Daily News, Franklin, Johnson County, 19 March 1880 — Page 1

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Tuesday Evening, March 30.

For the Beaefit of Soldiers' Families, under the •n| auspices of the

Ladies' Aid and G^A-R. Societies,

The dnunatixatkm of Sir Walter Scott's beaatifo) poem of

Lady of tlie Lake.

The following well-known citizen* will appear in the different characters of the play, as follows: Fltz James....... Rhode rick Dbn .. Douglass Allen Bane Malcolm Oreame. Ma)i*e.

All this will be followed by the side-splitting farce of

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Mr Turtle.......... Ttmothy Dandelion. Smatter .... Levlson.... John Post-boy.... Mrs Turtle.

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At foot of sUirway, 501^ Ohio street* At the Drag Store of Buntin & Armstrong. corner Sixth aad Main streets.

At the Terra Haute House, on desk in the rending room. At the "Depot Drugstore** of Robinson 4 Sherburne, 830 Chestnut street.

At "Eftst End Drag Store," J. E. Somes, 1901 Main street At the Bakery and Grocery of Mrs, A. Gerhart, 834 South Thirteenth street.

At the "South £nd Drug Store* of Joseph D. Markle, 1015 South Second •trwt

At the Agricultural Implement warehouse of C. A. Power, 104 and 10S Main street.

At the Grocery Store of T. A. Acuff. 411 LaFayette street, corner of Locust,

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Society leetlns Ts-Mlghl. Terre Haute Lodge, No. 31, LO.O. P., at hall on Third between Main and Cherry.

Friendship Lodge, No. 41, K. A L. of H., hall corner of Sixth ana Main. Court Morton, Ka 7, Foresters, hall corner Seventh and Main.

Castle Ivy, No. 10, K. of the G. H., hall corner Seventh and Main. $

•-•P. B. Triplettr of Brazil,~4fl in the city to-day. r&ii J' J? Wo*.» '•fit

•-•-The nail feeders arc U, give a ball Ajnil 9. U: tl

•-•Joseph Erlanger returned yesterday from New York.

•-•James M. Clutter has removed his resi: dence from 652 Eagle to South Twelfth street.

Evansville Journal, lfith: A. G. Austin, of Terre Haute, was in the city yesterday.

•-•Mrs M. A. Lamb, of Oakland, Ills., is visiting friends and relatives in the city this week. •I I Yr inrii imtliOYiii •-•James Nichols, grocer, corner First and Swan streets, is Wilding an addition tohlsstore. S '..A

•-•Tom. Stockton, a heater, well known in this city, is ^ack af tqr a years' r^siclepqe, at Centralia. .iu 1

•-•Carpenter Taylor lias just completed a splendid residence for Lawyer Thomas, on North Sixth Btreet. 1

•-•You will miss a rare treat if you do not go to hear Prof Carhart's reading tonight, at Christian Church.

•-•Rev J. C. Fletcher, of Indianapolis, will preach at the Congr^ational Church Sunday morning and evening. it

•-•Keyes & Sykes are rebuilding as rapidly as possible, and can give employment to a large number of bricklayers,

•-•Mayor Havens went over to Indianapolis yesterday afternoon to try and g^ an inmate out of the insane asylum. uU

•-•We understand from the Indianapolis Journal that the Vandalia RR. Company will advance the pay of their employes 10 p^r cent., April 1.

•^•A horse attached to a Howe sewing machine wagon ran away yesterday, on North Eleventh street, and broke a leg. The driver shot lilm. ,,

•-•George W. Waterman, of East 8wan street, who retnrned home from Indianapolis a few weeks ago, on aeoount of ill health, is not expected to live.

•-•Mr E. L. Norcross is meeting with success in his canvass for subscribers for the Telephone Exchange. He has already secured about 50 names.

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•-•Gen Ben Harrison will not be here next Monday night, oh account of pressing engagements. Frank C. Danaldson will speak before the Y. M. R. C.

•-•JohTi Columbus Lowe and hll^fafl^ left yesterday on a regular old-fashined excursion. They make their headquarters at Jenkin's boat, 16 miles down the river.

Vigo and Delta Lodges, K. of H., will take part in the parade of Good WiH Lodge this afternoon at 4

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•-•-V. Gilchrist, of Cincinnati, is a guest at the Terre Haute House. I .1 "J I!"••'•lag' 1-.* •-•Do not fall to hear Prof Carhart to night at the Christian Church.

•-•J. H. Beadle, of the Rocfeville Tribune was In the city yesterday.o

•-•-Boss Joe has arrived from the East where he has been for sdme time.

Col Nelson at Republican headquar ters to-night. Evei"ybody invited.

fHekd

Saturnaliathroophagorvim.

line in Peoria Journal. ,. Give you half if you tell us what it is.

•The rooms formerly occupied! by the Y. M. C. A., are being papered, painted and fixed up generally.

•-•Col Tom Nelson is making Republican speeches in the neighboring counties with much acceptibility. ^fi^?.

o'clock. The

McKeen Cadet band will itesd the procession.

•-•David Buntin and John Patterson will not spend the Spring vacation at home, but will remain at College and preprn for graduation, ocfflr Jn «l*mt two moottn. t?!* 1«

•4-Ah additional wire is to be plisded on the poles along the National road between here and Indianapolis. A gang of 11 men are in the city at present preparing to go to work putting it up.

•"•James E. Cowan, of Cmwfoa^mlk, Grand Dictator K. of H., gave the DAILY NEWS a call to-3ay. Mr Cowan will de liw the address before the Knights «f Honor this evening, at Dowling Hall.

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LAFAYBTEK, March 18.—Mr Frederick Laugguth, for SO years a citizen of this city, died this afternoon at 4 P. M. He was the omtnist of jtlie Baptist Church in this city for over seven years and held similar positions in other church/as in the past. He had been in failij^r health for some time past The funeral will take place Sunday, under the direction, of the Masons iiio

CDICAOO. March 18.—for' sotne

GREEKS

there has been trouble among the coal miners at Rapids City, on account of some strikers wishing to return to work. Mystic warnings, with skull and cross-bones, and signed "Mollie Maguire,": have been distributed among those who were pre* sumed to be weakening. On Wednesdav night Taylor Williams was shot through the heart in his own house. Two suspected men have been arrested, and are held for the inquest More trouble is threatened. ..atf"

WASniKOTON, March 18.—The Democratic Post to-day openly avows the obiect of seating Donnelly in plaice of Washbunie. It says that if the people should fail to elect a President, and throw the election into the House, cart it lie expected that the Democrats will allow their candidates to be defeated tlirongh the vote of Minnesota being 1 tiro wit for the Republican, where it would not belong? It calls the attention of the Democrats to the fact that upon this Minnesota case the politics of the United States for the next ten years may turn. '-iyj u'

CUMBERLAND, MD., March 18.—All the train men on the coal trains on the Cumberland & Pennsylvania Rli., running from Cumberland to Piedmont, are on a strike, the first division men joining the strikers this morning to the number ef 100. They demand 20 per cent advance, and their action causes over 41,000 miners and laborers to be idlo, and puts ?i stop to, the coal trade, as this road at present is the only outlet from the important mines to the canal, which is forced to remain idle at a time when their is a great demand for coal.

WASHINGTON, March 18.—U. petition signed by Jataes 'M. Alien, Newton Rog-' ers, Hobierg, Root & Co., Preston Hrthsey, and other citizens of Terre HaUte, uiking for a sufficient appropriation to build a postofflce in that city was presented by Mr Voorhees to-day. "It is alleged by the petitioners that Terre Haute ranks third of Indiana cities in the distribution of mail matter, and bn that Account is enti tied to the new building petitioned for.

Mr McDonald's bill establishing ft port of entry at Indianapolis was adversely reported Upon, and its consideration indefinitely postponed. .'v

LAFAYETTE, March ,18.—There was a rather sudden termination, for the presr ent, of the Shigiey will, contest case, in the Circuit Court this mornings One of the jurors, owing to Alness, was unable to, report, and objection, was .raised to the continuation of the case before 11 jury? men. This necessitated an adjournment, and the case wiil sta^d on the docket until such time as ,the court can try it. The trial had gone so far that the beauties of the Case were, being developed, and it was becoming interesting, when the cruel 1ui or failed tp appear, $nd jt0PPel father proceedings. uai( .,iq .}t( hitW

VERNON,IND., March 1$.*—Geo. Shrader, Arthur Switzer and Stephen 8. Miller were to-day sentenced lo Ue State Prison South. Schrader and Switzer f6r robbing the store of E. S. Parker, at Qtieensville on the night of January 3, the former for three and the latter for two years. Miller for false pretense. Miller is a speculator from New York and Philadelphia whb, came West and in October last obtained a title to 480 acres of land and $20 in money* from James C. Hoascy by fraudulent and false representsti ohs, trading him a lot of railroad bonds, the road' having no existence, save in Miller's speculative brain, and some landed real estate in New York and New Jersey which he never' ow"ned. Miller Is an old sinndr, and got his just deserts, ""t,r

SAN FRAHOSOO,March 18.—Of the osition to prohibit Wells, Fargo

from carrying letters, the Alia says: "It would seem very curious that any commission should recommend that express companies should be prohibited from canlying letters, when the people are so greatly benefitted. If the express service is not a necessity, the people would not stand the extra expense if it-is a necessity, and the Government derives its full revenue from the letters carried, it should be allowed to continue undisturbed."

The Sacramento Bee reiterates the arguments already advanced against the measure, and says the reasons given in support of the proposition will not stand the light of an Investigation. The journals from Stockton, Los Angeles, and other principal towns in the interior, come to hand protesting against interference with

MEMPHIS, March 18.—This morning at two o'clock William Shuttieworth, ft painter residing In the Irving Block, was awakened by hearing some one walking: in his bed room. Grasping a pistol Ae called out: "Who is there?" .Failing to get a response, he fired at the object In the corner of the room, which proved to be a burglar, who fled dowii stairs puniued by Shuttieworth, who fired two more idiots at the fleeing thief. Nothing more #as heard of the affair until this. mornii& at ,10 o'clock, when the pdlice were notified that Joe Costello, a young man haifing from Bowling Green, Ks., was suffering from a pistol shot which nad passed clear through tils riirht chest Investigation promithat he was the man shot by Shuttieworth, and had run to his boarding house, six squares distant, withottt knowing the ball had struck him. Costeuo came originally from Canada. He is aU the City Hospital, and will probably die.1

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... March 18.—This morning at

Patoka, Ind., Tom Fisher, while intoxlcAted, quarreled with his cousin, Byron ^Fisher( scooting him dead. 'CLTSTPX, III., March 18.—The grand jtinr indletetl, this afternoon, W. Harrison, a former circuit clerk of Dewitt county, for the embezzlement of funds collected by him while in office, said to !^about $v,500.

WvsnrNOTON, March 18.—The opposition to Tilden among the Virginia Democrats has almost assumed the proportions of a revolt. The entire Democratic machine of the State, according to report received here, is rapidly turning against Mm. The first statement of the case, made a few days since, failed to represent the anti-Tilden sentiment as strong as it is now kuown to be.

SPENCER, March 18.—It seems that accidents never oome aiagly. The day before yesterday Harrison Bean, a workman in the State House quarry, was caught oy a falling stone and haa one leg broken and the other badly crushed. This morning Taylor Demarcus, foreman in E. R. Bladens quarry, was instantly killed by the fall of a derrick. Both legs, one arm and his back were broken. He did not draw a breath after he was struck.

C0WKR8VILLE, March 17.—The Repub lican Nominating Convention for the Eighth Judicial Circuit composed of the counties of Fayette, Rush and Decatur the Joint Senatorial District, composed of Rush, Fayette and Union Counties, and the Joint Representative District, com* posed of the counties of Fayette and Union, met here to-day and made the following nominations: For Prosecuting Attorne)*, R. A. Durnan, of Favette for Senator, Jesse J. Spann, of Rush for Representative,, James N. Huston, of Fayette.

ST. LOUIS, March 18.—About 75 men. representing all the yardmen of all the mliroads centering here, held a meeting at Turner's Hall to-night, and discussed their grievances. It appears that formal requests for an advance of wages were sent to the superintendents of all the roads some davs ago, to which little, if anv, at tention lias been paid, and the men decid ed to-night that if their demands are not complied with by noon to-morrow they will Quit work. They demand $75 per month for yard foremen, #50 for yard switch lenders, and $2 per day for yard switchmen. The wages now average re spectively #65 and $45 per month, and $1.80 a day. Some roads are paying more and some less. They now demand that uniform rate of wages shall be established in all the yards. The Missouri Pacific strikers Say tliey have received advices from the workmen in the machine shops

that road at Scdalia and Kansas City that tliey approve of the action taken here alid that they will join the movement when the proper lime comes. The prospects are ior a very disturbed condition of railroad labor here very soon.

ST. LOUTS, March 18.—A most horrible tragedy occurred early this morning in the northern suburb of this city. Conrad Hefmab, Who lives at the corner of Broadway and Wright streets, with his wife and six children, liad been drinking heavily for some time past, and last night had de* liriuiji tremens. This morning, while his wife was providing breakfast, Heiman called for licr from an adjoining room, insc to nis and as she entered in response call,

providing licr from an adj pc

he assaulted her with a large knife, driving the blade through the lungs of an infant in her arms. He then struck another blow, burying the knife in the heart of his wife, killing her almost instantly. A brother of Hqiman attempted to seize the maniac murderer, and received a severe stab in the back, disabling him. Heiman then broke aw«y towards the river sinoe When he has not been seen.

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Heiman was arrested this afternoon, in Carondelet, the extreme southern part of the city* fully eight miles from the scene of the murder* When taken to the police station he was raving in an incoherent way and asked the officers to shield him from the demons who, he said, were pur* suing him. His infant child is not yet dead, but will die. Heiman also attempted to kill a young son of his brother, whom he stabbed, but the boy escaped by outrunning the maniac.

PrjTSBUita, March 18.—The National Convention of Bituminous Miners assembled' this morning. Vice-president Lucas in the chair. Committees composed of one delegate from each district were appointed to prepare je^pl tit ions on screens and restrictions.

communication whs Vtftd froitl the Secretary of the Miner's Union, in Illinois, stating that it decidedly favor* an eighthour law and semi-monthly payments further, they abide any action of this convention. The committee on restrictions presented the following:

Thai after juiy 4,1880, eight hours shall constitute a days labor among all coalminers df the United States also, each district shall restrict its own outputon and after July 4, 1880.

The committee on screens reported: t, Whereas, The system of screening coat before it Is weighed is considered an injustice to miners of bituminous coal, and' causes much dissatisfaction therefore,

Resolved, That all salable coal be weighs ed before it passes over anjr screen, in alL bituminous coal regions of the United States, Oft aad afterMay 1,1880.

The convention reassembled at2 o'clock I this afternoon.—After discussing the re* olutions offered tiiis raorning, they were laid on the table for final action to-mor row. A resolution was adopted that the ./ miners of the various districts organize themselves under a secret organization, and recommending the organization of Knights of Labor where no such r»rgani* tioas exist

D. A. Jones submitted a resolution that each State hold a§conventk»n on the thirds Tuesday of January, 1881, to declare a§(F, general and simultaneous strike through ,, out the bituminous coal fields against ibf present system of weighing coal. Di*^ cunion on this occupied the balance of the afternoon. The convention adjourned, till to-morrow.