Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 12 December 1882 — Page 2

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SO WAS MILTON,

And the Postmaster General of England, Said Judge Wylieof Washington,

When Ingersoll Wanted a Postponement on the Ground Dorsey's Eyesight was

Cotton Tie Decision by the Court-

THE H.YI'v ROUTE CASE.

Dorsey's Sure Uyoa I)ll Not Secure a Coiitiiiuancu of tho Case. WASHINGTON, Dec. 11—In the star route case Merrick said there was difference of opinion as to the necessity oi the personal attendance ot the defendant in misdemeanor. He was satisfied the personal attendance was unnecessary, but he submitted amotion that Stephen W. Dorsey be compelled to appear personally in court for trial. The motion was backed by affidavits sworn to by Bliss reciting the composition of articles by Dorsey furnished to the press and declaring his belief that Dorsey was able to attend.

The motion was opposed by Ingersoll on the ground that attendance in court would be at the risk of perpetual blindness, but maintained that his presence was necessary during tlio trial.

Judge Wvlie sustained his previous position that the defense might just as well be maintained in the absence of the ilefendant as in the presence, exceptin point of his appearing to testify. The ad'ecUon of Dorsey's eyetfdid not prevent his being physically and mentally competent to testify. The great author of "Paradise Lost" has written that work without a glimpse of sight, and the postmaster general of England is a blind man.

Ingersoll moved for a continuance of the case so l'ar as Dorsey was concerned. .Overruled.

Judg^'Wylio then directed tho jury to be called, and twelve jurors haying answered to their names, he rendered his decision on the question of peremptory challenges, holding that tho defendants in this case are entitled to four peremptory challenges for all of them, and cited authority for his decision.

The defense excepted to the ruling. The first juror, Mr. Barrett, was called, and after examination bv the court tUedefcnse claimed the rigfit to interogato him, which the court denied unless it was a direct challenge for cause. Argument, ensued as to whether the ju!•:• had the right to interrogation, and pending decision the court adjourned.

Internal ft oven nc and Turin'. Washington,-Dec. 11.—The iinance committee of tiie Senate, to-day, began consideration of the internal revenue bill. The committee will hold daily sessions with.a view of perfecting the bill and reporting it to the senate at an early day. 11 is learned troin undoubted authority that no objection has been raised by any member of the committee to the phtn proposed by Senator Sherman c£ appending as an amendment to tho internal revenue bill tho proposition to revise the tariff and that so far as disclosed by discussion this morning, tho opinion as to the character and the measure of tar will be such as arise from personal a individual views rather than from party prejudice.

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%£^Ajftl no Postponement was Granted, !JC Judge Beliviug they Could Proceed iu Dorsey's Ab« sence.

The Civil Scrvico Bill—The Pro posed. Measures on Internal .Revenue null Tariff—

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The Civil Servico Bill. WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—Tho senate committee on civil servico reform, (today, considered llawley's bill prohibiting the assessment of government employes for political purposes and adopted an amendment, making it a crime and prescribing therefor a penalty for any person to enter a public building for such purpose. Senator 1-lawley was unanimously authorized to oiler the bill with Ihismodification as an amendment to Pendleton's bill, if he thought it desirable.

Cotton Tio Decision.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1!.—The supreme court of the United States rendered a decision to-day in which it is held that cotv(n ties, each consisting of an iron strip and an iron buckle, imported in bundles, each bundle consisting of thirty strips and thirty buckles, each strip eleven l'cet long, and the whole blackened,'are subject to duty at 35 per cent, advalorem as much as' manufactures ot iron not otherwise provided for under the schedule.

The Nicarn^u.m Scheme. WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—The subminority statement submitted to the house to-day, by Belmont, of New York, from the committee on foreign affairs, respecting the Nicaragua canal, recited at length his reasons for 11011concurretice in the bill agreed upon by' the majority ot the committee. The document is devoted to a review of the whole question relating to the proposed canal, and closes as follows: "The proposed canal is to be built entirely within the jurisdiction of Nicaragua, just as the Panama canal is-to be built entirely within the jurisdiction of the United "States of Columbia. The -Spanish-speaking republic and the governments to the south''of us are deeply interested in Buch canal across the Isthmus, and* thoir wishes in respect to the political control of the canal are entitled to the kind and even generous consideration by the government of the United States, as the most powerful in its present strength, to treat its neighbors to the south of it in conformity with tho standard of justice so absolute and p. a-i't as to defy reasonable criticism. liniltee AVork. \Y \ii!Nt. !•--.N", Dec. 11.—The house onup.itli'o OJI education and labor ta

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day authorized Chairman Sherwin, of Illinois, to report to the house with favorable recommendation his bill appropriating $10,000,000 annually for the next five years to aid in public ed ucation. It is proposed that this sum shall be distributed among the several states and territories by the secretary of the treasuiy in ratio of illiteracy. It is also provides that a sum not exceeding 5 per cent, of the appropriation may be expended annually for the education of teachers.

The Mississippi river committee will begin taking testimony Wednesday next. The members of the Mississippi river commission will be heard .at the earliest moment.

xational Notes.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—Accustomed to the Lordly Presence of tho Imper ial Roscoe, and the peculiar manner of signature adopted by "Mahone—Virginia," Washington hotel clerks are but poorly prepared to do honors to unannounced English nobility. Last evening two quietly dressed and altogether rather ordinary looking young men applied for accomodations at Wormley's. They registered as "New castle, London," and "A. Parmeter Langley, London." The clerk 6ized them up, and promptly assigned them to upper rooms—in fact, very upper appartments—in accordance with his estimate of their probable desire for moderate quarters. The clerk's astonishment, on learning from a Post reporter that the first named guest was the duke of Newcastle, may be imag ined.

Senator Anthony, of Rhode Island, has presented each of his fellow senators with a turkey from his farm.

A daguerreotype which had been in the mails twenty-five years reached the person addressed a few days since.

Commodore Graham, of the navy, disowned a daughter, and replies to"a sharp note from the secretary of the navy that his conduct in the matter is being investigated by the orphans' court, and that it is none of the depaitment's affairs. The daughter is charged with disobedience in visiting and

The president sent the following nominations to the senate to-day: John P. Baker, of Illinois, to be majo and paymaster, and Charles B. Watson, to be collector of customs for the southern district of Oregon.

Before the Jeannettc court, this morning, seaman Ninderman testified that Collins was always treated -as a gentleman and an officer so far as he knew. He then described a little difficulty which ho (Ninderman) had with Captain DeLong on September 26th, 1881, but said it only amounted to his being placed under arrest.

The committoon appropriations had the post office appropriation bill under consideration this morning but failed to complete it. The committee meets again to-day.

The bill for the purchase of site and tho construction of a new congressional library has pre.fni'njice in the house to-morrow.

The senate in executive session, continned a largo number of nominations, including General Pope and Colonel Mackenzie to be Major-General and Brigadier-General respectively. No contest.

The issue of standard silver dollars from the mints, weekended December 9th, was $1,180,41)!), against $39-1,487 tor the same period last year.

The death of Brevet-Lieutenant 'olonel A. O. Vincent, is announced the war department to-day.

Tbe awards made by tho Garfield board of audit will probably be paid Thursday.

From January 1st all navv pensioners residing in the agency districts of Chicago, Columbus, Des Moines, Detroit, Indianapolis, Lquisville, Milwaukee and Topeka, will bo paid at Chicago.

The amount of the agricultural appriation bill to be reported to-morrow is $41-1,7S0, $30,000 less than the appropriation last year.

TOPSIDE TURNOUT."

A Chinese Funeral.

WHEELING, W. Va., Dec. 11.—IIu Hin, a young Chinaman employed at Joe Lee's laundry here, died Saturday, and was buried to-day with the rites peculiar to the celestial kiugdom. The body was placed in a neat pine coffin and the face washed and tho clothes sprinkled with a peculiar Chinese ltquor resembling whisky, used as a safeguard against illness. No religious exercises were held,the friends explainthat the nearest joss man at Chicago. All the in town and several from Pittsburg, with prominent white citizens, attended. Tea, rice and cigars were passed around at the house, joss sticks and candles were burned about the body, and a lot of coin and a fan were placed in the coflin. The drive to the grave was inado as rapidly as possible, by request of the celestials, money being scattered freely along the way. All the dead man's clothes were' burned rice scattered over the grave, and the party cheerfully returned to tho city, Joe Lee reniarking: "Blelly large fliends topside turnout."

ing was sick Chinamen

Husiuess Failures*

I.ITTLI: ROCK, Dec.-11,—The Gazette spccial from Batesville, Ark., says: Sam Guthrie & Co., of that place, and S. L. Gutlirio & Co., of Franklin, have assigned for tho benefit of creditors. Assetts, .$13,000 liabilities stated at $12,000.

MII.WAI KEK, Dec. 11.—Pierce & Trask, commission merchants, failed to-day.. Liabilities, $15,000 assetts not known. Mosttf the creditors are of this city. Besides them are Henry Bros., Baltimore Hills Bros., New York: l'ierco & Lucas, Louisville Sherman Knox, Chicago: Warren Bros., Allentown: t'. O. Perrine «$: Co., Chicago Ludington it Co.. Baltimore Wolfe & Heissing, Cincinnati, with very small amounts.

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.—The Schedules of assignment of K"" dall Bros., paper

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maining with friends who do not enjoy the commodore's favor. When the bill for the relief of Gen. Fitz John Porter is reache. \in the senate Senator Logan says ho v\l opposo it to the end. In a convei \tion on the subject this morning, when reminded that Gen. Grant and others were bringing strong pressure to bear in Porter's favor, the senator said he did not think Grant was any better in-, formed about the case than he, and at all events he had no vote on the pending bill.

dealers, 140 Nassau street, show liabilities of 5300,000 actual assets, $10,000. AUGUSTA, Ga., Dec. 11.—A. A Brooks, clothing and shoe merchant failed. Liabilities $70,000 assets stock, $46,000 accounts $4,000.

Brown, liquor dealer, assigned to S. T. Bleyer, St. Louis. liabilities $18,000 assets, stock, $9,000.

NASHVILLE, Dec. 11.—The dry goods firm of Jas. Franklin & Co. to-day made an assignment for the benefit of creditors. Stock if of estimated value of $22,000.. Liabilities, $34,000.

TERRIBLE.

The Explosion of a Saw Mill Boiler Kills Eight Men.

Blowing their Bodies Hundreds Yards Away and into Indistinguishable Masses.

CH ICV. GO, Dec. 11.—The InterOcean's Shawneetown, Ills., special

says a most dreadful accident occurred at the saw mill of J. Vincent & Son at

noon to-daj* Eleven men employed at the mill were scattered about the

engine room, eating their noon-day

luncheon, when the boiler exploded with extraordinary violene, com

pletely wrecking the mill, distributing iron plates of the

boiler to various distances, -from a few feet to six hundred yards, and immed

iately killing eight of the eleven men, and wounding the other three. One

body was blown into tho river,_ and

two were hurled a distance of two hundred yards. Several of the men

Vtnrf-actually blown into mincemeat, and friends subsequently went around with pails picking up the indistinguishable fragments strewn about. Tho following are those instantly killed:

Wm. Montgomery. Chas. Bloss. Henry Hughes, Charles Baker. George Price. AY'. P. Grove. James McLaughlin. Samuel Kennedy. Another named Wade Kee,was blown to a considerable distance and had both arms and both legs broken and otherise injured and died an hour afterwards. The remaining two men wore both badly hurt, one of them, it is believed fatally. Several of the unfortunate men leave families in indigent circumstances. The cause of the explosion is not known.

'JERSEY LIGHTNING."

An Kx])loaio.ii oC n.AVhUUy Still. Does S400,000^1hUHttgo. I

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Vernon, Pa., Chronicle special says: this mo.ining a copper still containing twenty-live barrels of whisky exploded, injuring William Lucas fatally and destroying the main building, together with the United States warehouse containing four thousand barrels of whisky. Loss estimated at $400,000.

A later account says: The lire from the first was a fierce one. all efforts to control it being useless. It soon enveloped the distillery proper, passing through to the receiving room, grinding mill, malt house,and then through the covered passage way to the warehouse. In two hours the buildings were totally destroyed. The distillery was the largest in the country, its capacity being 1,000 barrels per month. The cause of tho explosion is unknown.

Methodist Sunday Schools. NEW HAVEX, Conn., Dec. 11.—The report of the National Sunday School Union and Tract society of the Methodist Episcopal church showed that the union had since the organization helped about -10,000 Sunday schools at an expense of $-18,000, During the past year 77-1 schools were helped. Tht reafe in the Methodist Episcopal church 20,403 Sunday schools, 223,5)12 officers and teachers and 1,588,147 scholars. There are 19,350 scholars in Germany, 12,043 in India, 6,283 in Sweeden and 2,500 in Norway. Aid was given in every state and territory in the United States.

An animated discussion took place on tract work, its difficulties and importance, in which the Rev. S. B. M. Adams, Dr. Goodsell, C. E. Harris and other,, participated.

Teacher l-'razicr's Fatal Fracas. CINCINNATI, Dec. 11.—A Gazette's Cambridge, Ohio, special says: Wm. C. Frazicr, a school teacher of Cumberland, this county, during an attompt todisccpline his pupils,[to-day,',became involved in a general fight in the course of which he stabbed and killed John Hayes, aged 20, and severe-^ ly cut Charles Luce. Frazier gave himself up and is in jail.

Louisville Defalcation. LOVISYIU.E, Dec. 11.—There are.no new developments in the alleged tax defalcation at the city hall, but it is, understood the committee will make a report to-morrow. Mayor Jacob said to-day that no warrant would be issued until it was certain the right man had been found. The committee refuses to give useful information to the parties involved to make a general denial, and thus thejnattsr stands.

Pugilism.

CHICAGO. Dec. 11.—Tom Allen and James Elliott, pugilists, were to meet this evening at Parson Davies' place to put up a preliminary forfeit for a prize fight for the championship. Elliott and his backer were on hand, but Allen failed to appear.

A feci- Bennett's Wealth. N*:w YUKK. Dec. 11.—James 1\ Mallory, of Edgefield, S. C., to-day secured a verdict of $20,000 against the New York Herald for libel. The case a a

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FOREIGN.

Revelations in the Higgins Trial Regarding a Juror,

Who Held Out and Disagreed the Jury, as He Had Done in Previous Cases.

Gladstone Calls on tho Queen— The Property of Arab! and the O E a a to bo Confiscated-

The Bier Deficit iu -France's Financial Affairs Said Not to be so Real as it Looked.

Ireland.

DLBLI.V, Dec. 11.—The lord lieutenant has commuted tho sentence of death passed upon the five men who pleaded guilty to participation in the murder of the Joyce family.

DCBLIX, Dec. 11.—It is understood that the juror who refused to concur with other members of the jury in returning a verdict of guilty in the case of Patrick Higgins, alleged principal in the murder ot Huddys, is the same man who disagreed with the other jurors in the arson case last Thursday in which the prisoner was clearly guilty. The counsel for Patrick Higgins elicited on the trial the fact that the Ladies' Land League supplied money weekly to the infamous Kerrigan, whom counsel claims is the real murderer.

DUBLIN, Dec. 11.—At a meeting at Mallow to establish a branch of the National League, William O'Brien said before a man could open his lips in Trealnd, he must read through all the musty statutes enacted since the crusades.

The court of appeals confirmed the decision restraining the land corporation of Ireland from paying dividends on shares out of the capital raised for issuing shares. The decision, it is expected in certain quarters, will have a serious effect on Kevanagh's scheme for counteracting tho objects of the Land League.

Foreign in General.

LONDON, Dec. 11.—Gladstone had em audience with the queen to-day. MADRID, Dec. 11.—A heavy snow storm, accompanied by gales, prevails. A number of shipwrecks are reported.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 11.—The minister of the interior has authorized the publication of an English newspaper here.

LONDON, Dec. 11.—Exceptionally dense fogs prevailed yesterday and today. Traffic in the street, on the river and railways-is much impeded and»in some cases suspended.

LONDON, Dec. 11.—Five persons were drowned by breaking thiough the ice while skating. The thermometer is seven below the freezing point.

PAWS, Dec. 11.—The Kepublique Francaise again violently attacks the policy of the British government in Egypt. The article concludes that Egypt is too big a morsel to be swallowed even by England, and this she will find out.

BEUMX, Dec. 11.—During the discussion of the budget in the reichstag Saturday, Reichter declared the interdiction of the importation of American pork was much less a sanitary than a protectionist measure. There is no doubt that the fate of tho biennial budget scheme is already sealed.

LONDON, Dec, 11.—Lord Houghton has had two strokes of paralysis in the past few days.

P.vitis, Dec. 12.—The senate, by a vote of 13S to S7, passed the vote for 10,000 francs for the expenses of the funeral of Louis Blanc to-moerow.

LONDON, Dec. 11.—The steamer Otranto, from Hull for New York, arrived at Plymouth, has burst a cylinderand will probably return to Hull.

DUBLIN, Dec. 11.—Parnell lodged a petition in the land court for the sale of his property in the countv Wicklow.

I'KSTIT, Dec. if.—A duel between Ilieronymi, minister of public works, and Kobienczy, member of tho Hungarian district, took place this morning. Each fired two shots without results.

LONDON, Dec. 11.—The liabilities of Liberiakoff, Russian millionaire, whose failure was before announced, will amount to several million roubles.

CAIRO, Dec. 11.—It is expected a decree will be issued in a few days, degrading Arabi and other condemned pa.vhas, and ordering confiscation of their property.

LONDON, Dec. 11.—A fresh outbreak at the scene of the recent great fire in Wood street, occurred Saturday night, and the warehouse, belonging to Silbor & Fleming was destroyed.

PAKIS, Dec. 11.—The debate on the extraordinary Budget begun in the chamber of deputies. Tirard, minister of finance, maintained that the deficit of sixty-five million francs in the budget for 1SS2 was more apparent than real, since one hundred million francs had been devoted to the redemption of the public debt. He declared the deficit for 18S3 would not reach one million francs. The government was determined to oppose all fresh expenditure not rigorously justified. He insisted upon the necessity of carrying out public works by installments.

Tirards speech was received with applause. The chamber will not sit to-morrow on account of the funeral of Louis Blanc.

Gambetta left his bed to-day. LONDON, Dec. 11.—It "is understood a high law officer will accompany Gen. Wood f»r arranging the judiacature of the affairs of Egypt.

BM.".«ELS, Dec. 11.—The testimony in the Befnavs murder case closed today. The "American employers of Leon Pellzer say tliev have such faith in his innocence that they would gladly re-emplov him.

Canon Barnard, charged with absconding to America with the treasure of the diocese Of Tournay, has enabled the commissary ot police to obtain $2S,000 from Boston and S500,000 from New York, of the stolen treasure.

LONDON, Dec 11.—It ds understood that Egypt will contribute £3,200 monthly toward the expenses of the army of occupation".

PAKIS, Dec. 11.—It is stated that China is making great preparations to resist French designs on Tonqnrn.

TERRE HAUTE, IN DIANA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12,1882.

The French government is consequently urged to take active measures

A Review of the English Grain Market. LONDON, Dec. 11.—The Mark Lane Express in a review .of the British grain trade the past week soys: Wheat sowing is suspended owing to the inclement weather. Very little more laiid is likely to be seeded before spring. The acreage of the wheat cr -p for 1883 will probably not be mv.ch greater than that of 18S2. Trade is remarkably slow, and the millers buy sparingly. There is ageneral feelingoi discouragement at the large quan tites of foreign flour now on passage hither. Altogether, breadstuffs are much depressed. Barley is dull, weaker and sometimes cheaper. In foreign wheat merely a retail business has been done prices unchanged. Flour is weaker, but quotably unaltered. There is an unprecedented quantity on passage and it is almost certain,-to become larger. Maize is nominal. Cargoes very quiet. Sales of English wheat the past week, 53,035 quarters at^-lls 8d, against 4ti,30S quarters at 44s 9d the corresponding period last year.

A COLD NIGHT

Was Night Before Last When Last Male and Female Inmates

Were Driven Out

Of the Stnrterant House in New York By a Tery Dangerous .... Conflagration.

I\EW- YOBK, Dec. 11.—A visit to the Sturtvant house, this forenoon, showed there had been a very narrow escape from a destructive conflagration and serious loss of life.

The two-story and extensive build" ing, used aia bake house and kitchen, was completely gutted except the floors and roof. Every window-case-ment and window in the building was burned or broken, and the ceiling and walls were blackened and charred with the flames and smoke. Nearly all the windows on the first., second and third stories on the side of the Twenty-ninth street wing of the hotel, which looked out on the bake house, were burned away. Many of the lower rooms were completely ruined by fire.

Mr. M. T. WaTne, of Easton, Pa., one of the gaests, said to a reporter: "I retired about ten o'clock last night to my room on the fourth floor of the rear part of the hotel, and was soon fast asleep. About one o'clock I was awakened by the sound of an explosion, but as it" seemed to be at a distance I paid 116 attention and went to sleep again.»kln about a half hour I was awakened by a commotion in tbe hall outside of my room and heard servants' voices. At first I thought it was a light, but after listening a few monjents I unlocked the door, and seeing a bright blaze coming up through the wellhole over the kitchen, I knew in a moment what the matter was. Stopping only to draw on my trousers and coat I rushed to the head of the stairs. Looking down over the banister it seemed as though the whole place was on firg below. Fearing ray escape was cut off I ran to a room from which the fire escape could be reached, but found that the door was locked. I then, in spite of the smoke, which was very thick, forced my way to the floor beneath, and endeavored to cross to the stairs leading to tho Twenty-ninth street entrance, but was forced back by the flames and smoke, which entered the corridor from^the windo wt. Just then a lady in her night dress rushedup to me and said. "For God's sake save me." I said to her: "Follow me we shall get out all right." We oth then went down the main staircase to the office. I found the bar-room, officeand readingroom thronged with "guests in the greatest consternation, especially the ladies, many of whom were in hysterics and a few of whom had fainted. Several of them were in exceedingly scanty attire, and on going out into the street I found several of them shivering in the cold, with nothing around them but a shawl or a coat given them by sympathizing onlooker. I saw a lady with nothing but a shawl on her placed in a coach by a gentleman, and driven away to some other hotel. When I came down stairs the firemen were bringing the hose in through the front door. I must say tho proprietors did everything possible under the circumstances, and if thejr had not kept the good watch tliej- did on the premises there would have been no stopping the fire, and a great many of those in the hotel undoubtedly would have been burned to death, as the kitceen where the fire originated is so centrally situated that the flames penetrated several parts of the hotel.

Loss, 515,000 insured.

THE COLLINS CASE.

Tlio Wife of the Klcli Bradford 3Ian Released From the Insane Axjlam. BUFFALO, N. Y., Dec 11.—Mrs. Collins, wife of a prominent Bradford man who has been for some months confined in tho State Insane Asylum, has been taken out on a writ of habeas corpus, and it was stated by her counsel and friends that she has never been insane. There is a scandal in connection with the case. A short time before her arrest she was told by her friends that her husband was unfaithful and she openly accused two Bradford ladies of undue familiarity with him. She then came to Buffalo with a view to obtaining a divorce, and was soon afterwards committed to the asylum. It is alleged there was trickery in the manner of her commitment.

A Bad State of Affairs. MONTGOMERY, Ala., Dec. 11.—Owing to municipal troubles in Opelika, the legislature passed an act violating its charter and authorizing the governor to appoint a local government until a new one can be elected. This is the result of a contest over the mayoralty and aldermen. Two elections were held last spring and bloodshed nearly resulted. The supreme court decided in favor of the Dunbar government. Last week several people were shot by

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the adherents of the Dunbar faction. Worse things are apprehended. One man named Maloney was mortally wounded.

The legislature takes recess to-mor-row until January 25th. SiJ?

Iron Interests.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 11.—The large inside rolling mill and Trinton cotton mill at Newcastle, Delaware, closed Saturday for an indefinite period. Four hundred hands are but of employment. iron mill closed on account of dullness of trade and the employes of the cotton factory struck against a reduction of wages.

EASTON, Pa., Dec. 11.—The Delaware rolling mill, of Phillipsburg, New Jersey, fired up this morning, after an idleness of a month.

Steel Mill Shut Down. CHICAGO, Dec. 11.—The steel rail mill of the North Chicago rolling mill, at South Chicago, a very large concern, shut down to-day. It is understood to be partially owing to the quiet state of the rail market, partly to the doubt about the tariff action of congress and partly because no definite schedule of wages for the next year has been fixed, The furnaces are still in operation. The shutting down of the mill owned by this company-in West Chicago was announcea some time ago.

Obituary.

DETTOIT, Dec. 11.—Dr. John W. Kermott, an old resident of this city, and widely known as a manufacturer of proprietary medicines died- yesterday.

MILWAUKEE, Dec.-11.—Josiah A. Noonan, formerly a prominent politician and editor, one of Milwaukee's ioneers, died in the insane asylum toay, aged 70 years. The deceased was for twenty years the Warwick of Democratic politics in the state.

Change of Abode.

DETROIT, Mich., Dec. 11.—Twentynine prisoners, heretofore conaigned to the Detroit house of correction from Dakota, serving out a sentence therein, started this morning by the way of the Michigan Central for the new territorial prison, at Sioux Falls, Dakota, just completed. They were sheckled in pairs, attended by nine officers. Thirty more will follow in about two weeks.

Tho Young Idea Trying to Shoot. CnicAGO, Dec. 11.—A student in the Chicago University to-day had trouble with a fellow student. Presidont Anderson, of the university, reprimanded him, and he replied with impertinence. Dr. Anderson undertook to remove him from the room, when he drew a revolver, and tried to shoot the president. He was disarmed, and the acuity subsequently expelled him.

Murder in the First Degree. MILWAUKEE, Dec. 11.—Henry Clifford, a gambler Of this city, who killed Capt. Pugli, a wealthy resident of Racine, in a quarrel, resulting from a wager last spring, was found guilty of murder in the first degree in Janesvillc to-day, where the trial was had on a change of venue from Racine county. The sentence is not yet pronounced.

Coal Movement.

PITTSBURG, Pa., Dec. 11.—Advices from the Upper Mongahela indicate a large rise in the river within twentyfour hours. At Morgantown there is rise of nine feet and Youghieghenv ice runningout. Should the swell of seven feet reach here, about ten million of eighteen million bushels of coal loaded, will be sent out.

A Church "IVar in 'Fact. LEE, Mass., Dec. 11.—After a good fight Sunday between partisans of Actworth and Freeman, rival claimants to the pulpit of a colored Methodist church here the Actworth party won. In the scrimmage revolvers were drawn and Actworth knocked down Actworth preached in the evening subject, "Victory."

The Oil Market.

OIL CITY, Pa., Dec. 11.—Opened this morning at $1.10} Some calls were made at $1.10, after which followed an advance to SI.10i, a decline to Sl.OSi, rally to $1.09}, a break to $1.08}, an advance to Sl.lOf, and the session closed with S1.10J bid.

BURNED BUILDINGS.

The Town of Petersburg, Ind., Again Devastated by Fire. Special Dispatch to tho Globe-Deinocrat.

VINCENNES, Ind., Dec. 10.—Another fearful fire has visited Petersburg, the county seat of Pike county, making the second within a week. The fire broke out this morning at 2 o'clock in the rear of the postoffice building, and before the alarmed and excite*! citizens could get it under control, the flames lrad lickcd up a whole square, entailing a loss of $30,000. The little city waB utterly helpless, and it was only by the strenuous efforts of the people that the town was saved from destruction, as a strong northwest wind was blowing, which aided the flames in their work.

The citizens are wild with excitement and cannot assign no cause for the misfortune that has for a second time impoverished their city. The fire was the work of an incendiary without doubt. Just after the alarm a man was seen to rush from behind the buildings that were in flames, mount a horse and ride swiftly away down the Winslow road. Men started in pursuit of him, but gave up the chase "and returned to aid in extinguishing the flames.

Detectives will be employed to ferret out the incendiary scoundrels, and it is hoped they will be captured.

The postoflie, with its entire contents, was consumed, and losses on other property are as follows: J.J. Elser & Son, on store building, $1,900 no insurance. Mrs. Gleson's millinery store, on stock of goods, $1,500 insurance $700 in Sprinefleld Insurance company, of Massachusetts. G. W. Horton,"shoe Btore,$200 no insurance. Fred Reuss, harness and saddlery, $700 no insurance. Geoige King, grocery store, $1,000 insured for $700. Hammond & Brady, photograph gallerv, $300 no insurance. Henry Rickrick, on notions and fancy goods, $200 no insurance. Henry Gordon, jewelry store, $2,500 no insurance. Showlian & Boonshot, hardware store, 81,000 insurance, $2,500 in the Hartford and Continental. Gus Frank, diy goods and groceries, two stories and five

buildings loss on goods, $15,000 insured for $8,500 in the Hdme Hartford and Continental loss on buildings. $1,100, the latter insured in the same companies. Thomas Knight, store building, $1,500 no insurance.

OCHIIiTREEE S OVATION.

Arrival of the Hon." Tom from Texns. Spccial Dispatch to the News. WASHINTON, Dec. 8.—Among the arrivals at Willard's hotel this evening was Tom Ochiltree, congressman-elect from Texas. After he registered his name the clerk took the liberty, as is usual, of prefixing the "Hon." Tom said he would ask the proprietor of the hotel for the leaf of the register, as he wished to frame it. Ochiltree's canvass has cost liiin some flesh, the falling off of which is chiefly discribable in the epigastic region. There is no evidence of any loss of cheek, which he still carries. Surrounded by an admiring crowd. Tom related the experience of his campaign, covering 37,000 square miles of territory. "Talk," said he, "of Perry Belmont's and Anson |G. McCook's canvasses, when they can ride over their district in the right line in two hours! Why, I went on horseback, muleback, assback and afoot, and here I am landed a full-fledged M. O., ready to share in all the damned jobberies in the Forty-eighth Congress." His reception hero to-night by the habitues of billiard, bar and other resorts amounted to an ovation.

A stranger walked in on a pet bear owned by a St. Louis butcher and wanted to shake hands. All the clothes lie had on when the bear was beaten off consisted of a shirtband and one stocking.

Little Lottie to her friend: "I have so many cares. Yesterday a little baby sister arrived, and papa is on a journey. It was but a piece of luck that mama was at home to take care of it."

Two ninety foot lathes, said to be the largest In the world, have been made by the South Boston Iron Works. Each lathe contains 600,000 pounds of

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A young Belgian woman who lately died bequeathed her entire fortune, valued at $200,000, to the Belgian army. Ten regiments however, by special designation, are cut off from the inheritance.

PERSONAL.

Clay Wiinmer, of Rosedale, was in the city yesterday. J. F. Hyatt, of Clay City, stopped at the National house yesterday.

Mr. Ilarryman, whose father is a contractor at Greencastle, iu in the city.

Mrs. Raridon and daughter, of South Sixth street, are visiting friends in Brazil.

Charles Levings and James P. Crane, of Paris, wero in the city yesterday.

A. W. Daniel and Theodoro Anton, of Wortliington, Ind., were in the city yesterday.

Miss Lizzie Forristall of North Ninth street, is visiting her brother, C. T. Forristall, of Cincinnati.

Mr. Emil Froeb, of South Seventh street,-will entertain a company of friends, at his residence, this evening.

Adolph Maison, formerly a compositor on the Banner, has returned from Marshall, where he has been setting English type.

Mrs. Catharine Pinnegar, of North Tenth street, is ill. Slio is over sixty years of age, and has never before had a spell of sickness.

Dr. H. J. Treat has returned to tbe cityr«nd will resume the practice of medicine and surgery, after 11 months of clinical instruction in New YorkCity and Brooklyn.

Will A. Gordon, Chas. W. Vance, James P. Crane, Chas. Levings, David C. Phillips, A. J. Barr, and E. E. Carpenter were among the Paris people in this city yesterdav.

At tho National last evening: R. S. Heiskeill, Indianapolis M. B. Busick and D. Perrine, Newton, 111. F. D. Headley, Evansvillo J. E. O'Brien, Indianapolis. N. F. Stewart, Rushville, Ind. George P. Wright and W. F. Mason, Indianapolis.

S. M. Stevens, G. O. and I. of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, is in Preeport, 111. He goes from Freeport to Iowa, thence he will depart for Armstrong, Kansas, and after attending to some business at the latter point, will return to this city.

Mr. William II. Jung, formerly of this city, now of Collinsville, 111., will shortly be united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Schuricht, of that place. Mr. Jung is well known and popular here. He was a book-dealer while located in this city, doing business at 811 Main street.

Chief Vandever received a telegram Sunday afternoon, announcing the fatal illness of his brother, who lives near Dubuque, Iowa. He left on the night train lor that place. Lieutenant Bishop will act as chief during his abscence, and Officer Buckingham as lieutenant.

Registered at the Filbeck hotel last evening: T. U. Steinson, Marshall A. E. Spencer, Danville J. R. Wheeler, Mattoon, 111. J. U. and E. Sanderson, Patricksburg, Ind. James Godfrav, Indianapolis James Hunter and Henry Trimble, Nevins, 111. M. F. Burns, Clay City J. W. Shirley, Vermillion, 111.

Among those registered at the Terre Haute House last evening, were Daniel D. Ball, Marshall, III. J. II. Lindlev, Rockville E. F. Davis and wife, Newport L. P. Marshall, Bloomfield S. France, Homer, 111. C. J. Geohegan, Paris, 111. J. M. Judah, Indianapolis Wm. A. McMullin, Lovineton, 111, Ed. Burris, Indianapolis T. J. Cusliman, Sullivan.

THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.

Animal Reports of tbe Truiteei and President—Tbe Financial Exhibit. Indlnnnpolls Journal.

The trustees of the Indiana State Normal school, yesterday, submitted their annual report to the governor, giving a statement of the condition of the affairs of the institution during the fiscal year ending with October. The school was established at Terre Haute in 1S79, with an annual appropriation of $10,000 for the tuition of 150 students, but two years later it was found necessary to increase tho appropriation to $15,000, and thereby provide accommodation for 228. students. The report shows that 90 per cent, of those attending the school

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The report of George P. Brown, president of the school, gives tho average enrollment of students during tho year as 320. Seventy per cent, arc tho children of farmers, 10 per cent, of mechanics, 4 per cent, of merchants, 6 ser cent, of professional men, 10 per aborers, railroad men, etc. Since tho organization of the school it has "been attended by 3,500 stndents. Joseph Gilbert, the secretary, reports a balance of $5,S68.77} to the credit of tho tuition furid, and a net balanco of $3,301 in the treasury.

A Dollar and Fifteen Cents" Case. The traditional "dollar and fifteen cents" that figured so largely in an oldtime melody was the basis of a family quarrel in tho Wall street justices' courts yesterday. Henry Feldman, residing "here, but employed at Clinton, loaned a dollar and fifteen cents to Peter Rider, a fellow workman, and the latter left a leaden plummet as security for the money. Feldman came down home to spend Thanksgiving, and meeting Rider, the latter demanded a return of the plummet. The other replied that when he saw the color of his $l.lo this would be done, but not- otherwise. Rider applied an offensive epithet to Feldman, which tho latter allowed to pass. The matter rested until last Saturday night, when Feldman and wife, while on their way home from a neighboring grocery, were attacked by Rider and his son. The exact result of he fight is not known, but there wero five complaints filed, before Justice Bteinmehl yesterday, against the Riders, father and son, for assault and battery and provoke, and on four of them thev were fined. Feldman was fined by Justice Murphy for assault and battery on tlio elder Rider.

Tcrrc Haute Literary Society. The society held a meeting at Normal building last evening. The society is now engaged iu a study of the works of Dante and his time. That the meeting last night was a rare occasion, was the feeling of all present. The essayist was Rev. Thomas Parry, of this city, his subjcct being "The Inferno of Dfinte." It was a wonderful production and rarely has the great poet'.-) greatest work been treated in such a masterly manner. Intensity of feeling and vividness of description burst out in every line of this remarkable paper. The writer seems to have caught the spirit of tho poet and to have joined Dante and Virgil in their journey through the horrors of the Indferno, and ho has had the power to put those horrors in all their force before his auditors. We regret that this limited notice can not do tho justice to the essay that its literary merit deserves. Its" thought and power should not be lost, and we are glad to know thatthe so.cietv 1ms taken steps to have the paper printed in a substantial form. The next meeting will be the 8th of Jannarv.

Divorces 'Wanted.

James Stanton and Bridget Staunton were married in this city,January 19th, 18S0, and the former thinks it high time to sever tho nuptial bond. In his complaint filed yesterday he complains that the defendant has conducted herself in such a manner as to make him believe her a common courtezan. That she has been guiity of adultery at divers times and with divers persons to him unknown. That they have not lived together for over two years, and that during the present year she has given birth to a bastard child. Wherefore he prays a decree of divorce.

Charles B. Mullins, an engineer, and a resident of Prairie Creek township, applies for a divorce from Mary Elizabeth Mullins, to whom he was married in April, 1879. The causes for actions, as set forth in the petition, arc cruel and inhuman treatment of plaintiff's children by a former wife indecent, vulgar and abusive language to himself. This is the substance of the complaint, which is quite lengthy.

The "Wide Awalte."

The holiday number of this household magazine is replete with fine illustrations and a variety of articles unequalled by any other juvenile magazine. As "most of the opinions and resolves which shape state society and progress spring into life during childhood and youth over lavorite books, it is plainly the aim of the editors, as shown,by their careful selection of articles", to keep in view the probable influence of every story and article—whether to encourage tho girls to be true to their highest ideas of conduct and attainment, or to encourage the boys to be more chivalrous, courageous, enterprising and self-helpful.

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A Thirteen Pound Baby, and the Old Man on a Strike. A thirteen-pound boy arrived at the residence oi Mr. Thdmas Bailey, of 523 North Second street, Sunday afternoon. Mr. B. is one of the striking puddlers of the Wr-.bash Iron works.

It is expected that a party of 100 will come over from Paris, next Friday, tj attend the Kellogg-Brignoli concert.

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come from the laboring classes, and are-Iv" from the farm hence, tbe institution 1 merits the support of the people in an1 unusual degree. The growth of the 1 school made it necessary to employ'* more teachers, but in eompliancc witu the act of the legislature in 1878, the alaries of the faculty were reduced so,* as to meet the demands and keep tlie't. expenses within the appropriation.. The school has since increased three-

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foid in every department, and the expenses are far iu excess of tho appropriation made hy the state for its maintenance. In* view of this the trustees petition the legislature to increase the appropriation for tuition $5,000. The secretary's report shows that the .• incidental fund has been overdrawn $1,505.25, and the cause is attributed to the failure of the specific appro- ._ priation bill, providing $5,000for neating apparatus, to pass the legislature. To meet the necessary incidental expenses during the coming year tho trustees state that, with the" strictest economy, they will require an appropriatiohof at least $5,000. They further ask 82,000 for the purchase of scientific apparatus and $2,000 for new books for the library.