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THE CRAWFORDSVILLE

A MAN BELOVED.

Such. Was Gaorge W. Childs, Who Has Just Died.

IIS LAST HOURS WERE PEACEFUL

After an Illness of Two Weeks the Ureal Editor aud Philanthropic lireathes Ills La»t~Url«f Sketch of

His Life.

DEATH OF Mil. C11ILD8.

Tuu.ADKi.pinx, Feb. 8.—G. W. ChUds, proprietor o£ tha Public Ledger, died this morning at 3:01 o'clock at hit residence at tho southeast corner of Twenty-second and Walnut street* from the effects of a stroke of paralysis sustained by him January 18.

Early in the night Mr. Childs suffered a sudden relapse. His respiration became embarrassed at 10 o'clock and he steadily grew worse from that hour. At midnight his pulse began to Hag noticeably. At 11:15 a. m. the physicians issued a bulletin announoug that his condition was beyond all hope. At 1:18 a. m. a second bulletin was it sued to the effeot that his respiration was growing weaker and that his strength, which was held up with marvelous persistence through the weeks of his illness, was failing' fast

At the Death Bed.

Except his wife Mr. Child* had no immediate family, but there were gathered at his house at the time of his death George C. Thomas and James W. l'aul of the firm of Drexel & Co., Miss Peterson, Mrs. Childs' niece Miss Stanley, Mrs. Childs' companion Mr. and Mrs. John Drexel, the son and daugh-ter-in-law of the late A. J. Drexel, and Col. de V. Morrell, husband of the youngest daughter of the late Frank Drexel.

History of Hit Illness.

Mr. Childs' last Illness began with a fainting spell which seized him while he was in his office In. the Ledger building at 5 o'clook on the afternoon of Friday, January 10, as he was putting on his overcoat preparatory to going to his home at Twenty-Becond and Walnut streets. He was alone at the time, and when an attendant who heilrd him fall reached him he was totally unconscious. Dr. Dacosta, his family physician, was hastily summoned and restoratives were applied, with the result that in an hour the patient was able to walk with the assistance of two strong men to his carriage. He was conveyed to his city home and Mrs. Childs, who was at the country place in Wooton, was summoned. Dr. Dacosta called in Drs. Leldy and Morris, and these three issued a statement that MrChilds' illness was nothing more than an attack of vertigo, arising from indigestion, from which be would soon recover. On the following Sunday night, however, the physicians reluotantly admitted that paralysis of the lower limbs accompanied the attaok, which was a second attack of apoplexy.

Last Friday night a week ago Mr. Child's condition changed for the worse, and became critical. Throughout the last week he has remained in much the same condition, but Thursday and Friday Mr. Childs showed some improve ment, and there was a faint hope he might ultimately rally.

At no time before Friday night was Mr. Childs unconscious during his illness. He recognized those about his bedside and conversed with them, and expressed any wish for anything that he wanted.

Universal Sympathy.

When the news of .Mr, Childs' illness was read in the papers throughout the country telegrams and letters of sym patliy and hope of his speedy reoovery began to pour in to his family from eminent and prominent men and women in the United States and from many in England. llegftu Life a CJerk.

George William Olillds wag born In Baltimore, M1, May 12, 1829. He was educated at private schools In his native city, and when 14 years old removed to Philadelphia. Soon afterward he booame a clerk In a hook store and after a service of four years there opened a small store of his own In the old Ledger building at Third and Chestnut streets. In due time ho beeame a publisher of hooks and at tha age of 21 was at the head of the lirm of Childs & Peterson. Even at that early day Mr, Childs' ambitions and Inclinations were well formed. He had deoided to be a newspaper publisher, and It 1b related that soon after he engaged lu business In the Ledgor building he stated that some day he intended to be the proprietor of the paper. But meanwhile he aohieved con siderable success in the publishing businessmany of the works Issued by Childs & Peterson being of intrinsic excellence, among them be lng "Dr. Allinone's Dictionary of English and American Authors." Other standard works were brought out in profusion.

Ills Ambition Realized.

In 18G3 Mr. Childs retired from the firm and the following years witnessed the consummation of his cherished ambition—he was the owner of the Philadelphia Publio Ledger. True, when he acquired control of the property the Lodger was uuromuuerative but soon after his energy, his enterprise and hit determination to make It succeed won him abundant success. The Ledger sprang suddenly into publio favor and has continued to this day the most profitable newspaper in Philadelphia, and, Indeed, one of the best paying in the United States.*

Was a True Philanthropist. At his own expenso Mr. Childs caused stained glass window to bo placed in Westminster Abbey in commemoration of the poets, William Cowper and George Herbert and ho also caused a monument to be placed over to hitherto unmarked grave of Leigh Hunt in Kensal Green. Ho rendered a similar service to ihe memory of Edgar Allan Poe, and was the largest subscriber to the fund collected in this country by Gen. Wilson and in England by aamuel O. HaU for the purpose of placing a momortal window for the pool Thomas Moore in the ohuroh in Bromham, where Moore and "Bessie" are interred. In 1808 ho gave to the Philadelphia Typographical society the printers' cemetery,

Woodlands, with a liberal sum, the interest on whloh is to be expended in keeping the grounds in order.

The Printers' Friend.

Mr. Childs took an especial interest in the priutera, aud nowhere will his death be more deeply deplored than in the composing rooms, It was well that he should provide a resting place for the printer after death, but he did better—made provisions for such of them became unequal to the struggle for life, company with the late A J. Drexel. of Phila dolphia, ho endowod the Printers" home at Colorado Spflngs, Col. They gave flO.OOO to start the fund and tbo Typographical union made up the remainder by assessments, proTiding for Hi® maintenance of the home in like manner.

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The holiday season was

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portion of the year to him, for it was then ho had the greatewt opportunity for giving. His employes always received a Christmas gift ol from (10 to 1500 iu their pay envelopes Christmas week.

Socretft of Ills Success.

Mr. Childs attributed his success to the fact that he always attended to his own buslno*s and nover Interfered with others. He had two proverbs whtch wore the guiding rules of hin conduct One was: "Do your best let go the rest" The other was: "What can't be cured must be endured." Another secret of hi* suocens was the care ho gave his men. Those who worked honestly and faithfully for him always rocelved more than their stipulated salaries. He always gave them every encourage ment to make them successful. He watched their personal habits. If they were not inclined to save he tempted them to beoomt economical by making good investments for them, so that they were obliged to sate lu order to carry on the investment AS a rul« all of the employes of the Lodger who have famlles lire in houses of their own bought and paid for by Mr. Childs, who, in return, hat only received baok the principal advanced.

He insured the lives of all the principal men of his paper and paid the premiums himself. Some of the leading men in his office bav Ruoh insuranoe unon their lives to the amount of 135,000. This kind proprietor watohed more carefully after the Interest* of those under him than the average man looks After himself. Ho paid them all good wages he lodged them in the moat luxurious of quarters: he never made an over-de mand upon their attention ho Insured their lives for their families: he bought them homes and established them, and when they were broken down with the steady grind ol their dally work he sent them oft for a vacation with their families and paid the expenses of these families as well as their own. WheL they became old and broken down in his service ho retired thom upon full pay.

Knew Many Great Men.

No man In the United States in an unofficial capacity ever had a wider or a more intimate acquaintance with great men than Mr. Childs. His friendship for Gen. Grant was most nota ble, particularly when the general met with the reverses whloh hastened his death.

Mr. Childs' private office in the Ledger .build lng was little less than a museum, the exhibit being mementos of the many great men in lit erature, art, statecraft and war who esteemed him as a friend or benefaotor. It was a great blow to the owner when Are destroyed the Ledger offloe, and with it most of these treasures, and »he whole country.sympathized with him.

IN COUGHLIN'S DEFENSE.

More Witnesses Testify In the Great Trial at Chicago. CHICAGO, Feb. 8.—At tho session of the Coughlin trial Mrs. Maria Norton swore that the knives said to have been taken from Dr. Cronin by Dan Coughlin had been seen by her in the prison er's possession long before the murder was committed. Capt. Sohaack was placed on the stand and denied having seen Coughlin on the night of May 4, thus contradicting the testimony of Detective Whalen, who swore to having seen Coughlin and Schaak together on the evening in question. Capt. Bahaack iaid he had taken Dinan's white horse and the buggy said to have been used by Coughlin's missing friend to take Dr. Cronin to the Carlson cottage, to Mrs. Conklin, for the purpose of identification. She failed to identify the rig. The witness admitted that it had been raining, and the rain had changed the color of the horse somewhat Mr*. Conklin said in seeing the horse that it was not the one which took Cronin to his death. Thi6 testimony was directly contradictory of Mrs. Conklin's evidence. She stated that she had said to Schaack that she "could not identify the horse under the circumstances."

According to the defense's pro gramme John Kunze, one of the de fondants at the former trial, was to have been called at the opening of the afternoon session, but owing to Judge Wing's illness the plan was changed John Kunze will probably take the stand this morning. He was sentenced to three years' imprisonment by the jury at the first trial of the Cronin conspirators. He wa» granted a new trial by Judge MeCon' nell and the oase was afterward nolle prossed. Kunze will testify principally in regard to his connection with Coughlin in the Shufeldt distillery bomb explosion case.

BANK BILL IS KILLED.i A Fruitless Move to Kepeal the Circulation Tax.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—The effort to repeal the tax on state banks' circulations was beaten in the committee on banking by a vote of 8 yeas to nays. The vote was taken on the bill of Representative Cox (dem., Tenn.), which relieves state banks from any tax on their circulation, but docs not extend the relief circulation issued by private individuals or corporations. Mr. Warner says his new bill will be designed to secure repeal speedily and with it an elastic currency. Several other bills to secure repeal of state bank tax, with various limitations, are before the committee, but may not be taken up. Chairman Springer, of the committee, said concerning the vote: "1 do not regard it as finally disposing of the state bank question. It will get before the house in one form or another."

PLENTY OF ORDERS.

Grand Rapids Furniture Factories Have Work Ahead for Months. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 8.—All of the furniture factories in this city are now running ou either full or part time and they have orders enough to keep them busy until July, when the next semi-annual furniture sale opens. The January sale which just closed was very successful. There were 18f buyers present from all parts of the country. This was a falling off of forty as compared with last July. Prices ruled fairly strong, however, and all orders were placed on a cash basis.

Given a Judgment for 810,000. SAGINAW, Mich., Feb. 8.—The suit of E. R. Phinney, of this city, against Edmund It. Hall, of Detroit, for 110,000 and interest was decided Friday in favor of .the plaintiff. Phinney sued for commission on timber lands he bought for Uall in Canada to the amount of over f4T0,000.

Fifty-Two Farms Destroyed. UIINJ.IN, Feb. 8.—A fire near Neintz, Prussian Silesia, burned over fifty-two farms, destroying the woodland, all the dwellings, outbuildings, barns, crops, etc. The people were forced to flv for their lives. The loss has entailed great misery. The damage is placed at 2,000,000 marks.

HELPS BUSINESS.

Tho Bond Issu9 Hua a Good Effect on Trade.

UTLOOK ACCORDING TO DO & CO.

nhlic ConfidenceIncreased, It It Clulmttl, by Secretary Carlisle's Action—Gradual Recovery In Iiiduatrial Lines.

CONDITION IN THE COMMKKCIAI. \?OJU.I). NEW YORK, Feb. 3.—IT, U. Dun &

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weekly review of trade says: A frosh impulse has been given to business this weak by the success of the treasury in obtaining gold for its reserve, thus strengthening confidence in its ability to maintain gold payments. Revenue has fallen off so much aud tho prospects for the loan looked so unfavorable until tlnancial institutions here decided to carry It through, that some anxiety about the monetary future was uatural. Gradual improvement in business explains the appearanoe of more commercial paper in the market this week than has been seen for a long time, though, as yet, the vast aooumulation of idle funds is proof enough that trade has by no moaus regained normal proportions. 'Industrial reoovery continues, though ills but gradual, in response to the demand of a people whose consumption at its lowest is greater than that of any other country, and more mills are now at work.

Iron Industry Picking Up.

"Larger demand for structural Iron and steel, for railway materials except rails, for barbed wire, and especially for wire nails and wire rods, gives a better look to. the iron industry both east and west Chloago notes distinct Improvement At Pittsburgh business is larger, though prices do not gain, and even at Philadelphia trade is better both for pig and finished product*, while encouragement is found in the faot that prices do not further deoline. Only four of the eleven stacks of the Thomas Iron company are in operation. and of ConnellsviLie coke ovens 8,10 out of 9,100 are idle. "Domestic oxports for four weeks have been Uper-cent lower than a year ago, while imports have been 37 per cent smaller. Customs recetpte for January were but 111,500,OOu, against Kl,000,000 last year, and evidently the suocess In the sale of bonds is a matter of high importance.

The Failure Record.

Commercial failures for the week numberi in the United States, against 25ft last year, and 58 in Canada, against 46 laet year, the list inoludlng two of over I2&0.000 eaoh. Out of 1,83ft failures reported In four weeks of January the liabilities ascertained In U648 failures amounted to 110,489,687, of which 18.970,702 Were of manufacturing and §10,883,384 of trading concerns, no failures of banking, brokerage or transportation oompanles or firms being Included."

Bradstreet'a View.

Bradstreet'a Bays: 'The success of the government bond issue is regarded with qualified satisfaction, but the ef» feot on either speculation or Investment Is merely sentimental Interviews with bankers at New* York, Troy, Syrieuse, Petersen, Cleveland, Chicago and Nashville show that the volume ef merantlle paper offering has lnoreased, though not to a large extent Prorldenoe and Boston banks are buying paper from other cities. At such centers as Kansas City, Hi. Louis, Cincinnati. Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, St Paul, Milwaukee and Newark there is no Increase in the volume of oommerolal paper offered.

Many Resume Work.

"In Industrial lines the number of establishments reopening is more than ten to pne of the number reported shuttxnif uvwu. cu r»et, mere is reason to believe that hundreds of industrial establishments have begun work within a week or two, although not on full time In all oases, ef whloh no speolfto mention has been made In print

Trade at Various Points,

'Groceries and sboes have been sold at Cleve* land in reasonably satisfactory quantities, and industrial operations, though on dally orders, are heavier than a month ago. Manufacturing establishments at Cincinnati are running light, but trade at Louisville is reported steady and jobbers are confident of fair business, some of them buy. ing with comparative freedom. Manufacture lng establishments at Detroit are taking on more hands, although general trade is quiet. There are moderate gains In distribution of dry goods, clothing and shoes at Chioago. A somewhat better movement is reported in grooerlee. drugs, shoes, dry good* and millinery at -St Louie, and a better feeling In iron and steel, as the demand has increased.

QUAY WANTS FREE SILVER.

A Bill Introduced In the Senate—Bond Issue Ts Discussed. WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—The day in the senate was aa eventful one. Aftar an hour'6 debate early in the session the resolution of Senator Peffer (pop., Kan.) was adopted calling upon the secretary of the treasury for the names of persons and corporations bidding for United 8tates bonds and the amount of bids and the rate of interest.

Senator Quay (rep., Pa.) presented an amendment embodying several new sections to the tariff bill. These sections provide for the free coinage of silver and for the purchase of 145,1as ounces of fine gold monthly and the issue of treasury notes in payment therefor and the repeal of all existing laws providing for the issue of bonds.

The original resolution of Senator Stewart (rep., Nev.) denying the au thority of the secretary of the treasury to issue bonds at this time was taken up and consumed the remainder of the day, Senator Vilas (dem., Wis.) making the principal argument in opposition to the resolution. The senate adjourned without action on the resolution.

HE FEARED ARREST.

Au Indiana llanker. Charged with Kmbeszlemant, flees. COLUMBIA CITT, Ind., Feb. 3.—James Arnold, of the bank of James Arnold & Co. and the Arnold Mill company of South Whitney, both of whloh institutions are in the hands of areoeiver, has left the country. His sudden disappearance is due to the fitot that a warrant for his arrest was placed in the hands of the sheriff. The charge is embezzlement Arn old was at the head of the bank and mill, and is charged with getting away with over 1100,000 of the hard-earned savings of confiding farmers, and 08, 000 bushel* of wheat which they had hanled to the mill for Btorage.

All Quiet In Hawaii.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Feb. I The steamship Mariposa has arrived from Hawaii with advices up to January 20. She reports that affairs on the island are unchanged. The general sentiment among the people is to await the action of congress. Nothing of ln terest has transpired *inee last advices.

I'unlshed for Slander.

KANSAS CITT, Ma, Feb. 8.—Ex-Priest McNamura was sentenced to a year la jail and a line of 1500 for *land«rl&f Father Dalton ol this city.

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WASHINGTON, Feb. a.—The deba'e on he Hawaiian matter began in the house Friday under a special order, which will bring it to a vote next Monday at 4 o'clock. The adoption of the order was preceded by a very lirely passage-at-arms between Mr. Houtelle (rep., Me.) and Mr. Catchings (dein., Miss.), a member of the committee on rules, whloh resulted in two attempts being made by the former to have the words of the latter excepted to by the house, thus subjecting him to censure.

One instance occurred when Mr. Catchings said the majority of the committee on rules did not submit a certain rule to the gentleman from Maine "because we knew in advancb that it would only give rein to his fantastio and bedlamite gyrations on this floor." Thp other was a remark by Mr. Catchings to the effect that he had always considered that Mr. Houtelle was affected with a harmless mania for making on all occasions an exhibition of himself. In both cases the house voted Mr. Catchings in order.

The Subject Under Discussion. The resolution which forms the basis of the present discussion is that of Mr. McCreary (dem., Ky.) condemning the acts of Minister Stevens and approving the policy of the president, at the same time expressing the sense of th& house that the annexation of the Hawaiian islands is inexpedient. For this the republicans have offered the minority report approving of Minister Stevens' action and condemning the acts of the present administration.

Only two speeches were made Friday, the first by Mr. McCreary, which was the opening argument in support of the resolution under discussion, and which consisted of a very long critical and analytical, review of the entire situation, from the first iuceptionot tlie revolution early in 1892, to Its consummation in January, 1803. It was In every respect a strong arraignment of the action of Minister Stevens, who was boldly charged with complicity In the alleged plot to overthrow the existing monarchy.

Hltt Makes st Vigorous Keply,

I-eavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report.

ABSOLUTELY PURE

TALKING OF HAWAII.

The HOUB9 Boglns tho Discussion of a Vexed Question.

BOUTELLE AND CATCB1NGS IN A TILL

Mr. MoCreary Tpliold. tl.e A.liuiiilntratlon and Denounces Kx MlnUtnr Htevens' Course—Mr. Ilitt ArralKus the PreslU^ut.

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Mr. Hitt's reply was marked by great feeling and vlgorou* utterances. In his denunciation of the policy of Mr. Cleveland and his characterization of tha deposed queen he used the strongest possible terms, frequently eliciting the applause of his republican col leagues. Among other things Mr. Hltt said

In all questions of foreign Intervention oueol two csuies were recognised ss necessary to warrant tU Intervention. One was self preservation, whloh warranted a govern msnt in sustaining Its right* by for elfn Intervention Itself. The othsr was to prevent or overcome cruelty or Inhumanity. But neither of these oauses operated to warrant our Intervention with the provisional government On the contrary, our Intervention was ts restore to a throne a queen whose horrid sharaoter had shooked the olvil' lzed world. It was In behalf ot a woman who bad told Minister WUUs, while shivers ran down his hack, that she would behead a great number of her people. Bomba, by his tlero. cruelties, had awakened the horror of Europe, but his brutalities did not compare with the St Bartholomew's day massacre wltb which this queen Intended to oelebrate her return to the throne Willi* had acted like soldier and had performed the loathsome duty asslgnod to him. Bis dlapa tou«ii 4how4d how his innate deoency rebelled against the performance of such a task.

President Cleveland Bitterly Arraigned. Mr. Hltt oonoluded with a most terrific arraignment of Mr. Cleveland. Ho said: "Think of It, think of It. While he had in hand that letter from Minister Willis reciting the story of that brutal Interview with the queen. In whloh she demanded the holocaust ol property and the slaughter of Amerloan oltl tens, he sent on sttll another order to overthrow the republican form of government and put back that wretch In power. "Minister Willis' Instructions amounted to this: Go And that woman whose vice, folly and extravagattee was oheoked by the people last Januaryi tell her It I* the determination ol the president to restore her: ask for amnesty for the revolutionists and then go to the pro visional government to get It to relinquish Its power. That was the programme, and all there was of It. "But 'the best laid plans o' mice and men gang aft aglee.' This romantto qneen of the beautiful island was not what she had been pictured. Mr. WUUs found her a monster Incarnate, and Mr. Cleveland has been censured more for not giving to the public that letter ot November 18 whloh would have given hSr true charaoter to the world than for all else In connection with this whole disgraceful proceed lng. "The further off you go the arm of losiloe swings a mighty blow. The people had a right to know In whose Interest the power of the United Statos was to be used to overthrow peaoeful republlo."

Mr. Hitt had not conoluded hia speech when the house adjourned.

Indians on tha Warpath.

TUCSON, A. T., Feb 2. -Reports have reached here from Mammot.lt, 00 miles northeast of this city, that the Indian* are on the warpath. Four of them attacked Hualpia Clark, a prospeotor, who escaped and started for Mammoth for assistance. On the way he found the camp of William Emmerson looted. Emmerson could not be found and Clark believes him dead. The scene of the present trouble is where Apache Kid and hla men killed John Dlehl six years ago.

I** Wins from Slosson, £&!>.. 8.—Franlf ^lyes.

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York. The game was onc-sid.'il, the final score being BOO to :m. The feature of the evening's play was the lony ruu made by Ives in the eighteenth inniug of 10S points—the next to tlm largest run »ver made in bulk-line billiards with the "anchor mu%e" barreii. Ives' average was 284-r. Slosson's highest run, 07 average IT'.-.V

January's Fire*.

NEW ORK, fob. •}. Tlu* tuv losses in the United States for tliu month of January were placed at kl».(7C,4e-A, against f'Jl,342,789 in the corresponding month of last year.

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Christian Brlcnce Falls to Aid. LA I'OKTK, lnd., Feb. 3.— William Dunn, an old resident and retired business man. who has been tuhing treatment from a Christian scientist for the last two months, died Friday morniug. His sickness originated in a peculiar manner. He was suffering fram a paitiful corn on one of his toes and he attempted to cure it by applying pure carbolic acid. His toe became sore and Christian science treatment was resorted to, but all to no purpose. C5ungrene followed and the toe had to bo amputated. After tho operation was performed tho surgeon left medicine for his patient, but the attendants refused to administer it and returned to Christian science treatment. Mr. Dunn steadily grew worse, and it is now reported that his death resulted from heart failure.

Dies from Too Much Wlilsby. LA I'oiiTK, Iud., Feb. 8.—Theodore Crowt, an old soldier, was found dead Friday morning in the cellar of a saloon. Crowl was under the Influence of liquor Thursday evening and while iu Burhan's saloon, it is said, a stranger offered to buy him six drinks of whisky if lie would drink them in quick succession, which he did. The stranger then proposed to treat all present, including LIU»YI, UUV IUVI«.I uuiu ... lowed all he could. The stranger" threatened to make him pay for the other six drinks if he failed to down the seventh. This last drink laid Crowl out, and he was placed in the cellar to sober up und was found dead when the place was opened Friday morning-.

Indiana Florists.

ISDIANAPOMB, lnd., Feb. 3. —In the absence of the president Vice President Stuart, of Anderson, presided at the meeting' of the Society of Indiana Florists at the Indlauapolis club-room Friday. The bills of the last chrysanthemum show were audited. The exhibition turned out to be the biggest success of any yet held hem The election of officers resulted as follows:

President, \V. W. Coles, of KoUomo vice president, William LangstafT, of Indianapolis: secretary, William Q. Bartermann, of Indianapolis assistant secretary, John Hartje, of Indianapolis treasurer, T. J. Huntington, of Indianapolis.

A Well-Known Actress Dead. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. fc.—Mrs. H. D. Boissenherz, who was fory^ars well known as an actress under the name of Anna Hathaway, died in this city Friday, Hffcd00. Her last performance was as Randolph in the "Illack Crook" in this city in 1874. She made her debut at 10 years of age. At one time she was a member of the company of Junius Krutus JJooth, of which Edwiti Booth also was a member. Subsequently she supported Edwin Forrest and Joe Jefferson's "Rip

Van Winkle" in the Inrper western cities.

Mies Francc* IJavvnport (ionn. KI.KHAUT, Ind., Feb. 3.—Miss Frances Davenport, youngest daughter of the late Senator B. L. I'avenport, during his life the leading banker of this city, eloped Friday with a man who caiuo here three weeks ago, gave his name as 11. Sackett, and made silhouette pictures with scissors while you waited. Members of the family are prostrated by the affair. Tho young woman is 22 years of age, quite attractive, aud is worth 140,000.

O'Tuole Held for the Assault. HKAZIU Ind., Feb.3.—Patrick O'Toole, one of the assailants of Joseph Bodell, who interfered when he and his brother Ed attempted to stab their mother, had a preliminary trial before Mayor McCullough Friday afternoon and was sent to jail to await the action of the grand jury. Ed is being diligently bunted, but as yet has escaped arrest.

\j« prosy Found In Fort Wayne. FORT WAYNE, Ind., Feb. 3.—The residents of East Wayne and Francis streets are greatly excited over a supposed case of leprosy in a boardinghouse in that neighborhood. The patient is a Polish Jew named Goldstein, who for several weoks has been engaged in a house-to-house canvass for the sale of notions.

His ll«.H.i Blown OfT.

WABASH, lnd.. Fob. 3.—Albeit I'inney, the 13-year-old son of Frank I'inney, was instantly killed by the accidental discharge of a gun. The lad endeavored to take the weapon from its place on the wall at his father's farm when it discharged, blowing his head off.