Decatur Democrat, Volume 25, Number 38, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1881 — Page 1

VOLUME XXV.

Speaker Keifer has oiography of any man in the congressional directory. Many of tlie holiday books are illustrated by the new “permanent photograph” process. ..... 1 L.."" Next Tuesday Secretary Folger will hear arguments in reference to the tariff duties on iron and steel. The fact that Guiteau claims to be Lis own counsel accounts for much of the latitude that has been allowed him. Col. W. W. Dudley, commissioner of pensions, is the newly-elected president of the Indiana state association at Washington. The probabilities are that the verdict of the famous court-martial in the case of Cadet Whittaker will be set aside by the President. All honor to John W. Guiteau for defending the memory of his father when it is unjustly assailed to save the life of his infamous brother. The Mutual Union, the new telerapli company, lias received franchises from the city of Chicago valued at over one million dollars and yet nas not opened an office in the city. The Mazarine Bible, the first book printed with a date and with movable types, in fact the first Bible printed, was sold for $17,000 at a recent book sale in England. It was well preserved. Sir Thomas Brassey, M. P., is a very sensible Englishman. In a recent speech he said that the friendship between the United States and England is worth more to England than 100 ironclads. Nearly all the theatres of Europe are mere fire-traps,-and the recent burning of the Ring Theatre Vienna, from the ruins of which 400 corpses have already been taken, is calling attention to them.

Governor Plaisted, of Maine, evidently has not read tl.e story of the Indian who lassoed a locomotive, as he proposes to abolish the supreme court of that state for giving a decision against him. The Astor and Vanderbilt families, the two wealthiest in all this country, are bitter enemies, and all because the Astors do not recognize the Vanderbilts as of aristocratic enough lineage to enter their social circle. Mrs. Langtry, otherwise known as the “Jersey Lily," has made her dramatic debut, and may possibly be coming to America. In the name of the baldheaded men of the front row we protest. There must be a limit to the draft on their pockets. Diptheria has been found to be propogated by a minute plant of which we can inhale some thousands at a breath. It takes 41,000,000,000 of these diptheria plants to weigh an ounce and a single one will multiply into 281.000,000.000 in two days. 1 he Irish situation seems discouraging. Lawlessness is increasing on the part of the people, and hostility on the part of the government. There are more actual outrages than one year ago, and tenants general'y refuse to pay their rent. It is thought that martial law will soon be declared throughout the entire country. Kansas has now in force one of the most stringent prohibition laws ever enacted but Hon. Charles Robinson, a prominent Boston temperance man and a life-long worker in the cause, now traveling in that state publishes a letter in the Boston Advertiser in which he asserts that there is more drinking in Kansas now than ever, and quotesfrom leading newspapers and private letters to show that his statements are truthful.

A letter of John Wilkes Booth detailing why lie assassinated President Lincoln, has just been given to the public by John Matthews, a utility actor of the New York theatres. It is reproduced from memory by Matthews, the original having been destroyed and altogether is a very gauzy story. Matthews must be contemplating a starring tour. Every painting of the great masters in Rome is now photographed, and some of the photographs are sold in the Eternal City at a cent apiece. Except the colors the entire picture galleries of the Vatican and the BarLenna palace can now be transferred to the humblest home with all the grace o' pose and grouping that gives the “old masters’’ their value. Mr. W.H Trescott, who goes to Chili and Peru as the secret diplomatic agent of this government, will have plenary powers over both our ministers there in order to unrave the snarl the United States has got into with those countries, is a born as well as a -finely trained diplomat, and has been used in many a delicate mission, and has just returned from China where he took an important part in the negotiations of the new Chinese treaty. From his labors we may depend on receiving a fair and unprejudiced report of the situation. The criminal tribunal of Vienna are making an investigation into the King theatre disaster, with a view of filing the blame where it belongs. The Jefferson Park Presbyterian church, of Chicago, ecl^ ed J,° ri ® x h t *“ d f a call to the Rev. John E. Wright, of Madison, Wis., to become their pastor. The London Times believes that the £6 000 required for the Dean Stanley memorial will be promptly subscribed bet seen England and America.

The Decatur Democrat.

THE TRIAL OF GUITEAU. TWENTY-FOURTH DAY. Washington, D. C , Dee. 13.— Dr. Fordice Barker, of New York, defined insanity and its different phas es. He said a man could not be born insane, it was something acquired afterward. Several witnesses were called and testified as to prisoner’s former life and the court adjourned. TWENTY-FIFTH DAY. Washington, D. C., Dec. 14—Rev. John L. Wilthrow,of Boston, testified that prisoner at one time wanted the use of hts church for the purpose of delivering a lecture in answer to Ingersoll. Said he had never noticed any unsoundness of mind in prisoner but rather a cuteness. Charles A. Bryan, of the New York Equitable life insurance company, testified as to the connection of prisoner with his company. Prisoner constantly interrupted him and finally called Lima miserable whelp. One of the jurors stated at this point that he was not feeling well, and the court adjourned. TWENTY-SIXTH DAYWashington, D. C. Dec. 15 —J. M. Justice, a lawyer of Logansport, Ind., testified that he had seen prisoner, in 1878 in Logansport. At that time prisoner was selling a book—the life of Moody. Had never detected any signs of insanity. Rev. Rush B. Shippen, of Washington, testified that he had at one time boarded at the same house with prisoner. Had never noticed anything about prisoner to indi- 1 cate his insanity. Mrs. Dinsmore, formerly wife of Guiteau, took the ' stand. She began to testify when j Scsville objected to her evidence unless a copy of her divorce could be shown. Dr. Noble Young, physician at the jail, testified that he considered ‘ prisoner as perfectly sane man as he had ever uiet a ‘ little impulsive and ner- ] vous, but perfectly sane. He was j very sharply cross, examined but ids i evidence could not be shaken. This was ] the most remarkable day of the trial, the prisoner constantly interrupted ( the court and the witness with his vituperations and abuse. He became f almost wild at times, striking the table with his fist and denouncing every one iu the court. twenty-seventh day, Washington, D. C. Dec. 16.—Geo. q D. Brown, clerk of the supreme court of Kings County, N. Y., took the stand and proved the divorce of Anna , C. Guiteau from prisoner. She was „ then called to the stand. She testi- , tied that she had never seen anything i to denote insanity. The cross-exami- < nation was very tedious and entirely 1 fruitless. Dr. Francis B. Loring, in , charge of the eye and ear infirmary, t at Washington, testified that he had ’ examined prisoner’s eyes and found 1 nothing to denote disease of the brain, j Dr. A. McLean, of Hamilton, N. Y., t testified that he had made diseases of t the mind and brain a study for years. ‘ Had closely examined the prisoner, ( and found him perfectly sane, and in 1 his opinion able to distinguish be- j tween right and wrong. , ■= — < CONGRESS. t t Washington, D. C., Dec. 13 i SENATE—At the close of the 1 morning hour Mr. Pendleton took the j floor upon his bill to regulate and im- t prove the civil service. He wanted a t new deal, a new distribution of offices 1 He did not believe in the spoils sys- . tern; that is the giving out of offices s by representatives. It made a bad 1 precedent. He thought it lowered the ’ tone and degraded the sentiment of j the whole people. t

HOUSE—Bills were introduced for the settlement of Nicaraguan claims and for the repeal of the internal revenue tax on matches, bank checks, snuff, cigars and spirits from apples and other fruits. Washington D. C. Dec., 14. SENATE—A number of bills were introduced. Mr. Jones, of Florida, ottered a resolution calling for information as to the cost of a ship canal across the Florida peninsula. Mr. Beck addressed the senate in regard to presidential succession. The senate then went into executive session on the nominations and soon after adjourned. HOUSE— not in session. Washington, D. C. Dec. 15. SENATE — Mr. Sherman, from the committee on finance, reported favorably with amendments his bill providing for the issue of three per cent bonds. The subjects refered to in President’s message were refured to the committees. After a short executive session the senate adjourned.! HOUSE — House not in session. Washington, D. C., Dec. 16. SENATE —A number of bills were introduced and referred, among which were one for the suppression and prevention of pleuro-pneumonia in meat cattle; to authorize the erection of a statue to Chief Justice Marshall. Mr. Hoar’s resolution on the rights of women was taken up. Mr. Voorhees’ resolution referring to the finance committee the part of the president’s message relating to the repeal of laws authorizing silver coinage, was agreed to. HOUSE—A number of bills were introduced and referred, among which were one for the reduction of revenue taxes; to regulate suffrage in the territories; granting a pension to the father of the late General Custer; to pay the public debt and stop the manufacture of money by corporations; for the free coinage of silver dollars; to incorporate an inter-oceanic ship railroad; to repeal the tax on bank deposits; to reduce letter postage from three to two cents; appropriating $50,000 for the relief of Mrs. Garfield; to prevent persons living in bigamy from holding any office of trust or emolument in the territories of the United States. In all there were 85 bills introduced.

Washington, D. C., Dec. 19. SENATE.—In executive session unanimously confirmed nominations of Brewster for Attorney General,and Doris for Assistant Secretary of State. In open session several bills were introduced and at the expiration of the morning hour the subject of presidential succession was taken up, Mr. Jones of Florida, resuming his argument. The debate terminated pending the resolutions of instruction to the judiciary committee. The chair submitted executive documents, also report of Secretary of State relating to the necessity of modifying consular jurisdiction in certain countries. After a short executive session the Senate adjourned. HOUSE—Bills were introduced to apply the proceeds of sales of public lands to the eduoation of the people; to authorize national banks to make loans on mortgages on real estate; to abolish taxes on sale of leaf tobacco; to extend the provisions of the pension arrearages to pensioners; to levy and collect an income tax; to abolish tne export duties on tooacco; and several bills of minor importance. The speaker laid before the bouse messages from the president in relation to the right of way of the C. T. & M, C. railroad and St. Louis & San Francisco railroad. Adjourned till Wednesday. Washington, D. C., Dec.2o. SENATE—The house resolution for adjournment till Jan. 5 adopted. At expiration of morning hour senate resumed consideration of Mr. Hoar’s resolution on woman suffrage, laid aside informally. The following bills were introduced: By Mr. Rollins—Section 1. Hereafter collectors of internal revenue will be appointed for the term of lour years. Sec. 2. The commission of all collectors of internal revenue who shall have served four years or more on the 30th of June, 1882, shall, on the 10th of that date, expire; provided they shall hold after that date until their successors are qualified. After a short executive session the senate adjourned till to-morrow. HOUSE—House not ; in session.

SOLOMON’S TEMPLE. The Mosque at Jerusalem and not the Temple to be Restored. Some of the London papers have contained a wonderful account of the sultan having been moved by members of the imperial house of Hapsburgtotake in hand the restoration of “Solomon’s Temple,” and calls upon Jews and Christians alike to bear gratitude to his Imperial Majesty Abdul Mamid for havingtaken measures to carry out that “generous project.” No wonder that our friends in England at once wrote to us here to inquire what was really happening, and I hope you will allow me to inform them, and your readers in general, of what grain of truth is imbeded in this captivating and romantic paragraph. There is no need to say that the ruius of Solomon’s temple are not about to be restored. No such ruins exist. But the Great Mosque and the whole inclosure within which it stands—commonly called the “temple area”— are to be restored, and by no means too soon, for in spite of the great annual income of this important Mohamedan sanctuary, it has been for years neglected. The Crown Prince Rudolph, of Hapsburg, has had something to do with the repairs within the “temple are,” but not in the manner represented by your contemporaries. When he visited Palestine a Turkish general, Ferik Bacha, was sent here to receive him and do the honors of the government. Ferik was somewat shocked at the condition in which he found the Great Mosque and its surroundings, and his representations, on his return to Constantinople, were happily not without effect in bringing about the present repairs. As yet they are quite in an incipient condition, ami it is difficult to guess when they will be properly carried on. The gentlemen who arrived here from Constantinople to superintend the work has made an estimate of the maximum cost, dividing all that has to be done into 28 separate items. This maximum estimate, which amounts to something like £IO,OOO, he submitted to a number of intending contractors, among whom were two German architects, for the purpose of receiving from them, according to the fashion of Dutch auctioneers, the offer of the lowest price at which they are prepared to do the work. The two German architects retired at once from the contest, finding that even at the maximum estimate the work could not be done thoroughly. The Arab competitors, who were less scrupulous, and relied upon making a profit by doing inferior work, clubbed together and charged a gentleman to accept the job in his own name, promising him a share of the profit in consideration of his obtaining the order for them. This offer being submitted to the governor of Jerusalem for acceptance, was rejecled by him on the ground that only builders or architects could be contracted with. The gentleman from Constantinople is thus, for the present, at a loss now to get the work done, and is satisfied to while away the time by employing day laborers to do some preparatory work. How will it end, and whether we shall really see the intended repair* done, is yet very problematical. —Jerusalem Letter to the London Standard. * » ■*- ————— Capt. Paine and several of his men have’entered Oklohoma without molestation from the authorities. Sergeant-at-Arms Hooker, of the house of representatives, married a ister of the late James Fisk, Jr. The paper on which the president’s message was written had a heavy black border, and was fastened with black tape. When a Texas couple stood up to be married, the minister saw the handle of a pistol protruding from the bridegroom’s pocket and suggested that, out of respect to the solemn ceremony, it be laid aside. The advice was heeded. Then the bride demurely drew a dagger from her bosom and tossed it beside the other weapon. At the annual meeting of the rational council of the union league of America, held in Philadelphia, the same officers were re-elected, and resolutions were passed in favor of a protective tariff, of respect for the memory of President Garfield, and of confidence in the ability and patriotism of President Arthur.

DECATUR, ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23,1881.

TELEGRAPHIC. Dublin, December 16.—A cartoon published in this week’s issue of the United Ireland, which has been seized, represents Forster with the jailor’s keys in one hand and a warrant marked “Kilmainham” in the other. Before him stands a figure wearing a helmet bristling with bayonets and with a placard on its back inscribed “martial law” and “more coercion.” In front there is a row of females representing the ladies of the land league. The United Ireland was seized by direction of the attorney general. London, December 16.—Dr. Carver was victor in to-day’s shooting match. He stood at thirty-two yards, and Gordon and Hobson, his competitors, stood at twenty-four yards each, using one hand only. Carver killed sixty-four out of one hundred pigeons; Gordon, fifty-six; Hobson, fifty-three. Vienna, December 16.—Goeitel is the name of the man who contributed $62,000 for the relief of the sufferers by the theatre fire. He is an Austrian by birth and a naturalized American. Berlin, December 16.—Te Ger-, ma n minister telegraphs thathe has already entered into comm tionh with the proper imperii 1 functionaries with a view to obtaining the protection so urgently required f~ sunmarine cables. Bourbon, Ind., December 16.— James Galentiue, of the firm of Galentine Bros’ flouring mill at this place, was instantly killed while in the upper part of the mill arranging some spouting by being caught by a shaft, which literally crushed liim from head to foot. Mr. Galentine has been a citizen of this place for a number of years, and was formerly from Goshen, Ind. He was about thirty years of age. He leaves s wdfe and three children and many friends to mouin his untimely takingoff. Dunkirk, Ohio', December 16.— Claudena Stewart, a girl of fourteen, to-day filed an affidavit against Eli Smith, aged nineteen, charging him with being the father of her unborn child, and so plain did she make the case that Esquire Wood held him to answer to a higher court, placing his bond at S3OO. Failing to give sufficient bail lie was taken to the jail at Kenton. St. uis, December 16. — Dispatches received at the headquarters of Gould’s system says the international <fc Great Northern railroad is completed to Laredo, on the Rio Grande, and that trains will run through in a few days. Major Henry 8. Turner, an old and prominent citizen, died to-day. He was a graduate of West Point and served with distinction in the Mexican war.

Cincinnati, December 16.—E. N. Freshman & Bro., general advertising agents, have made an assignment for the benefit of their creditors to John A. Trimble and W. G. Williams. The bond is fixed at $30,000. Assets estimated at 20,000. The liabilities are not known, but are held mainly by newspapers. Pittsburg, December 16.—The additional coal shipments to be made as soon as the water falli are 1,963,000 bushels, of which 1,475,000 ’bushels are. for Louisville and the balance lor Cincinnati. Baltimore, December 16.—0 n the eastern shore of Caroline county, a quarrel between James Pavn« and John Blanch, formers, resulted in the death ot Blanch, a tenant of Payne. The difficulty arose from the non-pay-ment of rent. Payne was seriously hurt. Boston, December 16. —The report of the committee investigating the charges of misconduct against the members of the 9th Massachusetts regiment during their trip to Yorktown is made public. Colonel Strachon says after a most searching investigation he finds certain misdemeanors against the command corroborated, and submits the names of twenty-one men who he has reason to believe are guilty of improper conduct. The offenses cited are simple intoxication, disobedience of orders and unsoldierly and ungentlemanly acts committed under the influence of liquor. The regimental board of inquiry allege that offences such as taking cheap jewelry, insulting young white girls, and other misdemeanors have no foundation. Appended to the report of the committee are the special orders that the members of the 9th regiment named in the report as guilty of improper conduct be summarily discharged, and that the commanding officers permit no voluntary parade of the regiment or any part thereof until the spring drill in May or June next. Gunnison, December 16.—Thomas Coleman (colored) was to-day hung for the murder of Alfred Smith. In an interview he confessed to the shooting but claimed it was in selfdefense. His death was almost instantaneous. El Paso, December 16.—The assassination of Studemayer, city marshal, was attempted at 3 o’clock this morning while entering his quarters after his usual rounds, by shooting. The fire was returned. The assassin escaped in the darkness. Bradford, Pa., December 16.— Fire at Custer City, six miles south of here, destroyed the Strough house, owned by William Dean, and six small frame buildings. Loss, $30,000; insurance, SSOO. Pittsburg, December 16.—David M. Keister, aged 18 years, a clerk in the Mt. Pleasant, Pa., postoffice, was arrested to-day by a United States inspector tor intercepting letters and using the mails for illegal purposes. Raleigh, N. C., December 16.— The governor commuted the death sentence of Thomas H. Van, who was to have been hanged to-day at Winston. St. Albans, Vt., December 16.— The hotel proprietors closed their establishments rather than stop the sale of liquors. Brazil, Ind., December 16.—James Scanlan, a miner, to-nieht shot and instantly killed Fred White, a colored miner. The deed was deliberate and premeditated. Des Moines, December 16.—John Martelle, a restaurant keeper, shot yesterday afternoon by Frank McCreery, died this evening. The affray was the result of double jealousy. Milwaukee, December 16.—Fire at Kenosha, to-day, destroyed Kupper's steam cracker factory. Loss about $20,000; covered by insurance. Cincinnati, December 17.—A fire in B. Roth’s kid glove store,on Fourth street, next to the St. Nicholas hotel, inflicted damage in stock, fixtures and building to an amount estimated at $30,000; insurance on stock, $14,000. The damage to the building is comparatively trifling. Cairo, 111., December 17—The towboat Robin, owned by Peter Conrad, of St. Louis, burned and sunk at 6 o’clock this morning at Greenleaf s bend, fifteen miles above Cairo. No lives were lost. It had a barge of lumber in tow, and was on the way to St. Louis. Detroit, December 17.—At Harbor Springs, near Petoskey, a shocking

accident oecurred.ye>terday. August ' Albei ts had been making shingles I and left a pile of shavings in the | house he occupied and where he did I his work. While himself and wife I were temporialy absent from the house, two children, aged four and one, some way set fire to the shavings and were burned up, together with the house. Detroit, December 17.—The Hilton House, at Ludington, burned with its contents. Loss, $5,000; Insured for $2,400. New York. December 17. —Fire at 14,16 and 18 Crosby street, to-night caused a loss of $250,000 to A. & E, Wallache, fancy goods, ands3o,ooo to. Desser Bros. & Co , ciothiers. The building was damaged $25,000. All losses are covered by insurance. Columbus, December 17.—8. M. Felton, jr., general superintendent of the Panhandle and Little Miami roads, has resigned to accept a position as general manager of the New York & New England road, beginning January 1. New York, December 17.—Dr. Isaac Hayes, well known in connection with Arctic explorations, died to-day. Rochester, December 17.—Lewis H. Morgan, the historian, is dead. Bluffton, Deoemßar - r.asr evening »■ marked to contain $5,000, arrived at the United States express office, directed to the Exchange bank, Bluffton. It was placed in the safe of Sheppherd & Co. to remain over night. On its delivery to the bank this morning it was opened and found to contain brown paper The express authorities have been notified, and the matter will beat once investigated. Chicago, December 21.—As the pay ear of the Northwestern railroad was nearing the bridge across the north branch of the Chicago river near Fullerton avenue, in the extreme northwestern part of the city, about noon, to-day, the bridge swung open suddenly, and before the engine could stop it plunged with its tender into the filthy water, the pay car barely escaping by striking the bridge whicli had begun to swing back. The bridge was badly wrecked. J. M. Leavitt, the fireman on the engine, jumped and swam out. Engineer W. B. Wilcox was pulled out with his left'leg cut off below the knee. The conductor was crushed todeath between the engine and tender and is still under water. Philadelphia, December 21.— David Monat, whose trial for election irregularities was interrupted Monday by the discovery that on; of the jurors was merely personating a regularly subpoenaed juryman, pleaded guilty to-day and was sentenced to two years imprisonment and fined SI,OOO. Monat, who had been a member of the city council, pleaded hard for mercy. He had served in the array, had been a prisoner of war, and had never before been charged with auy offense. He broke down completely, but recovered somewhat as his counsel made another earnest appeal to the court.

Cincinnati, December 21.—Extensive arrangements are being made for a grand encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, to be held here January 17 and 18. Among the speakers engaged are ex-President Hayes, General Gibson, General Steedman, General Korce, General Kotfor Private Dalzell, ex-President Hayes will respond to the toast, “The rebels: we measure their value and sincerity as friends by their desperate valor as enemies.” The membership in Ohio has increased the past year from 1,500 to 8,000. Toledo, December 21. —The boilers in the flouring mill owned by A. A. Taylor, exploded this afternoon, instantly killing second engineer Lewis Monnot and damaging the building and machinery to the extent of $5,000, on which there is an insurance of $3,000, The cause of the explosion is unknown. The boilers were inspected two months since and were supposed to be in good condition. James Hanahan, a brick mason, was killed to-day by the caving in of a sewer in which he was a work. Cleveland, December 21. —A special to the Leader from Piqua says: This morning a German named Rheinhard Stelzer, who had been a hard drinker and confined in an insane asylum, but lately released supposed to be cured, shot his wife in the neck, instantly killing her, and then shot himself four times with fatal result. Cincinnati, December 21.— Wm, McHugh was this evening convicted of murder in the first degree tor killing his wife on the night of July 23 last. The jury was out but thirty minutes. The murder was a deliberate one in market place, the weapon used being a knife. New York, December 21. —Judge Blatchford to-day continued the injunction restraining Samuel J. Tilden from selling certain stocks in which it is claiued W. L. Wetmore had an interest. Columbus, December 21.—A passenger train ou the Lake Erie & Western road was stoned near Findlay tonight, and a lady passenger fatally injured. Papers for the Czar.

A very curious story has just come to hand recalling in one’s mind the tale of the false Demetrius and other similar impostures which have passed into Russian history. A certain Siberian merchant named Khramoff recently arrived in St. Petersburg, and asked to be allowed to deliver an important packet of papers personally into the hands of the Czar, He said that the packet had been confided to him by an old man who had died in his (Khrimoff’s) Tomsk in the year 1864, with the request that it should at some time or other be given into the Emperor’s own hands. The mysterious personage, moreover, had expired with the firm, impression that he was Alexander Ist, who Russian History says, died in a humble cottage at Taganrog of erysipelain December, 1825, while on a tour of inspection. Although at first laughed at, it is said that he was at last admit ted to the Czar and delivered the packet, wtich was found to contain important documents concerning the Imperial ftmily. How. they came into the posi ession of the mysterious deceased the bearer had never been able to discover. ♦

Edward S. Stokes, the slayer of Jim Fisk, having met with great pecuniary success in California, is living in a very extravagant manner in New York. Two large houses which he owned on Twenty-fourth street have been added to the Hoffman house, of which he is said to have become part proprietor. Josie Mansfield is in New York, leading a quiet life on her own means. As on of Senator Voorhees is going upon the stage. The authorities of the Vatican have rejected an application to put a telepboae in tha palace.

ILLINOIS. Ottawa is happy. The electric lights have been turned on. A Montgomery county man sells S6O worth of horseradish each year. Under the head of “Trash” a Joliet paper advises its readers to subscribe for it. T. M. Healey spoke at Aurora, one evening last week, to an audience of over 600 people. Miss May Fields, a young lady prominent in Bloomington society, died a few days ago. Venice has refused the new telegraph company the right of way thro’ the streets of that place. The city of Jacksonville derives about $9,000 revenue this year from saloon and other licenses. There is some talk among the capitalists of Pekin of starting a malleable iron foundry in that place. It is reported that tlie Studebakers, of South Bend, think strongly of locating wagon works at Cairo. Miss Carrie Braiuard has been engaged as pastor of the Universalist Church, in Leroy, McLean county, for BHOtliui VC'* l '- The Common Council of Joliet has refused to accept the water works recently erected in that city by Jesse W. Starr on a contract for SIO,OOO. A Catholic church and college are being built at Wetang, Pulaski county, which will form the nucleus of a colony of Germans from Pennsylvania. The difficulty het ween the Ellsworth Coal Company, of Danville, and its miners has ended. Over 100 miners have signed yearly contracts at the old prices. The Illinois School Gazette is a new periodical published at Paxton, and edited by 8. A. Armstrong,the Superintendent of Ford county, and other teachers. The dog tax assessed in Peoriacouuty f< r the current year amounts to $2,402. The city of Peoria and the township in which it is located are assessed only $354. The number of school children now enrolled in Chicago is 57,097, and the average daily attendance at the public shools is $8,689. There are 972 public school teachers. Ottawa proposes to refund her out standing water power indebtedness, which now’ amounts, principal and interest, to $125,000. The taxable valuation of the property is $1,600,000. “The best Mayor Chicago ever had,” has vetoed the ordinance permitting the Mutual Union Telegraph Company to erect wires in the city. All the wires have to be put underground. P. L. Cable, of Rock Island, offers to donate ground for the purpose of building a pest-house, the county to denote SI,OOO toward the building and supplies, and Moline and Rock Island each SSOO. Charles D. Perkins, clerk of tlie Ashley House, Bloomington, left that city, Nov. 16th, to attend tlie wedding of a sister in the east, since whe.: nothing has been heard of him. Foul play is expected, me mercnants or mock island are agitating the formation of an electric light company for the purpose of illuminating their different places of business. It is thought that a meeting will be held during the present week. Moses Demmond, a guard at the Joliet Penitentiary, while standing under a scaffold had his skull broken by a prisoner dropping a hammer on his head. The doctors cut av. ay a piece of the skull, but have little hopes of the man’s recovery. A few months ago the city of Peoria invested a good many thousand dollars in Worthington pumps, by whicli to improve its water supply. The pumps are now declared inferior and the contractors are requested to take them out and refund the money paid them.

The Pik^ County Board of Supervisors in session at Pittsfield, has passed a resolution condemning the hanging of Judge Williams in effigy, and characterizing the act as “an outrage upon the people of the county, and one that should be condemned by all good citizens.” The Peoria Bridge company will expend between $5,000 to $6,000 in putting in ice breakers just above the wagon bridge. The woPk is already about two-thirds done. The piling will be planked with three inch lumber, and everything will be put together in the most substantial manner. A sharper, calling himself E. F. Miller, has been collecting money in various parts of McLean county representing that he was soliciting agent for Frank Leslie’s Ladies’ Magazine. He collected about S6O, and no doubt is spending his ill-gotton gains in riotous living. A farmer living six or seven miles from Lincoln, went to that place a short time ago and obtained virus to vaccinate himself and family. Taking the little blade of his knife he performed the operation on his arm, Shortly after he trimmed his corn with the same knife and it took beautifully upon both of his the corns and upon his arm. Dr. DeWolf, Health Commissioner of the city of Chicago, has been sued sued by a Larrabee street dress maker for $3,000 damages. Last June there was a case ot small-pox in the upper story of the house, and a small-pox sign being stuck up on plaintiff’s door for twenty-five days, caused an injury to the business, for which the damages are asked. Boss Shepherd Bitten by a Tarantula. Mrs. Alexander Shepherd writes to relatives in Washington City, that Governor Shepherd has been bitten by a tarantula, and it is feared that the limb will have to be amputated to save Iris life, which has been in great danger from the poison of the insect. He was bitten in an old mine in Chihuahua, Mexico, which he was examining. He expects to come to this country for treatment as soon as he is able to move, and if possible will be here in January. The budget committee of the reichsrath at Vienna discussed the circumstances of the fire at the Ring theatre. The police were severely criticised for their incompetence, and for allowing the managers of the theatre tn neglect the provisions made for the safety of the public. An important resolution was introduced into the Spanish chamber of deputies at Madrid, looking to the modification of the parliamentary oath, so as to adapt it to the consciences of men of various creqds. The Swiss federal assembly has reelected all the former members of the federal council, M. Bavier, vice president, will be the president for 1882, and M. Rouchout, vice president.

CHRISTMAS GIFTS FROM THE SKY. As we are still in the season for Christmas and New Year's gifts, I am encouraged to relate to you a simple little story, of whose incidents I was an eye witness at Paris, during the cruel winter of 1870. During the whole length of the siege, I used to go al most every night, either to the Orleans station or the railroad du Nord, to carry letters and papers which the teronauts took charge of to bringto our friends in the province. The journey was long and disagreeable, especially in the freezing and snowy weather which signalized this rigorous winter; bull was fortunate in meeting with a coachman who was willing—a rare thing—to take me on my excursions. I This man was blest with an execra tile temper; was peevish, grumbling, grasping, passionate. His horse was small, ugly, all bones; but had a fine head, and sinews ot steel. A few pieces of sugar gained me the good graces of Coco; but I had a great deal of trouble in securing the esteem of his master. One night, towards one a. m., in weather twelve degrees below freezing point, I met, on the Boulevard Montmartre, a hackney coach returning at full speed to its ““tUWA rake me?” “Whereto?” I “To the Orleans station! There will Ibe a good 'pourboire' ” (drink money.) “Orleans station? You are joking! Never!” “But listen, my good fellow; it is to a show that I am bringing you. A balloon goes up to night. You will witness its inflation' You will see the cages of our poor little carrier pigeons, and the persons who are to leave Paris in order to bring our letters and our dispatches to the province. Have you already seen all that?” “Balloon—pigeons—letters — province,” muttered the good man. “Come, that will do; get in, citizen.” My “cocher” observed with extreme curiosity the innumerable preparatory details.' He even helped the workmen in removing the bags to the meshes of the net-work, and in holding afterwards the cables which secured the balloon to the ground. The ascent, superb in every respect, astonished him completely. Two or three different times I had the happiness to find my man, who carried me without much persuasion. He became known to the crew of Mons. Godard, who several times thanked him for bis intelligent and active assistance.

Once, at the end of December, towards two o’clock in the morning, in intensely cold weather, I was going towards the Orleans station, when by a happy chance my “cocher” recognixed me and pulled up his vehicle. “We are going to the balloon, are we not citizen ? lam taking two gentlemen about four steps from here; but if you wish to mount on the seat, we’ll travel down there in a minute.” Under the pretext that my “cocher” had taken an additional load on the route, the passengers disputed the amount of the fare, and gave him but a su all indemnity; but my man shrugged his shoulders .without saying a word. I was very much surprised at thi sudden mildness, and in order to have this little phenomenon explained. I remained beside my |“cocher” who carefully covered my knees with his warm rugs. “Coco is a fine horse,” said I, in order to please Idm. “Yes, monsieur, that he is. It is twelve years that he has carried on this trade. He gets little to eat, has a hard bed to sleep on, but he has blood. And if you knew how intelligent he is! Coco knew all my family.” “Oh, you have children?” “Two little girls, monsieur. One five years, that is Jeannette, a good little one, big, fat, solid, and gay; the other is only three; she is weaker, but so sweet, and merry also! Before the siege they went with their mother to the grand-parents who live at St. Malo, and since then I have bad no news of them. The dear darlings! What has become of them? The eldest knew already all the songs of my regiment, for 1 also, citizen, have been a soldier. The youngest sang refrains. At night, when 1 came home to dinner, Jeanneton used sometimes say: ‘Take care, Tony’—l am called Ar toine —‘the soup is hot hot, and is going to burn thy mouth!’ The young one repeated: ‘Papa Tony is goiug to burn his mouth!’ And so pleased I w as. The poor things are going to foiget me, for you know children have so little memory! If you wish, citizen, you can do me a great service.” “What service?” I would like to send a little present to my little ones. I have bought two dolls for their New Years' gift, and if you could through your fineacquaentances get my package sent to them—” “Diable! that is difficult; but we are going to see.” On arriving at the station, I sought out the sailor who was to go up. Wrapped in a woolen rug, he was sleeping peacefully in a corner. Can it be understood? A man who, in a quarter of an hour is goirg to brave the bad weather, the Prussian balls, the dangers of a sudden descent, and who sleeps! I had some trouble in awaking him; but at length I put him in communication with Pere Antoine, w ho explained the affair to him. “Bring thy package,” the sailor only said to him.

Antoine intrusted to him a little card-board box which contained two poor dolls and a bouquet of violets for their mamma. The two men grasped each other's hand. The tears flowed down the face of Pere Antoine, and two great ones glided down the bronzed cheeks of the sailor. I, myself, stoic and skeptic, turned aside to wipe my eyes, eut by the too severe cold.

The sailor put the little box in his bag of provisions, he tied the bouquet under the basket, then at the signal given by Godard, the balloon rose rapidly in the air. I have learned since the conclusion of this story, in which the good God himself has taken a part. The thirtieth of December, at ten o’clock in morning, the balioon descended quietly at a few kilometres from St. Malo. At noon, Mere Antoineand her children received from the hands of the sailor the souvenirof myoid “cocher.” I frankly confess that this modest bouquet and these poor dolls, seem, in my opinion, the prettiest of New Year’s gifts. Z, Gems. The rarest of all gems is not the diamond, which follows after the ruby. This in its turn allows precedence to the chrysobery popularityknown as the cat’s eye. The true stone comes from Ceylon, though Pliny knew of something similar under the name of zimilampis, found in the bed of the Euphrates. Can we wonder when we look at at one of these productions of Nature, with its s Ivern streaks in the centre, and observe, as we move it ever so slightly, the magic rays of varying light tnat illumine its surface, that it was an object of profound revererence to the ancients? The possessor was

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supposed never to grow poorer, but always to increase his gu balance.'The largest known is now in the possession of Mr. Brvce Wright, the wellknown mineralogist. It is recorded in the annals of Ceyon, and known to history as the finest in the world. Two stairs of lesser magnitude shine by its side, and we are informed that three such stones are not known to exist elsewhere in the wide world. — London Graphic. INDIANA. Harrison, the evangelist, is holding <isuccessful revival meeting at Union City. The editors of the Ninth congressional district met in Lafayette last week. A Brush electric light is to be placed on the tower of the Lafayette high school I uilding. Work on the Cincinnati. Wabash and Michigan extension, between Elkhart and Niles, is almost completed. Major McCoy, a prominent citizen of Rush county, was thrown from his wagon while in Rushville, and killed. i nc vmcaKU anvx ..... J company is buying a numberof small farms in Wabash and other counties in order to secure timber for ties. Over 12,000 hogs have been slaughtered at Wabash th's season, and 7,000 more will be killed before the season closes. A workman named Pieadman, engaged at a spoke factory near Bedford, was struck on the head by a fellow workman and probably fatally Injured. The Rev. E. D. Stager, pastor of the Baptist church at Woodstown, N. J., was stricken with apoplexy while S reaching his sermon on Sunday, and ied in his pulpit. A workman cleaning a fire cistern in the campus of Wabash college, found the body of an infant. No one knows how it came there or how long it had been there. Thomatf Isgrigg, yardmaster at North Nernon, was struck by an engine, knocked off the track and received serious injuries, the extent </ which is not yet known. Mrs. James Espey, a most estimable lady of Rising Sun, died of lock-ja-vr caused Uj c» in the face while taking up flowers in her garden. Two Mormon priests have been secretly working for some months in the vicinity of West Lebanon, and the result is said to be 22 converts, most of whom will soon go to Utah. Edward McDermott, the murderer of Keefe and Carrol in Clark county, has been found guilty and sentenced to prison for life. The common verdict is that hanging is what he needs. A young man from Rochester, engaged to drive the ’bus for the National hptel. Peru, tapped the till and abstracted $25. He was arrested, confessed his crime, and was sent to jail to await the action of the grand jury. The largo c imbination lock safe in 8. Crouch & Sons’ dry goods store at Moore’s Hill was blown open the other night and about $l5O in cash stolen. A reward of sllO is offered for the capture of the thieves. The Wabash Plain Dealer has been sold to Messrs. McClung and Bacon, formerly proprietors of the Connersville Times. Tlie new men will take possession of thoir property on January 7. The price was $6,003. George Hart, saloon keeper of Cloverdale, attempted suicide with laudanum. The attempt was discovered shortly after the potion had been swallowed. Medical aid was summoned, but he is not expected to live. The foundation has been laid for a building 40 by 60, at Knigh'stown, to be used as a bagging factory. Three looms will be put in immediately, anil it is expected to have the mill running soon after the Ist of January. Mrs. Arad Leaf, of Perry county, wife of a prosperous farmer, took jimson weed to end her life, because she had been found guilty of a fondness for one of her husband’s farm hands. It is thought she will recover. Hereafter the needy poor of New Albany will go to the asylum, excepting for coal, which will be furnished by tlie city and township. The free soup house has proved an attraction for dead beats and has ü been discontinued.

Father Imhoft, of Richmond, who is m>w in the 107th year of his age, is in the enjoyment of good health. He has a good appetite and sleeps well, but his mental faculties are failing him. He is believeo to be the oldest person in the state of Indiana.

Mr. Lin C. Jones sold the Madison Weekly Herald, the only democratic paper in the county, to Mr. M. A. Barnett, of Danville, Ind., formerly editor of the Hendricks County Democrat. Mr. Jones, the retiring editor and proprietor, says he will not reenter the journalistic field. Walter E. Savage has been awarded $3,000 damages from the Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific railroad for being put oft a train at Aboite station while in motion. He claims he was pushed off, falling under the train, and had one hand cut off. The jury were out 16 hours. A black man and white woman at Logansport are advertising for a clergyman or justice who will marry them. The man has money and determination enough to test the constitutionality of the state law against miscegenation, but he cannot find 1 anybody qualified to perform the ceremony who will risk the penalty provided by that law. Mrs. Dr. Cole, of Kokomo, is constantly in dread and fear for her life. Threats of violence are made against her, the latest of which was a miserable letter giving the particulars of tip killing of her husband and that a similar fate was in store for her and her friends. The name of one of the officers who killed Cole was forged to the letter. It was supposed at one time that no is gar could be manufactured too for Gen. Grant, but that proved cfallacy. When he became President, some friends, knowing his taste for high flavored tobacco, sent an orter to Havanna for five thousand of the largest and strongest cigars that could be made, cost being no consideration. They were duly sent, when orner was completed, to New York, and cost without duty sßl'o a thousand, or 80 cents apiece. They were so strong, however, as uot £ be smokeable even by the Gen., and he han to give most of them awav to his friends who would accept Thaddeus Crambanks, bua.’aee maager of the New York Forest and Stream, is dead.