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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-04
ILLINOIS.
Excitement In Wabash County Over a Case
of Supposed Murder.

Excitement In Wabash County Over a Case
of Supposed Murder.
VINCENNEs, Ind. Feb. 3.-There is much ex-
element in Wabash county, Illinois, twenty
miles west of here, over the supposed murder of
Valentine Keyser. prominent farmer. It has
already been mentioned in these dispatches that
Keyser's body was found charred almost beyond
recognition, in the ruins of his house, which
burned on Sunday night, when he was alone.
The fact has been developed that the house was
not 30 much burned when first discovered but
that Keyser could have escaped, and the theory
that he was murdered and the house burned to
conceal the crime is generally credited. The
coroner has been engaged for forty eight hours
taking testimony and the inquest is not yet
over. All evidence goes to show that Keyser
was murdered, but not particle of evidence is
adduced as to who the murderer is. Keyser's
history is interesting one. He was once
wealthy man, but at the last term of court
judgment for nearly 500, 900 was rendered against
him. He was heavily involved and became
bankrupt His troubles preyed upon his mind,
and it would naturally seem that suicide was the
correct theory, but the family of the dead man
declare that he was murdered, and will not listen
to the suicide theory. Keyser's body was fonnd
at the door of the burned house, and the pre-
sumption is that he was about to leave the house
when he fell and that he had been previously
shot. Shortly before the tragedy Keyser had
made terms with his creditors of the most salts
factory nature. The whole affair is shrouded
in the deepest mystery. No one was in the
house with Keyser at the time of the fire.
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ST. LOUIS, Feb. 3.-The case Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, for failing to nay a
tax on poles and which has been pending in the
Court Of Criminal Correction fo- nearly year,
was decided yesterday by Judge Noonan A
city ordinance provides that the city can levy a
tax of cents per pole on all poles erected with
in the city limits by telegraph companies. When
the collector attempted to collect this tax the COM
pany refused payment. and prosecution was at
once instituted by the city in the police court.
When the matter came up before Judge Cady he
discharged the defendants on the ground that
the ordinance was unconstitutional. and, there
fore, invalid. The city appealed from the de-
cision to the Court of Criminal Correction, and
the same ground. He holds that the city can
regulate the erection of telegraph poles, bat
cannot levy special tax Of cents per pole.
The case will 60 to the Court of Appeals su4-
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THE NOBLE HARPERS.
Their Munificent Remittance to Noted En-
glish Author.

Special to New York Herald.
Mr.. W. s. Gilbert, the dramatist prints this
morning card and correspondence about him
self with the Harpers. The card calls attention
to an instance of munincence on the part of the
Harpers, the wealthy publishers exhibiting q
sympathy for distressed British authors deserv.
ing of recognition" The publishers write: 1--WE
inclose herewith draft on Sampson & Low, al
one days sight, for f10 in acknowledgment for
reprinting your original comic operas in our
Franklin-sa square Library. Please advise US OF
the receipt of the draft We send you by mail a
few copies of our edition of the book
Mr.. Gilbert replies thus: ''You have been good
enough to forward me a donation of fl0, not
withstanding the fact that for many years have
been pillaged right and left by such of your
countrymen as are engaged IN publishing and in
theatrical ventures. l am not yet reduced to
such state of absolute perjury as would justify
my taking advantage of the charitable impulse
which prompted your gift, but the Victoria Hos
pital for Children stands sorely in need of funds.
l have therefore, taken the liberty of handing
your check to that institution.
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Minor Notes.

new directory of South Bend is being com
piled.
Chicken-fghting is popular amusement at
Richmond.
Daniel Mcdonald, editor of the Plymouth
Democrat. has been appointed jury commissioner
for Marshall county.
cen years DID, has given birth to trpets-three
girls, who all bid fair to live.
County Commissioner Norman of Randolph
county, has shipped a car load of cattle of his
own raising, averaging 1,5OO pounds head.
The revival at the Charlestown Methodist
Church is still going and the interest is unabat-
ed. HA!arge number of accessions have been made
The house of Humphrey Fickas, ST., wealthy
farmer living four miles from Evansville,
burned on Tuesday. Loss, $4,000; insurance
small.
The barn of Cash Heron, four miles southeast
of Lynn, burned, destroying two horses. q COW,
farming implements and grain. The loss is ST.,
500 insurance, $780,
The sale of seats for the grand charity con-
cert to be given at the Grand Opera-house, La
fayette, Feb. 9, opened yesterday morning
Seats are selling at $40 aud S. each.
The Lafayette Gas Company proposes to fur
nish that city with electric light early in the
spring. and the machinery for the new plant Is
almost ready to be placed in position.
VIM. Burns twenty-seven years old, while
rendering lard. near Evansville. upset kettle
of the boiling grease. which went over his face
chest and legs. He will lose his eyesight, though
his life may be saved.
Chief Smithwick, of New Albany, states that
he has not played game Of cards in saloon
since his appointment as chief OF police. The
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INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT.
Labouchere, of London Truth, Champions
the Rights of American Publishers.

Labouchere, of London Truth, Champions
the Rights of American Publishers.
Gable Special.
Mr.. James Russell Lowells recent speech at
Washington on the international copyright bill
is generally criticised here. Mr. Labonchere,
of the Truth, gives his views on the subject as
follows
Senator Hawleys bill, based upon the princi-
pie of reciprocity would, think satisfy authors
on both sides Of the Atlantic. The bill proposed
by Chace would be unsatisfactory to British pub
fishers. but this is no reason why the bill, if
passed. will not be a good one for the protection
Of authors. The interests of authors and of
printers are different never joined the howl
at American publishers for reprinting English
works without paying for the privilege. There
is no natural property in an idea. Legislation
makes it property. We admit this when we
limit the protection to term of years. The
American publisher more steals when he re-
prints the new novel of an English author with
out payment than the English publisher steals
from Dickens's heirs when he reprints David
Copperfeld' without paying them
ANY international copyright must be based
upon expediency. The authors cause is not bet
tered by the language sometimes INDUCED in to-
ward American publishers. We are free-traders,
the Americans are protectionists. They are,
therefore, logical in protecting native industry
by insisting that if international copyright be
granted the foreigner shall be compelled to have
his American edition printed in America"
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Religious Revival at Connersville.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CoNNERsvrLLE, Feb 3-The revival in Con-
nersville has, by its extent and rapidity. been
the most extraordinary season Of the kind ever
known in this city. The Rev John h. Doddridge,
pastor of the Methodist Church, has labored,
with the assistance Of an efficient band of lay
helpers. resulting already in AL conversions.
Az having already united with the Methodist
Church. OF those converted about three hun
dred are said to be adults and one hundred and
fifty young men.
The Presbyterians, the Rev. T.. Ell. Hench.
pastor, began their special efforts later in the
season, and have at this time 102 persons who
have professed conversion. The Rev. Mr.. Cobb.
an evangelist from Indianapolis. q mem
Der of the Protestant Episcopal Church, is
preaching every evening" and the work
seems to be progressing with undated
interest. The Christian, or Disciple Church
the Rev. j. A. Thomas, pastors also holding
services every evening, and has already realized
quite an addition to the number Of their COM
municants. The Germans and also the colored
Methodist churches have been making special
efforts.
This work has produced the most marked eff
feet upon the liquor int ests of the city that
could we'll be imagined. The saloons are said to
have been nearly abandoned, and the proprietors
are by no means sure what will be the end OF
this matter. One brewery that usually sold
$170 worth of beer in this place every week two
weeks since dropped suddenly down to weekly
sale of only So
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statement is made in order to place himself right
before the public. as the city is, for tho time,
violently opposed to gaming.
At Terre Haute, Elizabeth Julian, an old
scrub-woman, and grown daughter were found
in miserable howell dying from starvation
They were cared for by the charitable.
At Corydon, Judge w. N Tracewell was fined
PEELED one of the Judges grandchildren, and the
Judge called upon the pedagogus while school
was In session and made use OF some very lorci-
bic remarks in the presence of the scholars.
The wife of Freeman G. King, of Logansport
who was recently adjudged insane, and has been
the asylum at indianapolis, is scarcely able to
take care of her husband. and, unless some one
comes to her aid, he will have to be sent to the
poorhouse.
The following persons constitute the board of
directors Of the North Vernon Gas light and
Fuel Company: P. c. McGannon. Daniel Bacon
J. II. Passmore, v. C. Meloy. G. FL. Green, NJ.
B. Grubbs, John McGinty E. II. Trip and J.
ID. Cone. Boring for natural gas will begin as
early as possible.
The Tppecanoe County Agricultural Society
has decided to solicit subscriptions for the couu-
ty fair for 1886, and. unless they meet with bet
ter success than in the last two years, will
abandon the fair. The association is In debt
several thousand dollars from the failures of the
last few fairs given.
The burning of the Fisk Block, at Valparaiso
on Monday night. entailed loss of 500. 900. Val
paraiso Commandery Knights Templars, occu-
plying the third story lost 49, 600 in furniture
and regalia. John Fitzwilliam's "Fair store
was complete loss, as was the dress making es-
Enlistment on the second floor.
Henry J. Feary. of Spencer, at one time a
type-setter on the Journal, died at the residence
of his sister. Mrs James Moore, one mile from
Spencer. on Monday, of consumption. He was a
single man and great sufferer for number of
months He was buried yesterday afternoon
by the Oddfellows and Knights of Pythias or
ders.
Albert Plew, the husband of wife and the
father of three children. appeared before Justice
Lockman of Terre Haute, and asked to be put
where he would do no harm; that something
was the matter with his head The man had
been hard drinker and was evidently deranged
He went to Jail willingly to await investigation
by lunacy commission.
Thomas Marley. captured in Arkansas, is now
in Jail at Paol Marley was indicted for the
killing of Martin Archer, jr., in the northern
part of Orange county in 1882. The killing led
to the bitter feud between the Archer gang and
Samuel Bunch. farmer who employed Marley
as farm hand. The Archers planned Bunchs
murder because of his (Bunch's) interest in aid
ing Marley to escape.
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Funds for that Little Road.

Philadelphia Press. go 2k>& %e-
A tall, broad-shouldered man with pleasant
rudy face, and the air of man of character
and grit doomed up in the doorway of the Fifth
avenue Hotel as entered the other day It was
Sam Brown, Of Pittsburg, millionaire almost
twice over believe. and the owner of immense
iron and coal interests in Pennsylvania, and in
Kentucky and Tennessee as we'll. It was to
open up to the world and to get to market his i'm
mense possessions in these last two States that
Brown came on here He is going to bnild a
railroad from Henderson, little town in Indi-
ana, on the Louisville. Evansville e. Terre
Haute railroad, across the western section of
Kentucky and into Tennessee as far as Milan,
where junction will be made with the Illinois
Central Mr. Brown secured the funds to build
this road while he was in this city.
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Louise Perkins VS.. Lucky" Baldwin,

Los ANGELES, Feb. 3-Testimony in the
breacho f-promise case, Louise Perkins vs.. E. j.
Baldwin, for $500000 damages, began to-day.
Plaintiff. in giving her testimony, described the
growth of the acquaintanceship between
her and Baldwin up to the time she was
induced, under alleged promise of marriage
made to her in the Baldwin Hotel, in San Fran
cisco, in April, 1883. to travel with him as his
wife to Sacramento and San jose She complet-
ed her testimony to-day by stating that after
Baldwin was married to Miss Bennett. he called
on her and said he would get rid Of his wife and
marry plaintiff. A number of letters and dia-
mondl engagement ring were also introduced as
eyidence
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worth acknowledged that Mr.. Downs was still
pastor OF the Bowdoin-square Church; that the
charges against him had not been proven denied
that he had withheld Mr.. Downs's name, and
thought it must have been a printers error.
Mr. Bosworth was then confronted with print
ers' proofs which he himself had corrected
with his own pencil mark drawn through Mr..
Downs's name. DR.. Bosworth. being informed
that he was guilty of criminal libel. signed pub
lie notice that Downss name should have APP
peared. In discussing the Downs scandal Dr.
Bosworth said that he never believed the
charges, but he knew of ten other Boston clergy
men who would bear watching
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-Four Deaf Mutes in One Familv.

SALEM Feb "a remarkable freak of ma
ture was developed here in the county court
yesterday. An application had been made to
Judge Kagy to permit three children of Joshua
Huff to be taken to the Institute for the Educa-
ton of the Deaf and Dumb. The children--two
fourteen ear-old girl-are all deaf mutes, and
there is also another child of the same family
which is also deaf and dumb. Huff and his wife
have full possession of their faculties. and the
grandparents for generations back could hear
and speak. The two boys and the girl were
taken TO Jacksonville.
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MIR. Garland.
New Haven News.

The whole attack on the Bell patent has al
ways seemed to us to be an enormous conspiracy
has certainly been borne out by all the numer-
Gus decisions which have been given in the
United States courts. The worst thing about
the whole matter is the position of the Attorney
general, whose financial prosperity is largely in
volved in the success of the attack If suit is to
be brought to annul the patent in the name OF
the United States, Mr. Garland will have to go.
His retention at the head of the Department of
Justice nnder such circumstances would be too
grave scandal to be endured by any admins
trAtion.
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Baggage Thieves Sentenced.

Special to the IndianapoIis Journal.
Fort WAYNE, Feb. 3-This afternoon, at
Auburn, G. M. Keck, agent of the Lake Shore at
Auburn junction, and J. NJ. Barnett. night tele-
graph operator, pleaded guilty to the charge of
petit larceny, and Judge Mcbride fined
each $40. sent them to Jail for sixty
days and disfranchised them for two
years. But one case of robbery was tried, but
other charges of sufficient gravity will be
brought to insure their sentence to the peniten-
tiary. Many articles pilfered by them from
trunks and parcels have been found at Barnetts
house, and now await Identification.
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INDIANA ANDILLINOIS NEWS
Opposition to a Prospective Postmaster
Results in a Libel Suit.
6hesley Chambers Takes the Stand at Bloom
ington and Tells an Ingenious Story
The Henning Case at Charlottesville.
INDIANA.
Libel Suit Growing Out of Charges Against
Prospective Postmaster.

a Libel Suit Growing Out of Charges Against
Prospective Postmaster.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MART1EsvrLLE. Feb. "a bitter fight has
been raging over the postofice at Morgantown,
this county, for six months. There are several
factions in the Democratic party at that place,
each of which were early in the field with can
didate for the postofice, which pays a salary of
$500 per year. Last July John 81. Peggs drug
eist of the town, was recommended by Colonel
Matson for the place. hut his commission failed
to arrive He has been waiting patiently for the
document since the announcement Of his ap.
pointment, and thought it was only delay in
Che department. until last week. when Colonel
Matson recommended S. @. Carst merchant Of
she town, for the place. Mr.. Pegs Immediately
wrote to Mr.. Matson demanding an explanation,
and MIR. Matson sent him letter, written and
signed by fifteen prominent Democrats OF the
place, in which serious charges were preferred
against him. On receipt of the letter Mr.. Pegs
Immediately came to this city and instituted libel
suit against the signers of the letter, asking
damages in the sum of $4,000 The Democrats
named in the complaint are N. T. Hancock, R.
81. Din. G. A. Davenport, James Lake, VIM. G.
Il. Coleman, George Coleman, Jos. Fl. Smith. S.
J. Anderson. Jacob Adams. Jacob Lake Warren
Coleman and Benton Lang. The letter is in-
serted m full in the complaint. It cont inns six
specific charges against Mr.. Pegs. as follows;
First-He IS not true Democrat
Second-That he has voted for Republicans.
Third-That ne keeps drug store, and sells
whisky and beer without license
Fourth-He is tho Republican candidate for
the position.
Fifth-That his appointment will engender
strife and dissatisfaction among the Democrats
of the county.
Sixth That he manufactured, adulterated
and sold whisky in direct violation of the law.
Mr.. Peges in his answer, denies every charge.
lie has always been considered one of the lead
ing Democrats of that section of the county, and
was Union soldier, which fact the letter-writ
ers seem to have omitted from their letter. The
signers of the letter have turned their batteries
on Colonel Matson for letting Pegs get hold of
their letter. and there is music in the air all
around.
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A Mercantile Swindler.

MONTREAL, Feb. 3-Last October G.. A.
Brouilette opened large retailsdry goods store.
Subsequently his wholesale establishment failed,
and Brouillettes retail business was transferred
to the name of Temier Lafortune. This enabled
Brouilette to obtain unlimited credit from
the largest wholesale houses in the city,
and he incurred debts to the amount of
$4,000 The first note held by J. 6. Mckenzie
& Co., has just come due, and Brouilette cannot
be found. Mr. Lafortune. who knows nothing
of the condition of Brouilettes affairs, has made
an assignment
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WRESTLING at CLEVELAND.

CLEVELAND. Feb 3-Tom Cannon, champion
of Illinois, and Mervine Thompson, of this city
It was mixed match. best three in FIVE, for
gate receipts The first bout catch as-catch can.
was won by Cannon in fifteen minutes, and the
second, GrBco- Roman, by Thompson in three
minutes. Cannon won the third bout, collar
and elbow, in 2:30. and the fourth, catch as
catcb-can in twenty minutes. The match was
awarded to Cannon. Seven hundred people wit
messed the match, and pronounced it fair one
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-04

USE Sczodont when you have eaten;
Use Sozodont your breath to sweetep
Use Sozodont to aid digestion;
Use Sozodont and ask no question
Preserve your molars and you won't
Regret the use of Sozodont.
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MIR. Bressie's Missing Childrens

LAFAYETTE. Feb. 3-David Bressie bridge
carpenter employed on the Monon road at Sa-
lem, Ind, is in this city looking for his two chill
dren, who have mysteriousy disappeared. Bros
sizes wife died about three years ago, leaving two
daughters, aged seven and five years. Feeling
unequal to the task of raising them Bressie sold
his home at Salem for 81, 900. which he gave to a
brother living at Roberts. Ind, under considera-
ton of his raising the children. In December
last the brother died, and his wife wrote to
Bressie that she could no longer care for the
children, and that she would send them to this
city on a certain day The letter was directed
to this city, and was not forwarded to Bressie
until after the date for the chidren's depart
ure When he received it he at once started
here to trace his girls. but as yet has learned
nothing of them. He leaves this afternoon for
Roberts to continue the search
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Charged with Murder.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MARION, Feb. 3.-Thomas Hendricks was ar
rested last night, on charge of murder in the
first degree. He is accused of participation in
the mysterious Owen county murder which oc-
Cured on the 10Th of September. An indict-
meDt has been found against his father, Hiram
Hendricks, ALSO who recently fed the country.
Detectives claim the evidence against the two
Hendrickses is conclusive.
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The Honest Dollar.

San francisco Chronicle.
81 want an honest dollar yelled a blatant
politician.
Here" said man standing by. Heres one.
I earned it,"
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SPRINGFIELD. Feb 3-In the county court
to-day, the ten-year-old daughter of Pressy
Sanders was found hopelessly insane, and taken
to the asylum at Jacksonville. The girls
insanity is the second case resulting
from the late Wabash shop strike
Saunders refused to quit work, and was assault
ed by the strikers in the presence of his family.
The acts of violence which ensued so excited his
little dughter Ida as to throw her into convul-
SLOWS and ultimate insanity.
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Parson Downs Forces an Apology.

BUSIUH OVtCIdIs
The eighty-third annual report of the Massa-
chusetts Baptist Convention is just made public
In ths record of the Bowdoin square Baptist
Church, list of ordained ministers and, in short
in every place whore it would naturally have APP
peared, the name of Rev. W. w. Downs is sup
pressed. Mr.. Downs and his counsel called upon
Rev. DIR. Bosworth, under whose care the report
was made up, relative to the matter. DR.. Bos-
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The Nail Trade.

WHEELING, W. Va, Feb. 3.-Secretary
Wiss's weekly report of the Western Nail Asso-
citation shows 852 machines in operation at the
manufacturers seventeen-cent scale, an increase
of forty -four in the past week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-04

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