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natnila Of tka Dafalcation.

To the Western Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Oct 9-An afternoon paper says:
IN. NJ Neeld partner in the wellknown pack
ing-house of j. C. Ferguson e Co.. is in Canada.
he has issued bogus warehouse receipts for peo-
pie aggregating 100000. He has practically
burst his firm. The loss will fall altogether on
the banks, 100000 on single New York bank
sThe banks here who lose by it, said promi-
nent director, are all rich. and will not know
the loss The worst loss is on a New York insti-
tuition. Neeld left for Canada night before last,
and no one has heard from him. Neeld was a
fne-looking man of about forty eight years. He
was the managing partner in the firm of ]. G.
Ferguson & Co., which was q very old and rich
one, and came originally from indianapolis He
has been big Spectator on the board and in
stocks and has been long for long time. The
biggest loss has been in Wall street."
Mr. Ferguson is locked in his private office and
refuses to make any statement until later in the
day, after he has had an opportunity to ascer-
tain exactly the extent OF the disaster that has
oyertaken the firm.
The firm of j. c. Ferguson & Co. is an old one,
and stood high. They owned a warehouse and
this was made regular a short time ago. 1t is
stated that Mr.. Neeld issued number of fraud
ulent warehouse receipts and that the Chicago
aud New York banks loaned money on them to
the extent above stated. Need was one OF the
directors Of the Chicago Board of Trade
The firm was composed of J. G. Ferguson, Ed
Ferguson, son; Goodbody, of Liverpoo Neeld,
. son -inlaw, and Mr.. Howard, also son-in law.
The latter had his headquarters at New York,
and from that place managed the shipments.
For that reason some banking was
done there. The New York Corn Ex-
change Bank Is the heaviest loser, Its
lose being 100000, without a dollar of
security. The heaviest losers at Chicago are
the banks, and in this order: The First Ma
tional, the Metropolitan, the Illinois National
and probably q number of others The Cont
mental is the smallest loser among the banks II
is explained that Neeld was not shrewd bust
pess man. He was the cause Of the failure OF
Ris father-in-law some years ago. Mrs j. G.
FarguEOn, however, WAS very wealthy and
1aneG money to start the house here. She now
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alert, but not pliable, sensitive or painfully
modest. If / take Mrs. James Brown Potter
for the sake Of small illustration of the newest
FASHION IN speech, it Is because she has just re-
turned from London where she was admired of
the Prince OF Wales; because she belongs to the
Astor circle of our most pretentious society; be-
cause what here report of her was done in a
tneater audience in sight Of a thousand and in
the nearing or nigh hundred and altogether
think 1t FAIR to her and to my subject to so ti,rn
her to account. She is wonderfully bright
woman, stylish rather than beautiful and an OBJ
ject OF staring and listening interest wherever
she goes. 1t was between acts and the British
chorus girls in THE Commodore had just been
shut from view by the curtain Please to OBJ
serve that Mrs. Potters enunciation was not the
drawl of Dundreary, nor the exaggeratedy
broad accent Of Seven Dials cockney, but
really pleasant modification of the best American
utterance. and just what will be considered
proper in New York. ibid you see Jim -
flirting with the girl second from this end of the
chorusY" her companion asked.
han, yes" she replied, aud she practiced the
present method OF speaking out in "a crowd loudly
enough to be heard ten feet away for that is
considered mark of self-poise; land know an
awtully giggly thing on that subject. Jim is a
pleasant Sort you know, but the footlichts daze
him when he looks across them. and these cho-
rus girls are awngelic In this mattah to his
mind. But the very cyril he dotes on-I have is
from friend who came across on the same
WOO oiiiuS anu COoluR Ell LE0 way
with Mr. IS valet. She made congenial
choice, don't you Think but when felah Of
Jims cawste picks out beauty he ought-he
readily ought-to keep out of competition with
his friends man."
Mrs. Potter had only mentioned fact that is
being laughed at throughout society Then she
gave specimen of modish playfulness. How
dare you speak of my big toe?" she exclaimed
when her companion alluded TO lameness that
she had contracted in that member by a long
walk, SAY larger toe, if you please
CrARA PEYIE
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And Will Remain Silent Until lie Has Viewed
the SpecificatiOns-NO Reason Why the
Offenders Should Feel at All Uneasy.
The Democratic Anti-Lowry Revolt in
the Twelfth Indiana District.
Indications that 1t May Result in Substan-
tial Republican Gain in the Legislature
Miscellaneous Washington News.
PERNICIOUs ACTIVITY.
The President Very Reticent Concerning the
Charges Preferred by Mr.. Swift.

The President Very Reticent Concerning the
Charges Preferred by Mr.. Swift.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WAsHINGToN, Oct. 9-The charges preferred
by Lucius B. Swift, of indianapolis, alleging
gross violations of the cvil-servce law and the
Presidents order in Indiana, have not yet
reached the President Mr.. Cleveland has been
very reticent about the matter. though Civil
service Commissioners Edgerton and Oberly
have talked with him about it. He prefers to
say nothing upon the subject until the charges
have been submitted to him. prominent
southern United States Senator, who called upon
the President to-day. said this evening that in
his opinion, the President would take no action
whatever in the case. He cannot af-
ford to do it," said the Senator;
'if he does, he will completely destroy what lit
tie organization there is left in the party 1t is
all well enough to talk about investigation and
removals, but the President has not the least
idea of carrying anything OF the kind into execu-
ton
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END OF THE STRUNK TRIAL.
The Jury Declares Him Not Guity--A Scene
Of Wild Excitement in Court.
ial to the indianapolis journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
New ALBANY Oct AT o 90 o'clock this
evening the jury in the Strunk- Hoover murder
case returned the following verdict:
1--WE, the jury find the defendant not guilty,
and acquit him, on the ground that he was in
sane at the time of the commission of the offense
charged in the indictment"
A most extraordinary scene Of excitement fol-
lowed the rendition Of the verdict The people
wildly shouted their satisfaction and for nearly
half an hour the court and its officers
were wholly unable to control the DEM
onstration. The accused was greeted with
hugs bandshaking, slaps upon the back and
shoulders, and many shed tears Of JOY while
offering these congratulations. The cry
of approval was taken up on the street and
echoed from street to street until the entire cen
trail part of the city was in a wild tumult.
The indictment against Professor Strunk for
shooting DR.. Hoover, father of Charles V. Hoo
YER, when the latter was so tragcally killed, was
nollied by the prosecuting attorney and tho
peace warrant and damage suit growing out
of the latter also nolied.
Then lunacy inquistion was held by two
magistrates. declaring him now sane,
and he left the court house free
man. Thus ended the most extraordinary and
exciting murder trial probably ever held in the
Stata
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General and Personal.

WASHINGTON, Oct 9.-The President to-day ap'
pointed Michael F. Battelle of Minnesota to be reg
lister of the land Office at Fargo, D. T.; Thomas
Presty of Wisconsin, to be agent for Indians of the
Yakima agency Washington Territory, and G. E.
Darey of Arizona to be register ofFthe land Office
at Tucson, A. T.
The President has received several applications for
the pardon of James D. Fish president of the defunct
Marine National Bank, and has referred them all to
the United States district attorney who conducted the
prosecution of the against Fish, for report.
Public Printer Benedict discharged thirty more en-
ployes of the Government Printing Office tonight,
ter workman of the printers assembly knights of
Labor.
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kITERARY NEWS AND NOTES.
Coming Works from the Pens of Well Known
and WIDELY Read Writers.

and Widely-R Read Writers.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK, Oct 9-WiIliam Black, the En-
glish novelist, will, during the next year, colab
crate with well-known writer of this city in
the preparation of novel fo- the American
market The object Of collaboration is to ser
cure the protection of copyright in this country.
Speaking of collaboration reminds me that the
Rev. A. Stewart Walsh and the Rev I. Dewitt
Talmage, of Brooklyn, have been associated in
the authorship of volume entitled, sThe Queen
of the House of David" The body of the work
was written by Dr. Walsh, aud DR.. Talmase
contributes long and eloquent introduction.
The book is the outgrowth of indefatgable re-
search, and is full! of the evidences of profound
study. The Rev. DR.. Walsh is one of the most
gifted of the great army of clerical authors.
Julian Hawthorne the novelist and reviewer,
who has resided for several years at Sag har-
Dor, L. l.. will shortly remove to Afontclar. ".
j., which Is but half an hours ride from New
York. The scheme of literary weekly, in
which he and his brother in-law. Mr. George
Parsons Lathrop, were interested, has been
abandoned for the present.
The poem TO be read on the occasion of the I'M
yelling of the Liberty statue in this city will be-
the work Of the Rev. S. Miller Hegeman. of
Brooklyn. Mr.. Edmund Clarence Stedman mas
promised poetlcal contribution tor the occasion,
If anything occurs to him in time
Mr.. A. C. Wheeler (Nym Crinkle and Frank
lin ii. North, who has an article on Gloucester
Fishers" in the current Century, have written
novel for which the Scrbners are negotiating
1t is said to be very strong, and to possess the
Dumas flavor
Mrs. Burton n Harrison, the authoress whose
husband was the private secretary of Jefferson
Davis, is now at work upon book which she
says will be her greatest literary achievement
Mrs. Harrison is a small dainty looking body,
with fair complexion and wealth of reddish
golden hair. She is not strong minded but has
very positively feminine manner Her figure
is still girlish, and one hardly think of her as
the mother of young gentleman Of seventeen
already in Yale. Her home, at No. IL Lexington
avenue, is very tastefully decorated in two colors
white and gold WILLIAM ALEXANDER.
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LOWRY'S DISTRICT.
The Democratic Revolt May Possibly Result
in a Republican Victory.

nc DenUCTduC Revolt NAY fObSIDly 1SeSuiO
in a Republican Victory.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-The Washington cor
respondent of the Baltimore American has the
following comment on Indiana politics, this
morning, in his dispatches:
An Indianian and Democrat at that, who has
just returned from his State, says that the revolt
against Congressman Lowry is playing havoc with the
Democratic chances for United States Senator. Low
ry is III bad odor with every faction of the Democsac
party, and the Republicans are in excellent fighting
condition. There is enthusiasm in the Republican
ranks, while apathy and disgust prevail among the
Democrats. Lowry cannot arouse enthusiasm for
himself and he is almost sure of defeat.
1T would not be so bad" said
the Democrat from Indiana, 'if Lowry was the only
affected but his defeat will also be the defeat of
their Repre- the Legislature and State
Senator 1t is Democratic district, and the loss of
four votes in the next Legislature will count big, and,
in my opinion, will the reelection of General
Harrison to the Senate The people don't want Lowry
elected and don't enough to make the fight, and
the entire district will be lost for the Republicans
fighting every inch and gaining every day"
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Suicide by Shooting.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.

opeClaI 10 INC IHuIaHabUIs JUuTnats
CRAwFoRDsV1LLE, Oct 9.-Last evening, about s
O'Clock. Milton VanCeave, aged about thirty years.
committed suicide by shooting himself with revolt
yer. This is the second attempt the had made to
end his life the other occasion being last winter,
when he took dose of Rough on Rats He was in
this city in the afternoon of yesterday and purchased
the revolver and pillow. An inquest was held this
morning by B. r. Russell who was deputized by Cor
oner Ensrninger to do so. The deceased made his
home at the farm of VIVA. White, eight miles south OF
this city, and his father lives near Newmarket
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old settlers, Meeting at Marshall.

Special TO the IndlanaDOIIs JOurnaL
MARSHALL, Ill., Get 9--The first annual reunion
of the old settlers of Clark county held to-day in
the courthouse yard Nearly Ave hundred invitations
were sent out. All persons sixtyivc years of age.
who had resided in the county forty years in
vited and were given a free dinner in Wrights Hall.
Over three hundred persons responded. Besides
these people of all ages from ali parts of the county,
focked in until the crowd reached nearly four thou
sand Addresses were delivered BY supreme Judge
John Schofeld and Rev. d. +. Howe. The oldest per.
son present was James McCormick, OF Darwin aged
3veaI
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JEFFERsoNIAN SIMPLICITY.
A Letter Requesting Supplies of Wine and
Other High Priced Luxuries.

A Letter Requesting Supplies of Wine and
Other High Priced Luxuries.
Washington Special.
A gentleman in this city has in his possession
the original Of letter writer by Thomas
jefferson to John Martin Baker, Esq The
superscription on the wrapper or envelope is
John Martin Baker, ESQ.,, Washington, Col. "
In one corner is the frank reading: "Fr. TIL.
Jefferson. Free" The Star gives the letter as
follows:
MONTICELLO. July 25. 90.
Dear Sir-Your favor of the 10th has been duly re.
ceived. and your kind offers of service your re.
turn to the Baearian islands, is received with the
thankfuness to which it is so justly entitled. The
prices of the productions of Majorca really so
favorable to prompt me to trespass on your good
by adding to the two pipes of Albaor wine
other small articles noted below.
Your Graught on me for the amount shall be
punct1ally honored Perhaps it had better be at
some days sight say thirty, because there being
commerce in the interior country in which l live,
some time will be necessary to procure elsewhere q
bill on the place where the draught is payable. l
mention this by way of precaution and to prevent
disappointment. Should the intercourse with Ma
jorca be found practical even for once year it is
possible may avail myself of your friendly agency
there, to obtain my annual supplies of the pro-
auctions of the place. that is to say of wine OIL raj
sins, capers and anchovies. l should with great
pleasure have communicated to Mrs Baker the view
of Monticello desired, but that none such has ever
been taken, and am not painter enough to do it.
Mr. Latrobo has promised visit, when it will
probably be well DONE and in that shall take
great pleasure in sending it to Mrs Baker / pray
her t. accept the homage of my respect and attach
ment and that you will both be assured that among
the characters with which my late duties gave the
pleasure of becoming acquainted, distinguished the
work of yours and hers with particular satisfaction
and interest in your welfare. Retired as l am it is
not probable become useful to either of YOU but
should the case occur | pray you command my
services With my best wishes for your success snd
happiness, tender you the assurances of my esteem
anu respect 18th. JEFFERSON"
To the letter is appended the following memo
randum:
Two pipes Of AlbaAor wine, a quarter cask of
BanaIbular, a sample box of MIuscatel raisins,
four dozen bottles of olive oil, of best quality keg
Of anchoyies some dates"
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Looks Like a Case of suicide.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

Special 70 the Indianap0Iis Journal
HUNTINGBuRG, Ind, Oct. 9.-Ths evening, while
o westbound Airline train was fourteen miles east
of this place, the engineer a walk.
ing on the track ahead of the train. he blew
the whistle and the looked back but did not get
was picked up and brought here, where he died a
short time after his arrival. He was identified as
John Beck. timber worker. He twenty-five
years old and unmarried,
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Officials of the r. en- railway.

LOUISVILLE, Oct 9.-The directors of the Louis
inspection trip this afternoon and completed the cleo
ton of officers as follows A. NJ Quarter second
vice president; Z. B. Stahlman third vice president;
r. X. Warren, secretary NJ. II. Smith, who was sue
ceeded in the presidency by Mr. Norton. of New
York, accepted the first veepresdency. His duties
and salary will remain unchanged, and his headquar
tiers will be in Louisville The only change will be
the removal of the head of finances to New York.
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Drunken Man Poisons himself.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PARIS, ILL.,, Oct. ed Quinn committed suicide In
this city this evening, whio under the influence e
liquor He went home at 3 o'clock and mixed up
something in glass and drank it; he then went TO
bed with the request to his family awaken him.
At o'clock they discovered ne was dead and finding
a note in his hat determined that he had taken his
life. He leaves widow and four children.
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POOLING THE KNIGHTS.
How the Democratic ComnIsttee Patronized
NOn-Union Printers.

washington Special.
The Democratic committee, according to we'll
authenticated story, appears to be diligently
pulling the wool over the eyes Of the Knights of
Labor in the matter of their contract for print
ing their campaign documents At first, it will
be remembered, they made contract for the
publication of the romance entitled Frauds in
the Pension Office" with Gibson Bros, q non
union Office in this city. The Knights protested
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Cut in Pieces by a Train.
, thu Indiananolia Journal

Special 70 inc IHulanapOIIB JVUFHaI
NATION, ILL.,, Oct. 0.-Ths evening, in attempt
ing TO cross the Illinois Central track ahead of a
fright train Earl Robertson boy of eight years,
caught by the engine, the entire train passing
his body leaving the head and shoulders the out
side of the track and the rest Of the body the in
side.
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Cluverius Again sentenced.

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 9.-Thomas j. Cluverius.
convicted of the murder of Fanny Lillian Msiison,
was re-scnteneed to-day to be hanged Dec ~, nexa
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New YORK, Oct. 9-The officials of the Corn Ex
change National Bank have made emphatic denial
of the statement that the bank is sufferer by the de-
falcation of N. NJ Neeld, of Chicago A general can
OF the banks fails to verify the statement made
in Chicago that any large corporation here is involved
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-13

Tall girls are the fashion this season.
Heretofore the little, fairy, short girl
has had it all her own way, but this
year the 1.-THE, willowy, tall girl laughs
at her little sister and wears the wide
stripes and sprawly figures which adorn
the new handsome winter dress fabrics,
with an enviable feeling that her time
has come. The midget sisters will have
to fall back on plain goods and small
figures of last season. for they will hard
~ dare to disfigure their pretty proper
tons with the stripes which will take
from their already too short length, or
the huge clusters of blossoms which
would completely obscure their rotundi-
ty. A worse luck is that the stylish
coachman's cape so jaunty to the tail.
slender girl is absolutely ridiculous on
a little figure of four or five feet tall. In
these new designs. which average about
the size of dinner-plate, the ground
colors are pink. amber, gold, blue, and
flesh, and the blossoms are of crimson,
pumpkin, orange, ruby, and terra Gotta,
in effective and brilliant contr asts. =
Detroit Tribune.
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BILE for the future happiness of them all.
Moreover, Muriers mother had placed
her under my charge for the remainder
of the summer-we were TO talk French
together preparatory to her European
trip in the fall-and when the frank
young girl, knowing my interest IN
Jack, began to show me the letters that
came to her on his return to the city
the burden weighed upon me all the
more heavily. Each letter, as / could
plainly see, grew more and more love-
like, till at last Muriel ceased to show
them to me, but would read me short
sentences here and there with charm
ing. blushing hedtancy that could not
fail to interpret.
One dav, however, there came to me,
as we'll as to Muriel, letter from Jack,
and as it will explain to you the whole
situation, especially the romance of the
pillow, far better than my garrulous
talk could do, / am going to give it to
you in full:
My Dear Miss Hardacre: / promised to let
you know if the fir pillow you 50 kindly help
ed me make for my poor Angora pussy really
did her any good. Mothers letters about her
quite worried me while was with you at the
mountains. for she is of a rare breed. and is a
great pet with us all. The doctors told us her
sickness was case of confirmed consump-
ton, but since sleeping on the Ar pillow her
cough has grown less frequent and her appe-
tite is decidedly better. l think she fully APP
preciates, too, the delicate strawberry" fra
GRANGE we took that long, pleasant walk
around the mountain to secure. If she re-
covers as / now feel almost sure she will, /
hope TO have the pleasure of presenting her
to you-the kind benefactor to whose infinite
patience and forbearance she owes the pretty
fir pillow upon which she Is soundly sleeping
at the present writing.
One word more before / close. Congratu-
late me. dear Miss Hardacre, upon having
won for my own the dearest, sweetest little
woman in all the wide world, Muriel will tell
you all about it, Ecstatically yours,
Jack Turner.
--Harper's Bazaar
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Cromwelrs Courage as a Boy.

One of Cromwell's schoolboy pranks
had brought on him his mothers dis
pleasure. She inflicted severe chastise-
ment on him and sent him to bed
early in the evening. Oliver was Sob
bling with pain and anger, when serv-
ant. entering the bedroom on some err
rand, happened to say that Mrs. Crom-
well had gone to pay visit to sick
friend, and intended to return across
the fields. The moment the servant was
gone and the door closed the boy sprapg
out of bed, hastily dressed himself, and
got out of the house without being
noticed. He then got light spade and
set off in the direction his mother would
take on her return. He had gone the
greater part of the way when he met
his mother.
'There-there is savage bull" said
the still sobbing and excited boy, in
reply to Mrs. Cromwell's exclamation
OF surprise. "in the field yonder, brought
there to-day. / thought he might run
at your red shawl, so | slipped out and
came"
The mother was touched by her sons
loving care, and having rewarded him
with kiss, she was escorted by the
brave lad across the field in which the
dangerous animal was kept. Chatter
bOr