Decatur Democrat, Volume 26, Number 10, Decatur, Adams County, 9 June 1882 — Page 1

VOLUME XXVI.

The Democrat. Official Paper of the County. A. J. HILL., Editor and Business Manager* TERMH : ONE DOLLAR AND FIFTY CENTft IN ADVANCE : TWO DOLLARS PER YEAR IF NOT PAID IN ADVANCE. A. G. HOLLOWAY, M. D., PHYSICIAN & SURGEON, DECATUR. INDIANA. Office ever Adams Co. Dank 2nd door. Wil attend to all professional calls promptly, night or day. Charges reasonable. Resi denoe «n north side of Monroe street, 4th bouse east of Hart's Mill. 25jy79tf W. H. MYERS, Brick k Slone Jlason < on tracer DEOATUB, INDIANA. Solicits work of all kinds in his line. Persons oontemplatirg building might make a point by consulting him. Estimates on application, v25n40u)3. I N. WICKB, J. T. MERRYMAN. yyiCKS & MERRYMAN, JttoiHajs at Law AND Hail Estate Agents. Deed., Mortgages, Contracts and all LeK* 1 Instruments drawn with neatness and dkpatch. PaXition, settlement of decedent’s estates, and collections a specialty. Office up stairs in Stone's building—4th door. ▼ol, 25, no. 24, yl, DR. KITCHMILLER will be at the BURT HOUSE, DECATUR, INDIANA, Every second Tuesday and Wednesday of each month to treat all Chronic Diseases. Cenaultalion free. Call and see him. All iatlers of inquiry received at the homo office at Piqua. Ohio, will receive prompt attention. Write to him and make a statement of your case.—v2sn36ly. D. BIXLER, BERNE, INDIANA. Retail Dealer in WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, Sp co tnoles, cfcc Repairing done at lowest prices to guar antee good and sound work K B. JMxiaov, Frea*t. W. H. Niblick,Oibler. D. Btvt>abakbb, Vice Prea’t. THEADANIS COUNTY BANK, DECATUR, INDIANA, Thle Bank is now open for the transaction of a general banking business. We buy and cell Town, Township and County Orders. 25jy79tf PETERSON & HUFFMAN, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, DECATUR, INDIANA. Will practice in Adams and adjoining ooantles. Especial attention given to collections and titles to real estate. Are Notaries Public and draw deeds and mortgages Real estate bought, sold and rented on reasenable terms. Office, rooms 1 and 2, I f' 0. f. building. 25jy7Vif “ FRANCE & KING?’ ATTORNEYS AT LAW, • BCATUR.INDIANA. . E. N. WICKS~ j ATTORNEY AT LAW, DECATUB, INDIANA. AU legal business promptly attended tn. OfSoe np Biairs in Stone s building Alhdoor. »25n24 year 1. S. G. HASTINGS, M. D. HOMOEOPATHIST PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, DECATUR, INDIANA. All calls day or night promptly attended to. Office in Studabaker’s budling, first do>r south of Court House Square. Vol. 25 No. 14. 1 HE DECATUR WOOLEN MILLS RUNNING AGAIN! <l» Having purchased the Eicher Woolen Mills we are prepared to announce to the public generally that wo have for sale at Bottom Prices at our factory on the corner of Ist and Jefferson streets a fine lino of strictly ALL WOOL GOODS, Os our own Manufacture. We earnest ly solicit all former patrons of the ; Eicher Woolen Mills to come and see us, as we expect to reciprocate your patronage by honest, j fair dealing. i ‘ We will pay you the highest market price in cash for your wool, or make any exchange for goods. Call and see our stock of FLANNELS, BLANK* , ETS, SATTINETS, JEANS and STOCKING YARNS before purchasing elsewhere, we * ■ promise to furnish you a better article for LESS MONEY! Than you can buy anywhere elae. MYERS BROS. Decatut May 5,1881. ts

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It is said that the Cincinnati board of education should apply themselves to the study of “economy,” one of the studies priscribed for their students. A thorough, practical knowledge of that study by the board would be a benefit to the tax payers. Che Rev. Robert Collyer spoke Sunday night in the church of the Messiah, New York, says the Times, upon “Emerson.” When he rose to brzgin bis lecture he said: “I see P. I Barnum sitting in a back pew of tuis chinch, and I invite him to come firward and take a seat in my family pew. Mr. Barnum always gives me a qood seat in his circus, and I want to give him a good one in my church.” Mr. Barnum took the seat amid the smiles of the congregation. Mr. Collyer then began his lecture. A European correspondent makes the astonishing statement that Mr. Vanderbilt went to Europe for a double purpose—to break the Chicago wheat corner and buy New York Central stock. He is reported to have sold in London $25,000,000 of government 4 per cents, which he held, and to have borrowed as much more. With this $10,006,010 he proposes to take that amount of gold out of the country. This would make money scarce in the United States, and would cause a fall in the price of botii wheat and stocks. When the stocks get sufficiently low, the great railway king can buy in his New York Centrals, which he sold some time since at high, at lower figures. By that time also he will have caused exports of grain to so increase as to give a fillip to the business of his roads, inflate their stocks, and bring in millions to the man who can operate witli debts and credits which are of imperial proportions. The plan appears feasible on its face to a man who lias got more than the means to carry it out, and who will thus demonstrate his “angerous ability to play battledore and shuttlecock with not only the price of the world’s most valuable and necessary commodities, but with the private fortunes of the citizens of this country, and in which, if necesairy, he can doubtless have the effiseent aid of Jay Gould and his $70,000,000. SKILLED LABOR AKPOIB IWWL'STKIEN. The “Textile Fabric Manufacturers” association of Philadelphia last week out their looms on half time to curtail the product. There are more cheap textile goods manufactured than the market demands. The cause assigned for this over plus is due to several facts. The south is beginning to manufacture its own goods and the recent floods have cut off the market in that section. But the main cause for the over production or the falling est for the cheaper grades of goods is attributable to the demand by the American customer for the higher priced goods. The association at their last meeting set forth the following: 1 The manufacturers who can produce the more costly line of goods have all the rders they can fill.” “The demand in the last two years is for the higher grades of fabrics.” “American workmen have not the skill to produce such goods as Fiance and England send heie, and very few skilled workmen are coming.” The goods used are imported. The value of dress goods Imported last year is stated to have cost this country $22,000,000. This money could have been kept at home had the goods been manufactured in this country. The great prosperity tliat has prevailed dur ing the past three years has begat a spirit of extravagance in dress that is causing all this trouble. Household luxuries, decorations, jewelry and in short, in every avenue through which money can flow it lias been ruu on the grandest scale. This lavishness lias not been confined to our sex, or to the wealthy, but ail classes seem to be reckless ami extravagant alike, vieing with each other to ee who can spend the most money, we had the skilled American weavers, this twenty-two millions might be kept at home, but unfortunately we have not got them. We must send money abroad to buy the bett r grade of goods. Thus our home industry is crippled and our laborers are compelled to accept half time, and, as a matter of fact, half pay. It is said that many other mills not belonging to the association are going to run on balf-time likewise. As there are no killed laborers in this branch of the .rade in the country the association proposes to establish a .chool for skilled workers, dyers, &c.,in order to compete with the French and English looms. In this they show good practical sense. These manufactures could do nothing that will more materially aid their country and themselves in a competition with foreign manufactures than to perfect their fabrics by importing and educating labor, so that with their skill aud industry they may be able to prondee as good in quality or texture to the foreign manufacture. Hon. J..W. Truitt, of the Texas legisla'ure has secured the arrest of Jim Martin and Bill McDonald, leaders of a dashing band of train robbers. Martin is a nephew of Truitt, and went to his uncle's house, broken dowu from hard riding. Truitt “took him in,” and with the assistance of the sheriff also captured McDonald. At Peoria, was laid with much pomp and ceremony the corner-stone of the new Masonic tempie. Craftsmen from many points in the state took part in the exercises, which concluded with a grand ball and banquet.

DECATUR, ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JUNE-9, 1882 , ’• Bl- r t

TELEGRAPHIC. Louisville, June I.—At Owingsville last night, about 4 o’clock, Jas. Marly and William Green, two farmers living near town, got into a fight at the lattei’s home, in which (ireen struck -iarly on the head with a stone, from the effects of which he is exp ctedto die. From what has been learned it seems that Marly first assaulted Green. Botii are old men and widely known. They live on adjoining farms ami the difficulty grew out of an old grudge. Iveokuk, June 1. —The Gate City has the following from Birmingham, lowa, relative to the Tuesday storm: A terrible wind storm was experienced here to-day. To-night, about 5 o’clock, a heavy rain began falling and was followed by a hurricane, which lasted about ten minutes. In some localities considerable damage was done to trees, and the fences suffered seriously. St. Louis, June I.—Albert Sanders, alter a two days’ trial, at Charleston, Mo., was found guilty of the murder of Mose Wing, in November last and sentenced to be hung on the 30th of June. Joliet, Ills., June 1. —Three separate attempts were made last night by incendiaries to burn the city. All were about the same time. The only loss incurred is that of Hamland & Clark, liverymen, SIO,OOO. St. Loui .June I—A Post-Dispatch special from Santa Fe, N. M., says: Milton Yarberg, a member of Billy the Kid’s gang, was sentenced to be hung on the 16th of June, for the murder of Charles Campbell, one year ago. Yarberg killed five men, one being Henry Brown, of Nashville, Tenn., the others drivers of freighters aud travelers. Campbell was a stranger aud he killed him for fun This morning an attempt was made by the gamblers to file a petition in the criminal court, but neither the judge of the court or the circuit attorney would receive it. The petition is numerously signed by gamblers and lottery men, aud asks for a general con’inuance of eight hundred old indictments against them, promising to either leave town or give up the gambling business if this is done The gamblers say they only wanted to test their rights and as the supreme court has now decided that the Jaw making the keeping of a gambling den a felony is constitutional, they are prepared to yield, provided their offer is accepted. They say the state has a guarantee of their good faith inasmuch if they do not quit the cases can be called up against them any time. This is a virtual throwing up ot the sponge. Neither the judge of the court not the acting circuit attorney would receive the petition, and it was not filed. The gamblers say if their terms are not accepted they will continue the contest against the law bitterly, carrying a test case up to the United States supreme court. The first case of the gamblers is set for trial ou the 19th instant. Memphis, June I.—The principal cotton exchanges of the countrv have ceased publishing regular monthly reports of the condition of the growing cotton crop, giving as areason theunreliabilitv of .-aid reports. From numerous letters and other sources of information gained by the Western Associated Press, the" following is the condition of the cotton crop in the Memphis district, which embraces Northern Arkansas, Northern Mississippi, Western Tennessee and Northern Alabama: The cold spring has caused the young plants to die to such an extent as to render stands as a rule impel feet. Replanting as often as two and three times has been common, and little encouragement is given to tlie perseveiing laborer. In Arkansas the cut worm did considerable carnage, but the cool weather made a general injury, which by the worm was only partial. There is a decrease in acreage, but to what extent it is difficult, from present information, to determine. The Mississippi valley in many localities is suffering seriously from the second overflow, which will of course decrease the acreage. Wheat is good, and tlie prospects for corn averaging. The cool weather, so unfavorable to cotton, continues, and con equentiy tlie evil results. Immediate and prolonged warm weather would seem to be essential in order to relieve tliecotton crop in this district from serious peril. St. Louis, June 2. —TLis morning at 9 o'clock the jury who have been out since Wednesday night at 11 o'clock, returned a verdict finding Ji Im David Shea guilty of murder in the first degree for killing Police Officer Doran, on the 7th of November, last year. Shea is a well known hoodlum, ab. ut twenty years old. Shea escaped the day previous to the killing with a pal from Jail. He began drinking and in the evening was recognized by a police officer, who tried to arrest him. Shea resisted, broke away, and ran, followed by the officer. In bis flight he met Officer Doran, who was just coming out of a saloon eating some lunch. Doran made no attempt to capture Shea, not knowing what was tlie matter, but tlie latter deliberately drew a revolver and tired, killing the officer instantly, and continued his flight, but was caught in a blind alley. His trial began last Monday. Memphis, June 2—Sandy Mathews (colored) was hanged this afternoon at 1 o’clock, in the county jail yard, for the murder of Essick Polk (colored), which occurred the 6th of last October. The gallows had been erected in the southern portion ot the jail yard, and was built high enough to give a full view to the crowd that Jammed the balastrade parallel with the jail. Mathews slept well last night and partook of a hearty breakfast this morning. He hade farewell to his wife about* 11 o’clock, and began making preparations for the hanging. A few w-eeks ago lie embraced Catholicism and was a member of St. Mary’s church. He called for dinner at noon, ate heartily,' and afterwards took a cigar. At 12:30 he was brought from his cell to the scaffold, where he addressed the crowd for twenty minutes in a disconnected speech, confessing having killed Polk and imploring his hea r ers to repent of their sins before too Island be forgiven. After the Lord's prayer, which Rev. Father Lacius said, tlie prayer for the dying was rendered. The condemned man's hands were then handcuffed, bis arms, legs and ankles strapped, tbe black cap adjusted and as he repeated the words: "Farewell, friends; farewell, world,” the drop was sprung and his body shot down. His neck was broken and there was a very slight convulsion of the body. Six I hundred tickets had been issued for admission. The crowd on the outside, which witnessed the execution numbered no less than six thousand? Nearly all were colored. During his

Speed) many colored people responded to his implorations by shouting, “Bless the Lord.” He killed Polk and enticed bis wife from him. He struck him three blows with an ax. Several hours afterwards he took the dead body and buried it in a field neat his house. The hole not being large enough he chopped the body in pieces and thus buried them. The crime was kept concealed five months but was revealed l>y the step daughter of Matthews, who was the only witness to the killing, and upon whose testimony he was convicted. Governor Hawkins was appealed to but declined to interfere witii the sentence of the lower court, which was affirmed by the supreme court. Virginia CiTy, Nev , June 2.— Early this morning a small hunting skill, with Richard Bennet and Dennis Callahan on board, ventured into tlie Alta drift in search of the imprisoned miners. Neither have since been heard of, and it is feared both have been suffocated by the heat and gas. Shortly after a German known as Dutch George tried to Wade in the shaft, but soon returned delirious. He saw a light and boat, but no men. Two other men attempted to wade in, but ft und the heat and gas insupportable, and returned afier going a short distance. Repeated raps are still heard on the air pipe, indicating that the imprisoned miners are still alive. San Francisco, June 2— A Virginia dispatch says that a miner named Pine, of Union shaft, by wearing a helmet, has penetrated to the end of the drift. He found seven men all right, sitting in the cooling off house, 200 feet from the end of tht drift. The only lives lost were the two men who w’ent in with a boat this morning. Little Rock, June 2.—A tragedy is reported from Yell county. Lazarus Brooks and James K. McGee, farmers, quarreled over a land suit. McGee learning that Brooks would win became furious with passion, and finding him in the woods hunting his catile. in company with his fifteen year old boy,after a few words shot him dead, and the boy, starting to run, shot after him, breaking his arm, but not checking his flight. McGee then reloaded the gun, aud putting it at the head of his prostrate victim shot the charge through his head. He then started off and is still at large. New York, June 2.—Failures reported to New Y’ork for seven days, 135; against 126 for last week and 124 for the week previous. The increase is in the west and south principally. New York city is still remarkably free from business disasters. Th most significant failure in the country is that of Lionuell Simpson, of Den* ver, Colorado. This is an exemplification of the temptation afforded by too liberal credit. Geographical distribution of failures—Eastern states. 14; western, 42, middle, 27; southern, 39, Pacific states and territories, 11; New York city, 2. Orange Court House, Va , June 2. —Tbe boiler of Edward Dickerson’s saw-mill, at Ruckersville, Va., exploded yesterday, instantly killiug young Davis, the engineer, and James Carpenter (colored). John Garvell, a one-armed man, had his remaining arm broken, and will probably lose it by amputation. Several other employes were severely injured. London, June 3. —Brennan, secretary of the land league, after his release yesterday, addressed a large assemblage in Kilkenny. He said his real jailers were Gladstone, Bright, Chamberlain ami the whole crowd of pseudo humanitarians and renegade republicans who composed the British cabinet. He hoped if the 800 suspects were called upon for a real sacrifice they would be ready, if necessary, to die for their country. They had seen the government acknowledge Michael Davitt as a conqueror. Much remained to be done, and they must tear up tbe very roots of landlordism. Maddalena, June 3.—During the attack of bronchitis to which General Garibaldi succumbed, he several times inquired if the steamer conveying Dr. Albanezi to Caprena had been sighted, and on being answered in the negative seemed disturbed, He also asked for news of his son Mantio, and shortly afterwards quietly expired, the features appearing as if in sleep. The death chamber is arranged as a mortuary chapel. The body of the deceased general is dressed in white pancho and tbe embroidered cap be baoitually wore. A body of marines is posted in the chamber as a guard of honor. General Garibaldi’s will orders his body to be cremated and the ashes preserved in a parp .ory urn near the tomb of bis dead child at Capreria. The will is dated September 17, 1881, and entrusts the execution of his W’i lies to bis wife. Rome, June 3. —The municipal council adjourned until the 12th instant, and will send a deputation to Capreria to attend Garibaldi’s funeral. Tlie bourses of Rome, Genoo and Naples are closed. Subscriptions have been opened by political and workingmens' societies to use tbe funds for the erection of a monument to Garibaldi. The Italian chamber of deputies was crowded to excess to-day. President Farini delivered a panegyric on tbe deceased general, during which the whole house remained standing. Siguor Deprete, president of the council, presented two bills, one postponing tbe national fete to tbe 18th inst. and decreeing funeral honors, a> d the other providing for tbe erection of a monument to Garibaldi at the cost of the state, and the payment of a pension of 10,000 lire to the widow and each of his five children. President Farini moved a resolution that the chamber adjourn until the 12th inst., that the members might attend in body the popular demonstration iu honor of Garibaldi, and that a deputation go to Capreria to attend the funeral. Both bills aud resolutions were adopted. The senate commemorated the death of Garibaldi in a similar manner. New- York, June 3.—A dispatch from Little Rock says that after five days’ trial in the libel suit of Erber & Stickler vs. R. G. Dun & Co., for $20,000 damages, the jury returned averdiet of one cent for plaintiffs. The judge held, however, that the reports of the mercantile agency, given iu good faith to its subscribers, were privileged communications. Wonderful ’'ajifornia Spiders. A short distance from Buena Vista, Cal., is a cave inhabited by spiders of enormous size. The cave was discovered last December by a party of sight-seekers. Toe spiders are about the size of small birds, and make a strange sound while weaving their web. The webs are so tough aud the fibres so large that it is almost impossible to break thorn — Woodland Mail. Over twenty thousand immigrants landed at Castle Garden last week, bringing the score since January 1 up to about 216,06 C.

CONfiBEHSIONAL. SENATE. Washington, May729.—Tbe senate bill to reimburse the Creek Indian orphan fund was again considered and opposed with earnestness by Messrs Cockrell and Sherman. Mr. McMillan also spoke in opposition. The bill went over without action. The Japanese indemnity fund bill came up as the regular order. M.r. Hale gave notice of an amendment directing the payment to Japan co made in legal coin directly by the United States through its minister to that country. Mr. Jones, of Florida, also gave notice of a substitute, providing for payment through the minister resident at Japan of the principal only, namely, $785,000. Mi . VanWyck asset ted that, nobody doubted the existence of an organized lobby to secure the passage of the bill, and he believed the claim of Wyoming was supported by some combination. A long debate took place upon the amendment for allowing payment from the fund of claims for property destroyed by fire belonging to Colonel Fishere, United States consul at Japan. Mr. Saunders finally withdrew the amendment and the bill was laid "aside without action. Adjourned. HOUSE. Washington, May 29.—As soon as the reading of tlie journal was ended Mr. Reed called up for consideration the proposed amendment to tbe rules, prohibiting dilatory motions on contested election cases. HOUSE. Washington, May 30.—The journal of yesterday having been read, Mr. Springer objected to its approval on the ground that it omitted all reference to two very important motions which he made, from the speaker’s refusal to entertain them. He had the official report on the subject read from the Congressional Record, aud then moved to have the journal corrected so as to include these two motions, which were to lay on the table the report of the committe on rules and to recommit the rep >rt with instructions, together with the speaker's refusal to entertain them, and his (Springer’s) appeals from such a refusal, and the speaker’s declining to entertain them. A vote was Then taken on Mr. Atherton’s motion to take a recess till 10 o’clock to-morrow and resulted, yeas 93, nays 13. the Republicans all voting in the affirmative. Mr. McMillan, of Tennessee, raised the point of no quorum, whereupon Mr. Calkins withdrew the notice he had given that he would call the previous question at 5 to-morrow, and stated he would call it earlier. Several Democrats(defiantly)—"Cal 1 it now.” Mr. Reed, of Maine —“And if this matter pinches somewere it is not the fault of this side.” Mr. Randall —“We have passed the pinch.” Mr. Reed—“ You are still groaning under it.” The house then, on motion of Mr. Calkins, adjourned. SENATE. Washington, May 31. — Several bills were reported, after which the discussion of the senate bill to reimburse the Creek orphans fund wa resumed, and occupied the remainder of the morning hour. The bill went over without action. Mr. Garland, by unanimous consent. called up the bill to grant to the Mississippi, Albuquerque and InterOcean railway company right of way through Indian territory. The bill being objected to by Mr. Ingalls, it was laid aside. Mr. Bayard gave notice that Friday he would move the consideration of the bonded spirits bill. A similar notice was given by Mr. Platt in behalf of the pension cases on the calendar. Mr. Allison announced that the appropriation committee would insist to-morrow on the army bill having precedence over all other business. A motion for executive session, by Mr. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, prevailed, yeas, 26; nays, 16, and when the doors were reopened the Japanese indemnity bill was taken up. Pending debate the senate adjourned. HOUSE. Washington, May 31.—The house resumed consideration of the MackeyDibble contested election case, and Mr. Atherton, a member of the committee on elections, presented the views of the minority. An animated discussion followed, at the close of which the resolution seating Mackey was adopted—yeas. 150; nays 31; and Mackey appeared at tlie liar of the house and was sworn in. Mr. McLain, of Maryland, then rose to a question of privilege and sent to the clerk’s desk a resolution reciting t hat the house, in the exercise of the power expressly conferred upon it by the constitution has ordained and established a code of rules for the government of its proceedings and for the guidance of its presiding officer. Mr. Reed, of Maine, moved to lay the resolutions on the table. After an hour spent in exciting debate and turmoil, the yeas and nays were demanded, and the resolutions were laid on the table —yeas, 144; nays, 88. Mr. Ranney, of Massachusetts, from the committee ou elections, then called up the Florida contested election case of Bisbee vs. Finley, and the question of consideration being raised by Mr. Randall, the house voted to consiter it—yeas, 149; nays; 2 (Phelps and HardenburgJ; and IKeri that case being thus fairly launched, the house at 8:30 adjourned. SENATE. Washington, June I.—The bill passed authorizing the construction of a railroad bridge across Sault Bte Marie river, between Lake Superior and Lake Huron, with the purpose of connecting with Canadian railroads. Senate bill to reimburse the Indian creek orphan fund was then taken up, amended to require money to be paid into the treasury, and passed. Mr. Logan called up the army appropriation bill, and. the committee amendments, as far as the compulsory retirement clause, were read and agreed to. This clause makes the retitement of an officer who has served forty years discretionary with himself, but obligatory as to one who is sixty-two years of age. Mr. Bayard said this rule must throw out of the army many men of glory and a pride to the service, who were to-day more fit than at almost any period of their lives for high and important commands. F'-rther discussion ensued, participated iu by Messis. Butler, Morgan and Sherman, to the effect that the law provides that the offices general and lieutenant general shall cease upon a vacancy occurring in either' aud further that retired officeis are

assignable to duty only on foreign mission, as professors of colleges,or in the government of the soldier’s home. Mr. Maxey, of the military committee, and one of the two absentees from the meeting at which the clause was approved, opposed the proposition as one which ignored the mental and physical fitness of officers for duty. He gave notice of a motion to strike the clause out of the bill. Without action the senate went into executive session. Adjourned. HOUSE. Washington, June I.—Mr. Kellj asked the unanimous consent of the house to submit a report from the committee on ways and means. Mr. Randall Interposed and objected. Mr. Ranney, stated that jhe would demand the previous question at 5 o’clock this afternoon. Mr. Beltzhoover, of Pennsylvania, spoke for two hours in advocacy of the claims of the sitting member, and was followed by Mr. Jones, of Texas, upon the same side. At the conclusion of Mr. Jones’ speech the previous question was ordered without division. After a brief speech by Mr. McMillan, of Tennessee, in opposition to the report of the majority. Mr. Bisbee took the floor in his own behalf, but before concludings o’clock arrived, and the house took a recess. After recess Mr. Bisbee concluded his speech, and a resolution declaring him en itled to his seat was adopted —yeas, 141; nays, 9. On motion of Mr. Frost,of Missouri, June 10 was designated as the day when eulogies will be delivered in honor of Thomas Allen, of Missouri. Mr. Hazelton, of Wisconsin, called up the contested election case of Lowe vs Wheeler from the eighth district of Alabama. After an extended discussion, Mr. Reed moved to adjourn, and the speaker put the question, notwithstanding Mr.Cox’sefforts to be heard. “Well,” said Mr. Cox, “that is what I call brute force; mere brute force.” “It is not,” replied the speaker, and the house then adjourned. SENATE. Washington, June 2.—The senate adjourned until Monday. HOUSE. Washington, June 2.—lmmediately after the reading of the journal the house resumed the consideration of the Alabama contested election case of Lowe vs. Wheeler. Mr. Thompson, of lowa, submitted an argument in favor of the claims of the contestant. Mr. Mills, of Texas, spoke in advocacy of the right of the sitting member to retain his seat, and was followed by Mr. Jones, ofTexas, in favor of the oonstestant. Mr. Atherton, of Ohio, used an hour reading the rest of the minority reports. Mr Horr, of Michigan, entered into an ironical eulogy upon the great intellectual energy and statesmanship shown by the Democrats during the recent filibustering movement. Pending further discussion, Mr. Cahnon, of Illinois, reported from the committee on appropriations the legislative, judicial and executive appropriations bill. Mr. Hiscoek, from the same committee, reported back the general deficiency bill, and It received similar reference. The election case then went over until to-morrow, when the previous question will be called early in the session. Adjourned. HOUSE. Washington, June 3.—The house resumed consideration of the A labarna contested election case, Mr. Wheeler being accorded the floor to close the argument. After an extended debate Mr. Springer moved to recommit, with instructions to the committee, to ascertain tbe number of tissue ballots cast for eittier Mr. Lowe or Mr. Wheeler, and to report a resolution giving the seat to the one having the highest num!er of legal votes after rejecting all such tissue ballots. The motion was lost —yeas, 91; nays, 182; a party vote, except that Mr. Smith, of New York, voted with the Republicans. The previous question was then ordered without division. Mr. HaZ“lton closed the bedate with an hour’s spe< ch in favor of the contestant. A resolution declaring the contestant entitled to the seat was adopted —yeasj 149; nays, 3 (Hardenberg. Phelps and Rice, Ohio). Mr. Lowe appeared at the bar of the house and took the oath of office. On motion of Mr. Springer, the senate joint resolution was passed for iirinting the memorial address of lames (}. Blaine upon the life and character of President James A. Garfield. Adjourned. A Monster Balloon. Professor King, the aeronaut, who is living at No. 1551 Ogden street, is en raged in constructing a very large balloon at the King Gossamer vVorks, at Dawnington, but he declines to give any information as to what he proposes to do with it. He said, however, to a Record reporter yeater day that he proposes at some time to make an attempt to cross the Atlantic. He has been for years perfecting a plan by whirh lie is satisfied the great venture can be accomplished. He says that few people now who have carefully studied the question imagine that balloons will be used for purposes of freight or passenger transit. They may, however, he thinks, be made very valuable for metel'gical observations. A careful study of air currents has long ago satisfied him that there is a great atmosphereic tendency eastward. He believes that a balloon kept at two thousand or three thousand feet aboye the earth started from the United States would reech Europe. He proposes to construct a balloon with a capacity of 300,060 cubic feet of gas, and attach to it 5,000 feet of rope. The balloon is to be allowed an elevation of 1,500 or 2,000 feet. When the sun shines and the gas is expanded the balloon cannot ascend to any much greater el-vation because of the weight of the additional rope, and when the gas contracts on account of the cold the descending rope, being buried by the water, would relieve the balloon of so much weight. By this simple contrivance the air-ship would be kept at an almost uniform elevation, and the eastward movement would carry the balloon across the ocean. The venture would cost about fifty thousand dollars. Professor King says that just previous to the sending'of the Jeannette expeditou to search for the North Pole. Mr- Bennett, through Jerome G. Collins, the metetorologist of the New York Herald, who went out ou tbe Jeannette, was considering a proposition from him to make an attempt to cross the ocean, and that the Arctic expedition was finally determined upon as the most advantageous means of giving the paper notoriety.

NUMBER 10.

a INDIANA. i „ Governor Porter hag gone to Kani sas to look after some private inter- ' ests. . ir'-’-i. , The Salem Odd Fellows will conduct a rousing Fourth of July celebration. „.. . > , , Rushville is agitating a proposition to build a fifty thousand dollar opera house. s..ay,v A , Isaac Alexander, the embezzling postmaster at Albion, Noble county, is a dipsomaniac and opium eater. He is now dangerously ill. H. C. Allison, of the Nashville Jefferson, has accepted a route on the J. M. &I. N. T. Rogers takes charge of ‘ the paper. , The army worm is passing; “like a scowl of wrath, living along his path, blight and disaster,” in Washington county. J.*#., The prisoners confined in the Wabash county jail broke out and made good their escape. They were four in number, all under indictment for Jar-, ceny. . . A specimen of Parke county bluegrass Is live feet high, and the Parke county farmers want some one to step' to the front with a better specimen of blue-grass. ; r— Joe Bakers, of Fortville, lost his footing on the top beam of a newi barn and fell to the ground twenty•• feet below. His injuries are internal and serious. . ... • t Miss Hattie Dunn, the young lady; whose dead babe was found hidden in a trunk at Indianapolis, is slowly recovering. She may be able to ex plain matters to the Coroner. On the first day of last November, Thomas Morgan, of Springtown, Fountain county, left home tor a little wake and failed to return. On May 31st, his body was found in the Wabash by some fishers. Terre Haute has an elopement sensation in which one woman’s husband ran oil with another man’s wife, but the parties are so extremely and superabundantly respectable that the papers refrain from publishing their saintly names. At Laurel, 12 miles south from Connersville, Ed. Manley, jr., Noah James and John Kelly fought with fists, knives and stones. Kelly was deeply carved. It is believed that Kelly has had his starry route to the hereafter expedited. Elias Hughes, an old man 63 years of age, was accidentally killed upon the Knobs, in Carr township, Clark county. He was engaged in turning spokes, when the piece of wood he was turning slipped out of the lathe, struck him on the head, producing death in about four hours. An Indian mound has been discovered down at the old town of Clarksville. Four Indian skeletons have been unearthed, one with wampum in his skeleton hands. The bones are in a fine state of preservation Saws made from bone, pipes and various Indian tools were found, and are in the possession of Mr. Rusk, the discoverer. Luther Jeftriesand William Denny, fast young men from near Cannel, Hamiton county, were arrested yesterday afternoon for the theft of a wagon-load of wheat from Cyrus A. Hunt, which was brought to Indianapolis and sold to Voss & Smith. They were traced by two Hamilton county citizens, and their arrest was made by officer Pope. A part of the money received for the stolen grain was invested in a dauguerreotype, which represented one of the young bandits wearing a slouch hat and holding a revolver in the most approved J. James style. Samuel Smith, a barber of Denver, undertook to woo Miss Higgins after the audacious and precipitate manner of the hero in “Faint Heart Ne’er Won Fair Ladybut he found that the success of the dramatic lover was not to be duplicated in real life. Smith was unacquainted with the girl when he fell in love with her. He look out a license to marry her, and presented it to her as an introduction, asking her to name the day. Althoug he was accompanied by his sister as an evidence of good faith, and both pleaded his eau.se glibly. Miss Higgins refused to regard the otter as anything but an insult, and had Smith shown to the door. A young man by the name ol James Minges, who lived in E) Dorado, 111., in company with three others came to Mt. Vernon seeking employment: but on the 10th inst. got drunk and became disorderly, threatening to shoot a man with whom he had had a difficulty. He was arrested and fined, and being unable to pay the fine, was put to work on the streets. He succeeded in escaping On Wednesday morning a young man came to town from the upper bottoms after the Coroner and a box stating thai a man had been found dead in the woods about a mile back from the river and six miles above town. Coronei Hendricks at onee went and held an inquest on the body, which proved to bethat of James M luges. How Minges came to his death in a mystery The Champion Snake and Its Big Dinner. A snake twenty-five feet long and a foot or two thick came here on the steamer Neckar the other day and will be on exhibition at Bunnell’s museum for some time. It is the largest snake that has ever been brought to this country. Dr. Kohn says this, and what he does not know about snakes is scarcely worth knowing. Mr. Bergh had better be stirring, as Dr. Kohn proposes to put a calf in ibe cage with this enormous serpent to-day. The doctor says the serpent is a boa-constrictor, or a python, and that it will absorb the calf head first, in two hours. The snake is in a well ironed dry goods box and covered with blankets. Dr. Kohn will give the snake a hot bath to-day and get it out of its torpid state. Then the calf will be brought in.—New York World. Mr. F. D. Mussey, private secretary to Governor Foster, and Miss Annie, second daughter of the governor. w«re married at the First Church, Columbus, O. The bride was the recipient of a handsome prosent from Mrs. Garfield, wife of the late president Mr. and Mrs. Mussey left last night for a trip to Europe.