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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-24
ILLINOIS.

Welded After Sixteen Years of Waiting and
Three PostpOnements of the Ceremony.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS journal.
NATION Dec. pa wedding of more than
passing note occurred in the NJ E. Church of
this place last evening The contracting parties
were Charles S. Stewart, principal of the public
schools of Memphis, Tenn, and Miss Matte F.
Barr. of Peoria. H., Rev. j. B. Wolf officiating
and large audience witnessing the event The
groom is an intelligent colored man, who first
obtained an excellent education at Oberlin 70. J
College, and, after serving as route agent in the
government mail service. between Bowling
Green, KY, and Memphis. Tenn, during Grants
administration, became principal of the public
schools at Paris. Tenn, and filled like positions
at Augusta and Fort Smith, Ark. The bride is
we'll educated, accomplished and highly prof.
cient in music She grew up in Mattoon, but
since the death of her father, Isaac Barr, four
years ago, she has made her home in Peoria
Sixteen years ago this couple plighted their
vows and three times before had wedding day
been agreed upon. and the groom was present,
but the death of her father on one OCCASION her
mother another and sister on still another
date, caused them to postpone their nuptialo
each time,
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minister TO Sweden, her grandfather was Gov
ernor of Connecticut. and her great-grandfather
was the Second Chief-justice of the United
States Mr. Justice Miller took her to the
White House to see Mrs Cleveland. and the lat
ter was so pleased with the little cripple that she
waived the formaities of her position and re-
turned the visit at once Miss Ellsworth was
here on q curious errand. She was in search of
a dog. Ever since she was child
she has had pet, to which she
it missed and has not since been seen. The
last trace of the animal came from a neighbor,
who saw it near the railway station at Lafay-
cite, and it is believed that some passenger on
train, attracted by its beauty, picked it up and
carried it away. The girl was broken-hearted
over the loss, and has since been in search of
Prince, as she called him. Last summer a child
in Washington found on the street stray dog
answering the description. He took it home
and kept it for several weeks, until colored
woman claimed it. The woman said the dog
was left in her charge by man at Wizards
Hotel. for whom she had done some washing.
Hiss Ellsworth learned of the circumstance, and
came to Washington TO see if the dog
was her lost pet by the aid
of the police the colored woman was
identified. and from her it was learned that the
man at Wizards was not permitted TO keep the
dog IN the house and gave 1t to her to care for
while he was in the CITY, She did not know the
gentlemans name, but pointed out the room he
occupied and was able TO approximate the date
of his arrival and departure. Curiously enough.
by the aid of the hotel register it was discovered
that the occupant of the room who answered
the description given by the laundress. came
from Lafayette the home of Miss Ellsworth,
and friend of the family. but
she learned that fact She gave up all hope. as
she kns that he had dog OF the same breed
and often travelled with it. Correspondence
with friends at Lafayette proved this to be the
fact, and now the crippled girl is in search of
another clew
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Anishnnest Land AGENT,

NEW YORK, Dec. 23-Judge Barrett, of the
Supreme Court. to day granted an order for the
arrest of Jacob Ottenheimer, of Crab Orchard,
Lincoln county, Kentucky, for an alleged def
cheney in his accounts Eith the Lincoln Land
Company. He was arrested and held in $40 900
bail to answer. Since February, 1884. Often
heimer has been the agent of the company in the
sale of eleven thousand acres of land in the
county where he lived. Not long ago he came
to this city to give an accounting TO the officers
of the company. His accounting was unsatis-
factory. They assert that, in September Often
heimer reported the sale of 4, $50 acres for ST.
265, one half in cash and the balance In mort
cages. 1t is alleged that the report false
and that he failed to account for notes and each
to the amount of $500 He could not explain
1t was said. and finally failed to appear at time
set, hence the arrest.
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DEFENDING ISABELLA.
Pope Plus TX Declared Her To Be No Worse
than Other Reigning SOvereigns.
Dor; fY, Ddou

Pope Plus TX Declared Her To Be No Worse
than Other Reigning SOvereigns.
Paris Letter in London Truth.
My interlocutor told me that when CASTELAR,
sent an agent to the Vatican about some church
business Plus TX, not wishing to receive a
regular ambassador from deistical president
of Spanish republic. said why is it that you
so hard IN Spain on poor Isabellaa" Her
hereditary weaknesses were given as reason.
But" said the Holy Father 'thats no reason
at all You must regard her king. And
what male monarch, ask you, is there in all
Europe who has a right to cast
Il won't say a stone but the smallest
pebble at herl The Queen of
England is being apart l considered all this,
/ assure you. before l sent Isabella the Golden
Rose, and tried to look at her Christ looked at
the women with whom according to the Phari-
Sees he should not have kept company. When
l weighed all l knew about her goings on in the
same scales with what knew of the private life
of no matter what male monarch, had to strike
balance in her favor" Holy Father" OBJ
served the diplomatic agent. ''your pater-
nal charity toward her is very
great You judge her kindly because
she's a woman" Il don't think of her SEX"
cried the Pope. 81 only regard her as king,
and l repeat that from my stand point she
pears to advantage. Just pass in review the
lives of her brother monarchs who have been her
contemporaries. There's Napoleon Ill But. per-
haDs as he was an upstart, we had better leave
DIS ralilngS onIlrely TO GOu but does Sh0 not
compare favorably with that icehearted refrig-
orator. Leopold |, and with other members of
his family9 II we go to Holland, what do we
find there9 beautiful, witty and meritorious
Queen unequally mated with incarnation of
the worst of the deadly sins. The German
Emperor is a sinner. though not the
worst; and If Alexander III goes on i'm.
itating Louis XIV he has done, he must
wind Up with Pare aux Cerfs.' I shan't do
more than touch on the grievances of the EN-
press of Austria. Charlotte, her sister-in-law,
was a very unhappy woman, through the fault
of Macmillan Then the King of Wurtemhurg,
what extenuating circumstances can be pleaded
in his favora Did you ever see his wfe2 She
was miracle of beauty. And as for my enemy,
Victor Emmanuel, Christian charity will not al
low me to say that he ought to be the Sultan of
Turkey instead of King OF Italy. l say that isa-
bella is more 10 be respected than any of these
men. and she could plead extenuating circum-
stances which will be remembered at the last
day" The Pope wound up by a number of
stories about the Due de Montpenser, and said:
The poor Duchess has been tried with great
misfortunes and with small torments not the
least tormentine of which was jealousy"
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A Priest Defies His Bishop.

PEKIN, Dec. 23.-The Catholics of this diocese
are in state of excitement over recent difficult
ties in which Father F. x. Noonan, pastor of
ST. Joseph's Catholic Church. is concerned 1t
is stated that he concerned in some real es-
tate transactions wherein fraud was perpetrated,
and when the particulars reached the ears of
Bishop Spalding. of Peoria. he suspended Father
Noonan and sent Father Dunno to take his
place. When the latter arrived ne found the
residence of the priest barricaded, and he was
driven off the premises by the servants. Suit
was begun against the priest in the name of
Bishop Spadng on Tuesday, and constable
managed to read the summons to Noonan by
climbing to an upper window Noonan has
rented the house directly the fence from
the parsonage which is now oceupied by Father
Dunno, and defes the bishop or anybody else TO
drive him out of his new quarters.
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Charles Dudley Warner. in December Harper
Christmas is the greatest day in the year. Is
there feeling that there is getting to be too
much of it? Not too much of it in the way of
kindness and brotherly love, but in the way of
worry and expense. The weeks before it are full
of feverish excitement, of nervous expectation,
of perplexity; the days following it, of exhaus-
ton. Childhood Is tptoe in two hemi-
spheres, and childhood has become conscious
of ts deserts that it is next to impossible to
surprise it, except by too small gifts The
day has to carry tremendous load. The obesi-
ty that might be distributed in healthful streams
throughout the year is poured out in it in prod
lgal waste by some, WHO seem glad to relieve
themselves of obligation by single act In
point Of cost it is equal to half dozen weddings.
Year by year the expense of gifts increases.
Is this the dictate of fashion, or owing to the
growth of kindly feelinsf Is it spontaneous
response to the spirit of the day, do any
people make gifts because they are ex-
pected to, and because everybody else does.
and because there has grown up of late years
a rivalry In this matter Since the Puritan dis
trust of this great feast day abated the Amer
lean people. who are the most generous people
in the world, have taken up Christmas with
the same enthusiasm that lately almost buried
funerals under weight of floral tributes.
We readily incline TO excess, to an ex-
cess that destroys the object we seek Even
for pleasures and amusements we work
harder than any other people, and probably get
less rest and entertainment At the rate we
are now rushing Christmas we are in danger of
wearing it out in decade two more. 1t is
already period from which too many people
dat g nervous prostration. Instead of making
the season simple and enjoyable holiday. we
are in danger of making II an intolerable bur-
den.
1t is because the Drawer desires to preserve
this Christmas as one of eayety and
frolic and simple pleasures and widening and
deepening Christian charity, that it makes
these unwele0ms observations. There are no
more engaging creatures than children, unless
it be maidens at the age when, on holidays. they
pose first second cousins, or serene and
lovely elderly people in the midst or an
affeetonate family. But it cuts across the spirit
of the holiday when the children are
more eager for costly gift than for game of
blini-man's buff. and the maidens do not value
the salute under the mistletos unless it is ac-
companied by a diamond bracelet and the elder
ly people, disturbed by this cultivated habit of
greedy expectation, are grumbling about the ex
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Grain Thief Captured.

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Dec. 23.-Thomas Burke, the
youDg man who escaped from Officer Scott on
Monday, was captured at Williamsport, War
rem county. and will be taken to Bloomington,
H., for trial Burke was suspected of being
the man who robbed aranaries at night, market
ing the grain In this city. When the officer got
in the wagon to ride with him, Burke made an
excuse to go in and paw his board bill. and failed
to come back. The team he was driving proved
to be the property of Lee Rust, of Bloomington.
who came on and claimed it; the wagon belonged
to parties at Attica, who to-day came to Lafay-
cite to recover the property. Burke walked
down the Wabash river about four miles below
this city; crossed on the ice and went to Attica
1t is believed Burke's home Is near indianapolis,
and that he has been in the habit of raiding
corn-cribs and granaries, and pocketing the pro-
ceeds of the sale of the grain. There was a
ward of 800 for the capture of the thief and
team Lafayette officers secure the reward for
the horses the Warren county officers that for
the thief.
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Talk About an Extra Session.

WASHINGTON, Dec 23-The Evening Star
has the following: "The probability of the
Fiftisth Congress being convened in extra ses-
sion at an early day in the spring is being dis
cussed among publics men. Unless the present
Congress shall provide some means of relieving
the treasury from the steadily increasing sur
plus it is the belief of some prominent Demo
Gratis that Congress will be called together to
perform that task. One of the high officers of
the Treasury says he has no doubt of an extra
session unless this Congress shall deal with the
surplus question. He expressed the opinion
Congress within thirty days after the Attn of
March. should nothing be done in the way of
relief for the treasury by that time
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L1NcoLN,s SPELLING DECISION.
A Famous Commissioner Of Agriculture Who
Wrote 1t ''Shooggur"

Wrote 1t ''Shooggur"
Washington Letter in Philadelphia Record.
Il was one of the Senators" said o venerable
Republican statesman the other day, who IA
vored the collection of President Lincoln when
that was debatable question. | remember
that one of the points they made against Lincoln
was that he had appointed an ignoramus' Com
missioner of Agriculture. That gentlemans
name, you may remember, was Isaac Newton.
and think he was fror, Philadelphia. The
graveness of the charge brought against him
was that he could not spell.
''Fhe opposition had got hold in some way
OF one of his notebooks, in which, among other
ludicrous mistakes, was the word sugar spelled
shooggur' Armed with this notebook com
mittee of Senators waited on President Lincoln,
and demanded the removal of Newton. Wheth-
er he was removed or not. they were going 70
spring the Newtonian spelling on the world at
the first convenient opportunity. But they
thought it only fair to give the President
chance to remove him first. So up to the White
House they went.
when they came back asked the chairman,
distinguished New England Senator what had
occurred We'll. SIR said he Lincoln is no
better than Newton. Would you belle ve it, when
l showed him that wretched spelling of the word
sugar he sale: We'll, Pm not sure but that's
right Sugar spells soogar-shooggur spells
just what it says and what we all know it is.
But whether that's right wrong, gentlemen,
is neither here or there. l didn't appoint New
ton, and therefore l can't remove him. Mrs.
Lincoln appointed him. She has the sole power
of removal in his case. You may 60 to see her,
if you please, and. if she removes him, remove
him it shall be, but as long as he continues to
berries out of season, l don't think she will res
move him IN
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Receptions at the White House.

WASHINGTON. Dec % The President has
fixed the following dates for state entertainments
at the White House during the present season:
Saturday 1st-The Presidents New Years recep-
ton to officials and the public. from a. M. to p NJ
Saturday, JAM g. Jan % Feb 5 and Feb. 19-Mrs
Cleveland's receptions, from to P. M
Thursday, Jan. I3-The Presidents reception to
the diplomatic corps, from 8 to III P. NJ.
Thursday, Jan. 2O-Dinner to the Cabinet
Thursday, Jan. 27-The Presidents reception to
Senators and Representatives in Congress and the Ju
dietary. from to IL p
Thursday. Feb. 3-Dinner to the diplomatic corps.
Thursday. Feb. 1O-The Presidents reception to
officers of the army and navy and marine corps.
Thursday, Feb. 17-Dnner to the Supreme Court.
Tuesday, Feb. 22-The President public reception,
from 9 to IL p NJ.
1t will be observed that Mrs. Clevelands Sat
urday afternoon receptions are given fortnightlv,
alternating with the Presidents evening recep-
tons. The foregoing plan provides some enter
tainment at the White House every week, and is
arranged so as to close the social season. as it
begins, with a state reception in which the pub
lie can participate
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings of
ALI Kinds in the Two States.
Telephone Company Sued for Heavy DAM
ages-Grain- Thief Captured-Broken to
Pieces by a y-Wheel-NOtes.
INDIANA.
Renewal of the Evansville Troubles with the
Cumberland Telephone Company.

Renewal of the Evansville Troubles with the
Cumberland Telephone Company.
special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Dec 23-In the Circuit Court
here. to-day. suits by Councilmen Graves, Bren-
tano Feay, Uphaus, Kiechle. Geddes. Brandley
Mimberg and Fire Chief Cullen. aggregatng in
amount 500, 900, were filed against the Cumber-
land Telephone Company for damages for false
imprisonment The suits grow out of the old
Quarrel between the City Council and the tele-
phone company. The company refused to com
ply with the laws of the State and city, and the
Council revoked its right of way in the streets
and alleys and cut its poles and wires. The
above officials were arrested at the instance of
the company, charged with malicious trespass,
and now the councilmen come back at the COM
pany for $4,000 damages each for false impris
onment The sheriff this evening attached all
the telephone company's property in the city.
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LINCOLN's AMNESTY.
Large Number of Soldiers Affected by
Recent Decisions.

Large Number of Soldiers Affected by
Recent Decisions.
Washington Special
Some time during the last session the acten-
ton of Representative Baker was called to the
case of old army friend who had been in one
of the Massachusetts regiments, and who found
himself at the close of the war with technical
charge Of desertion against his record in the
War Department The case was rather a
peculiar The man in question had been
captured and taken prisoner by the enemy and
was paroled, but in such n dilapldated physical
condition that he was compelled TO remain in the
hospital for many months He was afterwards
sent TO the convalescent camp, and from there
was allowed to return to his home to recuperate.
This took him long while and when he finally
recovered sufficiently to return to duty he
found that charge Of desertiOn had been re-
corded against him.
Just about this time President Lincoln's order
granting absolute amnesty to all who were
charged with desertion if they would return to
the army and finish out the term for which they
enlisted attracted his attention, and he returned
under that order early In 1866, only to serve
several months. When the closed he
granted an honorable discharge from the last
company in which ne served. but the desertion
mark in his first enlistment still remained
against him. The War Department officials
we're urged to clear his record. the ground
shat Lincolns proclamation was absolute and
that there could be no halfway pardon. They
admitted the justice of this view of the case,
but urged that if it were followed it would
tail endless amount of work and great
deal of expense upon the government,
and declined to accede to it. Mr..
Baker requested to make brief of his
points, which he did. for submission to the War
Department, after which they were transferred
TO the Attorney general for an opinion. Mr..
Baker very discreetly called attention to the At
Supreme Court on that question The result of
the Attorney generals Investigations has just
been made public He fully sustains the posi-
tion taken by Representative Baker that when
returned under President Lincoln's procla-
nation to the service of the United States be was
entitled to absolute pardon for any shortcomings
with which he might have been charged previous
to that time. The point is a interesting
one and very important az it will affect thou
sands of similar cases which have occurred in the
past
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Rnrned hx Molten Steel.

steel exploded at Carnegies steel works, at this
place, yesterday seriously injuring four en-
pioyes, named John Kelly, Henry Hall. George
Wilson and James Barrett. The ladle contain
ing the molten metal was being swung from the
smelling furnace to the ingot mold when the
crane broke aud the ladle dropped. The metal
poured into the bowl and the explosion followed
scattering hot fragments over the mill. ALI of
the workmen escaped but the four mentioned
They were unable to get out. and were terribly
burned, but are expected to recover.
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Troubiesome postmasters.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Dec. %. 1t was stated at the
Postofhce Department to-day, that more trouble
was experienced nowadays with fourth class
postmasters who desire to increase their earn
ings, than was ever known before. All kinds of
schemes imaginable, 10 raise cancellations of
stamps. are being Piled A lot of newly-ap-
pointed postmasters in Ohio are being Watched
and corps of detectives and special agents are
on the 'ay" in all parts of the country for Off
cias of this class
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE. Dec 23-A special to the Evans
vile Journal. from Mount Vernon. Ind. tells of
a sickening accident there this afternoon.
Frank Watson, employee of Hudnut & Co.'S
hominy mills. attempted to start the fy-wheel
of the engine after steam had been turned on
the wheel having stopped the center when
the steam was shut off, thus leaving the steam
box full-by placing both feet on one of the
arms, when, with a sudden start, it threw
Watson into pit. tearing the head off at the
eyes. breaking both arms and legs and killing
hum instantly.
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INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, FRIDAY. DECEMBER "a, 1886

has high forehead, strong nose and chin. His
whole appearance suggested that of the heavy
tragedian out of an engagement
It was a great sight To see this massive man
seated on plush chair at fashionable mani
cures, this afternoon, with fair handmaiden
on either side-each holding one of his massive
and f1eshy hands with tender firmness while ex
ercisng the delicate functions of the manicure's
art MARITIME does not dine with the President
every day SO he makes elaborate preparations
for the event This event. coming so soon after
the Reagan bath, indicates that the Democracy
is fast going back on its traditions.
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Brief Mention.

At Peoria, d. G. Horton. a horse thief, was
sentenced TO ten years in prison on one of four
charges against him. He is of the most
daring horse thieves in the country.
Among the thousands of fish exposed to view
in Morgan lake, near Jacksonville, when the
water was drawn off Thursday, was a German
carp. 1t is thirty inches long. twenty one inches
half pounds. 1t was two inches long when it
was put into the lake six years ago.
Two Maroa citizens put eighty pounds of corn
in sack last October a wager that it would
shrink fifteen pounds before next May. Last
Monday they weighed the sack, and it was found
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Washington Special.
District Attorney MARITIME was here today and
had long conference with Secretary Manning
this morning. He was invited to dine this even
Ing with the President, and he straightway went
to work to put himself in order for the great
event MARITIME has one OF those bulky figures
something like the Presidents He is not tall
but has exceedingly broad shoulders. which are
surmonnted by massive head. covered with
short gray hair with tendency to curl. He