Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 18 September 1883 — Page 1

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FOREIGN.

Tseng, Waddington and Ferry Still Debating About a Peace.

The Chinese Ambassador Regrets that

France

Does not Make

a Proposal.

O'Dounell's Arrival in England Yesterday—Closely Guarded from liis Friends.

Declarations of the Irish league— German, the Language for Alsace—liorraine—Foreign in General.

ANXIETY ABOUT ANNAM.

The French Government Have Not Yet Made Any Proposals to China to Settie the Affair.

PAKIS, September 17.—WaddingtOD, French ambassador to Great Britain, returned from his visit to Earl Granville, at Walmer Castle, England, where he met Tseng, Chinese embassador^ Waddington, in an interview with Prime Minister Ferry, yesterday, expressed the disappointment felt by Tseng at the absence of any official proposals on the part of the French government for the settlement of the Tonquin question.

CANTON, September 17.—There are now seven Chinese gunboats moored alongside the English and French men-of-war, opposite the foreign consulate. A placard on the wall threatens the destruction of all European property if the government so decides. Indemnity will be paid for damage done property of Europeans during the recent riots.

LONDON, September 17.—The Standard's Hong Kong special says the severity of the blockade of Tonquin has been so far relaxed as to allow vessels to proceed to their ports of destination, after being searched for articles contraband of war. A great lack of harmony ex'sts between the French civil and military authorities at Tonquin.

PARIS, September 17.—The National states that Marquis Tseng is treatirg directly with Prime Minister Ferry and that Waddington, the French embassador to London, is assisting in the negotiations.

HONG KONO, September 17.—General Bovet has arrived here fron Hanvi. Operations in Tonquin have been suspended until the arrival of reinforcements.

PAKIS, September 17.—The French government has withdrawn the' orders to the English firm to construct river ganboats for service in Tonquin, on account of inability to agree on the terms of the contract.

Republique Francaise urges it is to the material interests of all European powers to make a common cause with France against the raising by China of barriers to commerce.

Rumors of dissension in the French cabinet revived. It is thought they will result in }he retirement of Chelle-mel-Lacour. Waddington had an interview with Ferry to-day.

O'Donnell Lamled at Southampton Yesterday. LONDON,September17.—Theauthori

ties at the last moment decided to take O'Donnell to Southampton instead of Plymouth. It is not known whether this course was taken because of information received by the police relative to movements of sympathizer with the prisoner. O'Donnell states he had a pleasant voyage and had not been in irons nor handcuffed. His custodians treated him with remarkable kindness, allowing him to go upon deck mornings and afternoons and his meals were served him in his cabin. O'Donnell has an irish cast of countenance and piercing black eyes. He shook hands heartily with the detectives, who received him from the Cape policeman. It is reported that O'Donnell has said he does not so much mind being tried for the murder of Carey, but is afraid he will be recognized by the police as a participant in other affairs. The detectives who

have

charge of O'Donnell are the

s«.me men who were engaged in ferreting out the recent dynamite conspirators. The railway carriage in which O'Donnell will be conveyed to London, and the carriage preceding and following it, will be filled with policemen.

Declarations of the Irish League. DUBI.IN, September 17.—There was a

mass meeting of the Irish National League at Carrick, on the Shannon, Sunday, at which Thomas Power O'Connor, member of parliament for Gal way, delivered a stirring speech in favor of home rule for Ireland. The meeting adopted resolutions declaring that the Irish National League will never cease its efforts until a native Irish parliament is established. A large nieetine of the league was also held at Mallow, at which William O'Brien, M. P., editor of United Ireland, made an address. He urged his hearers to persevere in their determination to win the independence of Ireland from English domination, by peaceful means if possible, but win it at all hazards.

Alsace—Lorraine.

METZ, September 17.—Manteoffell, military commander of Alsace—Lorraine, has issued a decree proclaiming the use of the German language by judicial and municipal authorities at Metz and Thionville shall be compulsory after the first of January, 1884, as the use of the French language has been utilized to excite an agitation tor the restoration of Alsace—Lorraine to France. Manteuffel is concilitary in spirit.

Time for Him to lletire.

ST. PETERSBURG, September 17.—It is stated that the czarina lately detected one of the imperial chamberlains in the act of placing a nihilistic document in her apartments, and, fearing the consequences, he committed suicide. The authorities endeavored to prevent the fact from being made public.

An Uncomfortable Coincidence. PARIS, September 17.—Captain De-

1-inay, a French infantry officer, pre-

rwwm

two days within its actual occurrence. He predicts a worse disaster in 1886. The French academy of science, discussing the prediction, decided it is merely an extraordinary coincidence.

Talking About Java.

THE HAGce, September 17.—Parliament opened to-day. The king referred to the calamity that had befallen the people of Java, and said he felt assured the charity extended the sufferers would be equal to the great necessities of the occasion. Active co-operation of the government and parliament would tena largely to mitigate the disaster.

The king also Baid serious efforts would still be required to pacify Acheen Sumatra.

Gladstone Yachting.

COPENHAGEN, September 17.—Gladstone arrived yesterday on a yachting cruise. He dined with the royal family to-day.

Obitnary.

BERNE, September 17.—Dr. Stintzing, an eminent professor of jurisprudence in the University of Bonne, was killed, recently, while climbing the Alps.

PARIS, September 17.—Victor Alexander Puisans, a French mathematician, aged sixty-three, is dead.

RAILROAD RATES.

Commissioner Fink Testifies Before the Senate Committee. NEW YORK, September 17.—Albert

Fink, who is commissioner of the trunk lines, was before the senate committee to-day. His bureau was composed of forty railroads, and was organized to maintain a uniform rate. The roads represented in the association of which the witness was at the head were five trunk lines, New York Central, New York, Lake Erie & Western, Pennsylvania, Baltimore & Ohio and the Grand Trunk Line of Canada, with all their Western connections. The latter are roads running east and west. The territory in which these roads are located is included between the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the great lakes. Mr. Fink also stated that there were two other associations west of. the Mississippi river, one of which includes several large lines running west from Chicago, as the Chicago & Northwestern, the Chicago & Alton, Chicago & Rock Island and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. The other association comprises roads west of the Missouri.

Mr. Fink thought legislation might be employed as an assistant to the railroads to maintain uniform rates if such an organization as he managed could be incorporated by the general government, but no direct legislation would avail. It would be best to let the railroads manage their own business until the people came to understand the interests of the public and the railroads were identical. Any legislation or attempt at legislation at the present time would be regarded with suspicion. The Regan transportation bill was utterly impracticable. Freight rates in this country were the cheapest in the world, and the tendedcy was still to lower them. The scheme that the government should purchase the railroads and own them itself, he pronounced to be the wildest folly, and one which no sane man would for a moment contemplate.

Advertising a Newspaper. CINCINNATI, 0., September 17.—The

News-Journal was served notice by proper officials about dark this evening that General Andrew Hickenlooper had brought suit against the NewsJournal company for one hundred thousand dollars, for libel in printing the DeCamp scandal on Saturday, September 15th. Notice was also given that warrants had been sworn out for the arrest of Governor Underwood, editor, and C. II. Van Hamm, reporter of the News-Journal, for publishing the aforesaid alleged libeh Also, a warrant for the arrest of John Thompson, jr., a reporter of the News-Journal for libel in asserting that General Hickenlooper was the man referred to in the story rf the DeCamp scandal. The NewsJournal did not name any man in the report of that scandal, but. said the man in the case had held high official positions. Since 7 o'clock to-night Mr. VanHamm and John Thompson, jr., have been arrested and released on their own recognition. The NewsJournal people seem to regard the matter as not at all serious.

Volkesfest.

WILMINGTON, Del., September 17.— The Y-xJkesfest, a three days' celebration for the benefit of the GermanAmerican school, opened here this morning with a street parade, which excelled anything of the }?ind ever 3een here. Governor Stockly and Secretary Cansey occupied one of the carriaces. When the procession arrived at Schuetzen park the festival opened with addresses by Senator Bayard and Eberhardt and Freye, the latter speaking in German.

GERMAN BAPTIST CONFERENCE. PITTSBURG, Pa., September 1/. The German Baptist conference closed its thirty-third session here to-day. Nothing important was done except the election of the Rev. Peter Hitter, of Rochester, N. Y., as an evangelist. The trf-annual conference will meet at Cleveland next Thursday, and the next annual conference will be held at Newark, N. J., a year hence.

Killed by a Bear.

DETROIT, Mich., September 17.—The body of a man found in the woods eight miles from Cheboygan, has been identified as Frank Devereaux, a homesteader, who has been living near the scene of the ghastly find. The surroundings show that he was killed in a bear fight, which resulted fatally to Mr, Devereaux and the bear, as the animal's body was found near that of the dead man. Devereaux body was in a sitting position, braced against a log, where he hal evidently placed himself after the contest with the bear.

Annulling a Foreeil Marriage. NRW YORK, September 17— Judge

Donohue, of the Supreme court annulled the marriage of Wm. Turk and Amelia M. Salman. T»rk claimed he was compelled to marry Miss Salman by the threats of her father and brother that they would shoot him it he refused.

From Portland to Portland PORTLAND, Me., September 17.—A

train of cars loaded with corn has been

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Oregon. The cars are loaded with corn raised and canned in this vicinity, and are conspicuously lettered so as to attract attention at all points on the route. A special fast schedule has been arranged, and the train is expected to reach Chicago in four days, and will then move without delay via St. Paul and the Northern Pacific railway.

JAY-EYE-SEE

BEATS HIS RECORD.

A Mile in 3:10 3-4 without a Break at Providence. PROVIDENCE, September 17.—Four

thousands persons witnessed the trotting in the grand circuit at Naragansette Park Sunday. The greatest interest of the day centered in the attempt of Jay-Eye-See to beat his record of 2:14 for a purse of S2,000. He trotted his warming-up heat in 2:20, and when the final trial came he made the most remarkable exhibition of trotting ever seen on this track. His time to the first quarter was 34 seconds to the half, 1:06£ to the three-quarter, 1:39, and he finished in 2:10f. He went over the entire course without a skip or break of any kind and when he came under the wire he showed no signs of distress. The enthusiasm was great, the spectators standing in their seats and cheering loudly as the plucky little flyer came down the homestretch.

This performance by Jay-Eye-See

Elaces

him at the head of all trotting orses now on the turf. His time, 2:10f, is half a second faster than St. Julien's best time, 2:11}, and only a half a second slower than the be3t on record, the 2:01} of the peerless Maud S. Jay-Eye-See is a black gelding by Director, the sire also of Phallas and Director, and is the property of J. I. Case.

After completing his starring tour in this country, Sullivan will go to England to give exhibitions there and on the continent.

Mitchell and Sheriff, the Prussian, were matched last night for a private contest with gloves October 2d next for one thousand dollars a side.

Fifteen yearling colts, worth $26,375, were shipped from Lexington to the Dwyer Bros., in New York. They were bought in Kentucky and Tennessee.

Mitchell will fight the "Prussian" for $1,000 a side. Sullivan refuses to meet the "Prussian" until after his sparring tour is completed. He will then fighthim privately for $1,000 a side.

The new Tennessee law against gambling is being made nugatory by using decks of cards upon which pictures of animals appear instead of the usual spots. The cards are designated by the names of the animals whose pictures they bear.

Social Matters.

NASHVILLE, September 17. Miss Mary Ballard Burch, daughter of the late Colonel John Burch, secretary of the United States Senate, will be mar. ried on Wednesday, to Mr. Charles Schiff, American manager of the Erlanger railroad syndicate and associate of Baron Von Erlander.

SAN FRANCISCO, September 17.—Mr. Neil son, acting as attorney for Miss Aggie Hill in her suit against Senator Sharon for adultery, produced several written statements, published yesterday in the Chronicle, setting forth a contract of marriage between Sharon and Miss Hill, dated August 25,1880. Also a letter dated from the Senate chamber at Washington, in which he addressed her as his "loyal wife." Miss Hill claims the marriage contract was written in accordance with the provision of the Irville code of California.

I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge.

PROVIDENCE, September 17. The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows began its fifty-ninth annual session. Governor Bourne welcomed the delegates to the state, and the mayor to the city. The report of the grand secretary shows the progress of the order is extremely gratifying. The net gain in membership is 18,050. Total relief afforded, $1,882,440. Total revenue, $5,245,940. The aggregate available assets is $74,772. The revenue the past year exceeded lie expenses, $7,560.

Arrested Becau |e Slie Wanted to Marry MILWAUKEE, )eptember 17.—Sheriff

D. Anderson, of Dodge county, ar. rived here to-day from Alpena, Mich., with Victoria Vidior, who is accused of murdering her husband. The family lived at Westford, Dodge county, and on July 4th'the husband died suddenly. The body was afterwards exhumed and arsenic was found in the stomach. Nothing was heard of Mrs. Vidior till a letter came from Alpena asking for a certificate of death of her husband, as she wished to marry again.

Louisville's Big Show.

LOUISVILLE, September 17.—This is Kentucky week at the Exposition and Louisville fair, at which one million dollars worth of stock is already in Mie stables. Governor Knott and all the State officers are to be in attendance. The Press Association of Kentucky is to attend both the fair and exposition Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Other press associations from all over the Union are to follow in regular orde.

Mr. Tllden Going Yachting. NEW YORK, September 17.—It is re

ported that Samuel J. Tilden will leave New York this: week op his steam yacht Yosemite for the south, possibly as far as Rio Janeiro. Mr. Tilden's friends, in urging him to leave his long continued seclusion, are said to be moved by the desire to prove by his ability to command a yacht that lie lias the physical ability to pilot the ship of state for a few years at least.

River Improvement.

CAIRO, III., September 17.—Captain Carter, of the City of New Orleans reports the channel much improved by the government work at Plum Point and Lake Providence. At this stage of water before all boats had trouble. Now there is the deepest water.

Apollo Commandery Returned. CHICAGO, September 17.—The mem

bers of Apollo Commandery Knights Templar reached home tc-day from their European tour. They were received by sister commanderies. Addresses of welcome and responses were delivered at the asylum.

Frost In Iowa.

DUBUQUE, September 17.—A slight frost appeared here this morning. No damage to crops.

The Terrible Bavages of Yellow Fever at Guaymai, and the Too Hasty Burials.

GUAYMAS, Mex-, September 17.—Jt is now clearly established that the disease raging here is yellow fever. All who can are fleeing from the city. The medical corps is being reinforced as rapidly as possible. .Twelve of the late arrivals have died. Eighteen deaths were reported yesterday. Many others were not reported. Ti^p streets are almost deserted, the only sounds heard being the rumbling of the death cart. The Board of Health issued orders that dead bodies be immediately removed and buried.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., September 17.—A party of twelve Americans who fled from Guaymas arrived last night and said the people were leaving that city by hundreds. There was hardly

PENSACOLA, September 17.—The city is still henlthy. Four cases and three deaths at the Navy Yard.

Shipwrecked.

HALIFAX, September 17.—The bark Britanica was lost on Sable Island, and the captain's wife, three children and eight of the crew were drowned, including the first and second mates. The captain and remaining three seamen have arrived in Newfleld. The survivors were three days on the wreck when rescued. They had attempted to reach shore on a raft, when a heavy sea swept them all off1, including the captain's wife and three children. Three sailors were saved, and the captain was able to reach the raft again, the latter carrying with him two children, but they died shortly after.

BOSTON, September 17. The steamer Prussian, from this point for Liverpool, was sighted September 1st with a shaft broken.

LONDON, September 17.—Arrived: Erin, from New York. HAMBURG, September 17 Arrived, Hammonia, from New York.

GLASGOW, September 17.—Arrived: State of Nevada, from New York, NEW YORK, September 17. Arrived: steamers Rhastia, Hamburg, Devonia and Glasgow.

QUEBEC, September 17.—Arrived, Polynesian, Liverpool. LOXDON, September 17.—American, of Baltimore, Paris and Yucatan, of New Orleans, arrived out.

LONDON, September 17.—The steamer Mountsboy, from Galveston, arrived at Altoona.

An Overdue Excursion Steamer. CLEVELAND, September 17.—The steamer, Saginaw, left here Saturday night with a large number of excursionists on a round trip to Detioit and return. She was due here this morning, but has not arrived at midnight and ho word. Friends of the passengers are greatly alarmed lest she has been lost during a heavj^storm.

Massachusetts Politics

BOSTON, September 17.—The present secretary of state, treasurer, auditor and attorney general have been renominated by acclamation by the Republican convention. There is opposition to Pierce for governor, owing to his vote against counting Louisiana for Hayes.

Death of Junius.

MANCHESTER, Mass., September 17.— Junius Brutus Booth, oldest of the brothers, died peacefully at 11:10 o'clock tonight. Agnes Booth was at his bedside. Edwin Booth, his brother, visited him yesterday.

TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA, TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 18. 1883.

BURIED ALIVE.

house but con

tained some victims. The authorities had given over the work of burying the dead to a pack of Indians, who went from house to house carrying bodies by those supposed to be dead or dying. The bodies were buried so rapidly that mistakes occurred and many were put under ground while still living.'

THE POLYTECHNIC,^

The Opening Day—A Large Attendance Promised.

The Rose Polytechnic Institute opens to-day, and the attendance promises to be large. The officers were busy yesterday receiving applicants and the old students. Over four hundred catalogues have been sent out this year. All the members of last year's class wiU return with the exception of one, a condition" member. Three students from the Worcester Institute have left that institution, and will attend here. The institute will get under headway to-morrow.

The grass in the yard of the Polytechnic Institute has become firmly set, and presents a fine appearance. Great care and attention have been given it this summer, and.it has well repaid the labor.

The Old Story.

An honest, industrious woman lately found employment in one of our best private families. Unfortunately she is cursed with a worthless husband from whom she has lived apart but without escaping constant persecution from him. His last attempt was to take away from the wife a sewing machine paid for by her own money. Yesterday he went to her home, abused her, choked her and acted like a cur generally. As usual the wife stands between the husband and punishment.

A Grass Widow's Woe. A woman whose maiden name was Taylor, but who is now a grass widow, was complaining to the police last night that her sister, a Mrs. Ella Yoris, had taken her child and left the city because she (the grass widow) refused to leave the place where She was at work. She yas accompanied to the station by a thick-set, cross-eyed man, who said he was asking some one to say something lerogatory about his companion's character. Why he wanted affairs to turn out thusly he didn't say.

Young Balloonists.

Fen Dowling and Walter Dunbar have purchased ft balloon of the Terre Haute Savings bank. The balloon came in possession of the bank several years ago, having been taken for debt. It is a large one, the basket being six feet square. It is the intention of the yonng men to make ascensions. -r—

A New Market Place.

The city council will soon have the trsk of selecting a new wood, hay and straw* market. The space now used will be taken up when the construction of the new court house is commenced And after the building is finished the market will be rather out of place in front of such an imposing structure.

The Proposed Elevator. No definite action has as yet been taken as regards the new elevator. It is understood that several well-known capitalists stand ready to invest their money in the enterprise.

Kicked by a Horse.

The oldest son of Nick Dodson, the engineer, was kicked by his father's horse, yesterday, and was carried home almost unconscious. Hi? nose was

almost torn from his face. Mr. Dodson's family seems to be rather unlucky. He has been almost killed on several occasions himself, and his youngest son is just recovering from injuries received from a runaway horse. ipp

Mortgages. :/K

The number of mortgages being recorded is rather alarmingly large, being double in number, compared with the same time last year. They are principally on farms, and brought about on account of the partial failure of the crops. The money loaned is chiefly home capital.

CUTTING, *SHOOTIlfJ.

GOB Staub, a Tinner, Slashes James Taylor, a Bartender at the "Blue Wing.','

"The

Terror of the Wabash" After Women—AB Old Lady Handles the Playful Pistol

Successfully.

A bad cutting scrape occurred at the Kentucky" saloon, on Ohio street, between Fourth and Fifth, yesterday afternoon. The "Kentucky" is the place owned by Hall, the Englishman killed by Gibson. The participants in the affair were James Taylor, a bartender at Randall's "Blue Wing," and Gus C. Staub, a tinner working for W. Lotze. It seems that ill-feeling has existed between the two men for some time, and those who knew them were of the opinion that trouble would ensue when they came together. About three o'clock yesterday afternoon they met in the "Kentucky" saloon. Taylor was shaking dice with the bartender when Staub entered. Taylor made a remark about something Staub had said against him. This brought about a war of words, when Staub, it is said, made a motion with his hand as if he was going to draw a weapon. Seeing this, Taylor struck bim and knocked him down, and then jumped on bim. Staub drew a knife, and while Taylor was on top of him began catting nim. Those present pulled Taylor off of Staub. Taylor was covered with blood about' the head. The affair created considerable excitement, and a large crowd gathered. Marshal Leedham was present and arrested Staub and locked him up. Drs. Crapo and Preston were summoned and dressed the wounds. They were five in number, flesh wounds, and not very dangerous. Three were on the head, one in the left side and one on the arm. Taylor was taken to his room over Randall's saloon. He was out last evening, talking quite pleasantly, and cannot be very seriously hurt.

A Giant on His Muscle.

John W. Snyder, employed as a puddler in the northern rolling mill, is a specimen of humanity who stands six feet, four inches high in his hosiery, and weighs about two hundred pounds. He wears his hair, which is of a dark brown color, flowing down his back in true "Buffalo Bill" style, and presents the appearance of one of the so-called Indian doctors, who frequently vend their nostrums from the street corners. Snyder is known among his fellow employes, at the mill, by such euphoneous tittles as the "Scout of the Wabash," "Litle Willie Green" and "Mary's Little Lamb," He has the reputation of being a "bold bad man," and keeps it up by getting into frequent rows and paying the penalty of the same at the police court. A year or two ago he showed his courage by shooting a boy through the arm, and his latest exploit in the puglistic field, took place Saturday afternoon, upon which occasion it appears a difficulty arose between himself and some neighbors, named Maples, relative to the return of some smoothing irons which Snyder's wife had borrowed. The Maples claim that Mrs. Snyder had returned the wrong irons, and some words passed which riled Snyder's ire. to such an extent that he rushed into Maples' house, and dealt Mrs. Burroughs, the mother-in-law of Maples, a terrific blow in the right eye with his brawny fist, terribly discoloring the flesh and knocking the woman down. Not satisfied with this, he picked up an axe and attacked Mrs. Maples, who had only been up from a twin child bed four days—hitting her three blows on the head with the back of the axe, knocking her down and inflicting severe wounds. The excitement brought a number of men from the rolling mill, who prevented further lesperate work on the part of this 'Scout of the Wabash," who, upon the arrival of the men, jumped out of the window, retreated to his home, grabbed a shot-gun and revolver and proceeded to defy the entire crowd. Policeman

Harry Hice appearing on the scene, also had the weapons thrust under his nose and was dared to attempt the arrest of the so-called "Mary's Little Lamb." Not desiring to be sacrificed on the altar of duty, the officer, instead of rushing wildly upon his prey, argued the question with Snyder, and after a good deal of moral suasion induced him to surrender, and yesterday morning he plead guilty in Justice Lockman's court to assault and battery on Mrs. Burronghs, for which lie was assessed one dollar and costs—in all thirteen dollars and sixty cents. He is also charged with assault and attempt to kill Mrs. Maples, by hitting her with an axe, which case will be tried on Friday, and in the meantime Snyder is under bond.

Shooting A Pray at Pimento.

Saturday a lively shooting match and fight took place at Pimento, A man named Maxwell, of Lockport, and Wes. Robinson were the participants A grudge is said to have existed between the two men for some time, brought about by Robinson and brother of Maxwell having a figl.t every time they meet in Lockport Maxwell tried to pull Robinson off a horse. In this he partially succeeded, when Robinson slid to the groqnd. A scuflle took place, and in the affair Robinson shot at Maxwell, the ball taking effect between the thumb and forefinger, passing up the arm, and was cut out near the elbow. The wound is a very painful one, 'fWere there any arrests made? asked the reporter of his informant, a citizen of that neighborhood. "Oh, no! We'uns fight down there whenever we feel like it, and ttyere i&

no one to arrest us and no one dare arrest as. We fight like the d—1 when we do fight, ana cut and shoot and do all that kind of business, and never get arrested. We are tough citizens down there, and have affairs our own way."

A Woman Shoots.

Sunday night, Mrs. Smith, a woman residing in "Happy Hollow," shot Daniel O'Connell in the jaw. It is said that O'Connell, with several others, were on the outside, and had been in the habit of bothering her. She grew tired of the nuisance and shot at them. The first shot went wide of the mark, but the second struck O'Connell in the jaw, as stated, inflicting a painful but not dangerous wound. Mrs. Smith will be recollected as the woman whose husband, a peddler, disappeared several months ago. An officer informed an Express reporter last evening that he arrested Smith for the burglary of a depot at Princeton, for which crime he was sent to Jeffersonville.

PERSONAL.

The wife of Officer Hice is very ill. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Nicholson go to Cincinnati to-n'ght.

Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Keith leave for the Cincinnati exposition to-night. Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Ross have returned from a delightful trip in California.

Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Kidder will be home from the seashore the latter part of the week.

Will Merring has gone to Cincinnati, where he will spend two weeks visiting his grand parents.

Mrs. Alice Warren returned Saturday from an extended visit in Boston and eastern watering places.

Peoria Transcript: George T. Bivins, policeman of Terre Haute, was in the city on business Saturday.

Mrs. Chambers Patterson, accompanied by her son, Ewing Patterson, returned from the East yesterday.

Mrs. Jere Baxter, accompanied by her father, the Hon. Wm. Mack, left yesterday afternoon for New York.

Mr. John Foulkes has received a package of nails of all sizes and kinds, sent by David Phillips from California.

Miss Lizzie Heady has been called to the country by the illness of her father, who is visiting there from Kentucky.

Mr. Ernest Penno, late of Meyers Bros., has returned to Lee.Hirsch's, where he will be pleased to see all of his friends.

Mrs. C. T. Bowman, formerly Miss Alice Jaques, of Evansville, is visiting Dr. S. J. Young and family, on south Fifth street.

Mrs. Elsier Batchelder.of Crawfordsville, who has been visiting Mrs. Smith, on south Third street, has returned home.

Jacob D. Early ha? returned froir the University of Virginia, having completed the course of law reading given at the University during the summer.

Miss Lizzie Katzenback returned Saturday from a three months visit in the east. She will resume her duties as principal of the Macksville school next Monday.

David Phillips, well known in this city, is now with the Pacific Iron company, at Oakland, Cal., a3 boss roller, as is John Reynolds, formerly of the nail works here.

Mrs. Alexander, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. T. McCallan, for the past two months, leaves tonight for ner home, Toronto, Out. Mr. and Mrs. McC. will accompany her to Buffalo, N. Y.

Mr. James H.Thorpe has just returned from Crawfordsville, he being delegate to the grand lodge of Colored Masons which was held in that city. He reports a very pleasant time during its session.

David Buntin and Charles Minshall returned Sunday from Baltimore, where they witnessed the Oriole pageant last week. Mr. Minshall left yesterday afternoon for Burnsides, £y., where he is now engaged in business.

Mr. Lee Hirsch, the clothier, corner Third and Main streets, has returned from his eastern purchasing tour. He reports having secured some excellent bargains owing to his being able to pay spotcash. He purchased a heavy stock oi clothing from the New York Underwriters Insurance Co., which thecompany had taken in settling with a manufacturing house, recently damaged by fire. Mr. Hirsch secured this clothing, which is the finest in material and latest in style, at an immense sacrifice. It was not damaged a particle by the fire as an inspection will prove, and will be sold at prices astonishingly low.

The former patrons of Mrs. E. BAdams for many years in dress making, will be pleased to learn that her health is so far restored as to enable ber to resume business at her residence, No. 116 South Seventh street.

STRUCK COAL.

Foley & Boord Strike a Six and Half Foot Tela of Coal.

Foley & Boord, the attorneys, have been digging for coal in Sugar Creek township, one and a half miles south of Sandford, for some time. Yesterday their labors were rewarded by striking a six and a half foot vein of coal, almost equal to block. The mine is located on forty acres of land owned by the mother of Mr. Boord. They went a distance of six hundred and eighty feet. They passed through a vein of coal two feet thick, a vein of iron oar, abed of fine clay and twenty foot of slate before reaching the coal. They will commence mining operations as soon as proper machinery can be placed in position.

Looks Bad.

Corn southeast of the city has suffered terribly from the drouth. Many fields have been ruined. In some instances the farmers have cut it for fodder. Potatoes are a complete failure. Turnips sown have not come up, and that crop will also be a failure.

An Imposing Structure. The St Anthony hospital old Female college building) is being converted into an imposing structure by the carpenters and masons now at work. The work is being pushed rapidly, and will soon be completed.

Not Expected to Live. Con. Cronin starts for Eureka Springs to-day, to bring Mrs. Cronin home. Mrs. Cronin is very ill, and her friends have little hopes of her yecoyery,^

BASE BALL.

The Riverside* Win Sunday's Game From the Terre Hautee.

There was a very good sized audi ence at the game Sunday afternoon between the Riversides and Terre Hautes. The visitors got three rans in the first inning and five in the eighth. These latter five were made off of errors by the home club. The most brilliant playing of the day was Murphy's two bagger in the last inning, which helped to cut down the bad score up to that time. The Terre Hautes outbatted the visitors, but their eirors were at very critical^ moments. Following is the -.'it'

SCORE. AB.

RIVERSIDES. Sowders, lb Collins,rf 5 Flugel,

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5 5 5 5 4 4 4

Andrews, 2b Reccius, ii Strneve, Pendleton, Sb Hungler,

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8 27 18

TERRE HAUTES. A.B. R. Andrus, 3b 5 0 ICrebmeyer, 4 0 Stump, lb 4 1 Halbriter, 1. 4 1 Myers, 2b 4 1 Hill, s. 4 0 Barnes, m. f. 4 1 Nelson, 4 0 Murphy, rf 4 1

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Totals 36 5 11 24 19 8 Innings 1 23456789 Terre Hauties .0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 3— 5 Evansvllles 3 00000050—8

Time of game—1 hour and 40 minutes. Runs earned—Two each. First base on errors—Evansville, 4 Terre Haute, 1.

First base on called balls—One each. Total called balls-On Hungler, 87 on Xelson, 88.

Total strikes called—Off Hungler, 20 off Nelson, 19. Struck out— Evansville,5 Terre Haute, 6.

Left on bases—Evansville,« Terre Haute five. Two base hits—Reccins, Barnes and Murphy.

Three base hit—Andrews. Double plays—Andrews to Sowders Hill to Rtump.

Passed balls—Krehmeyer, 1. Wild pitches—One each.

The Association and League.

In the Association St. Louis was badly set back last week, and although it is possible she may go to the front this week and eventually carry the championship, it is not probable. She has yet to play two games with the Mets and threeeach with the Athletics and Alleghenys. The Athletics have yet to play two games with Cincin nati, three with St. Louis and four with Louisville. The reader can figure accordingly:

Per

Won.

...02 27 89 .696 ...59 SI 90 .655 ...56: 34 90 .622 ..49 SM 88 .556 ...46 iz 88: .522 ...29 O 89 .325 .29 6" O9 .325 26. -. 63 89 R. .292 THE LEAGUE.

The battle between the three leaders is very close, Boston having an advantage. Chicago is a good fourth, but can hardly hope to get at the front at this late stage. Philadelphia holds up the other end with determination.

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Won. Lost. Played, age.

Boston 55 34 89 .817 Cleveland E3 35 88 .802 Providence 51 SI 90 .600 Chicago .52 ,? 37 89 .584 Buffalo 48 40 88 .545 New York _41 45 85 .476 Detroit. 35 54 .382 Philadelphia 16 73 90 .177

Notes.

The O'Leary's play here Sunday. The Metropolitans will probably be here Thursday.

The Terre Hautes play the Marshalls at Paris Friday. The home club plays at Evansville to-day and to-morrow.

The umpiring of Brennan was not so very bad. The Riversides beat us, and that is all there is about it. There are only a few "hoodlums" who indulged in throwing cushions at Brennan, and rather than such conduct be repeated, the gate at the park should be nailed up and a sign posted up outside, "closed indefinitely.

The financial manager of the Riversides, in an interview with a Journal reporter, said: "Do you remember Pendleton, the former manager of the Kentons? Fine player, isn't he? We engaged him at Cincinnati after the Covington game. Hp is a boss pitcher and an A 1 third baseman, as. well as being a good general player. The Kentons wouldn't have amounted to anything if it hadn't been for him. He coached them up and made a club of them.

Krehmeyer, catcher for the Terre Hautes, met with a slight accident during Sunday's game. In attempting to catch a ball he over reached himself causing the material of his pants to give way and likewise causing a deei red blush to run from his damasl cheek down his anatomy as far as the eye could see,, which was a good ways. He was, however, equal to the emergency and made a break for the ticket office, shortly re appearing in a pair of sky blue plants, and then the boys liughed ana the ladies blushed.

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PHILADELPHIA,

Buffalo. Philadelphia Six innings rain. SPBINGFIELD, ILL. Saginaw 61 Springfield

FORT WAYNE.

Toledo 8 Fort Waynes

The Granthani '*Gilt Edged" Case. To th$ Editor of the Express. SIR: In Saturday's Express I saw statement where Grantham (who is now in jail on a charge of forging notes) had claimed to be under my employ at the time of the forgery. I firmly deny this statement. I have never had him hired. I was misled

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by his statements into loaning him funds to take him to Kaneas, where he claimed to have plenty of money and Would repay me immediately but I never heard from him after that until his arrest. W. T. LEGGKTT.

SS CHAKITY.

Proposed Institution Where the Poor, Sick and Needy can be Cared for.

The Society for Organizing Charity have a worthy object in view. The members of the society have for along time noted the necessity of an institution where the poor, sick and homeless can be cared for. At the meeting ot the society Friday night this object was thoroughly discussed, and action was resolved upon. A committee was appointed, consisting of Mayor Armstrong, Mr. L. D. Thomas and Mrs. L. D. Thomas. The committee is to report at the next meeting of the society, the first week in October.

The society will make an effort to secure the old station house and convert it into a "home for the friendless." The object is to make the institution sustaining. Those who are sick and homeless will be taken there. If they are able to pay, all well and good if not, a chance will be given for them to work it out when they recover.

PARK PLANS.

The Plana for Collett Park Drawn by Mr. Grove Adopted by the Board.

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Umpire—Brennan. .\ Scorer—McKennan. At Shelburn. Special Dispatch to the Express.

SHEI.BURN, Ind., September 17.—On Sunday morning the Terre Haute Blues, having made arrangements to play the Shelburn Paralyzers, put in their appearance on the early morning train. The game was called at 9:30 o'clock. The score stood 22 to 4 in favor of the Blues. Mr. Ed. Wolf, manager of the Blues, did the umpiring, and succeeded admirably in giving general dissatisfaction. He was universally pronounced by those seeing the game to be the most unfair in his decisions of any umpire that has been On our grounds this season.

The Board of Park commissioners met yesterday and adopted the plans for Collett Park as drawn by Mr. Benjamin Grove, of Louisville, Ky., a landscapegardner. The plans are very elaborate and exceedingly pleasing to the eye. The whole is to be surrounded by a picket fence, inside of which will be planted an Osage hedge. When the hedge has grown to sufficient height, which it will do in four years, the fence will be removed. At the south end there will be two carriage entrances, one at the corner of Seventh street and the other at the east corner, between Eighth and Ninth streets. There will be four foot entrances—one on the south side, midway between the carriage entrances, one on the west from Seventh street, one from the north and one on the east side, College street. Mr. Grove has selected the best forest trees to remain standing, the remainder to be cnt away to make room for ornamental trees, such as evergreens, etc. The drives commence at the gateinga, cross in from one of the southern foot entrance, circle on the east and west side, cross in the middle of the park, circle again and unite at the northern foot entrance, being only a mile in length. They resemble the figure *8" in shape. At the southern foot entrence an observatory will be erected. The lower part will be used as a shelter, having the second Btory as a music stand ana above that an observatory and flag Btaff, the whole being thirty-five or forty feet high. The southern part of the figure 8 formed by the drives will be devoted to picnic grounds. Between the drives and the hedge fence will be lawns and places for flower beds. In the center of the park, where the carriage drives come together, will be erected a large fountain, around which will be grass plats and flower beds. At the north, just south of the northern foot entrance will be erected a building for private picnic parties, where refreshments, etc., can be secured. The upper part of the figure eight, formed by the drives, and south of the private picnic building, will be a picnic lawn. Around the picnic lawn, at convenient intervals, ana in shady retreats, rustic seats will be placed. On the west side a wind-mill will be placed to supply the grounds with water till the water works can be put in. On the east side near the entrance, rustic seats will be placed, also statuary, etc. Statuary will also be placed around the large fountain in the center.

The plans show great skill and experience as a landscape gardner. The board adopted them without a dissenting voice.

Mr. Grove expressed himself as very much pleased with the grounds, and says that a nice park can be made, returns home to Louisville to-day.

An Injured Horse.

The fine stock horse belonging to Buford & Kenny, of Danville, which ran away from the fair ground and down the railroad track, is still at Beauchamp's livery stable and is likely to be here some time, haying been badly injured by running against wire fences. The horse is a half-brother of Maud S.

Building Permits.

The following building permits have been granted: Belle R. Luce, one story frame cottage on lot 30, Goodrich's sub-divisisn cost, $550.

Henry Winters, brick addition at No. 119 north Fourth street cost, $150.

A New Ganger.

Mr. B. F. Boring, for four years past a storekeeper at the distillery, was yesterday promoted to be a gauger, a man from Clay county succeeding him as storekeeper. Another gaugerwill soon be appointed.

Butter Shipments, .i

W. W. Costo is now shipping 300 pounds weekly to New York in his own name. Few have an idea of the immense amount of butter shipped east by our farmers and dairymen.

A Big Run.

The Wabash mills made 3,482 barrels of flour last week, the largest by a hundred ever made by any mill in the city.

A Novel Defense. j!

CHICAGO, September 17.—F. McKeer, who, as clerk of Preston, Kean & Co., absconded with $50,000, and was afterward captured in Lima, Peru, secretly taken on board an American, man-of-war and brought to this country, came before Judge McAllister, of the Superior court, to-day, under a habeas corpus proceeding for his release, on the ground that he was kidnapped on board the vessel at Peru, and therefore was not legally in the custody of the sheriff of Cook connty. The day was spent in arguments, tlie court at their conclusion reserving decision, as several points involved are