Decatur Democrat, Volume 39, Number 28, Decatur, Adams County, 27 September 1895 — Page 6

MDDNALD Will CH. Indiana Supreme Court Renders a Decision Against the Widow. LOANING OF PUBLIC FUNDS. Judge Howard Decides That It Is Illegal For a Public Official to Lend Public Money In His Own Interest —Convicted of Manslaughter—Electric Railroad at Elkhart —Minor State Items. Indianapolis, Sept. 20.—Judge Jordan rendered an opinion yesterday in the supreme court affirming the decision of tire Hamilton circuit court in the noted McDonald will case. Suit was brought by Malcolm A. McDonald and others against Josephine F. McDonald and Theodore P. Haughey, executors, to set aside what was alleged to be a Will of the late Joseph E. McDonald, ex-United States senator. The case was taken to Hamilton county on a change of venue, lasting for many weeks and resulted in the jury finding in favor of the contestants, who claimed that the Will was forged, and the court rendered a judgment setting aside the will. The disputed will was typewritten and left all the estate to Mrs. McDonald, who was the senator's second wife. The stenographer who had written the will which bore the disputed signature of Joseph E. McDonald, had some time after become a hopeless lunatic. Expert evidence as to whether the signature was or was not that of Mr. McDonald was apparently as strong upon one side as upon the other, though a preponderance of the testimony given by those familiar with the signature of Mr. McDonald discredited the signature. John M. Butler, who died this week in New York city, was a most important witness for the contestants. He was for many years a law partner of the exsenator and an intimate friend. He testified that in a conversation with the testator while the latter was upon his deathbed Mr. McDonald showed no intention of cutting off his children and their heirs in the manner shown by the disputed will. CANNOT LOAN PUBLIO MONEY. Supreme Court of the State Decides That the Practice Is Illegal. Indianapolis, Sept. 20.—Judge Howard of the supreme court yesterday rendered an opinion of much importance to officers handling public funds. In the case of the Winchester Electric Light company against George W. Veal, he decided that it is a misapplication, under the law, for a public officer to lend public funds in his own interest. The ruling applies to county treasurers and township trustees as well as other officers. The opinion also held that no officer can sue to recover* money lost through such illegal loans. * Veal, while a county treasurer, loaned public money to the electric light company, and took the notes of the company as security. The suit was to collect these notes. DOMESTIC trouble. Wife Takes Her Husband’* Horse and Buggy and a Shooting Follows. Columbus, Sept. 20.—0 n account of some trouble with her husband, the wife of David Emig, a prominent lawyer of this city, took his horse and buggy Tuesday morning and drove to the home of her father, James Gilman, who lives 14 miles in the country. Emig sent a couple of men the next day to get the rig, but his wife and her father prevented them. Yesterday Constable Gable and three deputies, armed with a search warrant and two doublebarreled shotguns, went io Gilman’s to recover the horse and buggy, and in the racket that followed Gable accidentally discharged one barrel of his gun, the load striking Gilman in the left side above the hip. He is probably mortally wounded. Gable returned to the city - and surrendered to the sheriff. Prisoner Fires a Jail. \ Frankfort, Sept. 20. — Sylvester Peters, who was given an extended jail sentence and fined S2OO yesterday for assault and battery with intent to kill Harry Crawford, set fire to the jail shortly afterward, and it was only by the hardest kind of work that the prisoners, assisted by the sheriff, extinguished the fire. Peters claimed he was only trying to get rid of the bed bu<s, - but it is the opinion of sheriff Allen that he deliberately fired the jail, thinking to make his escape in the excitement. Electric Road From Elkhart to Milford. Elkhart, Sept. 20.—Crossby, White & Co. of Baltimore have been awarded the contract for laying the track from here to Milford, a distant®) of 30 miles, for the Indiana electric railway, and 200 men will be put to work immediately. After the completion of the line from this city to Milford, the road will be extended to Fort by the way of Wqlf lake. This wiljf cover territory where there is no railroad for 20 miles. —.... Child Killed In a Runaway. North Salem,” Sept. 20.—While the wife and two children of Elsworth DeWitt, living four miles southwest of this place, Were out driving a horse hitched to a cart, it became frightened and ran away- The mother was thrown out and seriously hurt, and after running a short distance further the children, aged 2 "and 4 years, were thrown out, and the youngest, was. instantly killed. The other one was not injured. SklrtmakerH On a Strike. Goshen, Sept. 20.—One hundred and thirty-five girl operatives in the Goshen shirt factory are‘odt on a strike, the third which has taken place within the past nine months, walking out in a body. The introduction of laborsaving machinery, with buta small advance in wages, caused the trouble. Missionary Meeting of the Christians. MUNCIE, Sept. 20.—The Sixth district missionary meeting of the Christian church convened at th® First Christian church yesterday afternoon with 50 delegate* present. . ? v .

| South Bend, Sept. 21.—Groans were heard coming from an empty boxcar on the Lake Shore tracks, near here. In- | vestigation was made by the trainmen and a lad 14 years old was found in a . dying condition in one corner of the car. He was suffering from typhoid fever, and was removed to the hospital, where he revived sufficiently to give an account of himself. He said his name was George Seymour and his father was a wealthy Chicago man. His parents were notified of his condition and whereabouts. He had started out to tramp and had had nothing to eat for three days. BURIED TWENTY-THREE YEARS. Remains of a Child Found to Be In a Lifelike Condition. Wabash, Sept. 21. — Twenty-three years ago Harry, the 3jrear-old son of John Wilson, living near this city, died and was buried in an eastern part of the city. Eleven years ago the body was ■ ' transferred to another cemetery, the re- . mains then being in almost perfect con- ; dition. Recently it was determined to j build a monument on the Wilson lot, ! i and the grave of Harry being. beneath i the site selected the remains were ex- > homed for a second time. To the surprise of all it was found that- the body had remained unchanged in every feature except that the hair which, instead i of being five inches long as in life, had I grown to over a foot and was of the same golden color. Vanlt Kept the Money Safely. Indianapolis, Sept. 21.—The enormons fire and burglar proof vault of the Indiana National bank, one of the institutions burned out by the big fire of Wednesday, was opened yesterday and everything on the inside was found to be in just the same condition it would have been had no fire occurred. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in paper money and over $900,000 in gold had been safely stored away the night before the fire, and much speculation had been indulged in as to what effect the tierce flames would have upon the money. The brick vault containing the ■ books was also opened, and not so much as a leaf was found scorched. Had Hi* Life Crushed Out. Milroy, Sept. 21.—Henry Shaffer, employed on the farm of William Innis, met with a horrible death by being crushed between a wagon and a tree. He attempted to climb into a high wagon bed by stepping on to the dou-ble-tree. As he did so the horses started to run, and before he conld get into the bed the team ran against a tree, catching the unfortunate driver and mangling him in a horrible manner. One leg was entirely cut off, and he was almost disemboweled. Confesses the Robbery. Elkhart, Sept. 21.—0 u the night of Sept. 1 the United States express office ■ and Lake Shore and Michigan Southern ( ticket office at Cadmus, Mich., were en-1 tered and robbed of money, tickets and money orders. Horace Nufer, a young man, was suspected, but could not be found. Thursday he stepped from a train here, and within 10 minutes was under arrest. He confessed to the crime, and yesterday was taken to Michigan. y Got the Limit of the Law. Rockville, Sept. 21.—Jesse Davis, ■who attempted to kill his divorced wife last May by shooting her as she was on her way to chnrch, has been sentenced to 14 years in the penitentiary and fined SSO. Davis tried to kill himself after shooting his wife. By bribing a domestic he succeeded once in getting out of jail, but was recaptured in lowa. Insanity was argued as a defense, but the jury gave him the utmost limit of the law.

Increased Gas Supply For Logansport. Logansport, Sept. 21.—The Dietrich syndicate, which recently purchased the natural gas plant here, has spent a large sum of money this summer improving the facilities for furnishing gas this winter. For several winters past the citizens have suffered much because of an inadequate supply of gas, and the new company has found its way into public favor by its energetic efforts to furnish a strong pressure. l,abor of Convict*. Indianapolis, Sept. 21.—At a meeting of the directors of the prison north here, Daniel Tomlinson of. Logansport was elected deputy warden. The Lakeside Knitting company was awarded the contract for the labor of 100 men at 40 cents a day. The price is 8 cents below the price previously paid by another company. Mormons In Riploy Cnnnty. Osgood, Sept. 21.—Mormons areagain causing some excitement in this county.. There is said to be several hundred of them near Holton, and they are holding ' secret meetings. Five years ago! they caused some trouble here, but were finally suppressed. People of the neighborhood say the meetings must stop. In Poor Health and Despondent. Huntington, Sept. 21.—Mrs. A. Large at Mt. Etna'tried to drown herself in a I large rainbarrel. She was discovered i by a small child, who gave the alarm in. time to save her life. Poor health was I the cause. —- Child Fatally Burned. . Wabash, Sept. 21.—A 3-year-old child ! »f Charles Billman was fatally burned lin this city. During the absence of its toother the little one approached too near a fire. One arm was burned to a crisp. Danville, Ind., Sept. 23.—After a week’s delay the trial of Rev. William E. Hinshaw, charged with-wife murder, was resumed Saturday. John Marker was placed on the stand by the state. The witness said the defendant told him he had quarreled with hia wife on the night of the tragedy for several hours. John Doty, the grst witness for the defense, was then called. He said Hinshaw’s work in the church was of the very best and that he was loved by his congregation. John Walker said he was visiting his sweetheart on the night of the murder. When he left at midnight he saw Edward Cope passing in thedirection of the minister’s hoyso,

I William' Swindler heard William East say he had heard two men running away from the scene a few minutes after the two shots were fired. This is denied by East. Numerous witnesses testified to Hinshaw’s good character prior to the killing. Dr. Cox Retnrns to Elwood. Elwood, Ind., Sept, 23.—Dr. Thomas A. Cox, who left the city last July, returned Saturday evening and stirred up much excitement among the Foresters. In an interview he said: “I have no statement to make concerning the Myers murder mystery. lam here as I promised, to answer to all charges made against me. I have been in New Orleans since leaving here, and came home by Chattanooga. I don’t know anything about the insurance on Myers and have nothing to say.” The supreme lodge at Toronto, it is said, will cause his arrest if he demands the insurance money on his nephew. Dninage by Fire at Logansport. Logansport, Ind., Sept. 23.—Fire broke out Saturday night in the rear of County Treasury B. F. Kersting’s drug store. A barrel of oil exploded from heat. In a short time the fire spread to Dewenter’s furnishing goods store and Sehnadig & Co.’s dry coods store. The, fire was controlled in a hour. Losses: Kersting, $7,000; Dewenter, $10,000; Sehnadig, $5.000; buildings, $4,000. Insurance will cover loss. Fighting the New Stockyard* Company. Indianapolis, Sept. 23. —The expected fight between the new and the old stockyards companies here was inaugurated Saturday when the former entered suit to compel the Union Railway company to handle its freight and make switches connecting the new stockyards with its tracks. The railway and the old stockyards company are practically one and hence the refusal to handle freight for the new company. Husband Returns After Long Absence. Morristown, Ind., Sept. 23.—The father-in-law of Joseph Myer has arrived at the home of the latter, just. west of this place. Thirty-two years' ago, for some unknown cause, he left his wife and little child, who is now the wife of Mr. Myer, and was not heard from again until his late return. His wife secured a divorce, was remarried and raised a family, believing her first husband dead. Moil Clerk Sort In a Wreck. Logansport, Ind., Sept. 23. —Charles W. Martin, a mail clerk on the T. H. and W. division of the Panhandle, was, perhaps, fatally injured in a wreck j Saturday. The engine of the train j jumped the track near Gilman. Martin jumped from his car and was injured i internally. Had he remained in the car he would have been uninjured as the train did not leave the track. Oppose the Pumping of Gas. Alexandria, Ind., Sept. 23.—The ac-' tion of the Chicago Pipe Line company I in regard to the establishment of a pumping station near here in order to increase the pressure in its lines has. raised a g- sit stir among Indiana companies. 7 ..ry claim it is illegal and will i fight the matter to a finish in the courts and so settle it for all time. He Will Recover, However. Elwood, Ind., Sept. 23. — Hugh Woods, a ballplayer in the Elwood team, on a wager ate a handful of gum i camphor. He tyecame unconscious in a 1 short time, and remained in that condition over fiveffiours.

Both Feet Cut Off. Gas City, Ind., Sept. 23.—L. D. Mount, while attempting to board a moving freight train Saturday evening, fell and lost both feet. He will die. He is a glassworker and came from Bellaire, O. " INDIANA NOTES. The Bedford fair has been abandoned for this year on account of the prevalence ( of diphtheria at that place. Governor Matthews and staff returned to Indianapolis from the south yesterday, where they had been in attendance upon the Chickamauga dedication. William Johnson of Muncie, in attempting to jump on a Big Four freight train at that place, fell under the cars and had both legs cut off. He cannot recover. Since clearing away the debris it is found that the fire loss to the American ; plateglass works at Alexandria will not be i over 4^,000,-as the-ovens and much of the machinery were not damaged. The Cass county grand jury has returned an indictment for murder against Frank Kemp of Galveston, who killed his father a few days ago. Young Kemp is a ; ’cripple, having had both legs cut off by , the cars. It js reported that a couple Franklin turned their two young children out of the house to shift for themselves. One was 3 years old and the other not yet 1 year old. There is much indignation against the parents, and summary proceedings may be taken against them. Richmond, Ind., Sept. 24.—Sheriff Huffman of Wells county, started to this city yesterday over the Grand Rapids and Indiana with Mrs. Eliza Earhart of Markleville, who is violently insane. When near Haley’s station, while the train was going 20 miles an hour, she broke away from her keeper, rushed to the platform and jumped from the train, which was then passing over some trestlework, and through which she fell, i a distance of 25 feet. The train “was" stopped and, in place of finding her, dead, as was expected, she arose to her feet and. sedmed to have received no in-' juries of consequence. She was then brought on to this city and placed iu the asylum. Wlndowglass Factories Resume. Anderson, Ind., Sept. 24.—A1! windowgWs factories in the Indiana gas belt yesterday started their work for the years’ ThejCull force is put to work, With the exception of in this city, where trouble is being experienced with the unskilled employes* union. The outlook was never better than this year. All of the houses have unloaded threefourths of their supply at an advance of 40 per cent over last year. Large Fire Loss at Tlosa. Rochester, Ind., Sept. 24. — The main portionof Tlosa, north of this city, was destroyed by fire yesterday. Loss about $50,000. with light insur-

ance. The burned district includes a hotel, lumber yard f Mercer Neal’s large grain elevator and a large number of High winds aided in the destruction. The Lake Erie and Western tracks were burned out, causing l quite a delay to traffic. Gored by a Savrga Hull. Logansport, Ind., Sept. 24.—Abraham Shideler, one of the commissioners of Cass county and a citizen of promt-’ nonce and wealth, was attacked by a savage bull in the barnyard at his ooun-I try home, west of town, and was dangerously gored. His shoulder blade, collar bone and two ribs were broken, and internal injuries inflicted which may prove fatal, Sniolded to Escape Business Troubles. Jefff.rsonvu.lb, Ind., Sept, 24. —The body of Theodore Hornuing, the missing saloonkeeper, has been found in the big ed iy of the falls. Hornning had been despondent for several weeks, and was 1 forced to the wall by business reverses. ' Several civil suits had been filed against him, ami it is believed that rather than face the court ho decided on suicide. • New Factory at Milton. Milton, Ind., Sept. 24.—The Kitis Manufacturing company, which recently located here, with a capital stock of i <20,000. for the manufacture of corn harvesters, grain drills and other implements, has increased its capital stock to $3.1,000, and is putting in a foundry. Old Time Methodist Minister. Logansport, Ind., Sept. 24.—William Reeder, one of the oldest Methodist ministers of northern Indiana, was buried yesterday at Kewanna. He was 94 years old, and had been a prominent figure in church circles for over 40 years. Large Loss With Small Insurance.. Clay City, Ind., Sept. 24.—Fire at this place yesterday destroyed the stove factory of M. B. Givel & Co. and the electric light plant. Loss, $7,000; insurance, S4OO. The fire is believed to have been of incendiary origin. Young Lady Seriously Injured. Newcastle, Ind., Sept. 24.—Frances, the daughter of Dick Goodwin, a prominent merchant of this place, was seriously injured in a runaway. One leg was crushed and she suffered internal injuries. Boy Bitten by a Rattler. Logansport, Ind., Sept. 24.—Ceoil, the) 12-year-old son of John Carson of Bethlehem township, was bitten by a rattlesnake while gathering watermelons. Her recovery is doubtful. Pioneer Dead. Vh.ton, Ind., Sept. 24.—Mrs. Moses Rd pins, whose home was east of here, is clad at the age of 91 years. She was a nianeer of this section. INDIANA NOTES. Alams had a slight snowfall yesterday. Sfluw also fell in the southern part of Bor ter;ounty. 1 hie Thirty -sixth Indiana volunteers will holA their annual reunion at Cambridge CWon Sept. 25 and 26. ®te Gas Supervisor Leach claims that mjhi gas is wasted in Jay county than a* j other county in the state. The residence of Attorney Templeton oi Valparaiso was destroyed by fire yesterdaj A lighted lamp exploded. Loss, s4,** Jiiss who was injured by a Erie train at Elwood, has brought suldagainst the company for #1,999 dam tL new Roachdale handle factory beganlperations yesterday. About 30 men are Km ployed, and the daily output ol hanlles will be 250 dozen. Frink Kemp, who killed his father at Galveston, Cass county, plead guilty to the charge of manslaughter yesterday and was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. * W iile waiting for a train at Jeffersonville David Crese felt something crawling I in his trousers leg. After vigorous shakI ing a spreading adder dropped to the ground. Atilerson highschool pupils to the number 7f 300 will make their annual trip soon. They go south this year, taking in the Atlanta exposition. Next year they rUlfeb west. ,l" Derivation of Fad. Th) derivation of this word is possi- ; blyif aceable in the Welsh language. By i the iiw of mutation of initial consonant- peculiar to that tongue the root worri-i ffedd and medd are convertible terms. Their essential meaning is possession; transitive or intransitive, pos--1 sessim of something, orthea’dt of being , possessed or engrossed by some occupation jr vice. Welsh medd, and Irish, Sanscrit, and English mad, have similar r .eanings and are probably kindred word* Tie word mad is not. common in Teutonic idioms, so that the Anglo-Sax-ons probably borrowed it from the Welslfc Fad is therefore equally derivable from ffedd. Proximately, of course, it comes from the midland dialects and ultimately from some root word common to many members of the Aryan family of speech. It would be strange if th<> two words, mad and fad, having a similar meaning, should be traceable to the same root. —Notes and Queries. Doctors’ Bills. Tlic Chicago Tribune publishes an ,ac- , jCOUD' .of an interview with a member of I a fln.i in that city whose business conI sists chiefly in the collection of doctors’ bills. He was asked if the majority of patients paid their accounts and said that they did not. From ‘this it would bo inferred that in Chicago over onehalf of the patients failed to pay their doctors’ fees, abatement that is extraordinary and improbable. We believe that in most American cities from 70 to 80 p reent of the fees charged are paid and ollected, and probably a larger per- , centnge would be obtained if doctors ‘ rendered better service or managed the * business side of their profession in a more rational manner.—Medical Record. Thnword borrowed its original siguihcance frtfm astrology. It,described • per. on born under the influence of the sun, this luminary being supposed to exerc to a beneficial influence on the character of the individual.

; Awarded ' Highest Honors—World’s Fair, DR. w BAKING POWDffl MOST PERFECT MADE. . ' A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free I from Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant, I 40 YEARS THE STANDARD. Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics After the Tax Dodgers. SAYS TH£¥ ARE PERJURERS ■ " - '7; w Clnitns That the Wealthy Taxpayers of Chicago Are Guilty ol Making False Returns—Assessors Do Not Do Their Duty—Present Financial Condition of Chicago Traceable to a Corrupt System. Springfield, Ills., Sept. 24. — The most sensational report ever issued by a state bureau was made public last night by the Illinois bureau of labor statistics. It charges that the great majority of the wealthy taxpayers of Illinois, and more especially of Chicago, are perjurers; that the assessors are guilty of malfeasance in office; that the present financial condition of Chicago is directly traceable to the corrupt system of taxation, and that the “deplorable condition of workingmen is due to the liberty destroying methods of taxation which prevail in Illinois.” The report is made up of a mass of tables compiled from official reports of assessors, banks, real estate transfers, board of equalization and the various municipal departments to which the agents of the bureau had access. After declaring that “it is the purpose of the report to expose existing methods of taxation, in Illinois, with special reference to their effect upon labor interests,” the reports proceed to review the work of former bureaus. The stand is taken that it is idle to dwell upon the wages and condition of the average wage earners of the state. The bureau contends that their condition “is proved by evidence so clear and abundant, that the collection of any further statistics jnerely to prove it would be wasted effort. ” The bureau takes the position that “taxation is the chief instrument of tyranny.” ; . THREW KISSES TO HIM. Mrs. Charles Llpscher Greets Her Husband While Eloping With a Lover. , New York, Sept. 24.—As the Ham-burg-American line steamship Calasia drifted slowly away from the company’s dock in Hoboken, Mrs. Charles Lipscher leaned over the boat’s rail and threw kisses to her husband, who stood on the pier, jumping up and down and raving like a madman. By the side of the woman stood William Keim, with whom she was eloping. The Lipschers have been married about six peart, and their lives have been anything but happy, owing, it is said, to the disposition of the woman to flirt with men who had money. Several days ago a stranger, who said that he represented Keim, called’ on Lipscher and declared that Keim would give Lipscher SI,OOO if he would agree to let his wife get a divorce. Lipscher refused, and net a watch on his wife. He heard that she and Keim had made arrangements to sail from Hoboken and went over there to find out about it. When Lipscher reached the pier he saw his wife and Keim watching several trunks that were being put on board the Calasca. As soon as Mrs. Lipscher saw her husband she went to her stateroom. He went on board the vessel, but could not find her. A few moments later the officers of the steamer ordered visitors ashore, and Lipscher went. He raved and tore his hair and swore some, and i then went to seek legal advice. Ship From a Yellow Fever Port. Pensacola, Fla., Sept. 24.—The Norwegian bark Ida W, 32 days from Pernambuco, arrived at quarantine yesterday. Her bill of health shows that prior to her departure there had been 30 cases of yellow fever, with 15 deaths, and 154 cases of smallpox, with three deaths at Pernambuco. Her captain reports he lost one man from yellow fever on Sept. 3 and there has been no sickness on board since then. Thereis no sickness on the vessel npw, but she will be thoroughly fumigated. Diphtheria In St. Louis, St. Louis, Sept. 24.—Health Commissioner Starkloff stated to the board of health yesterday that diphtheria w;us practically epidemic in St. Louis, 170 cases having been reported since Sept 1. Such being the case and cold weather being at hand, he asked the board for authority to take such steps as he saw fit to stop its progress. The authority was granted. / Making Counterfeit Money In Prison. Frankfort, Ky., Sept. 24.—The discovery that prisoners are making coun- [ terfeit money has been made the • Kentucky penitentiary. Warden George *’has molds he took from convict Dillard of Catlittsburg. The denominations are nickles, dimes and quarters. » Epldemio of Diphtheria. Mount V ernon, Ills., Sept. 24. —An epidemic of diphtheria prevails in this pity. Two deaths have occurred, both cases being children 6 years of age, and 10 or 12 cases are known to exist to-day. The public schools will probably be closed hv tha authorities - '

WmrtEwra Company of Confederate Veterans Curry the Stars and Stripes. GIVEN A GREAT OVATION. Oltlaea Guests, Among Whom Were Indiana’s Delegation, Take Part In the Grant Parade-General Boynton Recelvea a Silver Service —Reunion of the Army of Northern Virginia. Chattanooga, Sept. 21.—One of the leading features of yesterday’s events and one that caused perhaps more comment, more enthusiastic cheering, and which will make a more lasting impression upon those who saw it, was a company of confederate veterans, attired in their tattered old uniforms of gray, carrying the stars and stripes. They formed a part of the big parade, and as they passed through_the miles and miles of streets they were tendered an ovation that would have honored an ftnperor. Not one of these old warriors was under 60, and yet they inarched ’ with a precision of stpp that would hate done credit to West Point cadets. The day’s doings started off with the parade, and all Chattanooga and all of the tens of thousands of visitors turned ont to see it. There were many carriages in line, containing the most distinguished of the citizen guests remaining in the city. In the first carriage were Vice President Stevenson and Speaker of the House of Representatives Charles W. Crisp. Indiana’s delegation was made up as * follows: Governor Claude Matthews, Adjutant General Robbins and Quartermaster General Compton, Colonel I. N. Walker, cotniiiandcr-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic; Colonel R. E. Stone, surgeon general; Colonel L. B. Marton, paymaster general, and the Indiana Chickamauga commission. The procession of civilians was brought to a close by Governor Peter Turney and staff of Tennessee and prominent officials occupying four carriages, in the last of which rode Hon. George W. Ochs, mayor of Chattanooga. Following the carriages came the military feature of the parade. There were regiments from Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee and Georgia and from the United States regulars. ’ The exercises of the day were held in the big Barnum tent and were presided over by Vice President Stevenson. After music by the band the Rev. D. S. L. Niccolis of St. Louis offered prayer. Mayor George W. Ochs of Chattanooga made a welcoming address, and was followed by Senator Bate of Tennessee and General Grosvenor of Ohio, who each made eloquent speeches. Governors Morton of New York, Woodbury of Vermont, Matthews of Indiana and Turney of Tennessee each made short talks. The citizens of Chattanooga paid their compliments yesterday to General Boynton, who originated the idea of making a national park of the battlefield of Chickamauga. A number of citizens, headed by Captain H. D. Chambers, chairman of the executive committee, went to the general’s office in the government building and presented him with a silver dinner* set containing 225 pieces. It was a complete surprise to the venerable veteran and he was so overcome that he could scarcely express his thanks. A reception was tendered Vice President Stevenson, General Schofield and the visiting governors at the Read House last night. BARNUM’S TENT AGAIN FILLED. Large Gathering of Survivors of the Army of . Northern Virginia. j Chattanooga, Sept. 21.—Barnum’s tent was filled again last night. There was a gathering of the Army of Northern Virginia there and that portion of the Army of the Potomac which fought at Chickamauga. General E. C. Walthall of Mississippi presided. In calling the meeting to order he referred to the gallant struggle made by the southern soldier for his rights as he saw them, and concluded with the following: True as yourselves to the Union now, he yet dearly loves the sunny land he lives in—tenderly cherishes the memories and traditions of the south, and is proud other history and achievements of her noble’men and women. His tattered banner and fils sword have been laid away forever, but his army record will always be his pride and Lee his idol of a soldier and a man. Such he is, and such he must ever be, and as such he would meet you and cordially would greet you as his friends and fellow countrymen with whom he has a common interest in the greatness and glory of our common country. Governor Oates of Alabama followed in an address complimentary to the courage of the southern soldier. Colonel J. A. Williamson and Colonel L. R. Stegman, both of New York, made short speeches, after which the meeting adjourned. ■ Collision on Lookout Monntaln. Chattanooga, Sept. 21.—A collision occurred on Lookout Mountain yesterday afternoon between trains of the broad and narrowgauge roads. The sneed of both trains was checked in time to avert a serious accident. Several persons were injured, including • Senator Peffer of Kansas, who w s thrown from his seat and cut about the head severely but mfli. seriously. He was taken to Lookout IniL yhere his injurieKwere. (iMssed. Stephen Parrish us Chicago had a leg broken. Who Raise the ylag ? Springfield, Ills., Sept. /21. —In reply to an inquiry as to.whdse duty it is to raise and lower the United States flag over scuoolhpuses under the n«,w t flag law, Assistant Attorney General Newell states that the board of directors have the right to make the rule requiring the teacher to hoist a flag a 9 o’clock in the morning and lower it at 4 in the afternoon, as provided by law. Barney Kalvariska pay* cash for old iron and rubber. 25tf ■