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Year: 1879

Leontdas Grover Instantly Kistoa, While


asleep, by the Fall Of a T,venty- Pound


Meteor.


lCovington Telegram to Indianapolis Journal.


On Tuesday night last, Leonidas Grover,
who resides in the vicinity of Newtown,
Fountain county, met his death in way
that is probably without parallel in this or
any other country. Mr.. Grover was a wild
over, living on his farm with married
daughter and her husband. On the evening
referred to the married couple had been alb
sent on visit to some neighbors, and upon
returning at a late hour, entered the house,
finding everything, to all appearance, in
usual order, and supposing that Mr.. Grover
had already retired, went to bed themselves.
Next morning the daughter arose, and hay
ing prepared breakfast, went to
the adjoining room to call her father, and
was horritied to find him lying upon
his shattered bad mutilated corpse. Her
screams brought the husband quickly to the
bed room, and an inspection disclosed a
ragged opening in the roof, directly over the
breast OF the unfortunate man, which was
torn through as if by q cannon shot, and ex-
tending downward through the bedding and
floor; other holes showed the direction taken
by the deadly missiles. Subsequent search
revealed the fact that the awful calamity was
caused by the fall of meteoric stone, and
the stone itself, pyramidal in shape, and
weighing twenty pounds and few ounces
avoirdupois, and stained with blood, was TN
earthed from depth of nearly five feet, thus
showing the fearful impetus with which il
struck the dwelling. The position of the
corpse, with other surroundings, when found
showed that the victim was asleep when
stricken, and that death to him was painless
Year: 1879

The State Poultry association will hold
their fifth annual meeting on Monday next.
Applications have been made by some of
the most noted breeders in the country, and
from the present indications the exhibition
will be the best ono ever held by the associa-
ton.


Mr. S.. S. Watkins, manager of the State
Matching house, of Red Wing, will have on
exhibition fine display, showing the meth
ods Of fish culture as adopted by the State
legislature. AL interested in the progress
OF the association are requested to contribute
toward the exhibition.
Year: 1879

The alarm of fire from box 81 Yesterday
noon was caused by the burning of one side
of the house situated at 814 Nicollet avenue


a stream of water was put on, and the fire
was soon extihguished. The building was
occupied by Sylvester Deshon, and the dam
age did not exceed 300, covered by insur-
ance. The fire originated from hot ashes
being thrown against the side of the house.
Year: 1879

GENERAL HANCOCK was over
hauled by st. Louis reporter the
other day, who undertook to get some
political talk from the distinguished
soldier. General Hancock, however,
said he wasn't in politics; that, being
in the army, his utterances would
place him in the light Of one who was
anxious to push himself before the
people, an attitude he does not wish
to assume. He talked of the Indian
question, however, in sturdy sort of
way, and, like the army people in
general, is in favor of transferring the
Indian bureau to the war depart
ment. Harmony in the administra-
ton of Indian affairs demands that
the whole command be in one mans
hands in his opinion, as where every
little difference becomes a cabinet
question between cabinet officers, it is
easy to see that the Indian affairs
must suffer. War department con-
troll of this question he did not think
would interfere with religious work
among the indians. General Han
cock is certain the army will not be
increased, and the size sf the army is
not an issue before the people it is
always considered an element of dan
ger ina free country, and it might be-
come dangerous.
Year: 1879

The action of the lower house Of


She general assembly at Nashville,


yesterday, in passing resolution to


settle the State debt at 6fty cents on


the dollar in bonds, with thirty years


to run, bearing four per cent. interest,
Is wise move and meets the LEDGER s
most hearty approval. In fact the
figures named are precisely those
advocated by this journal for the past
two years. 1t is believed that if the
proposed measure passes the senate
which it certainly should do-that the
bOndholders will accept it as basis
Of settlement, and that the people of
the State will lindorse it by large ma
jority. Nothing is more certain than
that the majority Of the tax
payers of the State want this
vexed question settled, and in a
way that it will not agitate
the public mind in the future. There
is not landowner anywhere here
abouts but that gives expression to
this sentiment, and it is believed that
fifty cents, at four per cent, will be a
fair and equitable adjustment of the
matter If the legislature passes the
proposed bill before it adjourns it will
have accomplished the best act Of its
career.
Year: 1879

A BILL is now before the Illinois
legislature, and will probably become
a law for the protection of bank de-
positors. 1t provides, among other
thing, that a bank officer receiving a
deposit and knowing the bank to be
insolvent or on the verge Of suspen-
pension at the time shall be guilty of
fraud, and fined double the amount of
the deposit or imprisoned in the peni-
tentiary. 1t also proposes to forbid
the loaning of deposits or trust funds
of a savings bank to its officers with
out the consent of depoSitOrs, and in a
general way aims at making it crime,
punishable the same as any other
form of theft, for bank officers to take
what does not belong to them. There
is no doubt of the necessity of some
such restrictions as these in Illinois,
as well as in every other State where
they do not at present exist
Year: 1879

New JERSEY clergymen marry
couples at their peril since, as the
State law stands, minister is liable
to a fine of $500 for marrying a female
under eighteen years or male under
twenty-one years, though the parties
may have made affidavit that they are
of full ace.
Year: 1879

A BILL has passed the New York
general assembly making the Office Of
county clerk of New York city salaried,
and forbidding him to receive any fees
for his own benefit. The salary is fixed
by the bill at $1,000, whereas the Office
has heretofore yielded the incumbent,
$4,000 per year. A similar bill in
regard to the register has also been
introduced.
Year: 1879

A GREENBACK candidate for the
Kentucky Legislature is running in
Henry county on platform containing
this plank; We are in favor Of a
statute law exempting all persons from
tolls on turnpike roads going to and
from mill on horseback
Year: 1879

In the course of an interview with DIR.
Hagen, that distinguished scientist re-
marked to representative of the Boston
Journal that new carpets should be
treated at the outset as though infested.
If they are well beaten and left in the
sun two or three days, being turned
over several times, they will be freed
from every vestige OF the pest, although
after they are put down there should be
frequent examination of the edges If the
bugs have ever been in the house.
Closely laid floors are in themselves q
safeguard, and the filling of any crev.
ices with soft tallow will give additional
security against invasion. The tallow
can be worked in well, and then the
floors might be covered with heavy
paper so that the carpets shall not be
creased. The Larvae could not possibly
travel where tallow is placed. Insect
powder is useless, and Kerosene or ben
zine has vile odor, which makes the
remedy nearly as bad as the disease.
In reply to statement that in the
writer's home the experiment had been
tried of putting strips of cotton cloth
over crevices in the floor, DIR. Hagen
said: "That is an excellent idea. The
larve do not eat cot on, and probably
could not work their way through it.
You will find, think, that you are very
well protected. Still it would be just
as well to give the carpets thorough
outdoor treatment as l have suggested 81
Year: 1879

CHICAGO has Bald Mems Society.
A requisite for membership is bare
spot on top of the head not less than
four square inches in extent. The OBJ
ject of the organization is to discover a
cure for badness. The President has
not a hair on his head, and was elected
for that reason,
Year: 1879

ENGLISH PORK PIEs.-The ingredi-
ents for 5 pies are: 7 pounds of pork
from the back of pig, pounds Of
flour, quart of water, and II pounds
lard; cut the meat in small pieces, care
fully removing all the fat; season with
salt and pepper, and put on ice till the
next day; break all the bones and place
them with the fat in pan on the sto7e
with little water; let them simmer all
day; then remove the juice and place
in cold place to jelly. To make the
paste, place the lard and water in pan
on the stove and let them boil few
minutes; then pour slowly in the flour,
(Which must first have a little salt mixed
through iD, and stir with spoon till
cool enough to mix with your hands; be
careful not to use more than the quanti-
ty of water, as the paste must be stiff /;
put in cool place for 5 or 6 hours !;
then mold with your hands into the
proper shape; put in meat and jelly and
place small piece of paste on top j;
cook for l hour. aa.x
Year: 1879

THREE-FoURTHs of the successful men
of the day owe>much of their prosperity
to a wife's help. The load of life is So
heavy that it takes a team of two to
draw it. The ship not only wants
captain, but first mate.
Year: 1879

Vienna Given Over to Rejoicing in Honor
of the Emperor's Silver Wedding-An-
other Effort of tho Khedivo to Cut
Loose from British Domination-Auto-
graph Letter of Emperor William to a
Faithful and Successful Gsnoral-Gen-
eral Old World News.
Year: 1879

One of the cieverest hoaxes over uerpo
tratcd, was one invented by Swift, and
intended for the public good. He caused
to DO printed and circulated some 'last
words" of 4 street robber named Eli ston.
purporting to have been written shortly
before his execution, in which the con-
dcmned tibet wasmade to say: "Now as
am dying mar, have done something
which may be Of good use to the public.
I have left with an honest man--the only
honest man was ever acquainted with
tho names of all my wicked brethren,
the places of their abode, with short
account of the chief crimes they have
committed; in many of which l have
from their own mouths. I have likewise
set down the names of those we call our
settlers. of the wicked houses we frequent
aud all Of those who receive and buy our
this honest man, and have received his
promise upoa oath, that whenever hc
hears of any rogue to be tried for robbie
ry or house breaking, he will look into
his list, and if he finds the name there of
the thief concerned, to send the whole
paper to the government. OF this I here
give my companions fair and public
warming. and hope they will take it,
We arc told the Deans ruSo succeeded so
we'll that the street robberies were for
many years after few and tar between.
Year: 1879

LzV'If Grant was right in 1876" said
Speaker Randall to the New Orleans


lines correspondent, the other day, Sin
orccring tho army to protect any voter
against violence on account Of any vote
he may intend to east, Hayes can repeat
the action and reissue the orders of Pres
ident Grant in 1880. Congress under
stands this perfectly well, and so do tho
stalwarts. Meanwhile there is no occa-
sion for heat or defamation. Congress
will go forward patiently and calmly to
prevent the repetition in 1850 of the
condition Of President Grant in 1876.
Tho personal pledges of Hayes, when
confronted by Chandler, have been PROV
Ell worthless. He must not be permitted
to repeat in 1880 fer the benefit of Grant
What was done for his benefit by Grant
in 1876. Congress, under the advice of
leaders representing the south rs we'll as
the north, will make this plain issue for
the people"
Year: 1879

BUSINESS at the principal trade
centers throughout the North and
Northwest is quiteas promising as it
usually is toward the close of January.
At Chicago, merchants report their
sales for the first half of the month
to be considerably in excess of the
corresponding time last year. Collec-
tions are also better. Goods are sold
on close margins, and trade generally,
it is conceded, was rarely in a more
healthy condition.
Year: 1879

ther advanced in civilization than
England was two or three hundred
years ago.


A curious incident of the same kind
was related to me few months ago by
friend who had heard it from the
lips Of one of the doctors at the luna
tic asylum at Siena. At Siena there
is very huge asylum in proportion to
the number of inhabitants. but it is
nearly always full. Among the pa
tients is a man who was formerly ser
want to priest in the town, and had
been remarkable for his piety and de-
votion. A year or two ago he began
to show signs of religious mania, and
his master, in hope Of curing him, sent
him to country house for change of
air and scene. The man appeared to
get better, and after some months re-
turned to the town, but the mania
soon began to show itself again. He
had an idea that he was bishop, and
used to preach in the streets; SO it
was resolved to place him in the asy-
lum. The attendants were sent with a
carriage to remove him; and to get
him away quietly, he was told that he
was to Oficiate as religious function.
As he was driving through the streets
he blessed the people; and on nearing
the asylum he expressed a wish to 90
In and bless "the poor mad people, :"
and so was taken in 1t was easy to
persuade him that the patients were
his flock, and he used to preach to
them and to assist the keepers in many
little ways and so being gentle and
harmless, he became a great favorite.
Among his flock was very violent
lunatic, who constantly used language
so blasphemous and disgusting that it
shocked the keepers, and even the
other patients; and to this man he
specially devoted his attention, trying
to reason with him and bring him to a
calmer state, but always in vain. One
day, without any warning, he fell on
thelblasphemer and strangled him; tell
ing the keepers the man was possessed
with a devil, that he had long
tried to cast him out but in vain,
and so, as the possessed creature
was too wicked to live, he had killed
him. But now it seemed as if the
spirit of the dead man had entered
into his murderer. Religion was for
cotton, and itsssplace was taken by all
the vicious passions of his victim. The
most blasphemous language continu-
ally issued from lips that hitherto had
been pure of evil speaking his gentle
nature gave place to the violence
which had characterized the man he
had killed and from being the most
tractable of patients he has now be-


come ore of the most dangerous, and
the one Of whom the keepers are most


in fear. They all firmly believe that


the evil spirit cast out of the muir


dered man actually did enter into the


body of the murderer
Year: 1879

A correspondent of London paper


writing from Rome says


In little village away up in the
province of Undine, on the borders Of


Italia lrredenta, there is great alarm
and commotion, for the young girls of
that place, one after another, are
showing outward and visible signs of
being possessed by devil. Accord


ing to all accounts there are now about
thirty young women in this unhappy
condition Why the Evil One should
have selected SO obscure village for
his operations does not seem quite
clear. Indeed, the blame is laid not
on him, but on the priests. Inquiries
made by the authorities have elected
the fact that in Lent last year a series
of discourses were delivered by a
priest, in which he described at great
length and with much detail the pains
Of hell, thereby terrifying weak young
women that they we're already lost,
and that the devil had entered into
them. The priests, who at first were
rather pleased with the impression
their brother made, have since found
that though they had raised the spirit
they had no power to lay itagain.


Holy water produces no effect, the
most searching exorcisms fail, and
even such practical measures as beat
ing the person affected have been
found useless. While the fit of mad
ness is on the possessed GROW like
cocks, or new like cats, or bark and
howl like dogs and wolves. What is
worse, they shock their neighbors by
blasphemous and obscene language
being especially violent against the
priests, eurSing them for their inability
to relieve their suffering by casting
out the devil. The prefect of the
province has sent commission to
Verzegnis, the name of the village, to
see what can be done to stop the pro-
gress of this madness; for, BY force of
example and terror, it threatens to
spread The people of the district ara
ignorant and uneducated, and cannot
be persuaded but that the devil is
really at large amongst them. II must
be remembered that the rural popula
tlon IN many parts Of Italy is no fur
Year: 1879

GENERAL Ewing said to an inter
viewer concerning the Presidential
struggle of 1890: The Republican
nomination lies between Blaine, Sher-
man and Grant. | do not think the
Grant movement has as much strength
as is generally supposed. There is
more of brag and buster about it than
solid strength.
Year: 1879

Lock Haven, March 12.-An ice
gorge four miles west of Lock Haven
gave way at 10 O'Clock last night, car
rying everything before it until it
reached the Queen Run railroad bridge,
which withstood the shock. The ice
passing OH reachedhere at IL O'Clock.
The water rose four feet and carried
the ice far up the banks along the city
front. 1t is feared the boom piers
have sustained much damage. The
damage at Queen Run and FarranJs-
vile is very heavy.
Year: 1879

THE death of Mrs. Gen. Sherman
will be great loss to the Catholic
church of this country. She was de-
voted and consistent member of that
great religious body. Her exemplary
life was full of noble deeds of charity;
her sudden decease will cause universal
mourning throughout the land.
Year: 1879

BISMARCK should have another vaca-
tion, like the one he had about the time
general European war was threat
ened, two years ago. The Germans
doubtless think his pest vacation would
be to vacate his office; but Bis. loves
power too much, and it is very prob
able that nothing but his demise, or
tho accession Of .Unscr Fritz TO the
throne, will cause him to loose his
urasn
Year: 1879

IHE Maine election will take place to-day.
The canvass has been an animated one on
both sides. The Democrats, nerved by their
unexpected success last year, have been max
ing stupendous efforts to retain the advan-
tage then gained, while the Republicans have
been striving with might and main to regain
what they have lost. They have had an un-
limited command of money, and have used
it freely wherever it was thought it would do
the most good to their cause. It must be
confessed that the Republicans have the best
of tho outlook, for it cannot be deried that
the Democrats are still in the minority in
that State, though rapidly increasing in num-
bers. We can only hope, though we can
hardly expect, favorable result.
Year: 1879

GEN. EWING delivered speech at CALI
polls on Friday evening in reply to the Of
forts of Secretaries Schurz and Sherman, in
the course of which he completely riddled
their claims that the present revival of trade
was the result of resumption, laying claim
that resumption, such as we have, was an
effect, not cause of the improvement of
business-the same position heretofore as
sumed by the GLOBE. The speech was care
fully prepared and produced telling effect
on the large audience assembled to hear it.
Year: 1879

change tho result. There were but little
over forty thousand votes cast in San Fran
cisco last Wednesday, and yet they were not
all counted on Saturday night. In cities
at the East all votes are required to be
counted Immediately after the close of the
polls, and the canvassers are not permitted
to adjourn until the canvass has been COM
pleted. We would suggest that some such
law might be enacted with profit in Califor-
MIA, for it would do much towards inspiring
confidence in the honesty of the count.
Year: 1879

HE Republican papers all over the coun.
try are asking Vice President Wheeler to rise
and explain why he took So prominent part
in the New York convention of machine pol
itlcians in defiance of executive order No. l..
If Mr.. Wheeler complies with the request
and answers honestly, he will say that he
acted because the order in question had no
significance, and that Hayes, when he issued
it. was simply giving those who were clam
orous for civil service reform little taffy.
Year: 1879

ADv1oEs from Massachusetts represent
that the Republican following of Butler,
which is estimated to have been about thirty
thousand last year, has increased rather than
diminished, and that men of both parties
fear his candidacy this year more than thew
do each other. Ben. is still a power in all
classes OF the people, and it would not sur
prise US to witness his election as governor
over the candidates of both the other par
ties
Year: 1879

| II Was So Young, Had No Mother, God
Forget HE, and I Fell"


Il was SO young, had no mother, God forgot
me, and fell. The striking thought conveyed
in the eloquent language of the writer lust
quoted may serve to epitomize the downfall Of
young and beautiful girl who was brought
to the police station yesterday afternoon help
lessly intoxicated.


The young woman is known to the world az
| Ida Manke, whose name received some noto-
riety in connection with the night orgie when
Gov. Davis house was robbed, also in the Far
rell-Heathcote escapade, the facts of which are
still fresh in the minds of the average reader
About o'clock yesterday afternoon a man
named Timothy Snyder came to police head
quarters and noisily demanded the services of
q policeman, stating that his buggy had been
tipped over on the Como road and that the lady
out and was lying on the road, an object of
ridicule to the bystanders.


| The individual was badly intoxicated, and
demanded that policeman be sent to arrest
the bystanders, becoming 80 demonstrative In
his demands as to attract the attention of pe-
destrians, and it was found necessary to lock
| him up for safe keeping. Approaching the
character of the case, Officer Lowell proceeded
to Rice street, at tie junction of the new Como
road, where his suspicious were fully verified.
Lying in the buggy, torpid and completely de-
moralzed from the effects of liquor, with cloth.
ing disarranged and oblivious to what was
going on, reclined Ida Manke, the butt of 8
dozen rude men and boys.


When brought to the station she was help
!essly drunk, and at a late hour last night she
mad not recovered from the torpidity superin-
duced from the excessive use of liquor. As
seen in the cell last evening, with her iuxuriant
black hair falling in tangled and matted disor-
der about face of unusual beauty and inteli-
gence, she would have afforded subject matter
enough for a hundred realistic and eloquent
sermons. There are reasons for believing that
she has not yet fallen great ways down the de-
cllVlty, and her case is one that might we'll de-
serve the attention of the philanthropist and
Humanitarian. She and her companion will
have hearing this morning,
Year: 1879

sylvania without an effort. AL of the county
conventions thus far held in that State have
declared in favor of his candidacy for Presi-
dent in 1880. The support of the Keystone
State will be powerful aid in securing the
nomination in fact, be almost a
guarantee of his success.
Year: 1879

A MOVEMENT is on foot in Missouri to
erect q monument in honor of the memory
of the late Gen. Frank p. Blair. Gen.
Blair was enc of the bravest officers in the
Union army, and was equally distinguished
in civil life. A monument to his memory,
erected by his old comrades in arms, would
be an eminently tit tribute to genuine worth.
Year: 1879

Why is it that the Democratic papers in the
State think that Gov. Pillsbury ought not to
be nominated?


Thus discussed the Sauk Center Herald,
previous to the convention. The editor is q
greeny sure enough. All the Democratic
papers wanted Pillsbury nominated because
he is weak man at this time and can easily
be defeated.