce
of real estate situated in Marion county and State Of
Indiana, unless sooner Sold to wit:
l. The property known as the Fletcher & Sharps
Block, situated lot No. and Zig feet off east sids
lot q in square 65 in city of Indianapolis being 70
feet front Washington street by 1915 feet PENN
sylvana street This property will be sold subject to
a mortgage of 1886. 900.
2. The property known the residence of Ingram
Fletcher, being lots Ii and IL in Brown q Morrisoni
subdivision of outlot 35. in city of indianapolis.
fronting 125 feet on Meridian street and 1915 on st.
Clair street. and includes frame dwelling ST. Clas
street.
g. The property known as the residence Of Albert
E. Fletcher located on lots and 3, in Martindales
addi ion TO the city of Indianapolis having frontage
of 1888 feet Pennsylvania street. and depth ol
2O5 feet to q wide alley.
4. brick dwelling on Fill avenue, situated on lot
65. in A. E. l Fletcher's Oak Hill addition to In
dianapolis. This lot has frontage of 400 feet on
Hill avenue. and 544 feet on Greenbrier lane Sub
ject to a mortgage of $4,000.
5. Also lot No. 259 and the east half of lot No.
258, In Spann g. Co.'S first Woedlawn addition to the
city of Indianapolis double two-story frame house.
lot As feet front by 125 feet Deep fronting Leg
ington avenue
g. Lot No. %, of Downey & Brouse's addition to
Irvington. Lot $50 by 181 feet There is ON this
lot twostory brick dwelling with Mansard roof and
ten rooms
Failing to receive satisfactory bid for any parcel
of said Droperty the undersigned WILL on said day,
June 15. 1886 at 10 o'clock M. at the door of ths
court house, offer the at public auction to the
highest bidder
Terms Of Sale-One- third cash and balance In tive
equal payments at one and two years. with interest
evidenced by notes in usual form OF purchaser, 60
cured by mortgage on tile property
All sales sub ect to the approval of the court.
WILLIAM WALLACE. Receiver.
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Rrief Mention.


B. A. Northoup, a merchant at Rockford, has
been arrested for setting fire to his premises.
The sanity of James Dacey, the murderer of
Alderman Gaynor, of Chicago, In being tested be-
fore jury at Woodstock.
The Illinois Congregational Association will
present a memorial to the Legislature asking q
law to prohibit the sale Of tobacco to persons
under eighteen years old.
Owing to increased demands upon his time,
by reason of extensive business relations the
Hon. D. w. Smith has decided to resign his po-
sition as a member of the State Board Of Live
stock Commissioners.
Five prisoners in the Jail at Kankakee, by re-
moving the steel shanks from their shoes and
using pieces of glass for fling constructed saws,
and, when found, had sawed out one bar at both
ends and begun on another
Archie Nesbitt, the embezzling city clerk of
Braidwood, convicted of defrauding that city out
OF several thousand dollars during his term of
office, has been received at the Joliet peniten-
tiary to serve year for his crime.
b. A. Northrup, a young man engaged in the
mercantile line at Rockford, was arrested on
Thursday morning for setting fire to his store.
over forty large boxes OF matches were found
scattered on the floor, and papers and oil had
been placed near them
In the Glasscock Hatch murder case, which
has been creating much interest in the eastern
part of Champaign county, young Glasscock was
brought before Judge Hughes yesterday, at Ur-
bana, on a writ OF habeas corpus. and, after a
long hearing was admitted to bail in $5, 900, and
was released.
At Hillsboro. Capt e. B. Hubbell discovered
that the destructive white ants were at work in
his residence. An investigation OF the house
showed that the ants had literally honey
one Of the foundation sills Two or three bush
els of ants were taken out of this Sxl2 inch oak
sill. and the house was in fair way to have soon
been ruined.
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Minor Notes.

Franklin is cursed with number of low gam
bling dens
The Paoli Republican gives half-column in
dorsement of Bruce Carr for the Republican
nomination of Auditor of State
road race, twelve miles, took place at Terre
Haute the other day, with four contestants.
Edward Huffman beat; time. SO minutes.
Rev. Washington McIlvaine and wife, of
South Bend, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary
Of their marriage at that place on Wednesday.
Cyrus Giltner, of Charlestown worth $2O. 900,
is charged by William Stricken. of that place,
worth $25, 600, with stealing two hogs The case
Is on trial.
Captain M NJ Hurley, ex-postmaster of New
Albany. now residing at Eureka, Col, will re-
turn with his family to reside at New Albany,
as he has taken position in the Union fast
freight line at Louisville.
On Wednesday evening, at New Providence,
Mitchell post Ct. A. r. gave fine entertain
ment largely attended. The children of the
veterans took part and sung orally Round the
Flag, Boys" and We'll Hang JEFF Davis on a
Sour Appletree."
Yesterday. at New Haven. six miles east of
Fort Wayne, Henry Miller. tramp. in attempt
ing to board Nickle-plate freight train slipped
and fell under the trucks. His right foot was
crushed to pulp and the left fearfully LAGER
ated. He was brought to this city, placed in ST.
Joseph Hospital and both feet amputated.
The Commissioners of Warren county yester-
day let the contract for the removal and re erec-
ton of the court house at Williamsport.
Charles Pearce 81 Co., of Indianapolis. were
awarded the contract for the sum Of S29, 800.
R. p. Daggstt. of Indianapolis, Is the architect.
The building is to be completed by JAM l. 1887.
Mr. Joe Schofield, Of the firm of j. Schoield q
Son, went to his mill, at Madison. on Thursday
in usual health. but soon complained of illness
and said he believed he would try to get home.
MIR. George Patton relative employed in the
mill, assisted him across the street to his resi-
dence, and he was laid on couch He grew
steadily weaker for some minutes, and at noon
breathed his last He was sixty mine years old.
The forty-seventh annual commencement ex-
ercises of DePauw University will begin Sun
day, June 90 when President Martin will de-
liver the baccalaureate sermon, Rev. Dr. r. NJ.
Barnes will deliver the annual address, and an
address will be made by Rev. DR.. l. J. Hight
Interesting exercises will take place on Monday
and Tuesday; Wednesday, reunion of the So
ciety of the alumni Grafton by Hon. Lafayette
joseph, of the class of 65, and poem by Rev. A.
Hummer. class of '73 Thursday, graduating ex-
ercises of the senior class.
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CHICAGO, May 28-J. W. Rumsey &c CO., a
commission firm on the Board of Trade. was
unable to put up margins, to-day, when called
on to do So The house has been doing quite A
extensive business. but an estimate of it's liabiI-
tiles and assets is difficult to obtain Friends OF
the firm claim that the trouble is only tempo
rary, and that matters will probably be arranged
tomorrow satisfactorily.
ALLENTOWN Pa, May 28.-Col Fl. II. Fisher,
an extensive cast-iron pipe manufacturer, failed
to-day. Judgments for $4,000 were entered
His Indebtedness is believed to exceed $1,000
CINCINNATI, May 28.-Gibson Wetstein d
Co.. dealers in timers stock assigned this after
noon to f. G. Goodhue. Liabilities, $f5,UO0s
assets, $25, 900 to $780, 900.
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Racing at LatOnia,


CrNorNNATI May 2a-Ths track was very
dusty and the weather warm.
First Race-Three-q uarters Of q mile. There
was good start. Wiley Martin going into the
lead. with Billy Gilmore, Dudley Oaks, Hare
foot and Hermitage close together. There was
little change for half mile Hermitage Hare
foot and Spalding then drew clear, and Hare
foot taking the lead, won by half a length;
Spalding second, Hermitage close third. Time
l:16A
Second Race-Seven furlones. After some
delay at the post, Eioise and Charley Lucas
showed in 'front.' but Jim Nave soon took the
lead, very closely followed by Charley Lucas.
Jim Nave soon dropped out, and Charley Lucas
and Eloise. even, went into the lead. Fronie
Lewis closed with them at the lower turn. In
the stretch Fronie Lewis went to the 'front.'
Eloise second There was no change to the end.
Fronie Lewis won by length, after driving
finish; Eloise second, Golden Phoebus third.
TINE, 1:30a. Jim Nave finished third. but as
tho colors were very much alike. the judges mis-
tocd Golden Phoebus for him. There was no ad-
vance the entered selling price for the winner
Third Race-One mile. Welkin won very
easily by two lengths; Emma Manly second
Tartar a very close third. Time, 1:45t
Fourth Race-One and one-sixteenth mile
Monarch was in the lead from the start, and
made the running, closely followed by w. r.
Woodward. There was no change into the
stretch, where Matinee, coming very fast, joined
Chance, and driving finish resulted in Matinee
winning by neck; Chance second, two lengths
in front of Waukesha, third. Time. l:5O4.
Fifth Racs-The Glidea stakes, one and one
first attempt; Moilie Mccarthy went to the
'front.' followed by Ada D. and Hattie Carlisle
These three were In front all the way to the
lower turn, where Kaloola moved mp, took the
lead. and won as she liked by six lengths; Ada
d. second, Flora T. third. Time. 21l4
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Fraudulent Postal Notes.

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
MADISON, May 28.-Twenty-two postal notes
were taken from the Lexington postofnce with
out the knowledge Of Postmaster GLADDEN., and
a number Of them have been forged and paid at
different Offices in the past few months The
dates stamped on the notes indicate that they
were stolen during the month of July last, just
after A. w. Amick turned the Office over to the
present incumbent. They have been slowly
finding their way to Washington, where the
fraud was discovered. The limit of each note is
1870, and in case they have all been cashed the
loss will be $780, and will, in all probability,
fall on exPostmaster Amck, as that gentleman
failed. upon retiring, to take Postmaster Glad
den's receipt for the book containing the notes
On Monday last the postofice inspector visited
Lexington with a view of looking into the mat
ter.
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Louisiana was purchased the United States as
sumed all obligations because of these depreda-
tions In the meantime, Congress has passed
several enabling acts, and the Supreme Court
has rendered decisions upon the claims until
by the Court of Claims in Porters favor Charles
Sumner, as far back as $780, was an attorney in
the case. Porters claim Is sos. 900, and he will
receive that sum through the usual channels as
soon as Congress passes the appropriation bills.
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Grasshoppers in Mclean County.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, May 27.-The farmers Of Nc
Lean and adjoining counties are beginning to-
have some anxiety over the Matching Of vast
numbers of grasshoppers Three weeks ago q
man placed some earth in chicken incubator.
and in few days the artificial heat developed
swarms of grasshoppers. This week the natural
Matching out of the insects is reported from vari
Gus parts of the county. Mr. Duncan M. Funk
reports that at his farm southwest of the city,
the hoppers are altogether too abundant for sat
isfaction. The same report comes from MINER,
in Tazewell county.
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The Presbyterian General Assembly.


MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, May % in the Pres
byterian General Assembly the following dele
gates were chosen to the next Presbyterian al
lance, with power to select others Dismarauis
Roberts, Moore. Mariing. Patton. Mcintosh and
Edison, with Elder Shields, VanNarden and
Prime.
Animated speeches were made on the resolu-
tions concerning the overtures from the mission
aries at Canton touching i'll treatment CT Chi
nese in America. Mr. Harlan claimed that the
brethren on the Pacific coast opposed the bar
barity referred to. DR.. Wherry, a missionary
in Picking, called attention to the real
fault that the Chinese government finds with
America, which is not for restriction of immi-
grafton nor for not controlling mobs, but in not
Furnishing law breakers. The Assembly adopt.
ed resolutions commencing the stand of the
Christians on the Pacific slope, urging them ev-
erywhere to create public sentiment in favor of
protecting and evangelizing the heather on our
shores. and directing that copy of the resolu-
tons be sent in the Chinese language to the
Chinese consul at Washington.
DR.. Studdiford presented the report on theo-
logical seminaries. Special interest was asked
in the efforts to raise up ministry for the Ger
mans and the freedmen. The assembly elected
Cyrus Mccormick life director of the semi
nary at Chicago.
tematc benefcence recommends the forming of
clubs in each congregation to arouse interest In
this cause. The aggregate advance in the con-
tributions from all sources to the boards, in the
year past, was $208. 300.
DR.. Horton presented a report, and the assem-.
bly, listened TO Two of the most stirring speeches
yet made by the permanent chairman Dr. Pom
eroy, of Cleveland, and Elder Kane, of Chicago.
They expressed great Joy at the recent adop-
ton of the overture by the presbyteries
inserting IN the directory of worship a chapter
making proportionate and weekly giving an act of
worship as much prayer, ''in which definite
action we take the lead Of other denominations"
also, saying that the great need of the church
is revival along this line; that our
spirit ard method are both inadequate is shown
by the present debt Of nearly 800. 900. The
officers were reelected and the churches urged
to raise at least 10 per cent more next year.
the presbyteries to oblige churches to contribute
to each board.
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings of
ALI Kinds in the Two States.
Two Lives Lost in the st. Joe River-Fraudu-
lent Postal Notes at Lexington-A Needy
Old Mans Coming Fortune-G leanings.


Horace Madlem and Mamie Giddings
Drowned in the st. Joe River.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART, May 28-Horace Madden, aged
twenty-six, and Miss Mamie Giddings, aged
twenty two. were drowned yesterday evening at
Bristol. in the St. Joe river. They were cross
ing the river just above the dam, in boat, when
it upset, and neither being able to swim. they
were swept over the dam and drowned before aid
could reach them. The body of Madden, who
was school teacher, has not been recovered.
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A Tweed-Ring Refugee Recalled.

MONTREAL. May 2I-The widow. or the per
son who passed as the wife of the late Tom
Fields in his exiled home at ST. Andrews, has
again, for the third time. taken unto herself
partner in life in the person of French Cana
dian lawyer of st. Andrews named Pilon Tho
real Mrs Fields is confined in a lunatic asylum
In New York. The Fields estate here, worth
abont $50 900. is in litigation, the supposed wild
ow contesting the claims of the creditors.
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ILLINOIS.

An Old and Needy Man Who Is About to Re-
ceive $1OO, 900 in Cash
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NATION, May 28-W B. Porter, of this city,
poor and decrept old man of eighty odd years,
is about to have a long-deferred hope realized
in the award of 100000 claim he has against
the United States government The claim is
result of depredations committed by the French
marines in the opening years of the century
upon the vessels of Porter's grandfather. who
was at that time the most prominent ship
owner at Newburyport Mass. When
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sembly to make declaration concerning the
propriety of members Of the church joining such
associations as Knights of Labor. The report
of the conference committee proposing terms
for union with the Southern branch, or Asso-
ciate Reformed, will also come up for action.
There are about $50 delegates present
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Steamship News.

NEW YORK, May 2S.--Arrived: City of Chi
cago, from Liverpool; Hammonia from Ham-
burg; Hermann, Werra from Bremen.
MovILLE, May 28--Arrived: Anchoria, from
New York for Glasgow.
LONDON, May 2S-Arriyed Ameriaue. from
New York for Havre.
LIVERPOOL, May 28.--Arrived: Germanies
from New York.
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General spinner,s HeaIth.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. May 2a-The reports
about the i'll health of Gen. F. e. Spinner are
exaggerated. He caught cold ten days ago, caus-
ing cough. He is deblitated somewhat but
is getting better. The General has lived in a
tent on Pablo beach about year, preferring it
to living in the city.
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Gilmore, Of Toronto. Bittles nose was broken
IN the nrst round, but he held up, and in the
twenty-six knocked Gilmore down 40 that he
failed to come up when slime" was called Both
men were horribly cut and bruised. Time. one
hour and thirty minutes.
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Assaulted by a Lunatic.
Special to tho indianapolis Journal.

LAFAYETTE. May 28.-An inmate OF the Tip
pecanoe County Insane Asylum, named John
Snyder recently took a notion that ne owned
the building and that the commissioners were
trying to swindle him out Of 1t. To-day he pro-
cured chisel and hammer, and going to the
cornerstone commenced to demolish it, and to
erase the commissioner names. He was
captured. and Immediately made q savage as
sault on the keeper, named Severson, with a
knife. He was disarmed and secured A
search Of his room revealed butcher knife and
a heavy club concealed in the bed clothing. The
man confessed that he laid plans to "do up the
commissioners the next time they visited the
asylum. Snyder has been an inmate Of the asy-
lum about year. formerly living near Buck
Creek
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The United Presbyterians.

HAMILTON. o., May 28.-The twenty-eighth
annual session of the General Assembly of the
United Presbyterian Church began yesterday,
with the choice of Rev. j. T. Browntree. OF
CHARTERS Presbytery, as moderator. Among
the memorials presented is one asking the as
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j. L. NORTON CARROLL. residing at Far Rock
away, Queens county, New York, was so Grip
pied with indammatory rheumatism, of ten
years standing, that be had TO use crutches.
He was completely cured by taking two Brand
reths Pillsaevery night for thirty nights, aud
will answer any written or personal inquiries.
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sabbath-School Convention.

special to the lndlanapole journal
DUBLIN. May, 28-The annual Sabbath-school
county convention met in the Christian Church
to-day. A large delegation was present, and an
interesting session was had. The secretary's
report has the following statistics: No Of
Schools Sc; officers aud teachers 1,195 scholars.
1866. The next convention will be held in
Richmond, on the fourth Friday in May, 1887.
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franklin High-School.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN, May 28-The thirteenth annual
commencement Of the Franklin High-school was
held at Music Hall this evening. The hall was
crowded to its utmost capacity, fully 1,5OO per-
sons being present, and many were turned
away because of lack of room. The stage was
magnifcently decorated with flowers and flags.
Overstreets orchestra furnished music. Rev.
A. Ogle, of the Baptist Church, delivered the in
vocation, after which the programme was carried
out as follows:
''The Goal" Lutte Elmer Sellers; 1.-THE Marble
Waits, Lizzie Noble Ritchey; Nothing Lost. y
Carrie Alexander Dougherty; '"The Will-the
Man." Lizzie Eleanor Middleton: Conflict"
Mabel Clare Dunlap; Sunshine" William Henry
Taylor. Mr.. Taylor is young colored boy. who,
by his energy. and through the kindly help of
DR.. r. @. Donnell. has been able to complete his
course and graduate, the best student in his
class and its valedictorian He is the first
colored graduate Of the Franklin schools.
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The Most of Them Are Going {

The Most of Them Are Going Slow.
Memphis Avalanche.
A Chicago preacher has been asked to resign
because he smokes cigars and rides a bicycle.
The clergy must go slow. Scarcely fifty years
have passed since it was uncanonioal for q min
lister to wear a mustache
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Obituary.

SYRACUSE, N Y. May 28-Dr R. w. Pease
a noted surgeon, who was prominent in the
medical department of the army during the war
died suddenly from heart disease this morning
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CHURCH MATTERS.
A Deficit Of About $50, 900 In the Funds Of
the Baptist Missionary Union.


the Baptist Missionary Union.
AsBURY PARK. NJ j., May 28-The board of
managers of the American Baptist Missionary
Union, in their report this morning, stated that
a deficiency of nearly $3.50. 900 was found in the
accounts of Mr.. John Fl. Dean, of New York
city, who for a number of years acted as coun-
sci for the board. In letter to the president,
received this morning. Mr.. Dean expressed his
sorrow at not being able to attend the meeting,
and stated that the deficiency in his accounts
was due to his having speculated in stocks with
no success The report of the committee IS very
voluminous. 1t charges that Dean. by his gross
Encouragement of the church ediice benevo-
lent funds and fraudulent methods, caused a
shortage estimated at nearly 1892 000 The COM
mittee claims that Dean opened an account as
trustee, and took foil charge OF the moneys It
estimates the loss of the society as follows: Loss
of funds in Deans hands, $35, 500; loss in
conditional funds. $500; loss on Deans
mortgages, turned over to the society for their
face value $780, 100; loss the interest collected
and kept by Dean, $500; loss in paying of
prior mortgages and liens, $l4. 900; loss on un-
finished houses bought in by the society, Sc. 200
and expenses by litigation, $1,000. Dear was
one of the most prominent laymen N the church
He gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to
various church projects and enjoyed the conf
dence of all prior to his failure in 1884
In reply to the charges against him in the
Baptist Union, Mr.. John Dean publishes a card
in which be says: IA report has been concocted
at Asbury Park that l confessed to
the president OF the American Baptist
Home Missions Society that owed the society
the sum of 800 900, and lost it in Wall street
The report is absolutely false in every particu-
lar. never bought or owned a share of stock
in my life, outside of Ave shares in the Manhat-
tan Construction Company. l have offered to
refer my differences with the board to five of the
most prominent business men of this city,"
In April, 1884, Mr.. Dean became embarrassed
and made an assignment. He had been extern
sively engaged in real estate operations. had
built over 600 houses. and employed, at times
1900 men. His assignee said: He has given
to the Baptist Church and its institutions over
5000, 900 in money"