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Minor Notes.

John Ward the leading dry. goods merchant at
Laketon, Wabash county, died suddenly on Mon
day morning.
Dr. Green, of Boswell, went TO Hoopeston,
Ind, one day last week, and has not been seen
since. He had in his possession 500, and foul
play is feared.
The barn of Rev. Father Kroeger, at Elkhart,
was burned yesterday, with all contents. among
which was valuable horse The loss is So, 900,
with only light insurance
The corner stone of the First Methodist Epis-
copal Church at Xenia was laid on Monday.
Services were held at the opera-house where
Rev. DR.. Barnes, of Grace Church, Richmond,
preached the sermon.
Near Ridgeville. son of David Collins was
badly injured by falling from a loaded wagon,
which passed entirely over his body, taking a
large portion of the scalp from his head, and
bruising one leg AID arm in horrible manner.
His recovery is very doubtful.
The frame residence of Mrs. Albert Fisher, at
Spiker's, six miles north Of Wabash, was yes
terday destroyed by fire. The flames originated
In the upper story, in mysterious manner. A
portion of the goods were saved. The loss is
ST. 1000, with no insurance.
A company has been organized at Peru to bore
for natural gas The capital stock is So 900,
and the officers are: President, j. O. Cole;
treasurer, Charles g. Emswiler; secretary, r. H.
Bousog; directors. J. .. Cole, G. G. Emswiler,
R. H. Bouslog, Milton Shirk ana Charles H.
Brownell.
Gen. j. j. Reynolds. West Point graduate,
but now on the retired list was initiated by Post
3, g. A R., at Lafayette, Monday night. Gen.
Reynolds was one of the heroic commanders at
Chickamauga. On the Goth. the second day OF
the battle the rebels for four hours charged
upon the lines of General Reynolds without sue
cess. Finally, the lines of the Union army be-
ing broken, and the division being entirely sur
rounded, General Reynolds ordered a charge
through the confederate lines. Turchin's bri
gade in the lead, supported by the second bri
gade, under Colonel Robinson, of the Seventy
fifth Indiana, the division cut its way through
the dense masses of the rebels, scattering them
in wild confusion, and arrived safely at Ross
vile at 3 A. NJ. the next morning.
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THE SUPPRESSED CoLoRED VOTE.

Figures Showing that One Vote in the South
Counts as Much as Two in the North.
Washington Special
Mr.. Edward Mcpherson, secretary of the Re
publican congressional committee, has sent the
following letter to Senator Plat on the suppress
sion Of the colored vote in the South
''My Dear Sir-I have your inquiry as to the
extent to which the figures show that there is
suppression of the colored vote in the Southern
States A classification of the vote by congress
sional districts in 1876 and in 1884 will show the
net result in shape which will be at once most
compact and most comprehensive Including,
Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia with the
Northern States, we have this result as to the
late slave States
SIN 1876 their average district vote on Con-
gress was "a. 504 In 1884 their average district
vote on Congress was % 900. This shows de-
creased vote in the eight years of over per
cent. In the other States of the Union there
was, during this period an increased vote or
about ii per cent. Thus IL per cent represents
the average of suppression.
sin the Gulf States the wrong is more marked.
as it is more general and severe Take, for in
stance, Alabama, Mississippi and South Caro-
lima. The average in Alabama fell from Is, 648
in 1876 to 16, 169 in 1884. The average in Missis
sippl fell from 27565 in 1876 to 1920 in 1884.
The average in South Carolina fell from 81, l49
in 1876 to ~ 73> in 1884
'"The average fall in these three States is from
90 121 in 1876 to Is, 1876 in 1884, within frac
ton of so per cent The average district vote in
the Northern States rose from 80, l65 in 1876 to
SO, 744 in 1884, or IL per cent 1t requires in the
North an average of 16. 1878 votes to carry dis
trict. It requires in the Gulf States named an
average of ,699 votes to carry district. A voter
in these States has thus double the electoral
and representative power Of avoter in the North
States as the direct result of the suppression
of the vote.
t"This is the nrecisa sort of eoualitv of rights
and powers which Democratic election practices
have produced, to which the Democratic party
owes its supremacy and which, therefore, it has
vital interest in maintaining"
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Losses by Fire.

MuRFREEsBoRo Tenn, Oct. 26--At IL o'clock
last night fire was discovered in the upper hall
of tia Jordan Block, large structure on the
northeast corner cf the public square, The
flames spreading rapidly. the entire block was
soon enveoped. aud the most substantial bust
ness buildings in she town were a mass of ruins.
The losses are estimated at between $4,000 and
800 000 nearly all were fully insured
OscoDA, Mich, Oct. 26--At midnight last
night fire completely destroyed the mill of W.
" & w. c. Penoyar. in this place. Loss, $40-
900; insurance. $50 000 1t is uncertain whether
the property will be rebuilt.
s CINCINNATI, Oct. ga defective fue caused
a fire in the attic of John D. Parks patent med
icine laboratory, this afternoon, which entaied
a total loss of about $13, 900: mainly by water.
Fully insured.
KALAMAZOO, Mich, Oct. 26.--A fire broke out
at Mendon, Mich, last night. in o. NJ. Lyman's
barn, destroying it and adjoining buildings.
Loss about SIS, 600, insurance, 81, 900.
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ALExANDEK,s PROCLAMATION.
What the Czar Said Co His Soldiers at I'll
dwelling OF Monument.

What the Cxar Said TO His Soldiers ut the
dwelling OF Monument
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct 2G-Ths Gear issued
IN order of the day to the army and navy in con-
nection with the newly erected monument in
memory Of the Russo-Turksh war. 1t reads as
follows:
s'May this memorial of the Russo Turkish war
be always a pemeuto of the self-denlal and
herosrn of the warriors who, with Gods help,
covered the Russian flag and name with fresh
glory On this festal day / address myself to
you, commanders. admirals, officers. soldiers and
snilors-my gallant army and heroic feet-to tell
you that trust to your answering devotion,
and am proud of your deeds of glory in common
with the whole of Russis. / remember with
heartfelt gratitude your distinguished services
20 the throne of the fatherland. May these
memories be pledge of the conviction shared
by myself and the whole of Russia, that in all
future trials which by Gods providence may
visit Russia, the army and feet will ever main
tain the lofty standard of martial heroism and
unfading glory which our ancestors attained,
and which have been worthily upheld and ad-
vanced before our eyes"
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Brief Mention.

On Monday, at South Elein. Ernest Sharpe,
at one time a member of the orchestra in Nc
Vicker's Theater. Chicago, committed suicide
with revolver.
The body of Arnold Sherman, aged sixteen,
son of David Sherman, of Henry, who disap-
peared from home week ago. was found f ating
in the Illinois river. It is thought to be case
of accidental drowning
The grand jury at Shelbvvile is investigating
the mysterious Death, five weeks ago, of Miss
Seibert, young woman who lived six miles
south of that town The body was exhumed on
Monday, and the stomach removed for analysis
1t is denied that Mr. A. R. Scott, of Bethany,
is financially embarrassed On Thursday he
sold his stock of merchandise to Mr.. D. r. Alex
ander, of Alexander, Westbay & Co., of De-
catur, but not from any financial embarrass-
ment; merely because he had more than be
could attend to properly, being proprietor OF the
Touring mill at Bethany, the head of the firm of
Scott & Martin, and interested in several other
enterprises.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREvITTEs.


The accounts of the Cincinnati exposition are
so nearly closed that surplus Of about $40, OOO
is assured.
A son Of Carlev Sarrell. living near Owings-
VILE KY, accidentally discharged rifle and
shot his sixteen-year-od sister through the head.
She will die.
Two men named James Jourdan and Thomas
Good were, riding on speeder on the West
Branch railroad, near Bradford, Pa, Monday
night, when they were run down by freight
train and instantly killed.
Judge Sage, OF the United States Court at Gin
cinnati, has refused to grant the application or
Richard Smith and others to appoint supervisors
of election, because the application had not been
made at least ten days prior to the election, as
the law requires
Scherzinger's iewelry store, at Fond du Lac,
Wis, was entered by burglars and robbed o.
about $500 worth of jewelry. The safe was
blown open. Most of theplunder was afterwards
found wrapped up in quilt and concealed on the
river bank. Two men are under arrest.
Lafferty, the colored wife murderer, was con-
veyed from Leavenworth to Wyaudotte, Kan,
yesterday morning, to guard against nab vlo-
lence He died in the Jail at the latter place
soon after his arrival from the effects of his at
tempt upon his own life, having gashed his
throat last Sunday.
Mr. A. P. T. Elder, of Chicago Literary Life,
said to-day that he was in receipt of letter
from her physician in New York certifying that
Miss Clevelands health is entirely broken down.
and that he forbid her devotine her energies to
the excessive labors Of editorial work. Unless
there is soon change in Miss Cleveand's health
she will spend the winter in the south of France
or in Florida.
John Charlton, well-known and wealthy citi-
zen of Jacksonville, O., jumped from Column
bus, Hooking Valley & Toledo passenger train,
at Canal Winchester while laboring under fit
of insanity. and fled t. the woods His friends
pursued him for several days. and when they at
length captured him he was almost naked. He
lost large sum of money in the woods, and
friends are now hunting for it.
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MINOR MATTERS.
The President Suspends Two Officials for
Pernicious Partisan Activity.


The President Suspends Two Officials for
Pernicious Partisan Activity.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-The President to-day
directed the suspension of M. E. Benton, United
States attorney for the Western district of Mis-
souri,, and of William A. Stone, United States
attorney for the Western district of Pennsyl-
vania. This action in the case of District
Attorney Benton was based on information that
he is now, and has been for some time past en-
gagged in addressing series of political meet
ings throughout Missouri. with appointments
advertised for nearly every evening up to the
time Of the election. The President Endorsed
the paper setting forth the above statements:
LET this officer be suspended at once" and re-
turned it to the Attorney general for an en-
forcement of the order The suspension of
District Attorney Stone was made for similar
reasons. OF the suspended officers. Mr.. Benton
is a Democrat and Mr. Stone Republican.
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings OF
All Kinds in the Two States.
William Schoolays Criminal Punishment-A
Tricky Sewing Machine Man Again in Gus
tOdy-New Cattle Disease in illinois.
INDIANA.
William Schoolay's Crime and Punishment
dying in Want and Misery.

William Schoolay's Crime and Punishment
dying in Want and Misery.
Louisville Times
William Schoolay, a man who was once the
subject of considerable newspaper notorlety,
and who passed through one of the most terri
BILE experiences that could be imagined, is dying
at the home of relative in Ohio Falls, small
suburb of Jeffersonville. Nine years ago he was
employed in the Adams Express Office at Nash
vile, and was one of the most trusted of the
company's employees. One day package con-
tanning $40, 900 was intrusted to his care The
temptation proved too great, and he secreted
the money about his person and fed. He
was captured before he reached the sheltering
protection of the British dominions, and
brought back to Nashville. Then commenced
for him series of the most horrible fortunes
that could be imagined. Every effort was made
to make him divulge the place where he had hid
den the money He stoutly protested his inno-
cence, and when the detectives hung him up by
the thumbs and beat him into insensbility, he
never WINGED, and his lips seemed dramatically
sealed. He was starved and tortured every way
that could be conceived, but nothing could be
obtained from him.
One night his friends on the outside assisted
him to escape, and he reached Canada before the
strong arm of tue law could stop his flight.
With the money he had stolen he purchased
farm, and with his wife and two pretty little
children, spent two years in the land Of the
Canucks. At length disease took his children
from him, and later on his wife was also called
to the great hereafter.
Broken in heart and spirit the unfortunate
man became prey to the pangs of remorse.
Finally he returned. gave himself up and served
term in the Tennessee penitentiary. When
released his health was gone and consumption
was gradually sapping his life away Now he is
dying and an ill-spent life is nearly ended
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Tha Andorer Theoloev.

BosToN, Oct 26--The board of visitors of
Andover Theological Seminary adjourned this
morning. after having reached the following de-
cision upon the questicp of jurisdiction in the
case of the Andover professors charged with
heresy:
s;After due elaboration and consultation, the
board of visitors are unanimous in the opinion
that they have original jurisdiction in the prem
ises; that no proceeding is pending before the
board of trustees for the same alleged offenses,
and that the complaints are rightly before the
board by its permission and authority; but we
deem it proper that the charges should be
amended so as to proceed against the respondents
individually and separately, and that such
charges as are indefinite should be made plain.
'Voted-That the complainants comply with
the foregoing order on Or before the 9Th of No
vember next
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FOREIGN MrsCELLANy.

Bavarians Not Yet Satisfied as Co the Causes
of King Ludwig's Death.
BERLrN, Oct 26--At the trial of Herr
Wicket, editor of the Froinkische Volksblatr. at
the tribunal of Wurzburg, for charging the Ba-
varian Ministry with ill-treating the late King
Ludwig, and forcing him to commit suicide. one
witness retired lackey of the late King. de-
clared that he had never remarked anything abb
normal about L ludwig; that the latter had been
impelled to commit suicide through the pro-
cedure of the commission examining him, that
he had heard Ludwig say 81 will not suffer
them to declare me mailman, like my brother
Otto whose keepers beat him with their fists.
will rather suffer death. My blood be upon
those conspiring to betray me-" The evidence
causad a sensation in court The revelations
are disturbing the impressions OF the public.
Wicket was sentenced to two months imprison-
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ILLINOIS.
A Strange and Unnsmed Disease workin,

Strange and Unnamed Disease Working
Havoc Among Young Cattle.
NoKoMIs. Oct. pa strange disease has
broken out among the young cattle in Audubon
and Fillmore townships, south of this place,
which proves fatal in few hours. The animal
gets stiff and soon lies down, apparently in
agony, till it dies After death the flesh appears
bloodshot and as If terribly bruised. Within a
week several farmers have lost from one to four
head each. The cause is unknown, and as yet
no remedy has been found.
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Benedict,s Latest Order.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 26-The following order
issued by Public Printer Benedict has caused
some stir at the Government Printing Office
where, tits said. over thousand newspapers are
distributed daily:
"Employesof the Government Printing Office
are requested TO have all newspapers, magazines
and trade circulars sent to their residence ad-
dress. From Nov. !, 1886, no mail, except let
tsrs will be delivered throughout the Office.
After that date all newspapers, magazines, and
circulars addressed to employees will be retained
at the office of the superintendent Of the build
ing to be delivered on call at lunch hour or after
5 P. NJ. daily
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Patents for Indianians,

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON Oct 26-Patents were issued
for Indianians, to-day, as follows:
Ora L. Anderson, Pleasanrville, mddlings puri
fer; Chas. A. Bertsch, Cambridge City, metal
shearing machine; Thos. B. Carroll, Indianapo-
lis. air pump and vent; Jas. Dushane South
Bend, displaying device for primary scholars;
John FL. Felt Greenfield, hay rake; Byron E.
Foss. Indianapolis. pstonrod and valve stem
packing; Geo. r. Holden, Michigan City; assign
or to9Warren Featherbone Company, Chicago.
machine for winding blades or cords; VIM. w.
LeGranGe assignor to Fl. r. & W. W. Dering,
T. II. Upperman, Louisville, and G. E. Rock
well, Indianapolis, electro machine signal appa-
ratus; JAS. A. Minnick, Elwood, machine for
making picket fence; John A. Power assignor of
one-half to F. P. Orser. Carthage, combination
garden tool; w. B. F. Sims, Corydon, measuring
pump; Chas. Stubs, Spiceland, manurecarrying
machine Chas. L. Fit, South Bend, game-ta.
bles Frank j. Williams, Macy, animal trap; Le-
onidas G. Wooley. assignor to Fl. H. McGoffey
& Bradford Indianapolis, safety attachment for
DYNAMO electric machines
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Steamship News.

HAMBURG, Oct 26--Arrived Wieland, from
New York
LIVERPOOL, Oct 26.-Arrived: Bulgarian,
from Boston.
PHrEApELPH1A. Oct. 2s-Arrived: British
King from Liverpool.
P-SsaouTH. Oct. 26--Arrived: Westphalia.
from New Yoss Tor He-aburg.
NEW Yopx AOct. 26.-Arrived: Ethiopia from
Glasgow: Wisconsin, from Liverpool.
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that she hiss never seen MIRA. Crawford since the
trial.. Mrs. Rneersen stated that Mrs. Craw-
fords confession to her regarding Dixie was ac-
companied by series Of statements involving
other men. SEINE Of which could not possibly be
true. The object Of bikes notes is to prepare
the way for bis return to public life. A large
section of the Chelsea electors continue to be-
iieye In his innocauca
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How MIR. Blaine spent the Dav.

PITTsBURe. Oct. 261-Hon Jame, G. Blaine.
in company with his host Mr.. b. F. Jones, Wis
tied this morning the immense American iron
works of Jones & Laughlin. In the afternoon
the two gentlemen took drive into the country.
the pleasure of which was marred by the falling
rain. This evening was devoted to rest, which
the events of the past week and the State tour
TO begin tomorrow, rendered imperative
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Early growth and early vegetables are greatly
desired by all who take the trouble to plant gar
dens. The work next spring may be greatly for
warded by putting the ground in fine order this
H~<Prepare it by making it clean and mellow,
lie additional work will be needed az soon
inter- frost thaws out. if II is thoroughly
beforehand. Plenty of manure, well
II kees~fhe soil light and if it is
taick' of sand will help wonder,
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Haw Won Benst Died.

vfENNA, Oct 26-1t is said that Count Won
Beust, whose death occurred at Altenburg, on
Saturday had been greatly troubled by sleep
tessness for the past eight months. He had
feared to use opiates, lest they should throw him
into his last sleep. On Saturday. after dining
heartily Count Won Beust engaged In an ami
mated conversation with his son. He abruptly
stopped talking, fell over in faint, and died
without struggle
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Brown Again in Jail.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MADISON. Oct 26.-George Washington Brown,
sewing machine agent ami female heart crusher,
who was recently in Jail at Vevay, for swindiing
Mr.. G. w. Black, of this city, and who was
afterwards set at liberty by woman whom he
had infatuated, is again in trouble. and is once
more an inmate of the Vevay Jail This time
he is held for misapproprating the proceeds of
sale of two organs intrusted to his care by the
Baldwin Company, of Louisville. He was cap
tured in Clark county.
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Suspended from board of Trade prinile,

CHICAGO, Oct 26.-The Board of Trade d.
recsors, after Ave hours session, tonight. found
Frank A. Crittenden and w. r. Harvey two
prominent members of the Exchange, guilty of
violating Section 9, Rule a. in that they reported
certain specified purchases and sales on the floor
of the Exchange. when no such trades were
made For penalty, it was resolved to suspend
them from the privileges of the board for sixty
DAYS.
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Finding Of the Coroner in the Reglex case

CHICAGO. Oct 26.-The coroner's jury in the
stockyards tragedy, has rendered a verdict that
Terrence Begley came to his death by shot
from gun in the hands of Pinkerton special
officer unknown to the jury, aided and encour-
aged by Guy Stevens, Richard E. Labes. George
j. Bartram, Merritt E. Shaw and others un-
known, and it recommends that said persons be
held to the grand jury without bail.
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Important Invention in Electric Lighting

WASHINGTON. Oct. pa patent was issued
to-day to George Westinghouse, jr.. of Pitts
burg, inventor of the Westinghouse air-brake,
for a new system of distributing electricity to be
used in lighting and for other purposes sys-
tenn which, it is said, will greatly cheaper the
electric light and render it a more dangerous
rival of Illuminating gas than it has ever be-
come. The new invention will, it is alleged, ef-
feet saving of about 90 per cent in the distri-
button as compared with the Edison three-wire
system. In tests of the invention single main
circuit of wire, less than one-auarter of an inch
in diameter, carried the current for $50 sixteen
candle power incandescent lights, all situated at
a distance of three miles from the dynamo The
inventor claims that, to light this number of
lamps at an equal distance, the Edison system
would require from ninety to one hundred wires
of the same size
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esting of Catholic Dienitaries.
Important Nee

Important Nras ting of Catholic Dignitariess.
BALrrMoRr Nd. Oct. 26-The convocation
OF Catholic rT.i. ties which begins mere to NOR
row Is ONE ere At moment, both to the order of
the Knights. OF d apor and to the church itself
IL will be decide ther to recognize or anathe-
Enaflze the ore Nrdiual Gibbons is favora-
n aispSsod order, while Archbishops
SEX a. NCorrigan,it is said,
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General and Personal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
I WAsHISGToN, Oct &c Representative Ford
of South Bend, arrived here this evening. He
is going to make lAn EFFORT to have home post
master appointed in lis district and get some
~Sofices to tNelp the campaign snthe
ssasggsP -,
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A Misrepresentation.

Binghamten Republican.
Some one says it is the hill which produces the
echo. And here we have lived ali these years
thinking it was the boiler.