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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-05-30
KnncIked ami in I,ao.

LAFAYETTE, May 25.-[special. John CAL
laghcr of Chicago and Richard Heating of this
city fought TO a finish with four-ouace gloves,
Marquis Of Queensbury rules. The ring was
were present from Logansport, Delphi Craw-
louisville and other points. Warren Wilson
of Logansport was referee and John Robbins
of Charlottesville time-keeper. DObert Daily
Girth OF this city acted for Heating Gallagher
is FIVE feet eleven inches and stripped at 100,
and was in poor condition. Heating is the
same height, weight l76, and was in fine con-
dition. Heating forced the fighting from the
start and won first blood tapping Gallagher's
nose A terrific right-hander on the short ribs
knocked Gallagher out in one minute and
thirty seconds Heating was declared the win
ner Of the stake Of 800 a side. No interior
ence was made by the authorities and the fight
was quiet and orderly.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-05-30
Insurance swlndIer Caught.

JASPER, May 24.-[Special. Ely Abel, well
known in Southern Indiana as an insurance
and fruit-tree agent, was yesterday arrested and
committed to Jail on charge Of having stolen
pocketbook containing money and valuable
jewclry lie was indicted at the last term OF
court for crooked insurance transactions, and
was under bond when his bondsmen yesterday
surrendered him. His plan Of insurance was to
write out policies. purporting 10 be authorized
policies OF the Htna, Hartford, or other we'll
known companies, collect the usual fees, and
make no report 10 the company. He is a rea-
tive Of Gilbert Abel, who is serving term in
the Northern penitentiary for crooked pension
business
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-05-30
The Novelist OF Passion.

A delicate, etehreal, gossamer-clad girl stole
furtively into the dining-room of the st. Charles
hotel at Richmond the other morning and sank
languidly into a chair. A swarthy Ethiope
believed and painting, approached. She met his
deferential bow OF recognition with a wan
smile
"Besefsteak, mutton chops fried fT! liver and
pressed as pent-up agony itself, bore an awful
meaning to the beauteous maiden's ear.
Never" cried the unhappy girl, folding her
shapely arms across her billowy bosom. Sooner
shall die and feed writhng worms than har-
Dor your base proposition. Know, William
johnson, and know il once for all, that in this
virgin breast burns and surges and heaves,
with the tiger fury Of volcanic fires, an all.
pervading, all-devouring, all-consuming, brain
topping and soul-rending passion for cold
boiled beans"
1t was none other than Miss Amele Rives.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-05-30

Everything is quiet at Monticello.
The Peru gun club numbers thirty.
Cut-worms have reached Shelby corn.
Clarke county corn is being mvaged by cut
worms.
Fourteen pupils graduate Friday at the Bra
I'll high school.
Henry Kuehne prominent druggist of La
porte, died Thursday of cancer
The cut worms have appeared near Prince
ton. Noblesville also is complaining
Another attempt to secure natural gas well
at Fort Wayne will be made this week.
The wheat Of Gibson county is in fairly good
condition, and the frost of last week did no
harm.
Mrs. Caroline Williams of Ambia, Tppe-
canoe county, committed suicide Tuesday night
with laudanum.
John Ellsworth fell through a hatchway in
Rockville Tuesday and will probably die, as he
is very old and infirm.
Frederick Taylor, nineteen years of age, has
been sent TO the penitentiary from Shoals for
five years for burglary
President futile will deliver the baccalaureate
sermon, opening the Wabash college COM
mencement, June II.
The Rev. S. j. Tomlinson of Acton will de-
liver the address on Decoration day for the
Grand Army at st. Paul.
Edward Green, postmaster at Evansville has
been adiudged an offensive partisan, and
democrat now fills the Office.
The furious storm of Sunday did much
damage to timber and fences in Rush and
Shelby counties, but no lives were lost.
At the Saturday primaries in Fort Wayne
the Hon. Robert Bell secured eighteen con-
gressional delegates and T.. S. 0'Rourke six
teen.
The Rev. Ira G. Chase of Danville, depart
ment chaplain of the G.. A. r. Of Indiana, will
deliver a memorial sermon in Shclbyville next
Sunday.
Friday morning, at the First presbyterian
church. the Logansport high-sohOol held It's
eighteenth annual commencement Nolan Best
anna Strain, Edward Kelley, Margaret Gehring,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-05-30
clinton County Democrats.

FRANKFORT, May 27.-ISpecial.l- THE demo
cratic county convention was held yesterday,
chairman, the Hon. j. V. Kent; secretary,
James V. Meneehy. Nominations were made
as follows: Representative, j. S. McNutt;
prosecuting attorney, +. NJ. Goldsberry; sheriff,
Benjamin +. Ham; treasurer, William /.
Slipher; surveyor, James X. Brown coroner,
DIR. J. S. Wise; recorder, J. Q. CARAT; com
missioners, Benjamin T. Hills and James NJ.
Shafer. The ticket is composed OF men OF
sterling worth, and il will receive the entire
democratic vote. The convention was per-
fectly harmonious, and all went their way well
pleased with the result. Resolutions endors-
ing President Cleveland and Gov. Isaac r..
Gray were passed with roar of cheers.
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AnUnnaturalDeed.

EcKEETY, May 25.-LSpecial.l IA horrible
story Of seli-mutiation comes from the south
ern part of Perry county. Thomas Hatfield,
the son Of prominent citizen near Rome, was
found by the roadside emascuated, insensible,
and his clothes stripped from his body. When
carried 10 his home and revived he admitted
having committed the deed and that he had no
regrets. lie told his friends that he tainted,
and upon recovery took drink of brandy to
brace up for the final effort. When il was fin
ished he sank from exhaustion, and had not re-
covered when his friends found him. The plea
for this unnatural task is that he was afflicted
with nervous complaint which the doctors
thought could not be otherwise cured.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-05-30
THE CYCLONE. IN HANCOCK.
HOUSES AND BARNS DESTROYED.
Railway Collision-New Bank Mt knights
town-Death by Morphine Burglar
Captured-A New Observation-Disclosures
by neutrality-suspicious. Items.

GREENFIELD, May 2s.-Ispecial. l-Great
damage was sustained in this county last night
by the cyclone and storm. Near Gem and
Philadelphia the house Of William Scheld-
myer was blown down but no one hurt land the
barns of William Scheldmyer, Charles Reasner,
Jacob Leonard, William Hutton, Abner Smith
and many others were unroofed and greatly
damaged, but little stock, however, was in
jured. Groves, orchards and all fences were
blown down and scattered over the country
promisciously. Two school houses were also
badly damaged. Reports come in continually
OF other damages and the losses continue to
swell Farmers and many others are now
carrying cyclone insurance, hence the loss will
not be great
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-05-30
Cora starkey's Assailanl Captured.

DELPHI, May 25.-[Special. Alfred Gillian
is in Jail here, charged with assaultng Cora
Starkey. Two weeks ago stranger called at
the Starkey residence, represented that his
name was Nliroy, and said he wanted to hire
small girl to do light homework. The girl was
permitted to 90 with him, he representing that
his home was near the city. When two miles
i'm the country he assaulted her. 1t was impos-
sible 10 find the villain, although the officials
secured the county. To-day the Girl recognized
her assailant in the person OF Gillian, who is n
farmer, and at the time was driving through the
city. The mother Of the girl picked him out Of
a large crowd at the preliminary hearing.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-05-30
Robbed Her Lover and skipped.

TERRE HAUTE, May 2i.-[Special. l-Maude
Brown, woman of the town, robbed her lover,
William McCannon, OF 500 last night and
skipped town. She went to livery stable
about 10 o'clock and hired a rig and a hostler
TO drive her to Brazil. About this time Nc
Cannon, with whom she was living, woke up
and finding the woman gone began To search for
her. lie found that mis- Undertaking, in
which his money was sewed up, had been cut
yet been found. The hostler is also missing
but his employer thinks he is all right and will
return.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-05-30
Bishop Joyce.

LAFAYETTE, May 24-[Special. The Rev.
]. w. Joyce, who was elected one Of the bishops
of the methodist episcopal church at the gem
eral conference, now in session in New York,
was born fourteen miles north OF here, in White
county, near Brookston, of poor parents. When
but boy he hauled wood to this city, from the
sale Of which he paid his tuition and managed
TO obtain a fair education in the country
schools. Being OF a religious disposition, he
united with the united brethren church and
studied for the ministry. He first served as
minister in that denomination for two years
but then joined the methodist church and was
licensed to preach, his first connection being
with the Wea circuit, south of this city. He
was then transferred to Delphi, where he re-
manned three years. Mr.. Joyce was chosen
pastor Of the Ninth street church in this city
in 1869, served one term as pastor and after
ward four years as presiding elder. He was
then transferred to Trinity church by request
Of the congregation, where he preached three
years, still holding his fellowship with the In
diana conference.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-05-30
Constitutional Catarrh.

No single disease has entailed moro suffering or
hastened the breaking up Of the constitution than
eatarTh. The of smell, of taste, of sight, Of
hearing the human voice, the mind-one more,
and sometimes ALL yield TO its destructive influence
The poison It distributes throughout the system at
tacss every vital force, and breaks up the most rO-
bust of constitutions Ignored because but little I'M
dersood by most physicians impotently assailed by
quacks and charlatans, those suffering from IL have
little hope be relieved OF 1t this side Of the grave
II is time then, that the popular treatment of this
terrible disease by remedies within the reach of all
passed into hands at once competent and trust
worthy. The new and hitherto untried method
adopted by DR.. Sanford in the preparation Of his
Radical Cure has won the hearty approval OF thou
sands IT Is instantaneous in anordng relief in all
head colds, sneezing, snufiiing and INSTRUCTED
breathing, and rapidly removes the most oppressive
symptoms clearing the head, swcetening the breath,
restoring the of SMELL taste and hearing and
neutralzing the constitutional tendency OF the dis
ease toward the lungs, liver and kidneys.
Sanfords Radical Cure consists Of one bottle Of the
Radical Cure box OF Catarrhal Solvent, and I'M
proved Inhaler; price, 81.
POTTER DRUG AND CHEMICAL Co, Boston.
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That Mule story.


Mr. Barnum became reminiscent, and laughed
heartily about the mule story.
"By the way" he said"l never knew how it
originated until Gen Logan told me. was
perfectly innocent and never sent such q tele-
gram, neither had gone 10 Indiana to buy
mules, but TO try to carry the state for the
democrats. II seems that telegram was de-
liyered 10 New York addressed TO W. H. Bar
nard. That gentleman opened il, and found it
did not belong TO him. # was then sent to the
committee rooms in New York by mistake, and
my name was coupled with it. The story never
hurt me a particle, and as long as / was inno-
cent didn't care. l have always made it a
rule OF thinking that lying about q man will
not hurt HIM, though it may sting for awhile.
Something is bound TO turn up to vindicate
him -
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-05-30
MRS. HANcocNs NEW HOME.
A Description of the House In Washington
Presented to Her by Friends.

~ New York Special
The friends of Gen. Hancock in New York,
where he was stationed so long, are pleased 10
near OF the charming house that has been pre-
scented TO bis widow 1t stands in quarter OF
washington that two years ago was q quag-
mire, filled chiefly with negro cabins The
foundations of Mrs. Hancock's house and of a
hne row of marble fronts adjoining were laid in
the spring Of 1887. The building was done
slowly and well, but long before the house was
completed It was apparent that the neighbour
hood was 10 become an addition TO the beauti-
ful and fashionable north west, and a conse-
quence real estate went up and several other
handsome houses were started
Mrs. Hancock's new home comes fresh from
the hands of the architect, and she will be its
first occupant 1t has three stories, attic and
basement. The site is corner, with the front
and greatest length of the lot on Twenty frstst.
looking TO the west. The R-st. front looks
north. The environment is all that could be
desired. Dupont-circle is three blocks away,
and Connecticut and observation-disclosures. are
but block of, in opposite directions. Senator
Edmunds pretty new house is in sight, while
the big, barn-like residence of Mrs Bonanza
Patton and the shut gloomy mansion and
deserted grounds of the Hilyer homestead are
almost in the same block. KalOram rs wooded
hillsides loom up pleasantly TO the west.
The house has large hall at the Twenty
frst-st entrance finished in hard wood, as in-
deed the whole house is The parlor opens at
the left hand; TO the right is a large sitting
room and south of that a pleasant dining
room. The parlor and the chambers at the
north end of the house, on the second and
third floors have pretty recesses afforded by the
tower that forms the corner OF the mansion.
This tower, the foundation and the first story
of the projection are of brown stone, the rest Of
the walls of red pressed brick. The cost of the
house was $4,000, the late Mr. Corcoran giving
a considerable part of the amount. Mrs.
Hancock now has her home with the generals
brother John, who lives in a plain, old-fash-
Toned house on Pennsylvania-aye. in the west
end. She is engaged in furnishing her new
home, where numerous trophies and curios
collected by her husband will have perma-
nent abiding place
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-05-30
The KoscIusI,o Democrncr.

WARSAW, May 27.-[speciall lit has been
decided to hold a mass convention for the
nomination Of county officers at this place the
2Sth day Of June. An excellent feeling pre-
walls and there is a determination to cut down
the republican majority that will make itself
fully shown in November next All are en-
Enthusiastically in favor of the denomination of
the Hon. b. +. Shively for congress, and of
Cleveland and Gray. 1t will be n big conven-
vention on the 2Sth of June, and several can
didates on the state ticket will be here.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-05-30
RATHER ROUGH ON GRESHAM.
John G. New Says Indiana VIII Not Indorse
Him Under ANY Circumstances.
Now York Mail and Exnress.l

The Hon. John c.. New of Indiana was in the
city today looking after the political interests
Of ex-senator Benjamin Harrison. He thinks
the lightning is going to strike his candidate
and land him in the white house. When asked
what he thought of Judge Gresham's wonder
full boom in the west, he replied:
81 have not heard OF IT,"
of Judge Gresham should develop great
strength in the convention and Gen. Harrison s
chances diminish, would the Indiana delegation
60 for him"
"Gresham has no political strength in Indi-
ana, and could command the votes of the state
in no contingency. There is no section OF the
state that would go for him. lie has never
been thoroughly identified with the republican
party OF Indiana. The delegation is for Gen.
Harrison, and will remain so throughout. He
has stood by the party through thick and thin,
and has been in an official position for years
that brought him in contact with the people.
They know him and admire him."
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CTATE OF INDIANA, MARION COUNTY, SIS:
y In the Superior Court of Marion County, in the
State of Indiana. No. 80, IFS. Room 3. Complaint
for divorce.
Mary j. Drouesser vs. John W. DrOuessler.
BE ii known, that the 9th day of May, 1855, the
above named plaintiff, by her attorneys, filed IN
the Office Of the Clerk Of the Superior Court Of
Marion County, in the State Of Indiana, her COM
plant against the above named defendant, and the
said plaintiff having also filed in said Clerks Office
the affidavit OF competent person, showing that said
defendant. John w. Droucsser, is not resident OF
the State Of Indiana and that said action Is for d
vorce and whereas said plaintiff having by endorse
ment on said complaint required said defendant TO
appear in said court and answer or demur thereto,
on the Sd day of September, lSSS.
Now therefore, by order OF said court, said de-
PENDANT last above named is hereby notified OF the
filing and tendency of said complaint against him,
and that unless he appear and answer OF demur
thereto at the calling OF said cause on the ID day Of
September 1855 the same being the first judicial day
OF term of said court TO be begun and held at the
court house in the City of indianapolis on the first
Monday in September, 1885, said complaint and the
matters and things the elm contained and alleged,
will be heard and determined in his absence.
JOHN +. SULLIVAN, Clerk.
A. O. Jones, Attorney for Plaintiff
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-05-30
DEATH OF AN INVENTOR.
George w. Wright, Proprietor of the English
system OF a Single Rail Track Dead.

George W. wright proprietor OF the English
system OF Single Rail Track Dead.
EcKERTY, May 25.-[Special l-Intelligen
Just received announces the death of George
W. Wright, the inventor at White Sulphur
Springs, ten miles south. He died in the most
intense agony with lockjaw, the result of his
foot being pierced with a nail. A gunshot
wound received during the war added force TO
the nail wound. He was the inventor of the
single rail track railway and coach now in sue
cessful operation in the British isles. The
patent was stolen from Wright and patented in
England by unscrupulous parties, who knew
that Wright had not secured a foreign patent,
he being too poor to do He never received
any royalty from the parties and was preparing
% prosecute them. He was comparatively un-
educated, and his success as an inventor was
due 70 his brilliant genius, which he began to
cultivate early in life, hoping to solve the prob
lem OF perpetual motion. lie soon abandoned
IL as impractcable, but claimed that il was a
school, in which he received all of his training
He was ffty-eieht years old, and leaves
widow, but no children. The gunshot wound
referred to he received while member Of the
Twenty-third Indiana regiment
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The North Manchester Conference.

WABASH, May 25.-Tfe conference at North
Manchester adjourned to-day. In the matter
OF baptism it was decided to change from the
double TO the single mode. II was stated that
the minority would not be forced TO this change,
but that unanimity which would maintain love,
peace and harmony should be labored for. The
next annual meeting VIII Jake pace NJ some
lutions Of sympathy were passed regarding the
late Elder Quinter, who dropped dead a week
ago as he was praying in the conference. The
expenses OF the conference were 5000, and the
receipts up 10 date exceed that amount.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-05-30
He Wants -. ZOO.

PERU, May 23.-Ispecial. l-oliver Dyer has
begun suit to recover s. 800 against Miami
lodge, 1. o. o. !. He claims over six years
sick benefits from the lodge and the encamp-
ment based upon the fact of partial disability
from rheumatism. The lodge officials say that
his disability has never been such as to place
him upon the permanent sick-roll.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-05-30
A Baby Killed by "A Cat.

The little three-days-old child OF Henry
Krocker, living on the corner of Martin aud
Market-sts., was killed last night by the family
cat creeping upon the baby and sucking its
breath. The mother and grandmother, who
had watched and cared for the baby, fell
asleep through sheer exhaustion, and when
they awoke they found the feline lying upon
the child's breast with its mouth close to the
babys, sucking its life breath away. A doctor
was sent for, but when he came he pronounced
the little one dead
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-05-30
Laporte County Ticket.

LAPoRTE May 26.-[Special THE demo-
Gratis met in delegate convention in this city
to-day, and nominated ,he following county
ticket: For senator II. ii. Francis; represen-
tative, William Fowler: Sheriff, George w.
Reed; treasurer, 5. ;. Bosserman; surveyor,
John ID. Norris; coroner, DIR. +. l.. Annis;
commissioner First district, Frank Birchill !;
commissioner Third district A. l.. Hart.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-05-30
REPUBLICAN TROUBLE IN vIoo.
The Harrison and Gresham Factions Fail to
Agree In Terre Haute.

Inc harrison and Gresham Factions Fail to
Agree In Terre Haute.
TERRE HAUTR, May 27.-[Special. THE
Terre Haute Express, which strongly favors
Judge Gresham's nomination for president,
personally attacks Joe Cummings, secretary OF
the Vgo county republican committee, for an
alleged SANDER OF their idol The editorial on
the subject which is rather lengthy, goes on
10 say that Cummings attack on Gresham is
done with a view Of aiding Harrison. There
is already bitter fight on in the republican
ranks in this county. Harr.son's friends are
circulating the report that Gresham was in
strumental in the defeat Of Blaine in 1854, and
also bring up the charge of know-nOthingism
against him. In this connection the Express
says that the secretary OF the Vigo county com
mittee lives off campaign funds, which are
raised by the supporters OF Gresham as well as
supporters of Harrison, and asks of what right
and for whom be speaks.
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Killed by lightning.

BRowNsBURG, May 27.-tSpecial. During
the rain and thunder storm this morning, Frank
Bursott, farmerliving south of here,w was struck
by lightning while in his barn and instantly
killed. Two horses were also killed, but the
horse that was in the center stall between the
two was uniniUred. When found one of the
horses had fallen upon him, and il is thought
that he was in the act of bridling him when
killed. The lightning first struck the ven
tiator and completely shattered all the timber
in the barn. Bursott leaves a wife and five
children