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Congressman Steele.

Special TO the Indianapolis journal.
WAsHIEGroN, April 16.--Representative
Steele left for his home at Marion tonight He
will start his return here en- Thursday or
Friday of this week This afternoon the Major
introduced bill equalzing bounties of volun-
teer soldiers in the late war He said to the
Journal correspondent that it late in the
session for the presentation OF this measure,
but he hoped to get favorable report il be-
fore adjournment, and get it through both
housesEat the session next winter Major Steele
has been very successful in his work in this
Congress. He is the best authority on army
matters in the committee on military affairs, and
his conservative and just position all meas
ures. together with his experience in Congress,
give him an influence that is welded by very
few.
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General Notes.

Special to the 1ndiasaDolis Journal
WAsHISGToN, April ia son Of Col. Dick
Bright. of Indiana. was to-day appointed secre
tary to the American commissioner to the Span
ish exposition at Barcelona, which opens on May
S. Young Mr.. Bright graduated from college
at Racine, Wis. in 1884.
The Comptroller of the Currency has author
lied the Ellensburg National Bank OF Ellens-
burg, w. T., to begin business with a capital
of $50 000
The Post, tomorrow, will print an absolute
denial bv Secretary Bavard of the truth of the
story printed in New York this afternoon, and
credited to the relatives of MIR. Bayard. that he
is shortly to DO married 60 Mrs Folsom.
Senator Stanford has been driving the finest
pair OF carriage horses in the United States,
probably in the world. monstrous blacks, with
suraptuous names and tails, but now he rid s
after pair of bays. One of the blacks. named
Harcourt. for which he had been offered $40. 900.
died yesterday. Both the pair were bred by tho
Senator and he says he easily match the
other, but was very fond of the horse tn at died.
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L0aaAa kaY Fira.

LOUISVILLE. April 16.-Fire at greensboro.
KY, last night destroyed a half block in the
heart of the business portion of the city. The
loss is placed at $150O0G; insurance SIS. 600.
The half block was one of the finest Main
street., and Was occupied By f. T. Gunther's
Wholesale grocery; Marks 81 Dugans retail
grocery; Monarch e. Miiett, wholesale
whisky house George Bostsr's saloon and bill
lard parlor; n. Smith, produce store; McCor-
mick & Drake and DIR. H. NJ. SINNERS Offices
and j. A. Heads drug store and above this j. F.
Aliens photogra phi gallery, the Office of DR.. j.
K Ritter, and the large furniture establishment
of Fl. N. Reinhardt. All of the houses were
brick.
SHELBYvTLLE Ind, April 1.-THE farm resi-
dence of Robert Peek, Waldron. caught
FIRE last evening and was destroyed with most
of its contents. Loss. s.. 500; insurance 5000.
The residence of Mrs RebeccA Gardner, at
Manila, burned yesterday from n defective fue.
Loss, 81, Soc
PEORIA. H., April 16.-The city brewery,
owned by Leisy Bros. was destroyed by fire
this evening. Loss, $4,000; insurance, $50, 900.
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MISREPRESENTATION Organize.

The harness manufacturers of the city met
last night in the parlors of the New Denison and
organized the indianapolis Harness Manuface
turers' Protective Association. The object is TO
form union for the purpose of taking some
steps TO induce Who'll esale hardware dealers to
quit selling supplies at retail. The association.
it is given out, will not trade with any whole
TO his wholesale trade II is proposed to join the
National Association, which has its headquarters
at Chicago. The meeting addressed at soma
length by Mr.. j. f. Knorr of New York, who
is connected with the national organisation.
The following officers were elected:
Presiient-John p. Roth.
Vice-president-F. w. Arnholter,
Secretary-Henry Techentin.
Treasurer-Frank Rottler.
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RICHMOND, April 16.-An attempt was made.
Sunday morning. to blow up the residence of
Mrs. JESSIE Craig. Mrs. Hewitt and her four
children also inmates Mrs. Hewitt
seated on common wooden chair. near table,
Mrs. Craig by the stove and three of the
children were in bed. when sudden, loud re-
port shook the building, and the
floor uuder Mrs Hewitt surged mp
60 the floor, and rendered semi-conscious. The
chair which Mrs. Hewitt sat split to
pieces, and she was knocked eeuseless. The
bed which the children slept wrecked,
though the children escaped unhurt. Mrs.
Hewitt was hurt about the side and arms, and
Mrs. Craig slightly bruised. A dynamite cart
ridge had been exploded in the cellar. No ar
rests have yet been made, but the authorities
are confident OF securing the miscreant who in
responsible for the deed
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ILLINOIS.
Death Furnishes Solution of Sensational
aud Protracted Litigation.

Death Furnishes a Solution of Sensational
aud ProtFacted Litigation.
MONTICELLO, April 16.-The sudden death of
Mrs A. NJ Caswell, at Brooklyn, N. Y, from
stroke of paralysis, ends one of the most ceis-
brated eases of litigation on record. Her hus-
band. Daniel Fl. Casweli, deserted her in 1863,
and in 1869 made application for a divorce in the
Piatt county Circuit Court, which granted
In January. 1869, CAswell married Miss Louisa
G. Broadwell. of Ohio. by whom there bas been
born six children. In 1886, at the February
term, Mrs. A. NJ CAswell entered suit in the
Piatt county Circuit Court 10 have the divorce
impeached and set aside after the decree had
been granted seventeen years. She was sue
cessful and the divorce was revoked by the
court Caswell carried the up to the Ar
pellate and Supreme Courts of Illinois both of
which sustained the Piatt county court. making
Mr.. Caswelrs marriage with Miss Broadwsll
null and void and the children illegitimate. Mr.
Caswell lives at Nashville, Tenn, where his
first wife, Mrs A. NJ Caswell. had instituted
suit in the courts for divorce and alimony. and
the death OF Mrs. Casweil will end this suit. but
he Will have to marry his present companion to
make her his legal wife.
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Indiana Patents.
Indiana Patents.
Pensions have been granted the following

named Indlanians:
S. Hickman, Covington; G. Z. Stewart, Ma
rengo; H Reynolds, Marion; r. Smith. Fair
mount; G. Hauptle Terre Haute; j. Young.
Rochester; j. Norman. Carlisle: L. Steiert In
dianapolis; w. j. johnson. Paoli: S. W. Moore,
Marion; j. w. Pavy,. Adams; j. n. Walker.
ell. Van Buren,; j. NJ. Sanders (deceassd1 Green's
burg; G. Kusee, indianapolis, j. W. Reaver,
Cicero; J. A. Lamb, Fonntaintown; W. Brown,
II. White. State Line; r. j. Null. South Boston;
p. Pressey, Petersburg; M L. Hessong, Indian
apolis; w. G.. Minor, Veedersburg; L. g. Patti
son, CrawfordsvIlle; T. s. Dukes. Wawaka; l..
O. Harlan, Jordan; w. N. Jackson, Muncie; c.
K Clifford, Terre HAute; ]. Terrell, Huron; A.
Bills, Larwill; j. Roark Lebanon; ID. G. Gallon,
Logansport; H. H Stevens, Foszhsr; II. Hisker.
Evansville; widow of j. Fl. Galton, Vincennes.
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Justice Lamar Gloomy.

Warrington Special.
Judge Lamar has fully entered upon the duties
and privileges OF his Office, of which, he says
ls 10 work like pAekhorse. He not only hears
eases in court, but, like otnsr members. he car
ries cases home with him and rumInAtes them
between food and sleep But his health was
never better. and be likes his occupation. He
does not regard the industrial activity OF the
South with special complasance. Said he, in
answer 10 question: There is increased activ-
ity IN manufactures, and few astonishing
towns and cities have arisen; but am not quite
eestsin that the South. As . whole, Is making adj
yanesment. ! dcnbt i the young white men OF
tbe South have any more energy thrift than
Aheir fatheEs had, While fsAr tho blacks are
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Cut His Throat white In.ane.

CARROLL. Ia, April lev. A. Overmier, of
Templeton, who has been feeling des pendent for
some time over business troubles, killed himself
in the presence OF bis wife, brother and two
friends. yesterday. His brother had asked him
if he would go out riding and he replied that
he would. but Immediately thereafter pulled
his pocket knife and tried to cut his throat.
Tue three men tried to get the knife He be-
came desperate extricated himself and made q
rush for the back door. They caught him again,
but he tore away, leaped into the kitchen, aud,
with the three men still clinging to him, cut his
throat with butcher-knife. He lived but few
minutes. There is no doubt of his insanity.
Overmier one OF the leading citizens OF
Carroll county.
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Minor Notes.

The body of Andrew Mclaughlin, CT North
Vernon, was found in the cistern bis place.
He was about sixty years Of age and a promi-
nent citizen.
Elihu Swain, a Knightstown eroceryman,
made an assignment Yesterday to JohD E. Keys
for benefit of creditors. Liabilities, about
s., 600; assets 81 500.
Late Sunday night the limited express on
the PittsburR, Fort Wayne & Chicago railway
struck and beheaded a laborer, named Otto
Stieger, near Fort Wayne
DR.. Henry Heatwole, aged seventy-five. a
wellknown and respected resident of Goshen,
died Sunday. He was one of the Elkhart coun-
~ early settlers, having lived there since 1853.
The Comptroller of the Currency has authori-
zed the receiver of the Richmond National Bank,
A. d. Lynch, to declare another dividend of
per cent, making 81 per cent in all, with con-
siderable real estate to be realized on yet
John Gardone, of Harrison county, was fatal
ly hurt by runaway accident. Gardone, be-
ing caught III the lines, was thrown off and
dragged several hundred feet When extricated
his lower limbs were paralyzed, and his head and
face cut
Detective John Landers, of indianapolis. who
was arrested in Louisville. on Saturday, and
placed in jail at Madison, Sunday night charged
with perjury in the L0chArd Canaan safe rob-
berry trial. TWO years ago. pleaded not guilty in
court yesterday. Judge Friedley held him in
$500 bail
A company for the manufa cture of plate glass
has been formed at Kokomo, with Monroe Sell
berlng. of Akron, o., at its he ad. The capital
sbocA 10 0OVOOOO anu buo Psdnb Will 6Qudt tuAG
of the famous DePAuw works al New Albany.
The buildings will cover fifteen acres of ground
aud be FIRE proof-stone. brick and iron. Abous
600 men will be employed. The company has
decided to locate in Kokomo. and will commence
building at once. q
Wednesday has been the evening land is still
for nearly all the Madison churches to hold
their weekly prayer-meetinRs. A newly settled
pastor of an uptown congregation recently
deemed it proper TO change nis church prayer
meeting time TO Friday night, and last Friday
night week was set for the first meeting. It so
happened that Adelaide Randall appeared at the
Grand Onera-House the same night. AT the ap-
pointed hour to begin service the minister was
on hand, bnt to his surprise and modification
not member of his flock was present, and
none came. Subsequent inquiry revealed TO the
good preacher the humiliating fact that all his
regular. reliable prayer-Ineeting attendants were
at the opera-house.
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real actions. and is Is safe 20 say that when De-
cember comes they will DO found conspiring
against further consideration OF the bill. for at
heart they are opposed to it The Democrats
are pledged by the adoption of the resolution in
caucus to give the bill TWO days OF consideration
IN next December, but it can be safely predicted
that If legislation can be classified so as TO de-
feat regard OF this pledge il will be GoLe. Re
publicans predict that the Democrats are 80
much IN earnest ID their opposition to this Dill
that they would be willing 10 consider PROPOSE
tions for defeating its consideration in secret
caucus In other words they are charged with
being willing to fight il from ambush.
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Pension BlIls yetoed.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-The President to-
day returned to the Senate, unsigned, the acts
granting pensions to Hannah r. Langdon.
Betsy Mansfield and Laura A. Wright. These
acts are vetoed on the ground that the deaths
did not result from injuries received during the
war. or sickness incident to army service, and
until is established policy that all soldiers
widows shall be pensoned, it is unfair and I'M
just to make exceptions in favor of only such as
procure the passage of special acts
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Long-D.s.anoe rslephoning.

Bloomington special
A telephone circuit was improvised to-day bs.
tween this city. Kansas City, St Joe. No., and
Topeka. Kan. by utilizing the Wheatstons cop
per wire of the Western Union on the Alton
route Kansas City and other copper wires
from Kansas City to the two other points. The
copper wire is 30 pounds to the mile, and the
entire circuit is ever four hundred miles Long
distance transmitters were used, that in this
city having six cells of the Calland. and that in
Kansas City four of the Leclanche battery.
The experiment was a brilliant success, CONVEX
readily and distlcctly as though they were but
mile apart.
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Trial for Rev. Brnshingha1

CHICAGO, April I6-Ths ecclesiastical court
which is to investigate the charges preferred
against Kew. j. p. Brushingham, of the Ada
street Methodist Church by certain members of
the board of trustees of his congregation, con-
vened in the vestry-r of the First Methodist
Episcopal Church. at 10 o'clock to-day, Presiding
charges are the same for which Mr.. Brushing
ham was tried before Judge Grinneil, and which
resulted in mis- trial to wit Being the fsther
of Eva Parker's child, which born Jan. l.
Brushingham pleaded not guilty, and there is
TO be another trial OF the case in the civil courts
the church trial was indefinitely postponed
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Steamship Naws

PHILADELPHIA, April 16.-Arrived: British
King from Liverpool
New YORK, April 16-Arrived: Leerdam,
from Rotterdam; Hermann. from Antwerp
Hekla. from Copenhagen and Christiansand
PLYMOUTH April 16-Arrived Moravia. from
New York for Hamburg.
SOUTHAMPTON, Anrii 16 - Arrived: Elbe
from New York for Bremen.
GLASGOW, April I6.-Arrived: State of Me-
braska, from New York.
LIVERPOOL. April 16 - Arrived: Partisan.
from Baltimore.
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detective wltte Rearrsseed.


GREENvILLE, o., April l6-Through the
order of Mr.. Geo. Britten. bondsman, detective
Herman Witte. Cincinnati, was rsarrssted this
morning by John Ambrose. of the Hazen agency.
and surrendered in Common Pleas Court and is
in Jail again in default of bond. Pierce
Decourcey. of the Witte Detective Agency, Gin
cinuAti will probably be freed from Jail to-
morrow, as his brother. DR.. Decourcey. of Gin
cinnati is here with that object, only awaiting .
second signature from Cincinnati to comply
with the law.
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A Derelios Official.

@peclAI TO the LndIanHpoIIs JolTnaA.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-two weeks ago the
Republicans of Veals township. this county,
elected Joseph Wiley. Republican. to succeed
Jerry Goodwin, the Democratic trustee Last
week Goodwin made his report, showing bal
ance of 81, 100. but he did not turn over the
money. To-day. Willey's attorneys made a de-
mand upon Goodwin for the amount He eaid
he did not have il, and arrangements at
once made TO bring suit his ofisial bend.
Goodwin is a candidate for this Democratic nomi-
nation for sheriff.
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
An Eight Year-0ld Youth Accidentally
Killed While Handling a Shotgun.
Fiendish Attempt to Blow Up Residence and
Kill Mother and Children-Divorce Liti-
cation Ended BY Death-Gleanings.
INDIANA.
Children Play with Loaded Guns and q Boy IL
Accidentally Killed

Children Play with Loaded Guns and a Boy IL
Accidentally Killed
Specfal TO the Indianapolis journal
CRAwFoRDsvILLE, April 16.-Word was
brought TO this city this morning Of a distress
ing accident, resulting in death. which happened
near Wesley. place four miles west of here.
The coroner was notified, and went at once to
the place Yesterday Abram Switzer and wife
went away from home and left their son George,
aged nineteen, end nephew. JAS. Swatzer, aged
twenty-nine in charge of their two small
boys. Lee and Otis, aged twelve and eight years.
respectively About p. N. the two young
men started to go 70 neighbors house. They
had not gore very far when they heard the
report of gun, followed by the ringing of the
farm bell. They went back and found Otis
lying in the kitchen. dead, the MOST
of his face being torn of by shot
he could not give an intelligent account of how
his brother was killed. He first said man had
done the killing. then he said he did not any
one. but had heard noise the porch He
afterwards said he had a rifle and the now dead
brother the shotgun, and he went into another
room to put the rife away, tell
ing Otis to put the shotgun in the kitchen
behind the safe, where it belonged Before Lee
rife he heard the report of the shotgun, and.
running into the kitchen. found his brother
dead Lee picked up the shotgun, placed il in
its proper place. and then rang the bell 1t
seems that Otis must have had the gun
and it is possible that he struck the leg of the
table as he was passing, causing the gun to be
discharged It was found that the right barrel
of the gun was empty. but the left was loaded
and cooked. The coroner returned q verdict of
accidental shooting
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Ths rneon.,.ten, Muewump.

Boston JouEhaI
Editor Godkiu, of the New York Evening
Post. reported as Offering to produce wit
nesses before the Senate COMMITTEES 10 prove
violations OF the civilservice law in the New
custom house. Yet Editor Goakin. 10 the New
York Evening Post, vigorously supports the
administration which. knows all about these
abuses and winks sc them. This Ii odd
world.
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CINCINNATI April 16--Reeeiver McConnville.
OF the Metropolitan National Bank, has received
checks upon the Assistant United States Treas
to pay all claims of depositors OF the
Metropolitan Natioual Bank whose claims we're
proved before April 5. Claims paid in full.
with interest from the date of the banks sus-
pension. Each claimant receives = chsck for the
amount Of his claim. There are about four
hundred OF the checks, aggregatiug $500. 100.
The largest is for $50 000 the smallest for eight
cents This latter was balance due on a de-
posit made by guardian.
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Probable Lockout at CincinnatI.

CIEoINNATI. O.. April l6-A committee of
three each from the Central Labor Union aud
from the Local Brewers Union No. II. waited on
the proprietor OF Merlein's brewery this after
noon and demanded the reinstatement of all the
old men, M9rlein refused TO comply, when
he was informed that boycott would be de-
clared against him. A general lockout of all
brewery employees will result from this action,
and it is probable that all the breweries in this
city. CovIngton and Newport win shut down
to
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department. of instruction of the In,
ternational Sunday-school Association He
gave the opening lecture tonight
on 1.-The Two Revelations, the Bible Attested
by Modern Science One feature will be two
lectures by Mr.. Won Finklestein, a resident "a
Palestine. The INSTITUTES will continue four
days. Free entertainment is given one hundred
visitors by the citizens. and railroads give re.
Aucad fares
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Nomin atoms BY the President.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-The President this
afternoon sent to the Senate the following nom
nations:
Frank Nicholson, of Missouri. to be assayer
Of the United States assay Office at ST. Louis,
Mo-: Robt. Calvert, of Wisconsin,. to be sur
W. T. Walthal. of Mississippi. TO be consul of
the United States at Demarara; Harvey z.
Shields, of Indiana, to be receiver of public
moneys at Seattle flor merry Oympia), w. I.
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Ex-senator Harrison will represent the Indi-
annapolis Presbytery at the coming centennial
meeting of the General Assembly In Philadal-
phia. There is no question of the ex-Senator's
ability to represent Indiana wherever she may
be called send her sons. w ether that be among
ministers or lawyers or in the White House.
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Disappointed Girl Attempts Suicide.

Special to the Indianapolis journal
ELKHART. April 16.-Yesterday Miss Nellie
Murdoch, of this city, received letter from her
intended, informing her that he had changed
his mind and married another girl. The dis
covery shocked her that last night she locked
herself in her room and endeavored 70 chloro-
form herself to death, but discovered in
time to save her life by employing the most act
i've measures, She says she will try 1t again.
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going from bad to worse. There has besn no
progress in agriculture since tbs warm proper
ton 70 the population IL has, perhaps. declined.
l have q little farm of 400 acres, but 1t has
scarcely paid expenses since the war"
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Not FaRfidinns.

MinneapoIis Tribune.
Frances loves pets better than anyone ever
saw. said Miss Rose Cleveland. in conversation
with a friend the other day about her brothers
charming wife. ut DOES not matter what they
are" she continued, ''she loves them ALL" We
have one of them. and are inclined to
agree with Rose that lit does not matter what
they aren
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Special TO the IndianaDOlis Journaa
CHAMPAIGN. April ia Bible institute be-
gan here this evening. conducted by Rev DR.
Gilbert. OF Indianapolis. superintendent OF the
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Philadelphia Press.
Really il Mr.. Blaine were at ali consderats
be would get sick IL only for the purpose of tick
ling the mournful mugwumps
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4 Demoerntic Inauirr.

Atlanta UonstttutIon.
Where has the hlibusterinR left the tariff
bin Notoay knows, and Nobody seems 80 care.
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Labor and IadustrLaL 5000.

FhlIadeIphla hecoFd-
Kentucky's whisky industry prodnSss S6. 600,
600 year and giyea employment to 500. 600 par