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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-29
MRS. JAMES BROWN POTTER.
A Hint that Mr.. Irving Has Offered Her a
Place in His Theatrical Company.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK, Aug 28.-Mrs. James Brown Pot
ter, NIECE by marriage, of the rich and stately
Bishop Horatio Potter, and closely allied,
through her husband, so the big banking house
of Brown Brothers. is going on the stage as a
professional actress Such statement was
made and denied several months ago, but the
contradiction was made by her husbands family,
not by herself; and now the news is re-asserted
with positiveness that is reasonably convinc-
ing The famous society amateur came of his
trionic stock her father having been connected
with the show business and in her early girl
hood she was started on the career Of prodigy.
The desire to act has been growing stronger in
her of late, and especially since her recitation of
"Ostler Joe" set her so wholly before the public.
The reiteration of the story that
she means to become a regular act
ress IS by Ellen Terry who sailed for
England to-day, with Henry Irving, with whom
she came on his American pleasure tour. Being
asked what actress in this country pleased her
most she replied: 'Mrs. Potter. I have never
seen her in play, but l heard her recite once In
London, and for while before started on this
tour saw vast deal of her in that city. We
shall soon have chance to Judge of her real abili-
ty, | have no doubt Is not that soW and she ad-
dressed the question to Irving, who was present.
"You should hardly say that" the actor ex-
postuated.
"Well." Ellen persisted. 'it will be so if ! can
persuade her to follow her own inclination, in
stead of her fanily's advice"
HAS she a good opportunity" your CORE
spondent asked.
mo one ever had a better, was the impulsive
reply. 'She could be taken hold of by the very
best hands in the world"
This was construed to mean nothing else than
that Irving had offered an opening to Mrs. Pot
ter in his own company. He declined to either
affirm or deny the truth Of that conjecture, but
his manner left no doubt in the minds of the
hearers that the New York society belle had the
option of a debut on the stage of the London
Lyceum.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-29
One Town Left Without House Standing, and
Another Village Almost Destroyed Three
Hundred Lives Said to Have Been Lost.
Prince Alexander Leaves Lemberg and
Begins a Return Journey to Sofia.
A Russian Journal Predicts that His RestOra.
tion Will Be Followed by Second and
More Decisive Overthrow-Cab Notes.
EARTHQUAKE IN GREECE.
Two Towns Almost Totally Destroyed, and
Three Hundred Lives Lost.

Two Towns Almost Totally Destroyed, and
Three Hundred Lives Lost.
ATHENS, Aug. 2S-Greece has again been Wis
tied by an earthquake which has been most dis
astrous in the Morea, end in which the loss of
life, according to the best information, reaches
the enormous figure Of 800. The village of
Pyrgo and the town of Philiatra, both situated
on the western coast of the Morea were the chief
sufferers, and these furnish it is believed, all
that have perished. In Pyrgo not house is
left standing, while Philiatra Is almost swept
away, swallowed up in the convulsions of the
earth.
The shocks were experienced throughout
Greece in greater or less degree. In the town
Of Zantee every house was damaged and the
inhabitants fed in terror to the open country.
Advices from Zante, Greece, say that excess
i've heat, dead calms and unusually high tides
forewarned the inhabitants. The earthquake
center appears to be in the sea, at a point thirty
miles from Zante. The earthquake is supposed
to be of volcanic origin. The cables and tele-
graph wires are broken, and no news had been
received from the interior. The cathedral at
Pyrgo was destroyed.
Several towns in Italy were also visited by the
earthquake, but not to any serious extent
Naples. Brindisi. Foggia, Caserta and Tarunto
being of the number.
Among the towns in Italy where the earth
quake was felt are Syracuse, Rigge, Calabria,
Potensa, Pozzuki, Bari and Avelline. The peo-
pie were panicstricken and took refuge in the
fields and churches
Naples, Italy, was visited. to-day, by second
earthquake shock, greatly alarming the people,
who fed from their dwellings and crowded the
streets leading to the suburbs Whole families
are leaving the town, Two eruptions of Vesu-
vius have occurred, and the volcano is very
active
Violent shocks of earthquake were expert
enced ar Alexandria and in other parts of Egypt,
causing terror among the natives, but, SO far as
known, doing no serious damage.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-29

NEW YORK, Aug. 28-By fire in fvestory
tenement house at No 404 East Sixty fourth
street. Nov %, 1866, woman and two children
were burned to death. The house was occupied
by Bohemian cigar-makers Two of these,
rested, tried on charge Of arson aud sentenced
90 imprisonment for life at Sing Sing. Police In
spector Byrpes, not being satisfied as to the re-
suit, and believing that one of the kohuts was
innocent, has been working up the case. Recently
he went to Sing Sing and obtained confession
from Henry Kohut. Henry said that his brother
Edward was innocent; that the real incandiaries
we're himself and John Kyian, fsllow-tenant
IN the burned building The object of the crime
stolen from the house was traced to Kyiar's pos
session. He was arrested last night and to-day
confronted by the Kohut brothers at police head
quarters, who had been brought from Sing Sing
On an order of the Supreme Court. Ia their
presence be partly scnfesaed and made enough
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-29
Cable Notes.

The Right Hon. Lord Henry Charles George
Gordon Lennox brother of the Duke of Rich
mond, is dead. He was sixty five years old.
It is reported that the British government is
prepared to concede the demand of the English
hop-growers to impose small import duty on
foreign hops.
The publication of reports of military maneu-
vers at wilma and Warsaw, Russia is forbidden.
The newspapers are only allowed to copy the
official reports
The dispute between France and the Vatican
over the appointment of papal nuncio to Pekin
will shortly be settled, the Vatican having made
an important concession.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-29
NEW YORK PICNICs.
People Who Make Living in the Picnic
Business-The Successful Methods.


People Who Make Living in the Picnic
Business The Successful Methods.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK, Aug. 28-A feature of New York
life are the picnics, several of which every day
the week take place in some suburban grove
place of resort, and at which there is a good de.
of fun. and very often considerable fighting
There are many people in this city who regularly
make good living by getting up and running
these picnics. Most of them are politicians in
small way, bright young fellows, with mighty
little moral sense, who go for dollar every day
in the week they see 1t, and grab it. only to
elbow it in the next minute. The way they
work Is about as follows: The manager gathers
together half dozen of his chums in some
lager beer saloon, and the gang associate them
selves together as the "Gentlemen's Sons of
the Fourth Ward" s'rhe Heivetia Guards" or
goodness knows what Sometimes they take
the name Of some solid man of the district who
likes to be advertised. and very often they
christen themselves after some leading ward
politician. Next in order is a selection of the
committee on arrangements, who are named by
the originators without asking their leave Then
meeting is called, and committees are appoint
ed to make arrangements for the picnic. Just
here is where the manager begins to get in his
fine work. He puts himself on every committee
which will have the spending Of any money, and
couple Of "fellers he can stand by" keep him
company The tickets are ordered to be printed
and the meeting adjourna for week, to tackle
keg of beer set up by the manager. In the
meantime he goes and sees the steamboat man,
makes a conditional contract with him, and
braces him for an Z or more, If he is an old
friend. Then he goes to three or four of
the saloon keepers and talks up the bar privi-
leges to them. He also gets q glorious set Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-29
An Insane Wan ana His Idea of Duty.

CHICAGO Aug 28.-The Inter Oceans Free
port. Ill, special says: Charles Lashelle the
murderer. who was so ferociously assaulted in
the jail at Mt Carroll county last ThurIday. BY
Francis e. Moyer an insane inmate, lied this
afternoon Meyer says that he read in the Bible
that murderers must die, and feeling that he
was called to kill Lashele he did il in order to full
fill what he thought the Bible said was liis duty
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-29

admissions to procure him, on trial. sentence
of imprison ment for life The detectives say
that Kylan has been In similar work before Ed
ward Kohut will be released at once from his
term of Imprisonment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-29
Killed by a Train.

Special TO tho Indianapolis Journal.
NATION, ILL.,, Aus. 28.-At Tuscola this after
noon an Illinois Central passenger train ran over
and killed John Gill. wellknown farmer, aged
eighty years. 1t is thought to be q case Of
suicide.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-29
The CHESTNUT BELLE. :

"I'm all bwoke up" said Alphon-
so. II pwoposed to Miss Richesse.
| told her | loved her noah than
tongue could utah; that she was
beautiful, and good, and all the
wowld to me, and | awsked her to
maiwy me, don't you know; and she
neyah said word, but just wung
one of those howad chestnut bells
ON me and walked off,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-29
- WOMAN,S
Christian Temperance Union Lunch Room,

90 North Pennsylvania Street
Open Sundays, beginning August 20. All the
delicacies of the season.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-29
WHEN INDICATIONS.

SUNDAY-Local rains, slightly
cooler.
Nevada County picayune., 1886-04-07
Baskets to Hold Water.

The eastern papers speak of the spiendid uses of the willow fiber for spinning and weaving into cloth, and it is said to be better than hemp or flax. But there is a kind of willow tree that grows on the north slope of the high noun tains about eighty miles east of Los Angeles, on the border of the Col orado desert, which is used by the Cabazon Indians to make baskets light and impervious to water.
 They are better than any tin, galvanized iron, or any other kind of a receptacle for water. They are used extensively by Mexicans and old settlers, and last, with con- stant use, a dozen or fifteen years, They are made quickly by the def. fingers of these Indians, and are sold chiefly to tourists, merchants and regular customers. This is q peculiar product of the Pacific coast, and not only a novelty to Eastern people, Lut also to a great many Californians who do not live where they have ever seen them. Los Angeles Herald.
Nevada County picayune., 1886-04-07
Not Dead Yet.

Atlanta papcra sr" giving the public some curious and wonderful cases that are quite interesting. Ii rccms that a young lady Of Atlanta had been reported as dead. but il co me to the cars ni the Atlanta Journal that she wn- still alive. and being on the alert for news. a reporter was sent to the residence to h.,rn all thc facts Mi-1 B..lla fcnaway, who had been pronounced d''nt. met hlm at the door, .toltlv denying tint she WAS dead. She ,ai4:
 "For four yrar+, rheumatism and neural .,;, have ,rsi,trd phv,icians and all other treatment. My muscles -ceincd to dry np ,ny flesh shrank away, my joints swollen painful and large. lost my appetite, wns re- duced to 60 pounds iu wcl.ht a,d for months was expected to die. commenced the use of B. E. E. and the action of one half bot tie convinced my friends that it would cure me Its effect VII. magic. It gave IT" an anpcite-gsyc me strength, rlTNci all rsn. and ache-, added flesh to mv bones. and rhen five batilr1 had been used had gained 5n pounds of flesh, snd z am to-day >,tluA and well"
Nevada County picayune., 1886-04-07
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS CARDS
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Nevada County picayune., 1886-04-07
Is IT A LIE?

Some one seid that p"ta~h WAS a poi'o, .. Who mace tic ass, rtion except 'ho who desire tn ui>l,qd and huuhu:y yen: II" "h" .,'eu"uuccs other reui"tic' n- frauds, i> 4Hn'- ly ufirring n vilccomp,.und pt hi- own-hr- ware of ull such.
 -A,k your physician "r your GruS-i ist II Potash produces all the horrors clalmed for it bN thu,,. who are compelled to trA'ire"th IF preparations in order So alpe'r re're'"- hlr themselves. ~ sSWc clan Ina. potn,h rroperahlv c"inS T "a with other remedies make, the grcai"si blood remedy ever known to man, and we claim that R. B. B. k the remedy.
 Ii afflicted with any form o' blood poison Scror,,la. Rhcunati-.r, C,tarrh, Old Ulcers aud .crrs, kidaey Complaints, Female Dis eases. etc. the B. B. E. will cure you ut oii-'' Send to Blood Balm Co, Atlant, tia, Tor q copy of their book FREE.
 For sale hv II. Moncricf X Bro; J. O Howell, Cor Main and Front St.; Milner d Milhurn. Pre-, 'ott, Ark.
Nevada County picayune., 1886-04-07
MOTHERS FRIEND.

Not only >hortrns tn" time ofiaoar and l Sseus the intensity ofpnin, but il greatly dimiui4hc9 thN danger to life of both mother and child, and leaves the mother in il condition highly fryora- tie to speedy recovery, and far less liable to Flooding, Convul,ions, and other nlarmin. sym toms incident t. slow or painful labor. Its won drriul efficacy in this re- ."ct entities it to be called IRE MorusE's FRItNu and to be rank ed ss one of the life-Sav- ing rcmcdic- ofthc niue tecnth century.
 From tho H&turc ot inc eases twill of course be understood that N" cannot publish F'.rti1l- cates concerning this remedy without wound ing the delicacy of the writers. Yet we have hundreds of such t"st'' Inuninls on file.
Nevada County picayune., 1886-04-07

1 tending to our safety, this one had crawled away and had nearly reach ed the horses, which were com- placeinly eating grass about half d mile away. Long Tom was bent on horsefosh too, when tie wiley Indian had fired on him. There was no need for 'fitrther introduce ton between them, and the second shot had terminated the Fhdian's ability fur fttrther warfare.
 "Come boys," said Hank Pryor, "we're not done yet. Here Char lie, let me load yer picce;yer kind CT Hind, secin as yer face is so red in streaks. Mop tho blood out of yer eyes. Here ye are.
 He handed me the fife and seiz- ed his own. We gave Cub no more present thought, but ran for Tom.
 We saw him sit dcwn. 1 yelled out: "Hank, take care of Tom. Bill and I will get the horses and the reds"
 We were not long in securing the whole five. One of them had an ugly wound in the shoulder, but it would not unfit him for service. 1 mounted the best and leading three started back to Pryor and Tom. Bill took the other and gal. loped off to visit tie remaining Indians and make sure that we did not get any more stray shots. l hastened back to the two men. Pryor was holding Tom up tenderly. The lips Were bloodless and Tom spoke with difficulty. I took his hand.
 "I guess-boys-it's all up with me. It's kind 'o hard-to he killed by a sneak bullet-but-ye'n bury me-.all right-won't ye?"
 He sank dow. The brave fellow who had aided in stving me was gone. We laid him down tenderly and neither Pryor nor 1 spoke un- til BiI1 came. He had accomplish ed his entire task, and we were in- sured against any further sneak bullets. as Tom ha6 called them Bifi packed the guns and accouter ments on one of the horses, and gave it into my care. We put the dead body of our c6mrade and friend or another horse, sitting in the saddle, as if in life. Pryor; mounted mp behind, and holding him, rode slowly toward the tim Der.
 It was a sad cavalcade; but night was coming, and there was much to be done.
 Nugget Bill rode up beside me and said:
 "Charlie, ye may hear another shot, but dOa't ye mind it, fur ye know it's best. I'll do it straight and sure and bring ye the bride. It's kinder hsrh and you better not try to do it. |"
 "Al' right Bill; it makes me sick to think of it." 1 He rode away, and in the gath cring darkness the kindly shot was heard that ended poor Cnb's pain.
 We pitched our camp that night about a quarter of mile within the timber, and there with our knives and hands dug a grave and laid poor Tom away. We cut a rude cross in the bark of the tree that stood ss his sentinel, and with the hope that neither the ln- dian nor coyote would discover him, we mounted our horses at the dawn.
Nevada County picayune., 1886-04-07

of Knights ef Labor.
 The fire companies of Fort Smitl will have A. May day parade.
 Darfanelle is just con p]etipg a splendid $l2,0 sclioolhouse.
 Three new churches are among the early possibilities of Nashville
 The country around sugar Loal i has been late afflicted with mad dogs.
 Miners and others aic prospect. ing in Logan county in quest of gold.
 The work of rebuilding has al. ready hegnn on the Helena burnt district.
 The delinquent Hat q list of Crit. tcnden county contains about 500 tracts.
 Hcmstead county has a six months old baby that weighs 25 ponnds.
 h sf'cicty called "Lenten Her. mits,n WAS organized at TexaIkcna recently.
 The Arkansas side of the city government of Teyarhana has s.2,- TO in her treasury. A man aged 23 years was mar licd at Eureka Springs recently 70 q blushin. bride of G9.
 A paper, the Weekly Times, is to be established at Mulberry sta ton, in Franklin cour'y.
 There are twenty-sevcn widows within the corporate limits of Charleston, Franklin county. 1 Tho Army and Navy Hospital building at Hot Springs will not be formally opened until fall.
 Eleven candidates for the office of assessor have already 'ennonnc- ed themselves in Desha county.
 Cad Allard, business manager Ot the Hot Springs News, has applied to the county court for receiver.
 The Helena Lumber Co, has re ceived an order to manufacture two hundred Turner cotton p'an. CTS.
 Thos. B. Padgett, a wei. knowi lawyer of Independence county will be a candidate for Auditor O { State.
 A new packet company has beer organized to run steamboats regu larly between Little Rock aud Ft Smith.
 Long trains of wagons have beer run from Hot Springs to Little Rock. to obtain supplies during th' strike.
 Eight thousand acres of lsnc near Tilson, on the Texas X Sain Louis railroad, was sold to parties in Indiana recently.
 The Knirhts of Labor at TeXark ana are contemplating the erection of a hall and boarding house 10, unemployed Knights.
 The Fayettville Sentinel has meyer seen in Washington county a better prospect for wheat at this season of the year. The othei crops are alse getting along we'll
 George pufiel, who lives abou, ; four miles west of this place, start ed with a span of mules and wagon to come to town on last Monday On the way the mules became frightened and run away, throwing Mir. DuHel out of tho wagon, break ing his leg in two places.-Rectoi Advocate.
 We are informed by MT. Camp bell, who has charge of a large force of workmen on the Bald Knob road, that work is being push ei as rapidly as possible. New hands are being daily added to the force, and every effort IS being made to bring the work to compile ton aa soon as it can be done.- Augusta Nidette.
Nevada County picayune., 1886-04-07

Sessi fr our treatise on 'llcath And Hap pipe.s Qr Woman" msilcn free.
 THE IsgADFlKLD RkGULAroR Co.,, Atlants. t,ecrgia
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-17
DUCKiNG ON ERIE.
How Wild Ducks are Shot and Re-
trieved on the Great Lakes.

From the PfttsbuY0 COMMERCIAL Gdsette.
Mr., Charles j. Clarke, of Oakland, left
last night for Winous point, Sandusky
bay, for another weeks indulgence of his
favorite pastime of duck shooting. Dur
ing his last visit at that place, week
ago, he succeeded in bagging in one Gay
as many as ninety one ducks.
The hunters have a fine club house
near to the shooting grounds, where they
stay at night and talk over the adyen-
lures of the day. The first thing to be
done in hunting ducks is to put out what
are called "blInds." These are large
pieces of canvas stretched along through
the marsh near the feeding places, and
held IN place by poles thrust down into
the mud. On the tops OF the blinds grasses
are placed so that they resemble the
surrounding marsh. Decoys are then
placed at shooting distance
in front of the blind. THE hunters station
themselves behind the blinds and waitfor
the ducks to come to iced. "Punters," or
men who watch the ducks that are shot
and bring them into the boats, are sta
toned at a short distance to the rig ut and
to the left of the hunters. When duck is
shot the ''punter' takes his bearIng--that
is, sights line from where be stands
across the position where the game was
last seen-and starts out on u straight
line toward his bearing.
AS described by MIR. Clarke, the hunter
takes similar bearing, and as soon as
the "punter" crosses the hunters line of
vision he is at the point where the game
is to be found. By this method duck is
rarely lost. clustering weather IS the
most favorable for duck-shooting. The
ducks are then restless and afford better
opportuniti es for wing shots than at any
other time. The skilled. sportsman sta
tons himself on the wlndward side.
When the flying flock is frightened by one
shot they suddenly turn, but the wind is
against them, and while they are ''flaring'
or rising up into the air the hunter can
generally bring down as many as mis- am
munition will permit. The double bar
relied hammerless breech-lOading shotgun
is the best adapted to this kind OF hunt
ing.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-17

that was made, or see any object on either
side. One day while he was President Of
the college, the students decided to maze
test OF the old mans Observation-Disclosures
and getting a brick, took it TO room
that looked out on the walk where he
usually exercised in the afternoon. Pretty
soon the General came along and the boys
dropped the brick on the pavement
directly in front of him. But he not only
did not dodge, but apparently did not
notice that anything unusual had &C.
CURED. He might have thought leaf
had fallen if he thought at all.''