Decatur Democrat, Volume 40, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 10 April 1896 — Page 9

Business Directory. I --- - - —- ■ JHE lIECHi'K NATIONAL BANK.] DECA riJH. - INDIANA CAPITAL STO< li. *IOO.OOO. I SI Ill'LlS. - - - 1,00(1. MEEK EKS: I'. W Smith. I’reslilent; ,1 H. Hoi.tlloi'sk. Viee-l’n-nilont; A. llC'ian, , Cashier; E. X. EtiiNi.i n, ys-.hlihii. <'nsliier I i DI RECTt ’US ■lull'. JI, Uol.ri'ior -i.. .1 < ’<> LT KK, ('. V Dl'o (X, J . Il 1 1 Hui uI, . P, Al . Smith. 11. H Mot.':z, .1. i>. ” '.t ■ Inteie-U (riven on irnmey d' |i'i«.ite4 on tone ■.erttficnto. , , TheOld v 'Adams County Bank CAPITAL. Wi.lMJ't. ESTABLISHED, 1H71,. I ’ > ' . I Officers: —W. 11. Niblick. Pres.. D. StiulH, DHker, Vice-prcs; Hutus K lliihiii. Ciishu r , (Thu- S. Niblick. Ass’t <'ashler. 1.0 a general bunking business. Collections tuaile In all paats ol the country. County, (’ity anti Township orders bought. Foreign and Domestic Exchange bought and ♦old. Interest paid on tune deposits, j Paul G. Hooper, Attorney zxt Lnw Deca (nr, Indiana. Patents a "pecin It \ . R, S- PEmWk—b Attomoy <Ett Law lIBCATI It, - - - INDIANA. Office Rooms I and 2. A. Holthouse Block. J. IT. 8080, ♦I ISTER < OH.’IISSIOMIIC AND 4 ATTDItNIiI-AT-LA U . aeal Estate and Collectt >ns. It. K. ERWIN. zkttornoA'-nt-I-inw, Room J and 2 Niblick <k Tonnelliet (frock, Decatur, Indiana. <■. It. DICKFHSON, A. ttox’iioy nncl Notary X’ti.tolic. Pension olaitns a specialty Real estate and 6 Election agent. Geneva, - - Indiana. * lyjRS. TI. L. HOLLOWAY, ill. ». Office and residence one door port h of M. E. rtnirch. Diseases of women imd children a •pecialty. _ A. G. HOLLOW’AY, Physician and Surgeon. Office over Boston Store. Residence ac-oss the street front his former-home. .tS-hltt <g " — - FRANCK A JIERNYIIAV ttornoys-nt-I-ttctAZ, Office:—Nos. I. ~ anti 3. over rhe Adftms Countv Bank. (.’< He :tlons a specialty. *» D. .1. EK WIN, FHysician de St-irgoon. All culls prot- fitly attended day or night. Office and rusiilcnce over Journal office, corner of Monroe and Third streets. J. C?. JNEPTUKTE. DENTIST. Now located d’ver Holthouse's shoe store, s prepared to do all work pertaining to the dental profession. Gold tillingr a specialty By the use of Mayo’s Vapor lie is enabled to extract teeth without pain. Work gutirunteed. «GEO TO H. M. ROMBERG ff’or Your LIVERY. « the Best Rigs and most Reasonable Prices, tttf ID. HALE. DEALER TN Grain, Oil, Seeds, Coal, Wool Lime, j-. Salt, Fertilizers, Elevators on the Chicago & Erie and C-lover Leaf railroads. Office and Retail •tore southeast corner of Second and Jefferson streets. ffIFYOUn PATRONAGE SOLICITED ' SHORT WIRINGS. — “77 . - ' " , Senator Perkins has reported f.ivora’bly is bill for the protect ion of salmon in the kit Btreams of Alaska. Michigan city-and township ekj'tions resulted in Democratie gains.'in many ot the smaller fit ies. A Caracas dis-|>,rich says I hat.a fljemljv | settlement of the Venezuelan boundary question is considered certain. Free silver llemotTtits of lowa will, try A to cap! tire tbe state convention and head the delegation to Chicago with ex Gbver nor Boies. Northampton county. (Pa.) Democratic committee yesterday elected 10 delegates to tlie state convention. Resolutions were nd op tc< 1 ill< I O rsi ng lexiG over lyo r I it iis< >i i for president. : George Tille.s of Little Rock has tiled.; . suit against the Mnt mil Life Insurance A company of New York for jsjlh.nOf) dnm- ’ ages. 'Filled w:ts-up to a, .few- months ago . general .'igeiil for the' . mnp tny limTwas discharged. The suit, is for malicious ; trespass. The sfcond boxing tournament of the, new’lCnrckti Athletic club ol' New Yot k | Wits held last, night. The event ol t he evenning wastin' I”’ 1 . 11 between Ihe Payne of ■ Cleveland and Die!, O'Brien ol'.Boston nqd i thojlatter w.i - deelnred I he in the. . Yecoud round. 1 Mrs. Sallie T. Patrick, the oldest pioneer •pfCarr couit.y. died Ht Logansport yes' ” ‘terday, aged years. lived in tlie , Rouse ia Which she died for over W vears.

HARRISON’S WEDDING Ceremony Was Performed Late Ycs- | terday Aftiirnoon. HIS CHILDREN NCT PRESENT. I. • ' Univ h i < w IniiiiHilv I I'ieniN and Ki laI tiivM Were Invltd Bride** Wrdding (■own < hnroli A\ as Brant if'illy D<morutril I’artj, Lrll liiiitirdhifrly lor Mr. Harrison's llonir lit In.lianapolis. New York. April 7.—'Phi' marri:^ 1 | i of Mrs. Mary foird I liiuinick. to (ieiieiul I ! Benjamin H; i riison wulf solemnized at I , St. Thomas church vesterday evening ut 5:1.>. Dr. Wesley Brown, reel .r, ' otliciated at the eereimtny. The mar [ riage which took place in the presence i of 20 relatives and select friends of the ! bride and groom was a very private [ affair. The edifice was not decorated I in the lavish style that marked rhe ' nuptials of Miss Vanderbilt ami Miss i Whitney, the two most important wed- I d ngsofthe season; but the tlowers*tisefl, ; lilacsand as •< nsion lillies. wore arranged in exquisite taste and the chance! i looked even prettier and more effective j than* at the two previous weddings. I Mrs. Diinuiick arranged all the details ■ regarding the de "orations. ”1. -tltar 1 was rijjeved with palms, trop.cal pl. .1 aud banks of white lilacs, siirmoiu.teo with hunches of ascension lilies. < ‘:t either side of the altar was plac, d a large vase of white lilacs. —The—guests as they arrived at the church were received by E. F. Tibi ■! 1. . General Harrison's private secretary, \IRs. IIARRISt’N. MR. IIA It RISON", and Daniel M. Ransdell, who was marshal at Washington during General Harrison's administration, and were seated in the front pews of the cimrcli. Guest* Pi-eisent. At 5:20 Mrs. .John F. Parker, the bride’s sister, was eseorttsl to the front pew 011 the left by Air. Ransdell. and siinultam'ously Mr, and Mrs. Pinchot were escorted to the front pew on the right by Mr. Tibbett. Governor Morton. with his military secretary, occupied the pew directly behind Mrs. Parker and behind . m sat Senator ami Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins. Mr. John W. Foster and Mr. George W. Boyd of the PennBylvitnia railroa 1. In the peyvs behind Mr. and Mrs. Pirn-hot sat the bride's relatives and friends. Major ami Mrs. Richard Parker. Chancellor and Airs. McGill, the Misses Dimmiek. Mrs Briggs. Mr. ami Mrs. Leeds, Mr. Norman Leeds, the Misses Leeds, Mr. and Mrs. Broughton. M iss Lambert. General and Mrs. Fitzjohn Porter and the Misses Porter. Arrival at the (liinch. General Harrison left the Fifth Avenue hotel accompanied by General Benjamin F. Tracey in a closed carriage at 5 o’clock and \\,s driven to Rev. Dr. Brown's IfiYuse 01; Fifty-Third street. The bride left the home ol' her sister, Mrs. John F. Parker, 40 East ThirtyEighth street, atTnlO. She was accompanied by her brother-'in-law,. Limitenant John F. Parker, who gave her away. They arrivednit the church entrance as 5:20 and proceeded to tite tewerroom Avhero the bridal procession was fnrrtied in the following order: Air. E, F. Tib—bett, Daniel- M. 'Ransdell, ushers: .Mrs. Dinnnick a.nd Lieutenant Parker, and proceeded to the chancel avlktc Generhi Harrison, aet’ompaiiied by his best man. General Tracey, received his bride. The ushers, standing to one side, laced the altar as the bride and groom stepped forward to the altar rail, ivhere the rector, Dr. Brown, was waiting, George Willitim Warreii. organist of the church, playing the bridal music from Lolirengrin, and during the_.entiro ceremony playing very softly Alascagui's lntermetso UaValeria. - Services Were Short. That jtortion of the matrimonial service known as the marriage service proper, the recital' of which last only about 15 minutes, xvas used ami immediately the blessing was pronounced, General and Mrs. Harrison, followed by Mrs. John F. Parker, General Tracey, Mr. Tibbett. Mr. Ransdell, la< utenant Parker and Mr. ami Mrs.Pinchot, walking down the aisle to the strains of the' Tajmhauseur march of Wagner, and entering tlm carriages Availing at the en"traiice, the bridal party was driven to the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Pinchot, Gramntersey park, when' light refreshments were served and where the party donned travelling attire lor the trip to Indianapolis. Bride’** Wedding; Gown. JJJMrR. pimnuek s wedding gown w;is of pearl gray grosgrain ami silk. The skirt was plain a short train falling from the waist in full, soft godets A Ixmis’XVl coat , opening in front oyer U full vest of white chiffon, vvith broad fevers, tlrapisl with fare. qhF homton lace half a yard in width, extendilig' down each side of the front and draped over the hips, lormiiig a coal effect. The sleViA'es were long and fill], tapering to the arm below, the elbow and ending ixi a fall, <>f lace at rhe wrist. Around the neck there was a. plush collar of palest blue vidvet, over which oiitivined a robe of magnificent pearls. . fastened with a diamond clasp, tlie gift of the bridegixotn. "She carried a- large ] boquet qfjiiy ol tin- valleys. The bon i net wortt by the bride 'Avifs a liatuiy ' Freiicli creation, composed 'of lace ami blue velvet, with a white aigrette held in place by jewel pins. | Groom's Mniplo I Tire groom xvore a .well made Prittce i Albert wnt, wo’JiLc osely buttoned, with ■ trousers of dark t'.ft'A. White gloves I ami white silk l'ou..i,‘'iH-h:iiid, tie com- ; pleted the'bridegroom's attire. He wore a boil ton mere of the I ly of lite valley. General Tracey, yvho wti.s attired in O t

For Stomach Or Liver Troubles, Take | RYERS Uni Cathartic Pills Received Highest Awards I At World’s Fair. After sickness, take Ayer's Sa saparilla. ( I"- >'; '. c 1 | . :i ft.i J <i \ J . (ITC II ' buttonhole of lily of the vail- y ami ; white violet' and th-' ush- r- wore whit" -violet'. Mrs, '.h-hti F. Park' r. the 1 bride's ei-t--r. carri-id an exquisite bo--1 quet of cat..l:tyas orchids. I.elt for India 11:1 pot is. | Geiicr;'! ;:n:l Sirs. Hiii'rit-on lift tlie ■ residence of Mr. ami Mrs. Pinchot at 7 o'clock ami wore driven to th-' Des- , brosses street ferry, driving directly on . | board of the Pennsylvania' ferryboat ■ i which left immediately for the dejatt | ’ Avheri; the bridal coujile eiitorcd the pri- I ■ A’ate car of President Frank Thompson 1 Avhit'h was attached to the regular train I-I-• ving f r Indignnp-ilis at Irn-m-'diat'ly aft“r the train pulled out I diniierAvas served on the car. 1 .fiieral and Mrs. Harrison being jdiu'tl by Lieutenant and Mrs. John I. Parker ' and (x neral Tracey, who accompanied the bri-tal party as Par as Philadelphia. i Mr. :iml Mrs. ilarri-on are- expected to arrive in Itidianapolis tonight. ■ may- wtCT MiW’ Entire . town. ■ Every < •>'■./< n of I m-ws la., < lisirge«l Willi "800 l :;;na” l.i-mor. ; I'oimi. Ilia i'i-. I.:.I April —Tin'! ’ federal authorities as this ].>lac( are tak- • ing stei>s which ju'.iy [ilace the entire town of Lucas, la., under indictments : lor I-otlegging. Action is about to be | takjjn (ill the statement of Frank Goggins. who xvas mrrested a week ago oil ’ the charge of bootlegging. 1 He lias coufessed.'Und furthermore lias related a queer tale of the doings in the litlie village. According to his story, bootlegging is looked upon as a legally con- I stituted profession by the re. ident:-, 1 He cvervlxMly in the town is ' dkqoshig of packages. He alleged that when a tram stops at the station every t citizen, from tlie stat ion master down, is on hand with the packages, SCHLATTER? THE HEALER. Curing (tie Afflicted of New Mexico —Has ? Been Fasting For Forty Days. Silver City. N. M., April 7.—Francis Sch)attef. the healer, is now. at Pleas-, anton. a small town in western Socorro county, having been several weeks hi. retreat among the Mexicans in the snialll ranch towns in Socorro county perform--’ ing cures. He says lie does not know I where his next: stopping place ’will be. ! It is claimed several miraculous cures. were performed at Pleasanton. Schlatter looks very much emaciated, but 1 he-claims to be in good health. H"s::ys ' he has just elided a fust of 40. days and 40 nights. Fitrm Hie route taken by him he will enter Arizona in thex icinity of Duncan. The I’riure Did \<H \< rrpt. Ni-iv Yoitu. April 7.~-'Fh(' board of manager of Thirteen club have pre-] furred charged against A. L. Rawson of 1 Vt'o-'driJe. N. .1.. who.' it is said, r - eeutly palm-'d off on she olilb what pur- j ported tiTbe a letter fr<tin . Sir. Francis j Knojly. the private 'trrv of F ■ ■ Mk-inremf Wales. 111 whieli’TTie prim"' >' , ifecepted" honorary me.mbersiiip in the I 'club, rut which was in fact a garbled 1 "and altered let ter declining that.honor. ! Vice J*resi<lcnt’s Sou at lloi-ne. Br.oiniiNGTON. Ills.. April 7.—Lewis G. Stevenson, son of Vice President-1 Stevenson. Ims arrived at his home in I this city from Japan, after an absence of five months on a trip foFhis health. He returned greatly improved and. Avi. h his wife, who has been, Iroj e <lu ing his absence, will proceed to Washington t his week where lie; will resume his duties as private seeiet-tiry to the .Vice president. For ('oiniterfrit iuj*. Louisville, April 7.—Scott Wheeler, a vonng man who recently came here from St. Louis, was arrested last night Charged with counterfeiting. A complete outfit, and a quantity of I'oimterfeit coins were i'oumftn his room. Tht‘I- police believ" Wheeler is a member of .1 gang of eounterfeittTs,raided at Cincinnati not long ago. Important Case t led. Peokia. His., April i. An important case ..involving the (Iraml operahouse, the most important theater here, and the Peoria Evening Journal, Was set- ■ tled yesterday, the operahouse being 'turned over to purchasers for the I'irst National bank and tjic newspaper pnVp6rty to J. B. Barnes, lor some 20years its mabager and editor. , TemperaiKT -Kctorin Work. ROckfoiw. Ills.. April 7. — Francis Murphy, the noted gos|>el temperance reformer, has just closed she most ertiiusinstic series ol meetings eVer held in Rockford. Hundreds ol people have, signed the pledge.- It is the greatest t.eiuperam'U-ieform wswiy that, has wci" swept over this city. Anotlid Senllng su-liui.-r Itel(lins. St. Johns. N. F.. April 7.—Another' sealing steamer. (he- NiiptiVnei' lias ar-, rived.- bringing 22.<ri0.. sealskins. She reports that several ships were more or less injured ill the contliel'"with the ie'e-.. a-iid especially the Ra-ngi'r. . - sx' WEli ), ciia.ued, wit li Ihe murder of M is. 11 i-s: •-]■ I '1:. : c a I La t1) i-l le, u i ccii\ icTeH of mtlt'del i-i > he tirst degree ami siYitenecd Ju -d’o imprisonment .vesterday. , Ur, li. II t'i'rguscm of Ibi-nryville is iu-a j Vfj,-y preeavie'is stiii.e of health and is ex- i pei ted to die it un\ lime. He has had a tomb built 1 accordance with tils own plan, which is uqw, ready to receive his body. ■ ; ...v "■

ECCENTRIC OLD MAN i Imagined He Owned the Land Under Lake Cicott. POPULST STATE CONVENTiON.' AllJillic* V.'ill x.,t Meet I ntil 'oine Titn»" In *- (Ist iei(l(o;.'l < ((milletin- Bt-iim Hisel! _ t , ,1 l iit- Men 011 Trial I 01Milcil- 1 Mi-etina *>l l.mleaiorers lml<i ■ ana N - ■( s -N(it.es. , I Lo ■ i''!i:i . . Ind., April 7.— Mar- ‘ niaduk' M; A- riion, one (if the best 1 known .uni ccci-utric characters . in n, rth' 1 Indiana, died a few days ago ! lat the Ma-.ion Saidiers' Home. lb ’ , lived m. : Logan-port years. 1 after sen jug with S<?uiivfioii through’ the M'"\k ,in war. His appearance on ; the stn ■ t- was always the signal for lively .‘-allies from the sm;..l boys, to f : which i.e invariably answi red: “Take . the hay 'or "Let her go at that.'' To ■ him bcimig- the distinction of originat1 ing Tilt" sling phrase, “Take the hay.'’ I ; through trading his luxuriant growth 1 1 of whiskers tor a drink of whisky. I The .iii'idcnt occurred several years j ; ago. \ • rtion entered a saloon at the ' lower -nd of Broadway late one night ami asked for a glass of whisky. He had ’ j no moi- v. ami in ihe banter which ensued th Lai-tender offeri d ,him a drink in < aiigiA ioi'. his bt aril. Ven -nJ Avhipp- ’l out a k'"Hedged knife, and, with a .ast regretful ’glance, cut off his whisKe'sand handed them to th* c n mouth'd bartender, with th-' n : k. 1 “Take tlie hay.'' Among k;- many ! vagarii < was an unshaken belli f that he ov. ieii th-, land cove'-eii by the ; Wat. Is -.4 L.U.C Ci. '4t. la iieVvi" tin 't of talk :ig o: what he propos'd to ■ i ; with tl '■ land w hen it was drained. I’Ol'l I.l'l sT.\ I U CONVENTION". Alliance Not to Meet I ntil Some Time i in Aiiixu-u. j IniM. x \Pol.ls. April 7.—Tlie Pi ;pnl:-ts I of this slate have decided not to hold their suite convention until sometime in '- August. They think it will be wise to ' wait until after the other parties have i all held their national conventions. I The leader- say the Populistic sentiment ! throughout the state was never so pro- . ■ nounced. They believe that it the two | old parties do not otter some inducements to the advocates of free coinage, 1 there are tl-.ousands of farmers who , | will vote the Populist ticket next fall. On Trial For Muriler. Howesviij.e. Ind., April 7.— The Cin- ! der murder ease was called for trial in : the circuit court at Brazil yesterday, there being about 100 witnesses in <lt- i tendance. In a the. Cabal and Cinder-factions here two months ago. Stephen Cahal was struck over the - head with a club’ and killed, w hile two ’ ■of tin' 1 'Cinder brothers were seriously I ,1 injured. Charles. John. William and 1 Janies Cinder ami William Murphy are accused of murder in the first degree. ’! ’ - Christian Endeavorerk MeOttug. 1 Brow n-iow n. Iml.. April 7.—The 1 two (lavs’ session of the Christian En- : dcavor society of the Thirteenth dis- , •1 triet ix.s just closed here. Seymour was se'.-'cteii lor the meeting in Anri.l. I is|>7. a id < I P. Sirong'of North Vernon, ' Miss Ivy Ewing of Jackson countj. ■ i Frol't s ■ r (Irahain of Jennings county, j : Rev. V;;. Dutiham of Jlrown county au’it J icMts. k rev on of BartholtaneAv- I'oiin- : ty, we e i'hosen district seeri'faries. I . • “ " - ’T„ Harrison Bnttmis In t *4‘. TvigjC'.. ioius-.—.AjhM—r7==+inTf(i’'-'(.Ts <-f ' ;'butto';s bending' the -inscriptions of I “Harri'iiit aild Success'’ have suddenly i , pooped into use in this city. It has iteveioyer- that IhJMMi as a -tirst .installment . have b< en shipped hi re by Congress- | man T.iirimer.of Chicago, who is a del ■ gate’to the ST. Louis convention, an ! ’ I w ho is eredi"ed with a .deterniinatißH-p’! 1 vote for <. .’etteral Harrison on ei - rv ba - lot. 'Phe advent of the button has created (piite a Hutter in ciiise Harrison ■ circles. ~ A-' I Quarrel Over a A\ onuiu. CtiAur.Esr >w\. Hid., April 7.—Georgs Taylor and one Hsffly. both ’ mgrogs, be- i c:ime involved in a row about a woman I here, which resulted in Taylor shooting . Holly twice. One bullet took effect m i the right hip and another in the li-.C arm. ( (imtm tiirs B< in- llisvliaiaji-d. ' ENiit.isti. Ind.. April 7. —Ihe Air Line railw-tv is d : missing conductors. Last week .live w ■ re discharged, and several of the ticket agents. The supposed cause is collusion between these employes.’ ' - indiyna news notes. Wayne county commissioners will Imild a c.ottiiue at the Lafayei.'te Soldiers' Ilyiue. Tlie resitlimi'e oTT’i'rrFN'oMe ami MJ (lie I emite' is were destroyed by fire at Elw'ood. J,oss..<i.'>.'lX)o'.' ’ Mohn V. Rhue of G re'entield has been’;q>- [ pointed l>y (’ongressma-ii Henry to a cadet- I ship in the United States Naval academy i jit Ann.ip'dis A court mart,i ll has lieen ordored for tomorrow at S'lel.liyville to try the cases of alleged insubordination of members of the | Rilles of that eiti. A p. stol' the rriivelers' Protective associat ieii, h is been organized” at Muncie, headed f’V Joseph E. ('rew-. Jfliere are IS (•'barter members. * Goverjior Matthews is sotnueh improved ns to tie .'idle to ride', around in his carriage. He hopes to be in his otliee sometime tluring tlie wkgk. -XhfflTrAVrtritvtr witri-nr yirrrtvd-pt-PitTs-burg lor alleged burglary, iwis (-aplured at I'llwoal yeste.rdiiy and taken toPitts-bm-g :i \ lltUei'tive Cbok"" / • Tin ('h’ivu Point Polenholie companv, capit.d rmd ihe I’rot wood ('.inning i Comp-feu' cl 17 i« 11 nil >i;il. litpit. ’' ■ i lib'd articles of im-orpor.it ioti with tlie seere- ■ tary ol - tie y. 'terda'y. j ,Iml eMih'r.ai at Ind i.m ijiqb'-jP - .grant - I ed a i liauge of \vnue in the eas" ot Alonzo Rooker, ('ha 1 ged with assault and batteiv ■ with intent t" kill on tjie person o l ' Mrs. Emma Pees. Ihe case goes to Hamilton county.

F. SCHAFER & LOCH’S - HABDWAEZ STOB. ‘ 'lloncDjui rtoi-H .~-’ox STATES . iD B IES. ll’intcr is now close ;it hand and yoi: will need a sto.ye. H e have an endbss variety aiKi a atr^c-stock .* to select from, and qur puces arc fSRLD IICTE-RS A flj 1 (• Robes, Blankets, Jlliips, lllll* XIAPIT Al Sle ighs, Buggies, Surreys, VIII kjlvvll VI carts and the celebrated iiinbul Hamons Is Unequalled in the City. OFCall and see us, 2nd sfrept, Decatur. Ind.

, —N ■ - 'I ■ ■ ' ■■■—*■■ I I CARLISLE’S LETTER Reply to.a'Request For Him to Come Out For President, MENTIONS DUTY TO HiS PARTY. More <iiiieei-oe<l Ybout tho Party'* Declaration of Principles Ttian Its Selection of a ('amlidate Would Kcgarii Ini’ dorsem.uit Ample Reward For What j lie Has Done. Washing ton. April fi.—-Secretary Carlisle has written the follow ing letter on I the subject of his candidacy for the presidential nominal 1 m at the Chi-'ago convention. W AsHlNi’.Trt’N'. April -1. ’ Charle' V. Long. ('lui it mail Democratic. Male I Central Uoinhyittee. I.uiii-vilk-, Ky.: ; My Dr \t: Sin— Your favor of. March ::ii, ' in which you say, in substance, that many. ; of my friends in Kentucky and el'ewiiere desire me to become a, candidate before'he : national Democratic convention for nomination for the olliee of pre-ident ai d re ! questing me to give “soine aiithoritatiye j or definite expression'' upon the subject, j was duly received and ha> been'maturely . cpU'idered. ! Many eoiiiiuunications upon the same ■ subject, and of similar import have, been ■ received from friends indifferent pir:-i l tlie country, imd while very gratet 'n i r these 11 uiuerc:i--i xpre-'i.iie- of cun,, .ei.ee " — \' x A " X i few » / J l iX-'B ■ ! OB d' i ’ Joh'X G. \RT. T St.l‘.. and este-em upon tin-, put of my Denmertttiv follow i'll i/< I li'trcnol liei-:i able ,to reach t l:c,' ■nciu-ion that the exi-ui.g I conditions requin ne- to comply wit li tin y i requests l.iy au.t ti-iriz.mg t lie'n to iliiiiiHllu " me as a candid, r-.- for the president nd nominal ion. While 1 feel a prol'mind -interest in tire welfare of my party. Fam' ml'teh mo:e ci'neerued about its (■»e ! -i:iratjon . of-principle-; i than in its select ion ol candidale«. be,-.'in— . 1 in my opinion, it- l.iilnre or sitceess at the ] election, as well as its capacity forii-efitl service in the country in the future, depend Upon tlie posirivm it takes- or admits 10 take npou theqjublie ipU'-l iiDUs lion engaging I lie altellt 1011 ot the people. at.ej <' s ' pecially the quest ions afTeClirtg tmrtmmefary system of the eicintry amt the , liaraeter ami Jamotint. ol taxation to In im Aposed upon our citizens. I Its position upon these and other stlb- ' jects iiaviiig l>cen agreed- upihi. jriid clearly and distinctly ann’oiinf-ea, t tjon ought to have mi ditlii nlfy in - -lectin g an acceptable candidate who will (airly reoresenl its—views; -aud. in order t li:U u - 1 " " r

Daniel Schlegel, dealer lx Miw RM SPOim ROOFIAG, IML Tinware of all Kinds. Stflve-Piw, Reuainna art iFront St.,« near Jefferson Street. Decatur, - - Indiana. • ... - -. . ■ ■ .. .

deliberations .may •■ • (-’ubarr.>— -J as litt b ■ as possible by rhe oim ■ ntnm- of rival a-piraut-.'ind their friends. I ti'i. k my'dilty to the party w ill b <i»e-t performed tiy de(Tilling to |,.-ib: i-:ii ■in a'( ...iiest for tie I'he Ilk;; -o'.- o— n med when 1 e-i epR ''-. my presi-u; ~h;--i,i, i-o-i' di -r.-qui •• met-, devote iliv 1 nitre t 'ne :u:d alt'-ntiim turbo public im ci*-: -I. co mit fed to my. c!i:irgc. . amt 1 shall -i-Miiii-un-- Io discharge tinduties impo.-ed tl| ‘Ui tue to tic be,t of my. ability and in mcii manner a- will, ip my. judgments mo-t certainly promote tht true interests of th country; aml if. in t he. opinioti of my fellow Democrat' in Kentucky. my Se.l'V'ev-. ent i'.le me to tny-i r C.OlUmemlation and approval, 1 w.iinl regal-; their indoi'emeiit -i Hi.' public- cunr-'-as air ample reward ' r the l;tt ie I have heeii 'able to accomplish in behalf of honest ad ’ ministration and a soiind financial policy. With many" thank- tor your kind letter. I am very truly yours. J. G. (’ARLIsI.E. LEAPS FROM A TRAIN. "lii'aue Mao Finally lidliet' Fatal Wounds I pon Himself. Warsaw. Ilk.. April li. —A stranger, who had purchased a ticket from Sciota, i Ills., to Keokuk. la., jumped from the . : fast moving, westbound Toledo. Peoria ■ and Western passenger train as it was | passing through Laerosse,a suiaij station a few 1 miles,east of In re. Saturday night. The train was stopped and run back to '. ' the station; but instead of finding the man dead he was seen running nijiidly away, apparently unhurt, and was soon 1 out of sight. Sunday morning he appeared at-she station, mottuled a boxcar ■ . and threwJiiniself lietuttoremiist th’ere- ■ from, striking the end qt a. tie. His head M as fearfully cut. ami me was reti dered tui'-oiis-'"" Is. He 'd . probably die. He was iiielltitied by papers found . on his person a- Martin iJereioony, and was evidently insane. No ( a*e !>*•. ( n»ulv. Sov i'll B'.'.'l 1 . hub At : i;. —T’l-’ celebrated perjury, caw -aa' iiu't Dr. Dwight AL p-mrly has jum been quashed by the St. Joseph c.t-i tor court. Coonly is a patc'Ht,-medicine mumifactarer ;a:d' by .cry r 't, (,'■;'- : Cogo. H" was ’-I >'‘ c: 1 :-.S ago on tlie-elm-i'ge.(if ieTjury ci j an itfiidayir that It h;t(. 1 : : li- - ei'-u. sum. -and -■ ' w-i x-' -.< --W b Be fid i-ince I*,-'. .c-m.-i-pt wh.-u ut. , from the city, . . - - j Mini'ti'i' Tl r'-eR tri we- In New York. I 'NT'.W York. Ai rilM.— pie Hanibr.rglean io. 'lla'nisi'-qi l a:-' I'.ism rex ar'.'iv, - sri-rw-jy iro-.u Naples and ' -ru.'' _ ■u_t V- p.."- ttgris was A. W. T.-rtvi-. . 'tut-.'u Sulu , uxuusrm' .. :! to Turkey . ' ■.'."err ■'! (]■' l .' ‘t" i.itS '! an the Ann : a:. - .."-aldhe i wis a iiN.ii -us ' ■ ac.h, Washington. He' 1 uiid la' wash ■ rgwell. consideringtlie g-j- anpli'usii 111-aim- O'iiq'-'stuous voyage; — IMIIIX.t NEWS NOTES. ‘ ~ Ciiv Aouriivy Bmford of Greenfield is ‘ I "missing. ’ Judge David D. Banta i»f Bloomington ' is dying' of-i’.' ight' di'C -e. The (•oi)ti':'"i( , i's of Asmler.'Oii have iyrganize i a biiifdi r- exchange. Mr- Ella Homer, living near Lym'i, Randolph viHinty. was fatally burned by the explosiou'of a kdnp. The -'''th annual meet mg of l he Woman’s - . \ytis.-ioiiafv iciejy of The Wlritewarer I’teidi'yterv is-iiE<"'Mimi in Newcastle. The’ riM-h. : ,micersary ol' ihe establisliinent of the ' A I-l, Wo.--evlebiated, by lie 1 U-,-l'ii"gga-' I'i'-i-iit Imiiummohs.