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Relief for the Spring Valley Miners.

CHICAGO, July 26.-MayOr Cregier, Con-
gresham Lawler and other members of the
relief committee left here this morning
with eighty tons of provisions and sup
plies for the starving lOcked-Out coal min
ers of Spring Valley, H. There are about
1900 idle miners In the district, making
with their families about 5000. The arrival
of the train there this afternoon was greet
ed with great demo nstratiOns of JOY, and
the committee was greeted with the strains
of an improvised band. Everywhere
there were evidences of pinching poverty
dren were scantily clad in the cheapest Of
materials, and there was a great dearth of
foot gear among them. Their faces bore
unmistakable evidence of hunger These
people have been locked out nearly three
months, and are absolutely on theiverge Of
starvation
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Other Failures.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., July 26.-The Rich
mOnd Paper Company suspended this morn
ing. The company suspended some little
time ago. and has been working under an
extension, 100000 new capital having been
paid in, secured by mortgages, subject,
however. to first mortgage held by the
S3S7, 900. The company has had no rating
with Bradstreet for some time. Their last
statement showed assets of 1884 900. and liza
bilities of $685. 200. The plant is magniti-
cent one.
SALEM, Mass, July GA voluntary petit
ton in insolvency was filed to-day by Oil.
the Franklin Trotting Park, at Saugus. The
liabilities are S63,5O2. of which 81, 202 is un-
secured.
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Steamship Arrivals

BnEMERHAvEN, July 26.-Arrived: Saale,
from New York.
QUEENSTOWN. July 26-Arrived: Celtic
and City Of Chicago, from New York.
NEW YORK, July 26.-Arrived: Gellert
and Columbia, from Hamburg. and Adri-
attic, from Liverpool.
LONDON, July 26.-Sighted: Egyptian
Monarch. from New York, for London; Her
mann, from New York, for Antwerp; Roman,
from Boston, for Liverpool.
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MINOR MATTERS.
The Court-Martial Sentence Of Paymaste
Smith Remitted by Secretary Tracy.

The Court-Martial Sentence Of Paymaster
Smith RENTED by Secretary Tracy.
WASHINGTON, July 26-The finding of the
court-martial in the case of Passed Assistant
Paymaster Henry r. Smith, of the navy,
and the action of Secretary Tracy thereon,
were made public to-day. Smith was pay
officer, on board the Essex, in New York
harbor. On the 18th of April he drew
81, 200 of the pay funds, and was missing
until the Sd of May. He was charged with
being absent from his station and duty
without leave, and pleaded guilty: The
court sentenced him to be suspended from
rank and duty for six months on furlough
pay, with a unanimous recommendation
that the sentence be RENTED. because of
their belief that he was mentally irrespon-
sibie for his actions. Secretary Tracy ap-
proved the finding of the court. and
adopted its recommendation, remittlng the
eapfanca
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ILLINOIS.
A Bold White Cap Outrage Commit ed Near
Gillespie.

GILLESPIE. July 25.-While Henry Ro-
kamp and his wife were riding near
town, last Monday evening, they were
taken from their buggy by an armed band
of White Caps, who took shameful liberties
with the woman and strung Bokamp up to
tree three times. the last hanging prov :
ing nearly fatal that he could only be
revived by the administration of medicine,
They then left him. The reason of the out
rage is said to have been mere suspicion
that BOkamp had committed petit larceny.
The case has been put in the hands of Col.
Oller, u criminal lawyer of Litchfield,> who
says that while at Gillespie, yesterday,
looking into the affair. he was warned by a
man who claimed to bo the captain of the
White Caps. that if he came nosng around
there he would get thicker rope than the
one they gave to BOkamp. The Colonel
says he has spotted the perpetrators of the
outrage and will prosecute them to the ex-
tent of the law.
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ShOrt-LiYed Liberty.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERsONvnLE, July 26.-James Vim
cent, a convict in the Prison South, sent
from Evansville for three years, escaped
last night. Vincent was a "trustyn and
had charge of the prison stable. He
failed to appear at 9 o'clock last night
inquiry proved that the prison rig and
horse had disappeared with him. tele-
phone message from Sheriff ShucksOf Cory
don, was received this morning stating that
the horse and rig had been found near that
place. Warden Patten and guard went
to COrydon this morning and captured
Vincent near there, returning with him this
evening. Vincent escaped while serving a
previous term here for an offense committed
in Warrick county.
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Obituary.

CoLUaIBUs. o., July GA private tele-
the death this evening of A. ii. Welch, as
sociate professor of English language in
Ohio State University. He was widely
known in educational circles as the author
of several standard works on English
age.
AUBURN, N. Y, July 26.-W. T. Graves,
one of the oldest and best known bankers
in the State. died suddenly this morning.
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A Noted Divine Loses His Reason.

ITHACA. n. Y, July 26.-Rev. Thomas G..
Strong has lost his reason, and will be COM
mitted to the Binghamton insane ASYLUM.
DR.. Strong was formerly president of Wells
pits in this section of the State, where for
many years he was one of the leading
diyines of the Reformed Church. His mis-
fortune is due to softening of the BRAIN
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DEER PARK, Nd, July 26.-President Har-
rison was called upon to-day to pardon an
Indian woman who had been convicted of
murder in Fort Smith, Ark. She was SEN
fenced to hang July T., but she
papers with the Attorney general. the Pres
ident committed her sentence to imprsOn-
ment for life. fhe President has reached
no decision on other pardon cases that the
Attorney general submitted to him.
Judge II. b. Brown, of Detroit. Mich, on
his way to Virginia Springs, Mich, called
on the President this morning. Another
caller was IL. s. Bundy, of Ohio. The day
the President has been in the
mountains. He did not rest from work until
late in the afternoon. when he strOlled over
to Davis's bowling-alley and played a game
Halford. Mrs Mckee took part in the
morning in q bowling party given by Miss
Cammack, of Baltimore.
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Mis-. Drexers Contribution to the Negroes.

PHILADELPHIA. July 26.-Miss Kate
Drexel, of this city, who recently entered a
convent at Pittsburg, has gratiiied a
long cherished wish of Archbishop Ryan for
for negroes of the Catholic faith by tho
gift of a sufficient amount to build such an
Institution, and making provision for
the support I it. Rev. Father McDermott.
who has just established a church for
pected to arrive in this city within day
or two, and between himself, the Arch
bishop and Miss Drexel. who will come to
this. city for the purpose, there will be
conference to decide upon and arrange the
details.
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A Disputed Question.

EpcCaI 10 tIib IHuIdnaVOiIS JUUTndL
COLUMBUS, July 26-The new State geog-
raphy disputes the distinguished claim adj
vanced by Weed Patch hill, twenty miles
west of this city, as the highest point in
Indiana, and asserts that the table-lands of
Randolph county reach higher al
titude. The new claim is not gen.
orally accepted as true. as Professor ColIett,
former State Geologist. is authority for
Weed Patch's claim. party of men are
now encamped on the hill. and are engaged
in making geodetic survey of the eleva-
walton and surrounding section of the
country by the direction of the United
States government They yesterday re-
ceived seven wagon-loads of implements to
be used in performing the work.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SATURDAY, JULY 81 1882

The bill concludes as follows: when the
complainant stepped into Mrs Pillow
parlor in Memphis. in 1885, she was bank
rupt, virtually pauper. She has now all
his property, worth So. 900. without ever
having paid a cent for the same. obtained
by fraud, deceit and falsehood and undue
influence. The undue influence acquired
over him by reason of the existence of the
relations between themis shown by the
letter of Mrs Pillow herself.v
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A Missing Cincinnatian.

CINCINNATI, July 26.-Dr. A. L. Jones, an
old resident of this city. well known as a
local historian, and an enthusiast in mil
itary matters. is mysteriously missing from
his home on Walnut hills. He left the
house yesterday afternoon without coat.
and his family thought he was only going
to a neigh boris, but not the slightest clew
has vet been found as to his whereabouts.
There are fears that he has become sud-
denly insane.
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A Fatal Fall.
Special 20 the Indianapolis JournaI.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE. July 26.-John Snyder,
lessee of one of the Hamilton farms, west of
this city, on the Maysville road, fell from q
load of hay. yesterday. dislocating his neck.
He remained unconscious for a long time
and died last night.
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viii Secure an Evangelist.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
SPENCER, July 26.-The District Cooper
alive Convention of the Christian Congre-
cations of Owen, Morgan and Monroe coun-
ties was in session here yesterday and to-
day. The object of the meeting was to per-
feet an organization by which an evangelist
can be employed IN the district to preach
the gospel in the destitute parts of the ter
ritory. Sufficient money was raised to
warrant the success of the work, and a
committee was appointed, with Judge
Franklin at its head, to select and employ
an evangelist. and put HIM to work by the
1st of September.
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CHICAGO. Jnly 26.-Guy c. Crevy and J.
B. Williams, local heavy-weights, fought
six bruIsing rounds in barn near this city
this morning. in the presence OF 80 sports.
for purse of 500. After the first round it
was plain that Crevy was the better man.
pursuing the rushing tactics of Sullivan.
At the beginning of the fourth round Will
Jams was a pltable object, but he pluckily
stood up until the sixth round. when ter
rife right-hander put him TO sleep. The
victor was also badly punished.
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Colored Man Lynchsd in Kentucky.

PARIS, KY, July 26.-James Kelly, col
ored. who made a criminal assault on Mrs.
Peter Crow. wife of section boss on the
Kentucky Central road. was taken from
mob and hanged to bridge near the town.
Kelly had been fully identified by Mrs.
Crow, and was marched into Jail by some
peighbouN
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Killed by n Runaway Team.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
LOsANTvILLE, July 26-Charles Golliher,
one of the best-known citizens of this place,
received injuries. last evening which re-
suited in his death. He was engaged in
loading hogs, when one of the porkers
sprang from the wagon on to the backs of
the horses. The team took fright and
dashed forward, catching Mr.. Golliher be-
tween two wagons and crushing his body.
He died shortly afterward from internal in
juries
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General Notes.

epeciai to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, July 26.-Hiram z. Leon
ard, of Logansport, who was recently APP
pointed consul to London. Ontario, has
been in the city for several days to receive
his final instructions before starting for his
post of duty. Mr.. Leonard leaves tonight
for Marion. where he will remain over Sum
day. On Monday morning he will start for
Fort Wayne, and from there will take the
train direct to London. on Wednesday or
Thursday next. The salary of the consul
ate is only 81 500 year, with allowances of
about 5000. This is entirely inadequate,
but Mr.. Leonard thinks that the effort to
secure a rating of consular salaries will be
more successful this winter than 1T has been
before.
T. NJ. Partridge and j. r.. Brown were to-
day appointed members of the board of
pension examiners at South Bend.
F. G.. Morris, of Kokomo and Mrs. Kent
Morse, of Indianapolis, are among the latest
arrivals from Indiana.
To-day's bond offers aggregated S3S 500,
as follows: Coupon fOur-and-a-halfs, 500,
at S1.06 q; registered four-and- halls, $751;
500, at S1.067s- Both offers were accept ed.
Secretary Tracy has accepted an invi ia
ton to visit Secretary Blaine at Bar Har-
Dor during the latter part of August.
w. Z. Elan, OF Louisiana county, Vir-
ginia, has been appointed chief of the di-
vision of railroads IN the General Land Of
fee, vice Gen. G. NJ. Wilcox, relieved. Both
Mr.. Elan and General Wilcox served in the
confederate army, the former as a private,
the latter as major general. Mr.. Elan is
prominent Republican in Virginia, and a
writer of acknowledged ability.
The remains of the late Father Curley,
director of Georgetown University, were
buried. to-day, in the little graveyard at
tached to the university in which he had
Taught for thirty years. Mass was then
celebrated by the Rev. Father Clark, the
Oldest living graduate of Georgetown Uni
versity.
Secretary Window to-day received let
ter from Mr. G. w. Arnold. declining for
private reasons. the office of collector of in
ternal revenue for the district OF Georgia,
to which he was appointed few days ago.
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An Ex-Editor,s Household Good. Levied On

CHICAGO, July 26.-Last night the sheriff
levied on the household effects, plate, pict-
ures and furniture of James j. West, ex-
managing editor of the Times. at the lat
ter's kenwood residence, to satisfy the
Judgment entered up by the Commercial
National Bank. Captain Huiskanp. one of
the stockholders OF the Times, claimed
these effects, under bill of sale from Mr..
West. but rs the bank had given an indem-
nifying bond the sheriff made the levy.
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Conductor Mangled by a Train.

Special 10 tho lutLdnapOuS JOurudi
FORT WAYNE. July 26.-Vilroy Davis, one
of the most popular conductors on the
Nickel-plate road. was thrown under the
wheels of freight train near Claypool,
four miles west of this place, at noon to-
day. His right arm was cut off and he re-
ceived other terrible injuries which will
probably cause his death. He has wife
and several children. A strange coinci
dence of the affair is that Davis lost his
other arm on the same road and at the
same station a short time ago.
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Cod Bank ON the Pacific Coast.

WASHINGTON, July 26.-The Fish Com
mission has been advised of reports of the
discovery of cod bank on the Pacific
coast, eight miles off Nestucca. Oregon, and
sixty-fve miles south of the Columbia
river. The same advice states that the
true cod has never before been found south
of Puget sound. To this acting Commits
sioner Rathbun says the true cod is re-
corded as far south as the Farallone islands,
the fishing ground off San Francisco, but it
has not been found south of Puget sound
In sufficient quantities for commercial pur-
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Asked for Much and Received r.i,t,e.

Jackson, Tenn, July 26-The Jury in the
$50 900 libel suit of the Rev. Frederick A.
Howard against several members of his
former congregation and three religious
publications. returned a verdict for the
plaintiff, to-day, and assessed the damages
at one cent
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Rats Attack q Child.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis JOURNAL.
COLUMBUS, July 26.-The infant child of
Nathan McIntire. of this city. was attacked
and fatally injured by rats Monday night,
but the matter was kept from the public
until to-day. The child was asleep when
attacked by the rodents. The bold and
ravenons rats were only frightened away
upon the appearance of the child's mother.
1t was bitten in a number of places and
ever since the terrible attack has been suf-
fering from spasms. There is but little
hope for its recovery.
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A Deaf Mute wedding.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.


CATLIN. July 26.-Miss Elizabeth Nor
gan, of TiltOn, this county. and Mr.. Sidney
Cronkhite. of Marshfeld, Ind. were mar
ried at the brides home on Thursday.
Both the contracting parties are deaf and
dumb, and the ceremony was performed by
the use of the deaf and dumb alphabet.
Two hundred guests witnessed the cere-
mOny.
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Jail Delivery at Rockport.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
RoCKPORT, July 26.-Last night, when
Sheriff Spayd went to contine the prisoners
in their cells in Jail. he discovered that they
had picked hole in the wall and left for
parts unknown. There were four of them,
two of whose time would have expired in q
few days.
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Smith Claims the Championship Belt.
NEW YORK, July 26.-The following ca
blegram was received here to-day:
LONDON, July 26.
Sullivan having refused Smiths challenge
Smith claims the championship belt Smith is
ready to fight anybody for the belt and 4 900 a
side. ATKINSON.
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and be ruined. Potatoes are growing wen.
Tobacco is promising, and corn is doing
splendidly, except in low ground, where it
is sickly. Fruit does not promise we'll.
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Crops I'm the Ohio River Bottoms.

EVANSVILLE, July 26.-There is great nm
easiness in this section of the country on
account of the danger and serious injury
to the wheat and oats crops from the con-
tinued wet weather. Should the prevail
ing rains continue, the wheat and oats.
most Of which are in the shock. viii sprout
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VENI, Vidi, Wei! This is true of Halls
Hair Remover, for it is the great conqueror
of gray or faded hair. making it look the
same even color ofXouth
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
FRANKLIN, July ga few days since
George Sweeney, an employe on the Frank
lin section of the F., +. & NJ. railroad, ap-
peared in John Craig's saloon with an
order ON said road for the sum of SIC. By
request of Sweeney Craig cashed the order,
and in a day or two afterward gave
Sweeney the order back to have it cashed,
as it was made payable to him in person.
Sweeney had the order cashed and took the
first train out of town, and also the money
he received on the order. 1t is since learned
that he procured about $50 worth of gro
ceries from Messrs. Howard < Wood on the
same order, and was to have had it cashed
for them also. About three weeks since he
called at the home of a Mr. Vandiver west
of town, and told Mr. V. that he was Sec
ton foreman on the f.. F. & NJ. railroad; that
his name was James Turpin. and that he
wanted s25 until payday. when he would
return 1t. Upon this statement he secured
the money. Sweeney. it will be seen, real
lied about $50 on his own order.
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two OF three lawyers who called to look
after pending business before the Depart
r1anf
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INDIANAAND ILLINOIS NEWS
Damage Done at Various Points by the
Severe Storm of Yesterday.
A "Trusty's" Escape and Capture-A Frank
fort Swindler-Two Fatal Accidents
Miscellaneous News Matters.
INDIANA.

Heavy Hail-Storm Beats Down Vegetation
and Unroofs n Few Houses.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CHARLOTTESVILLE, July 8.-The worst
hail-storm that ever visited this city oc-
CURED at 1:20 o'clock this afternoon. 1t
came from the southwest, and was accom-
panied with heavy wind and q driving
,rain. The corn crop is stripped to the
earth, and all kinds of fruit has been
knocked off the trees. The large stained
glass windows in the Methodist. Catholic,
First Presbyterian and Christian churches
have many broken lights, and there is
scarcely adwelling- house in the city, where
windows were exposed to the west, that
have not broken window-panes. Every
sky-ight in the city is broken. Flower
beds are ruined and trees stripped of
limbs. Several buggies and spring wagons
had the coverings torn to shreds. at the
home of N. j. ClOdfelter, the window shut
tiers were broken in and the windows
smashed. About third of ID. w. Cox's
green house was ruined. The hail seemed
to go in strips, being more severe in the
were also blown down. Sixty electric-light
globes on the street-lamps were broken.
There is not garden left in the south part
of the city, everything being beaten to the
earth. The roof of the Touring Ills at
TOWNSVILLE was blown off.
LEBANON, July GA heavy wind and
hail-storm passed over this place this after
noon. doing a considerable amount of dam
age. Trees were blown down, crops were
beaten down, and two business houses in
the city were unrOofed. Fortunately no
one was injured.
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Franklin Likely to Get Gas.

Spcclal I'd lilo lnulauapouS JOurnaI
FRANKLIN. July ga party of Kokomo
and Terre Haute gentlemen, through their
representatives, Judge L. j. Hackney and
John Beggs, of Shelbyville, have submitted
the following natural-gas proposition to
Franklin: "Gas in sufficient quantities
to equal the demand is to be furnished
at S1S per year for each cook stove, and at
from 81 to S1.5O per month for heaters, con-
sumers to pay for service pipes. The CON-
pany asks a donation of $4,000, and will
open their books and receive subscrip-
tions for, stock to the, company if there
be any who desire to subscribe" The sup
ply of gas will be obtained from the Han
cock county fields. The $, 900 is not asked
for by the company until the gas is piped
to this city. Franklin people are very ia
vorable to the proposition, and have held a
public meeting, appointed a soliciting COM
mittee. which, up to date, has raised some
thing over two of the five thousand dollars
required, and did it in one day 1t looks
very much like it is go" Another pub
lie meeting will be held on Monday evening,
when the cOmmitte will report, and the
matter be fully determined.
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Fourth Glass Postoffices for Indianians.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. July 26.-These fourth
class postmasters were appointed to-day for
Indiana:
Auburn Junction, DeKalb county, Newton
Mathews, vice John G. Morris; Bruce, Jay coun-
", John j. Brown, vice W. N. Hutchins; Lamb,
Switzerland county, George K. Simpson, vice W.
H. Lamb; Marmont, Marshall county, Henry u.
Speger, vice John +. KoontZ; Miller, Lake coun-
", William G. Cook, vice James II. Ansker;
Moorefied, Switzerland county, Orinda H. Rick
ettsvice Johnny Riley; North Salem. Hendricks
county, George ". Robbins, vice William III.
Fleece; Roanoke. Huntington county. JAG. w.
county. James l.. Willis, vice G. A. Bretterham;
Star City. Pulaski county, Jacob Wirick. vice
John u. Whitemore; Taswell, Crawford county,
II. J.. shrenck, vice James NJ. Leswell.