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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-10
INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings of
All Kinds in the Two States.
Peaceable Farmers Fired Upon and Wounded
by Drunken Men-G. A. E. Elections
Notes and Gleanings
INDIANA.

PeaceabIe Farmers Halted and Fired Upon
by Two Drunken Ruffians.
Special to tho Indianapolis journal.
MADISON. Dec. 9.-Joseph Ellston and Will
lam Caswell, farmers returning from the city,
late this evening, TO their homes, near Brooks
burg, were met on the road by William Stewart
and Pud Potter, who had been hunting and
drinking. The latter stopped the farmers
wagon and unhitcheG their horses, trying to
provoke fight Ellston kept them at bay for
awhile, when Stewart fired one shot, which took
effect under Elston's left eye, ranging along the
neck and left side. Caswell received one shot
in the back, but neither was fatally injured.
Stewart fed to Kentucky.
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June 30 the expenditures in all districts aggre-
81. GOO, 1la
The President is better to-day. He was at his
desk ell day and received all who called on him,
besides presiding at the regular Cabinet meeting
this afternoon.
Mr. " p Snyder, Deputy Comptroller of the
Currency, is mentioned as.the probable successor
of Mr. Serbia, the retired New York bank exam
irer.
James F. Downey, of Colorado, has been ap-
pointed a special agent Of the General Land Of
fee for timber depredations.
The Comptroller of the Currency has author
lied the First National Bank of West Newton,
Mass, to begin business, with capital of 500,
900
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Female FOrgers.

LAFAYETTE, Dec. 9.--Yesterday afternoon
there came to light series of forgeries COM
mitted by a couple of dashing females of this
CITY, who worked number of stores on orders
purporting to be signed by highly respectable
people of Lafayette. The girls are Clara and
Flora Jones, sisters, and prepossessing blondes,
who have been conspicuous at all the masquerade
balls given here by Company G, and who have
in working their scheme on number of we'll
known boot ond shoe dealers, who will prosecute
them One of the girls created big sensation,
last summer, with Edward Hess, of Philadel-
phia, a leather drummer, who went crazy and
took in the town, finally being taken home by
his father, after three days dissipation.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Dec AT 10 o'clock
this morning q negro convict in the penitentiary
derous assault upon George Gould, foreman of
the Giesecke shoe factory. Gould was standing
with his back to the convict. when the latter
suddenly seized him and cut him viciously about
the head and neck with a shoe knife. The
guards quickly disarmed and arrested him, and
placed him in solitary confinement Gould is
badly injured. but as the jugular vein was not
severed it is thought he may recover. Gould
yesterday reported Hughes for bad conduct, and
the attack was made upon him probably for re-
Venge
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THE CLUVERIUS CASE.
Another Point Against the Prisoner-Letter
from Man Claiming To Be the Criminal.

RICHMOND. Va, Dec. &C. H. S. Durhing. the
bribing Herman Joel, the watch-key witness in
the Cluverius case, was before the police court
to-day, but the examination was postponed till
the 18TH inst When considering the petition
for executive clemency in the case of Cluverius
the Governor sent for Joel, and questioned him
in regard to the watch-key. At request of the
Governor, Joel described the interior of the
watch key which he had repaired for
Cluverius, and afterwards opened it in the
presence of the Governor. His description tai
lied exactly with the interior of the watch key.
At the trial the Commonwealth asked that the
key be opened by Joel, but counsel for the de-
Tense objected This was, perhaps, the strong
est point in the evidence against the prisoner,
and now. since it has come to light that the in
terror Of the watch-key was found to be as de-
scribed by Joel, the evidence of the prisoners
guilt is even more conclusive.
Chief Of Police Poe to-day received letter
from Superintendent Murray, of New York, con-
tanning the following. which he had received:
Dec. 8, 1886.
Superintendent Murray
Dear Sir-I am sorry that the authorities of Rich
mond making great mistake about the Cluverius
He is the wrong man. Sorry he could not
prove an abb. had hoped he could. and now there
is nothing left for me but TO surrender myself as the
murderer of Lillian Madison will surrender on the
morning of Cluveriuss execution at your headquar-
ters 1t is unnecessary to give further particulars
trial. cannot wait any longer to confess my crime
as my conscience has troubled enough. / will prove
all when surrender and there is nothing left for
but to surrender, get tried and probably hang.
LILLIAN MADISON MURDERER.
The police here regard the letter as the effusion
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ILLINOIS.
Cuttings from Correspondence and Gleanings
from Exchanges.

Cuttings from Correspondence and Gleanings
from Exchanges.
While E. G. Reese was examinging gun in
his store at Decatur, on Wednesday evening. the
weapon, which not supposed to be loaded,
was accidently DISCHARGED. instantly killing Pc
ter Lindsay, aged twenty.
Grand Army Post No. 147 of Bloomington, at
very enthusiastic election meeting passed a
resolution proposing and heartily endorsing the
retiring commander, Capt. A. G. Sweetser of
that city, for department. commander. Com
mander Sweetser is succeeded by Dr. G. L. Or
ner
Capt. II. M, Hall, of Olney, has asked Govern
or Oglesby to appoint him commissioner for the
southern Illinois penitentiary at Chester to sue
coed the Hon. Isaac Clements, of Carbonate,
whose term will expire about Jan. l. 1t is IN
derstood that Mr. Clements desires reappoint-
ment Thomas Scott, of Fairfield; Edward Cal
lahan, of Robinson, and several others are can
didates
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Minor Notes.

Judge William J. Devall, president of the
First National Bank of Lebanon, expired on
Wednesday morning.
It is now intimated that Judge Lowry the de-
feated candidate for Congress- will be candi-
date for Mayor of Fort Wayne in the spring on
the Democratic ticket.
Burglars made a raid at Dana, Wednesday
night, breaking into j. T. Hutchinson's store.
w. T. Davis's butcher shop, Skaters saloon and
Joseph Harlan's drug store. The thieves secured
few dollars from each place. except Hutchin-
sons, where they took two tvercoats and pair
of shoes.
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Steamship News.

GLASGOW Dec. 9.-Arrived: Prussian, from
Boston.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9-Arrivea: Grecian Mon
arch, from London.
SOUTHAMPTON Dec. CARVED: Aller, from
New York for Bremen.
LONDON, Dec. 9-The steamers City of Ber-
lin, Catalonia and Nova Scotia, due at Queens
town yesterday, arrived twenty -four hours late.
Liverpool pilots say the weather was the severest
ever experienced
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-10
The Arrest of Salesman Stewart.
,ecial to the Indianapolis Journal

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
LoGANsPoRT. Dec. 9.-Mr. Nathan Stewart
who was arrested and placed in Jail, yesterday
on charge of forgery and embezzlement, at the
instigation of j. F. Soldering 81 Co.. Empire
binder manufacturers. of Akron, for whom
Stewart has been general agent, has been released
on $500 bond The charge of forgery was dis
missed, and all that now rests against him is the
charge of embezzling 5000. He states that he
can make explanations satisfactory to the COM
pany at Akron. He is of the most widely
known and successful agents in the reaper and
mower line in the West He has twenty five
counties under his supervision. His acquaint-
ances here have faith in his ability to straighsen
out the matter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-10
Coal Denosits In Texas.

DALLAS, Tex, Dec Goal in immense GUAM
titles has been discovered in Henderson and
Smith counties. In the former county one vein
is twenty feet in diameter and only thirty feet
below ths surface. In Smith county coal WAS
discovered in less amount, but its quality is ex.
cellent Mr.. d. Arnold, of Henderson county,
who discovered the veins. has leased the land
and is now negotiating with capitalists in this
city for tho formation of company to develop
Rta rninaQ
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Madison County Farmer Missing.

Special to the IndlanaDOIls 9ournat-
ANDERSON Dec 9-On Nov. Ii John Nc
Dermitt, of Pipe Greek township, this county,
and Ida Maynard were married. A few days
after the marriage the husband left home with
his horse and buggy, stating to his wife that he
would dispose of them. and with the proceeds
purchase household goods. Nothing has been
heard of McDermitt by his friends since that
time. and inquiry has yet failed to discover
his whereabouts He is a middle-ag aged man, and
this is his second marriage, his former wife be-
ing dead
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-10

PITTsBURG, Dec 9-Dslegates from six cities
met here today and formed q national coiored
league Of professional baseball players The
titles represented were Philadelphia, Washing
ton, Baltimore, Boston, Pittsbure, Cleveland and
Louisville
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-10
Jaw Gould on the Gresham Decision.

NEW YORK, Dec 9.-Jay Gould said, last
night, that he believed the decision in the
Wabash case simply meant that Judge Gresham
had the Presidential bee in his bonnet, and,
like many other politicians. he be.
lieved the first step toward the White House
was to abuse Gould, Sage. and the other rail
road men. As to the charge that the Ellsworth
Coal Company had been favored by low rates,
Mr.. Gould admitted it. and said be
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-10
Camel VIII Sue for Libel.

SAN Francisco, Dec. 9-Mgr. Capel. in view
of the stories that were recently published re-
heeting on his personal character. threatens to
lake steps for obtaining legal redress. He pro-
poses to institute libel suits against the World,
the Times, the Star, and other papers in the
city of New York
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-10
INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, FRIDAY. DECEMBER TO- 1886.

at the meeting held for that purpose: Com
mander, Capt Alex. Hess; senior vice-command-
or, A j. Stober; junior vice. Train Mcclure,
quartermaster. James p. Ross; surgeon, DIR. G.
S. Ellis; chaplain, Rev. A. e. Mahin; officer of
the day, Mat Jones; guard, Sol Lower. The in
stallation will take place Jan. Z.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-10
Obituary.

PORTLAND, Me-, Dec. 9-News was received
here to-day of the death. at the age of sixty
nine, of Col. Edward s. Jones, commander of
the Department of Tennessee and Georgia, G.
A. r. Colonel Jones organized in Nashville,
Tenn. the first G. A r. post founded in the
South below Kentucky. During the war he
commanded the Third Pennsylvania Cavalry.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-10
The Fact of the Matter.
PHILADELPHIA InOuirer

Philadelphia Inquirer.
Did anybody hear a newsboy crying 1.-THE
Presidents message" yesterday IF so. did he
see ANYBODY rushing to buy a copyQ We trow
not. The simple fact is that the Presidents
message is always discounted nowadays, aud
when it appears it is of very little interest COM
pared with the amount of space it takes up.
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should continue that policy. The Wabash
used to pay $l.75 per ton for it's
coal By developing in its own territory, the
management had enabled it to buy its coal for
less than 81 per ton. He had promoted the
Ellsworth Coal Company, bat for sometime past
has had no interest in it
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-10
1t Works the Same Everywhere:

Boston Journal.
II am not Prohibtionist," remarked prom
inent Cambridge man recently; ''in fact have
always voted for license, but this year l shall
vote mo- because of the insolence Of the saloons
in municipal affairs"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-10

IL some enterprising fellow would now corner
tho market DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup he could
make his fortune; for there are thousands who
gould rather pay double tho retail price than be
Eithout this valuable remedy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-10

copied from an original by Madeleine Lunaire,
the Partisan flower painter. There is the usual
profusion of decorative designs, among which
study of chrysanthemums deserves mention.
The literary departments are we'll filed. Price,
30 cents per number. Montague Marks, New
York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-10
Reekless Extravacance.

Pittsburg Chronicle
A little Beaver Falls girl swallowed two cents
yesterday. Such action is extremely repre-
hensible at time when cents are so scarce that
a dollar is being paid in New York for ninety-two
of them
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-10
A CAN for an Explanation.

Minneapolis Tribune.
Mr. Eugene Field has not yet explained that
slight discrepancy in his touching little Christ.
mas story. The discrepancy lieth in this: The
father, who had done the Enoch Arden act
twenty years before, recognizes his fifteen-year-
old daughter IL a street car.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-10
Sir Charles's Opportunity.

Washington Critic.
1t is stated in London that Mrs. Virginia Craw-
ford, one of the defendants in the Crawford
Dixie scandal, is going the stage Sir
Charles, as a dramatic critic, will now have an
opportunity to get entirely even with this erratic
young woman.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-10

years the acknowledged standard regulator Of
the digestive organs Be sure you get the genu-
inc article.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-10
st. Louis ADVERTISEMENTS.


mInneapOLIB IFlDune.
St Louis has not yet quit Dragging about that
squabble in the American Opera Company IL
is the first advertisement the town has had since
Mr.. Maxwell packed up his friend Mr.. Preller.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-10
Where Rice Missed II.

Minneapolis Tribune.
Allen Thorndyke Rice wore girls clothes until
he was sixteen years of age Perhaps if he had
resumed tbs apparel of his youth on his recent
visit to England, he could have met the Prince
of Wales ia spite of the opposition of Minister
Phelps
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-10
Holiday Gifts.

Nothing more useful, inexpensive or accepta-
Bile than box Of Colgate's Cashmere Bouquet
Soap.
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A Disputed Signature.
kAa TaJ;oo-olgn T1..u.

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
WABASH, Dec. 9.-The Wabash Circuit Court
has been occupied all week with the trial of the
case of the administrator of George W. Lieu
rantz, miller of Miami county, who died sew
eral months ago, against Milton Shirk. admins
traitor of the estate of E. FL. Shirk, the Peru
millionaire. Lieurantz and another man
owned a grist-mill on Eel river in
partnership, Shirk holding mortgage
on the property. Desiring to fore
close. it is alleged, Shrk executed
an agreement to save Lieurantz harmless by
reason OF the foreclosure, and to make restitu-
ton of the property where by process Of law he
acquired possession. The year for redemption
slipped by. LieurantZ made no effort to save the
property and Shirk purchased it at sheriffs sale,
and Lieurantz was left without dollar. Both
Shirk and Lieurantz died. and when the admin
istrator of the latter presented the agreement to
Mr.. Shirk administrator, it was declared
forgery, Mr.. Shrk insisting that
his father had never signed such
an agreement. Upon the genuneness of
this document depended the all of Lieurantz's
heirs An action was brought to recover and the
case tried this week has been one of the most
hotly contested ever known here. Counsel for
signature, and thirteen witnesses testified that
the signature was not that of Shirk, while on the
other hand two witnesses swore that they saw
Shirk sign the agreement The case went to the
jury tonight. The amount involved is $40, 900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-10
Political Novelty in Harrison County.

Political Novelty in Harrison County.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CoRYDoN, Dec. 9.-Harrison county now has a
Republican Board of Commissioners, something
that she has never had before. At the recent
election, John @. A. Sieg and Thomas w. Hise
Republicans, were elected, but the law
provides that no two commissioners shall
take their seats il the same year, it was
not expected that the board would be
Republican until December, 1887. This
obstacle, however. was overcome yesterday by
Eugene A. Barry, one of the old members. re-
signing, thus causing vacancy. which was filled
by the appointment of Mr.. HIse, the Republican
commissioner. elect, who was to take his seat
next December The appointment was made by
of the old commissioners. Mr.. Crawford, q
Democrat, Mr.. Sieg, the new Republican, and a
Democratic county auditor The Democrats
could not agree on man.
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throps Writings, Emerson as an American"
Modern Magic" and American Wild Animals
in Art" The gem of the collection is the open
ing essay. entitled "a Preliminary Confession. !"
1t is a charming'v frank and full confession by
Mr. Hawthorne of how he became an author and
of the various steps by which he advanced to
public notice and fame. He gives the inside his
tory of some of his novels, and relates many
curious and interesting incidents conr scted with
their creation and publication. 1t is probably
the frankest and fullest confession" of the kind
on record. and makes very interesting reading
The book is published by Ticknor & Co. Boston,
and sold by The Bowen Merrill Company.
"reminiscences and Opinions of Sir Francis
Hastings Doyle" is an interesting book. The
writer is seventy-six years old, is gentleman of
talent and culture, and has seen much of the
world. AS he remarks at the. outset, 'When
any one as / am now doing. approaches the age
of seventy six, he ought to be able TO tell his
juniors something worth listening tor Again
he says, ut is true that my career has not been
An adventurous one, yet several eminent persons
who have left u.s. and several others who are yet
alive, have done me the honor to accept and
value my friendship, and have been sufficiently
Knocked about the world to become acquainted
with men of different characters and conditions,
and to see life under various aspects" The au-
thor might have stated much more strongly his
qualifications for writing book of autobio-
graphical "reminiscences, for he has produced
one of the most interesting books of this class,
full of personal recollections of notable people
and events, and judiciously spiced with anec-
dotes and incidental observations. New York:
ID. Appleton g. Co. Indianapolis: The Bowen
Merrill Company.
The colored study in the Art Amateur for De-
cember is an unusually excellent fac-simile of a
water-color drawing. 1t represents a graceful
girl who has fallen asleep in her chair, and is
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-16
Dotrla.
-
NJ "A RSBALL HOUSE,
DUES sOREvEN HOUSE.

- UUb oUNEFEN HUUsE.
TNHIS popular hotel IL now provided with a
Il Passenger Elevator tthe only one in the
city, and has been remodeled and newly fur
nished. The proprietor, who by recent pur-
chase Is also the owner of the establishment,
spares neither pains nor expense in the enter
Florida visitors Is earnestly invited. The
table of the Screven House IA supplied with
every luxury that the markets at home or
abroad can afford.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-16

went at furious rate for several miles,
When, just as be was descending the hill
INTO Lonely Coulee, he looked back, and
Cnere was the white nOrseman within a
lew rods OF him coming like the wind, but
win the nolseless grace of a zephyr. The
Lieutenant was now pretty thoroughly
lflShtened, and he used the whip mere
Venemently than ever. Down the hill his
army ambulance roared and ratified, and
MS animals took the bits for a genuine rum
away. With crash and bound aud fear
ful speed the ambulance was snatched
doWn the hill, around sharp curves and
over the rickety bridge which spanued
the murmuring creek. Here the Lleuten-
ants description of the scene was thrilling
and poetic. the moonlight on the rip
ping surface of the creek formed weird
fantastic shapes, and as his nerves were
sIrung TO the most sensitive pitch, the eve
OF MS Imagination saw COLLINS aud fairies
ana witches dancing about on the spark.
ing stream, whose every gurgle was a
hooking taunt from the strange, unwel-
come children of his feverish brain.
PASSED BY THE PHANTOM,
But here is where the climax OF mis- fear
and horror was reached. AS the pale
horseman drove down the hill like a me-
teor, and while the Lieutenant was cross
ing the bridge at as great speed as his
spirited animals could attain, the ghostly
phantom passed him. Now, for the first
time, did the apparition make noise,
but lit made up for lost time" in this re-
spect, as the Lieutenant says that here
the noise was deafenng. AS the phan-
tom came down the hill after him it
seemed that a thousand horses were gall
looping down a wooden pavement, and
when 1t struck the bridge the uproar was
like the rattle of a thousand wheels. On
the centre of the bridge the snowy horse
and rider swept by him like flash. and
the air was filled with shrill, demoniac
laughter. On it went, the dazed and awe
stricken Lieutenant watching it as 1t
vanished from view.
This is the experience OF one Of the
bravlest officers at Fort Yates, and the
same apparition appeared on this road
several years ago to Alexander McKen-
zie, Sheriff of this county and the most
widely known citizen of the Territory.
In the case of Mr.. Mckenzie the expert
ence was very different, as ne reached his
destination shortly after the appearance
OF the phantom, which was going in an
opposite direction. and which passed him
near the Cannon Ball.