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INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SATURDAY JANUARY g. 1886.
has died of consumption. He was lawyer, and
had been States attorney for Washington

has died of consumption. He was lawyer and
had been States attorney for Washington
county.
The assignee OF the irsolventlW Wagner Bank.
at Forreston, has effected settlement with the
creditors on the basis of fifty cents on the dol
lar.
Mrs William Augustine. of Vandalia, a deaf
and dumb women charged Henry Greenfield, a
peddler with indecent assault. He was arrested
ard fined $25 and costs.
A license to incorporate the VOORHEES, Starch
and Refinery Company. at Danville. was Issued
at Springfield on Thursday. Senator Voorhees,,
of Indiana, is one of the incorporators
The principal event of the beginning of the
winter term of Knox College on Thursday was
the opening of the large new wing of the semi
nary building. erected at cost of $4,000
The Illinois State Board of Agriculture on
Thursday refused to interfere with the sale of
butterine or olemargarine expressing the belief
that the articles were both wholesome and cheap
Neal Wilkerson received at Chester peniten-
tiary in December. 1881. to serve life sentence
for mail robbery in Texas, has been pardoned by
the President He was released on evidence of
Tom Moody and Albert Smith, both of whom are
serving life sentences. who recently made aft
davlt to the fact that they did the robbery Wiki
erson and William Petty were sentenced for hav-
ing committed Petty was released about six
weeks ago.
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Washington Special.
There is talk in Washington of organizing a
new party. which shall be composed entirely of
revenue reforners One of the leading and most
influential of the free traders in this country, in
private letter addressed to gentleman in this
city. says: There is strong desire now mani
fest to convene the national free-trade commit
tee at Washington, in January. 1856. This pos
sihle meeting OF the free trade national COM
mittee is proposed in order that new political
party may be organized out Of the two now
existent. which shall attract all friends OF com
mercia! freedom from each of them. My Judg-
ment, honestly expressed, is that the Republican
free-traders and Democratic free traders added
together would make larger number of voters
than would be left in both of the old parties
after the exodus. just as Garrison, Wendell
Phillips and their adherents held the power be-
tween the Wing and Democratic parties. now
Wells, Hurd, Perry, Sumner Morrison, Beecher
and their disciples can swing the majority to or
from either party now organized, and just AS
Garrison and Phillips won at last, because their
fight was for human liberty. will the free
traders win, because they fight for liberty to
commerce, and ask, since freedom is granted to
man, to speech and to the press, that 1t also be
given to exchanges
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-09
One of Napoleon,s Veterans.

CHICAGO Jan ga very aged person, who
claims to be Pole and entitled to the title of
Count Zewaski, was in the Police Court to-day
for striking a man on the street with cane.
For eight years he has been an inmate of the
Soldiers Home at Dayton. Ohio. TIE court
thought the prisoner was slightly demented, and
decided that he be turned over for examination
by .hecity physician. The old man has very
remarkable history. He says he inherited the
title of count from his father. He was born in
Warsaw, Poland. in 1871. When only fourteen
years Of age. ne joined Napoeon's army. and
was with the Emperor his march to Moscow.
He also claims to have fought in the battles of
Austerlitz and Waterloo. He was subsequently,
when with the patriot Kossut.. captured, and
ordered to be banished to Siberia. Before he
was transported he made his escape sand came to
America, bringing with him his war-horse.
This was in 1851. He enlisted in Sgel's regiment
and served nearly four years He also claims to
have fought under Grant.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-09
The Lancaster Bank Embezzlement

Boston. jar. 8.-State Detective Dyson arrived
from Rutland this morning with the valises con-
tanning the property stolen from the Lancaster
National Bank by President Mcneil. which were
found secreted at Tinmouth yesterday One
bag was found to contain $4,000 in interest
bearing bonds of the West Rutland Marble Com
pany and quantity of bonds and certificates Of
the Wyoming Beef Company and the Low Cattle
Company In the other bag was found nearly
$l5 900 in bank bills.
DIR. F. M. Nelson, president of the Rutland
Marble Company was arrested while in bed Shs
morning on suspicion, of completely in the Lam
caster Bank embeZzlement. He was Frustrated
by excitement. and is under guard at his house.
Henry c. Forester. cashier of the Lancaster
Bank, was arrested tonight for being accessory
before the fact to the larceny by President Nc
Neil. Forester has obtained bail in $40, 900.
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St. Louis Spectator.

&c.
When General Sherman was retired from the
army he came to st. Louis with the ayowed in
tention Of spending the remainder of his life
among u.s. 1t was from st. Louis that he re-
entered the army at the outbreak of the war
He had a multitude OF friends here. and he
looked forward with pleasure to years of peace
full retirement, after nearly twenty three years
of continuous public service. The friends of the
hero are more. numerous in ST. Louis to-day
than ever before, but something has changed
his plans. and in a few months he will seek a
home somewhere in the East. While I am ig-
norant of the reasons which have brought ahout
this change of plans. know that thousands of
soldiers have read with deep humiliation the
petty slurs cast upon him by one of our daily
papers. No opportunity has been lost to annoy
him, and. seemingly. 20 crafty q personal spite
towards the greatest living American soldier. IL
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The Revolutionary Widow.

Washington Special.
One of the strangest things in connection with
the history of pensioners before Congress is the
fact that no applicant ever becomes discouraged
The same names appear every year among those
who are seeking to be placed upon the rolls of
the government. There is no more striking il
lustration of this than in a bill which has been
introduced by Congressman Peters for the relief
of Rebecca Burch. This bill calls for the pay
mens to Mrs. Burch of So month back pension
from 1885 to 1873. Rebecca Burch is eighty nine
years old. She can hardly expect to draw very
large amount of money if Congress should act
upon her measure promptly. But there is no doubt
that Mrs. Burch is just anxious to have her bill
pass as any one of the more youthful applicants
She is one of the very few. but apparently never
ending stock, of revolutionary survivors. She
is the widow of William Burch, who died in 1875.
He served as privatei in Captain Henderson's COM
pany, of Colonel Morgan's regiment Of Virginia
volunteers. during the Revolutionary war Re-
becca Burch is probably being backed hand
somely by her heirs, as the bill further provides
that she shall be allowed back pension from
the time Of the death of her husband. private
Buren, in 1895, up to the date of her present pen
sim 1878
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Swairn,s Vacant Place.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Sit is rumored in army
circles that the President viii shortly recon-
mend to Congress the passage of bill authoriz-
ing him to fill the Office of Judge Advocate gen.
eral of the army. General Swain, who former
ly held that Office, was sentenced by conrt-mar-
tal to suspension for twelve years, at the end of
which period he will be placed on the retired
list. 1t is said that the President desires to fill
he Office, but is uncertain as TO his powers in
ne premises A plan has been suggested that
nominate person for the office and let the
asnate pass on the legal questions at issue
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Fire at Oberlin College.

CLEVELAND, Jan. 9.-At 1:3O o'clock this morn
ing fire was discovered in the third story of
Ladies Hall. connected with the college at
Oberlin, o. The building is brick structure,
and is owned by the college A man named
Hatch manages it and accommodates $50 female
and 100 male students The men board at the
hall, while the ladies lodge there. 1t is reported
here that all the inmates of the building
escaped without injury. There was great
excitement among the students who
rushed from their rooms into the
streets. clad in their night garments. The night
is very cold, and it is difficult to get water into
the building. Two steamers are now at work,
and it is thought other buildings in the vicinity
will be saved. The hall is wreck The fire at
this time has consumed the two upper floors.
The building is 100 feet square,
ana is worth $4,000, including contents.
and is insured The fire originated
in the attic. Last night the people on the upper
floor smelled smoke. but vigorous search failed
to locate whence it came 1t is supposed
that the canse of the fire was a defective fue.
The students on the lower floor were successful
in saving nearly all their effects At this hour,
2:30, the fire is under control.
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Five Persons Die Mysteriously.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CHARLOTTESVILLE Jan. Son Haw creek, be-
low Ladoga. lived the family of James Owens,
five in number. Along in September one of the
family was taken ILL and finally died. What
was the cause OF the death could not be deter.
mined by the physicians, but it was thought to be
of a low grade Of the typhus order. Another
member of the family was taken dowS and died.
then another, and another. until the entire fam
lily was dead. 1t is thought that the cause Of
their sickness was from drinkingimpure water
from a we'll. Mr.. Owens had dug a new well
about ten feet from an old well, and had used
the old one for a cess pool, and it is doubtful
whether the earth between the two purified the
poisonous gases which, IN all probability, passed
from one to the other. There is considerable
uneasiness in the neighborhood, and an effort
will be made to ascertain the true cause of the
deaths.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-09
Ruling as to Paw of Mexican soldiers.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.-The Second Comp
troiler of the Treasury has decided that Oliver
Hayward, late sergeant with the Second United
States Artillery is entitled to the three months
extra pay allowed the soldiers who served in the
Mexican war. The Comptroller holds that the
war with Mexico ended May 80. 1913, when rati-
fcations of the treaty of Guadaloupe Hldalgo
were exchanged and not. as heretofore held, on
July l6 l84S the date on which the War De-
partment made official announcement of the
same. Under this ruling all sol1iers who served
in that war. and were not DISCHARGED until after
May &c. are entitled to the benefits of the act of
July 10 1870
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-09
Destructive Fire at Mobile.

MOBILE, Ala, Jan. Sire broke out this
afternoon in the wholesale grocery house of T.
G. Bush & Co. There was heavy wind. and
the departments, owing to an error in the alarm.
went to the rear &c the town before locating the
FIRE. The fire quickly consumed all the houses
in the block. The stores destroyed were Nos.
SO. 40 and az Commerce street. occupied by q.
NJ. Forchemer & Co., wholesale grocers, who
had $75 900 stock; Nos. 49, 48. so and 81 occupied
ny T. q. Bush & Co., whose stock was valued at
$75. 600. and number of smaller dealers and
cotton factors The total loss is $160, 000 in
surance $ll0 O0O
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Minor Notes.

William Master, for shooting with intent to
kill. at Sunman's Station. has been released on
So, 900 bail.
A bow named Rohr was caught in a shaft in
South Bend furniture factory, and escaped with
a broken arm.
August Wheeler, tramp was knocked by a
train from bridge near Osgood He escaped
with a broken arm and a dslocated shoulder.
John MeClintock, farmer at Fontanet. has
assigned to Samuel NJ. Stevens for the benefit
of his creditors; assets $5000 liabilities, 49, 00O
The Winchester Journal an excellent county
paper. makes a handsome appearance in the
new dress with which it enters its twenty fifth
year.
The New Albany City Council have resolved
to pay off the interest on the airline bonds
due in January, about which there was con-
troversy.
Joseph Carlisle, farmer residing near Wa
bash, has been victimized by lightnngrod sharp
ers to the extent of 5000. through the signing Of
what he supposed was a harmless bit of paper
but which turned out to be o promissory note.
1t is stated that the editors of the Loganspert
Pharos, a Democratic paper, are using their
efforts to defeat the confirmation of Charles r.
Pollard of Delphi, who was recently nominated
to vacancy on the Supreme Court bench in Mon
tana Territory.
Ford & Owens, merchant tailors and clothiers
of Terre Haute, dissolved partnership William
f. Owens retiring. The remaining partner.
Augustus q. Ford. then made an assignment to
Ray G. Jencks. 1t is thought the assets will
nearly meet the liabilities.
Oliver Staufer, who has been employed in
tearing down the old Barnett House. at Logans-
port yesterday fell from the building and re-
ceived serious injuries. He has been unable to
speak work since he was injured and fears are
entertained that he will not recover.
1t is said that charges are to be brought
against Rev. A. A. Curme, of Richmond, a
Methodist preacher. One charge is that as a
member of the Richmond City Council, he at
tended a Sunday caucus; another. that he did
not make his word good with candidate
The league polo game between the Royals, of
Muncie and the Massottes, of Lafayette was won
by the latter--3 to l. Fahnestock leaves the
Mascottes to-day. and will join the Galesburg
team. This leaves the Mascotte team with out o
leader. and strong effort will be made to retain
him
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-09
The Hendricks Monument.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
I. WASHINGTON. Jan. IA meeting of the In
diana Association here was held tonight to or
ganize for collecting contributions to the Hen
bricks monument fund. All the members of the
delegation to Congress from the State, and a
number of other Hoosiers were present Sena-
tor Voorhees, and others made short speeches.
and a committee composed of L. Dalton. c. r.
Faulkner, Richard Johnson, Joseph Nichol. COL
John S. Williams and Capt Thomas III. Mckee
was appointed to receive contributions. Repre-
sentative Ward was made chairman and p. H.
Perinot secretary of the meeting
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-09
ILLINOIS.

Cuttings from Correspondence and Gleanings
from Exchanges.
The next Illinois State fair will open Sept g.
Mayor John Hopper. of Jacksonville. died on
Thursday.
The man Flynn. at Chester, who murdered
his wife and then shot himself, will recover.
William Jones was found dead in store-room.
in Decatur. having died from drunkenness and
exposure.
Noah Draper. a wealthy farmer sixty years
old, near Hillsboro. was found dead in q field.
Heart disease.
Rev. r. @. Mcclure. of Tampa, will ill the
vacancy 10 the Pecatonica Catholic Church
caused by the death of Father Ryan.
Walter Fl. Way, of Nashville. thirty six years
old formerly editor of the Journal of that place.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-09
Fire I'm a Lnmber-Yard.

ST. Louis. Jan. S.-Last night the fire depart
ment was called out for fire that had been dis
covered in the Office Of the John A. Ganahl Lum-
Der Company. situated on Broadway and Seventh
streets. The fire spread with rapidity among
the dressed lumber piled under sheds, 1G0 feet
in depth by fifty feet in width, and caused loss
on stock and building of $40. 600. with insurance
in home companies on the entire lumber yard at
$l5, 000 AS to the origin of the fire it remains
mystery. but the supposition is that it originated
in the southwest corner of the Office, where there
was stove
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SEDALIA Mo-, Jan. 8-Fire was discovered
last night, about 1870. in Mitchelrs mattress
factory. in one of the principal business blocks
and for time it was feared 100000 blaze
was imminent. owing to the terrific gale and
snow-storm, coupled with the intense cold; but
the prompt action of the fire department placed
the fire under control before it gathered Roadway,
and the loss was confined to the contents of the
building where it originated. and will not exceed
$40, 1000, though no accurate estimate has been
obtained as yet. The loss is partially covered by
insurance
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nately, members must have copies of the bills
which they INTRODUCED in order that they may send
them 10 their constituents, and the result is that
10 supply four or Ave Co each one neeesstates the
printing of thousands and thousands which are
mover used, except by the butter dealers of
Washington. In the document-room on the
House side five or six men are kept busy at pres
ent packing away these bills in pigeon-holes.
from whence they viii never be brought until
the close Of the Forty -ninth Congress. when
nearly all of them will be dumped into the junk
box and disposed of as waste paper.
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Obituary..

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MoRIIsTowN, Ind. Jan. 8.-Rev. Thomas
Ship died at his home to-day, at 10 A. M. The
funeral will occur at the residence on Monday,
the 18th, at 10 A.. NJ. The interment will De
made at Mount Lebanon Cemetery
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-09
Six Stores Burned.

LAUREL, Id. Jan. Sire yesterday de-
strcyed ". T. Stefey's grocery and liquor store,
and the stores of Mrs. S. A. Lynn, j. F. Hack
man, NJ. E. Secrest, o. Hazard and T. j. Ford
Total loss about $4,000; Insurance. $4,000
Three men were arrested on suspicion of incen-
iiarism
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-09
Why We Live.
Minneapolis Tribune.

Minneapolis Trlbune.
At any rate. Mr.. Cleveland must admit that
the newspapers are devoting themselves to the
serious affairs of life. For instance. the World
gives three columns to quarrel between a mis-
tress and a nursegrl over FIVE cents worth of
safety-pins The press is the palladium of our
liberties.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-09
Pasteur,s New JERSEY Patient.

PARIS, Jan. 8.-Charles Kaufman. of New
Jersey, was inoculated the tenth time yesterday.
He wished to be inoculated again to-day, but NJ
Pasteur told him that ten oculatons were GER
tainiy sufficient Kaufman left Paris. this even
ing, on his return to America.
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Senator sherman,s Thanks.

COLUMBUS o., JAM At the opening of the
Legislature, this morning, the following tele-
gram was read in each branch, being addressed
60 the Speaker of the House and President of
the Senate, respectively:
"Please convey to the Republican members of
tae General Assembly my profund and grateful
thanks for their nomination as senator.
John SHERMAN
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will not be pleasant comment upon the good
name of st. Louis when the world shall know
possible that reasons altogether foSeign TO what
has been here intimated may have determined
his course; but the facts remain, and the people
OF the United States will draw their own conclE-
sions
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FIND Athlophoros just what you claim for it
II has real merit and is medicine whose merit
i have proved. ! checrfully recommend it to my
customers for rheumatism and neuralgia j. ID.
Fowler, druggist Of Lansing, la
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makes the President say; s'When was bach
elor always made point of taking my meals
in a different place from where I'sept" Since
when has the President been married. This
reminds as that Mr. Haweiss article appeared
only few days before the President made such
wholesale remarks about newspaper lying
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-09
In Favor of the Miners.

COLUMBUS o.. JAN 8.-Judge Thurman to-
day rendered his decision as umpire in the arbi-
traton between the operators and miners of
coal in Ohio. He fixes the basis at 60 cents a
ton. which is the amount asked by the miners.
The operators only wanted to pay so cents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-09
James r.. Keene's Financial Condition.

NEW YORK. Jan. S.-James r. Keene, the ex-
California millionaire. in giving testimony be-
fore referee, yesterday. stated that he is alb
solutely without income, and is engaged in no
business, and that the money necessary for his
support he receives from his wife.
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MORO than 100 Years on.

HANNIBAL, No.. Jan. S.-Lottie Gr;;sssrn, q col
ored woman, who claimed to &c over 100 years
old, died yesterday. Sne has daughter here
e.er eighty years of age Several old citizens
place her age at from ITO to 125.
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Hotel Burned.

BUFFALO, Jan. 8.-The St James Hotel, at
Batavia, N. T., was entirely destroyed by fire
this morning. There were many narrow escapes.
Two men jumped from the fourth story. and
were severely injured. The hotel was owned by
A. g. Collips. The loss is about $4,000; iesar-
ance 5000
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Prodding the Progressive Euchre Players.
Presbyterian Banner.
Gard parties, which are said to have become
very common of late, even in houses where moth
ing of the kind was formerly permitted, are only
preparatory schools for the gambling den.
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Atlanta Constitution.
The sick Chicago Times has resumed the habit
of putting heads to its editorials. But what the
sick Times really needs is head for its editor
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The Penalty of Fame.

Lafayette Courier.
Ella Wheeler is paving the penalty Of fame.
Her new novel, NAL Mculee." is already alluded
to in the best circles Of Wisconsin society as Mad
Molly and Maui Muley.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-09
Correcting the Indictment.

BALTIMORE. Jan. 8-William H. Rose, the
embezzling book keeper of Painter, Tongue &
Co, was arrested this afternoon, charged with
having embezzled $4,000 Rose states that the
amount he took was $4,000
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SEND to G. l. Hood & Co., Lowell Mass, for
q book containing statements of many reflasky'
able cures by Hoods Sarsaparilla.
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Before His Time.

Phiiadelphia Press.
Grover Cleveland wrote letter on Christmas
day, 1884. pledging himself to unqualified en-
forcement of the civil-servic0 AW. President
Cleveland seems never to have heard of this, it
having occurred some time before his inaugura-
tion.
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The Presidents curious Remark.

New Yerk Commercial Advertiser.
FL r Haweis, in writing to the Pail Nal. Ga
zette of an interview with President Cleveland,