Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 8 December 1883 — Page 1

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LDE TOPICS.

Jkly Review of ilatire Market in Chicago.

il Bise in the Price of -Other Features of the Market.

Mng Failure in New York Failures aid Assignments.

Steel Mills About Pittsposing Down Until Bet(Times Come—Iiabor

Troubles.

SPECULATION.

of the Condition of Chicago Where Nothln« Bought or

the Indianapolis Hewn, o, 111., December 7.—The roduce markets on 'change and mpre unsettled than ere are rumors of a corner in but conservative houses be|»m chiefly sensational. The based on the fact that

A Dupee have been buying at largely on account of strong rk houses and that there is less ,000 bushels of cash corn in here will doubtless be a bit ueeze, but only those who selling last September be:enta, will feel the pinch. The represented here by Lindand at New York by N. G. Mil1 which last January ran a corheir own, are vigorously fightpresent advance. To-day there an enormous realizing by the but while some bulls unloaded, stood ready to step in their and although a large amount of as put on the market, it was all ily absorbed and values remained

Everybody would like to know hat the manipulators will do. It be no great wonder if the New era, satisfied with their profits, 'it- ^determined to sell out. The signs, aver, are that the clique is transferee its trade as much as possible from imber to January. The speculative ition invites this programme, for jpmber is held at a cent premium

January, and is, therefore, a betontli to Bqueeze. heat is ruling very dull. At the die of the Week Lester was selling ly and George C. Walker was also ree soller of February. This deled values somewhat, but later on market sold up somewhat, innced by reports of a big export dead on the Bea coast, about 400,000 ehels being taken there. The large increasing stocks are the only obcle in the way of a bull movement. ka of wheat in store here foot up about ten million bushels, against million bushels one year ago. ite these facts there is an underlie of strength and when the possiility of war news is added the prosect of an advance lookB so reasonable mt many conservative operators are vising their customers to buy on all reak.

Provisions arc firm in sympathy with orn. The present advance in pork is Iso due in part to free buying by Mceoch and Stephens & Cudahy, the latter is a brother of Phil Armour's partner. The big packers have been believed until now to be free sellers, but it is thought that Cudahy is buying for Amour. Early in the week "old Hutch" sold heavily, letting go openly one lot of 20,000 barrels. Singer was the purchaser. This depressed values somewhat, but later on, in spite of increased receipts, prices sold up readily and are now at the highest point of the week.

In lard and short ribs there is an active demand, and prices rule steady. Some operators, however, have not entirely recovered from the squeeze caused by a shortage in the supply of ribs sufficiently cured for November delivery, and are loth to lake hold again.

FOR $8,000,000.

AiilgiimeiituI Levy Bros. & Co., ot New York, with Liabilities to that Amount.

N'KW Yoitk, N. Y., December 7 Schedules iu an assignment for the benefit of creditors, made by Levy Bros. & Co., clothiers, to Solomon H. Kohn, have been filed. Liabilities, $2,470,63!) nominal assets, $1,940,942 actual, §1,712,242 contingent liabilities of the firm, $739,855. Henry Herrman is a creditor to the amount of $20(5,000. There are unknown holders of notes to the amount of about $1,162,000. An affidavit states that the nominal value of claims of the estate against F. Mayer and F. Mayer & Co. is $192,512 actual value not known. This claim is exclusive of a claim of $132,062 arising out of accommodation notes made by assignors and by them loaned to F. Mayer & Co., for the latter's accommodation, and which assignors are liable to pay, as Mayer & Co. have failed.

George I. Emery's Assignment. BOSTON-, Mass., December 7.—George

D. Emery, of Chelsea, a large dealer in mahogany and hardwoods has made an assignment. Mr. Emery has a large amount of money invested in logs iu fsouth America, which, owing to the drought, failed to reach a shipwing point. It is expected that the liabilities will cover the assets.

Formidable l.lst of Failures. NKW YORK, N. Y., December7.—Busi

ness failures the last seven days, throug' ut the United States and Canada, IT. irted by telegraph to R. G. Dun & o.'s mercantile agency, num307 aga ast 242 in the previous week. I This is he most formidable list recorded any week for years past.

Speculators Caught.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., December 7.— It is reported the wheat freight pool composed of Sol. Wagenheim, M. Waterman and others lost two or three million dollars by the heavy fall of rates. Olaus Speichels was caught to the extent of $300,000.

Suit on Futures.

FRANKI.IN, December 7.—Rush A \, 1'. k.ii rf, of Inili Miapolis, have Inough nit again several of the

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most prominent citizens, who have been dabbling in Chicago futures. The suit was filed to-day in the circuit court at this place, and is for $10,000, although the amount owned is about $7,500. .... ...

Assignment.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., December 7., Wm. T. Addis of Boyne city, made an assignment to Nutt A. Norton, of that place. Addis was engaged in lumber railroading.

Iron and Steel Mills Closing Down PITTSBURG, Pa., December 7.—The

rail department of the Pittsburg mer steel works, at Homestead, shut down to-night, throwing 800 men out of work. Andrew Carnegie was interviewed. He stated the Edgar Thompson workB, at Braddocks, which employs 3,000 men, will follow suit next week, unless arrangements are effected with the employes to work at a small reduction this winter, or until the trade improves. The loss of running at thirty-five dollars a ton for steel rails, he said, is greater than the loss of interest on the money invested. McKee& Co.'s mill at Beaver, Pa., closed to-day until af the holidays. The Manchester iron and steel works suspend operations Monday on account of tne scat city of stock. One hundred and fifty men are thrown out. The puddling department of Kloman's Superior mill, which suspended weeks ago, resumes Monday.

BOSTON, Mass., December 7.—The president of the Workingmen's association, of Lynn, calls for a national convention of the National Workingmen's party and the nomination of candidates for president and vice president.

CHICAGO, 111., December 7.—The lockout by the manufacturers of cigars against about 250 members of the International Cigarmakers' union, because they refused to work with the Progressive union, was thought to be in a fair way of settlement to-day, as the joint-committee of the union and cigar manufacturers agreed on a settlement of the disputes by the joint arbitration of the committees. The matter was presented to the manufacturers for ratification, this evening, when the agreement was so changed as to admit the Progressive union also to the arbitration.

FOREIGN.

A Terrible Tale Written in Blood.

What the Political Prisoners in Russia Hare to Undergo.

Tlie Slory of One wlio was Preseut at the Java Upheaval.

A TERRIBLE TALE.

Unparalleled Brutality Towards Political Prisoners In a Russian Prison. LONDON, December 7.—A Paris cor

respondent forwards a second letter, written in blood by a Nihilist in Trobletskoi fort at St. Petersburg. It describes the harrowing treatment accorded to the prisoners, and says their food is often mouldy, sometimes putrid. Dysentery and scurvy are prevalent, and the doctors are afraid to touch their patients. But few medicines are prescribed, and when ordered, generally countermanded. The prisoners rot away, and exhale the odors of dead bodies before life is extinct. The number of those who go mad in consequence of their sufferings is daily increasing. Mad men are strapped down and whipped with the knout by keep-

Fierce yells resound throughout light. Mi niitted suicide.

ers. the ni Many prisoners have lom„...jide. It is said that one woman.was outraged and then poisoned, but no inquiries into the affair were instituted. Rats are the worst enemies of the prisoners. A woman with a babe was obliged to be constantly on the watch, and fight night and day to prevent rats from devouring the child. The use of combs and soap was forbidden. Prisoners, especially women, whose hair is allowed to grow, are literally devoured by lice. Jailers are only kind to those having money. Prisoners who refuse to answer questions are tortured, and cases of violation of women are frequent. The writer especially appeals to the civilized world in behalf of the women imprisoned, whose situation, he says, is lar worse than that of the men.

THE EASTERN QUESTIONS.

Additional Men and Material Shipped from France to Tonquin. PARIS, December 6.—Twenty-seven

additional officers and a lot of war material will be sent to Tonquin immediately. The government has official dispatches of Admiral Courbet's preparations for an advance on November 26. His steam launches were ready to support timely movements on the canals near Hanoi, Bacninh and Sontay.

THE JAVA EARTHQUAKE.

Story of a Man Who Saw Something of the Ruin Wrought by the Awful DIS' aster. Boston Special.

The bank Wm. H. Besse and the ship Anahuac have arrived, the former from Manila and the latter from Calcutta. The former had a voyage of 195, and the latter of 139 days. Captain Baker, of the former, says his bark was directly in the vicinity of Angier at the time of the terrible disaster which killed thousands and changed the face of the land in and around Sunda Straits.

He left Batavia August 26, and on the following morning at daylight those on deck noticed a heavy black cloud rising from the westward and obscuring the sun. At this time the barometer commenced dropping to 29.40, and suddenly rising to 30.70 All hands were exiled, imi sail taken off as fast as pot ivy showers of sand anil .-Wit.- falling, covering the dei-K ••iu.- spars to the depth of sev iiciii'. By ti-Min if had grown darki-r than tin- darkest ni^lit, and commenced tobiyw a hurricane but.

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Labor Troubles.

READING, Pa., December 6,—The striking nailers of the Pottstown Iron Co. have been paid off and discharged.

strange to say, the sea remained per fectly smooth. Heavy rumbling like distant canonading were heard, and at intervals the sky was lighted up by lightning, flashes, and a strong smell of sulphur permeated the atmosphere and made it hard to breathe. All hands were terribly affected by this awful scene, and many of the sailors thought the world was coming to an end. Throughout the gale the tide set strongly to the westward, and the bark drove through the water at the rate of fourteen knots per hoar. At 3 p. m. the sky commenced to grow a little lighter, Dot the ashes still continued to fall like smoke,

On the next day the bark entered the Straits of Sunda, and the extent of the damage done waa plainly to be Men. Whole islands liaa sunk, and those that remained had changed in form. The northwestern part of Krakatoa Island disappeared, and Veriatonand Long Islands, heretofore covered with trees, were completely bare. The captain says: "We saw a very large number of dead bodies, and the waters for miles around wbre covered with trees and dead bodies. The sea for sixty miles was a sea of lava. We experienced a hurricane from north northeast, with a tremendous sea, which lasted three days. During this time the decks and cabin were flooded with water, and a portion of the bulwarks and everything moveable on deck was washed sway."

Captain Summers, of the Anshanac says: "On August 27, at 11:30 a. m. while becalmed, my attention waa attracted hy aloud report to the northwest. Thinking at the time that it was some man-of-war exercising her heavy ordance, I sent the chief mate aloft to see if there were any vessels in view. While he was aloft four more loud reports followed each other in quick succession which made the vessel quiver in every beam. I thought that it was a heavy shock of earthquake. Shortly after the reports the sun became obscured ana it became quite dark, although it had been a bright, clear, sunny day. The sun was not visible at 3:30 p. m., not for the rest of the evening.' On the morning of the 28th I was astonished to find the deck covered with sand and the sea full of jumice stone. The sand continued 'ailing for fully forty-eight hours and was swept off the decks by shovelfuls.

The Italian Duel.

ROME, December 7.—Lorito and Nicotera fought a duel to-day in consequence of the insult offered by the latter to the former, yesterday. Both were seriously wounded.

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

The men fought with swords across the Tiber. Both were wounded, Nicotera in the light wrist. The seconds then endeavored to stop further fighting, when suddenly Lovits rushed lorward and seized Nicotera's sabre, and inflicting with Nicotera's weapon a terrible wound on Nicotera's head. Nicotera died almost at once. Other duels arising out of the affair are expected among the friends of both parties.

St. Paul's Boom.

ST. PAUL, Minn., December 7.—The official building record shows $8,470,000 expended upon new buildings in St. Paul during the summer season. The amount will be increased to $11,• 038,000 when the buildings now in progress are finished. The record shows over three thousand five hundred residences were built, costing $4,750,000 three hundred and forty-three business blocks, costing over $7,000,000, are in process of completion. Among the buildings started is a $1,000,000 hotel, one business block to cost over $750,000, and four others costing over $300,000 each.

Jennie's Photographs.

CLEVELAND, O., December 7.—The Mr. W. S. Chamberlain, of this city, father of Miss Jennie Chamberlain, whose beauty has attracted much notice in Europe, seeing the statement of propositions for putting photographs of his daughter on sale in New York, requests the announcement that no photographer at home or abroad has permission to sell her photographs, and anyone found selling them will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

Chicago Swindlers Convicted. CHICAGO, 111., December 7.—John

Fleming and Frank L. Loring, prosecuted under the Federal statutes for their participation in what have become known as "fund W" frauds in grain commission business, and whose trial has been in progress for the last two weeks before Judge Blodgett iH the United States district court, were found guilty this afternoon on all counts of the indictment.

The O. H. Cutting Rates. .. ST. Louis, Mo.,. December 7.—A

meeting of passenger agents was held this afternoon to consider the charges against the O. & M. of cutting rates east. It is understood it was shown the Ohio & Mississippi sold two tickets to circus men from bt. Louis to Philadelphia at three dollars below the deferential rates and that the meeting recommended the commissioner to order the tickets of that road off sale.

The End of a Tramp and Misanthrope. NEW HAVEN, Conn., December 7.—

Professor Yan Bruenning died yesterday from the effects of the imputation of a diseased foot. He was known in Bridgeport as the "Tramp Musician." He was formerly a baron in Germany. When he came to this country several years ago he possessed $75,000, which he lost gambling. Finally lie became a tramp and misanthrope.

ANew Use for a Fire Escape. CHICAGO, 111., December 7.—Joseph

Lindsey, a painter by trade, was arrested to-day while descending by a fire escape from a large wholesale house. The police assert that he has burglarized a large number of stores in this way, but was unable to carry anything heavy, his game at each place being comparatively small.

Another Southern Exposition. LOUISVILLE, Ky., December 7.—The

directors of the southern exposition decided to hold another exposition in 1884, the dates to so arranged not to conflict with the world's exposition at New Orleans. An additional fund of $250,000 is to be raised.

Revokes His License.

NEW YORK, December 7.—District Attorney Beckham has given an opinion to the effect the conviction of a liquor seller for violating the law, revokes his license.

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The Captain of theKaniataa on theLakeDieea Hero-Tba Story of a Surriror.

MiXNKAroLis, Minn., December 7.— A Trtbune special says Mr. Cariston, of Duluth, received a letter yesterday from a friend who was a passenger on the ill fated Manistee, of which the following is a synopsis: "When the boat went ont," the letter goes on tp state, "they encountered a very heavy gale from the southwest, and when about twenty miles ont the boat was pat about but could not make it and broken in two. The life boats were tsiken out, but before launched all but one were swept away, and only nine persons who were in the, boat were allowed to get in. They had a terrible time. After the steamer went down there was nothing but a wide expanse of water before them. They rolled around on the tnrbnlent waters, cold, wet and hungry, three days, and ene by one dropped off, death having come to their relief. Some of them frose to death, while some died from exhaustion and exposure to the wind. They say Captain McKay never left the boat, and wrapped himself up in a heavy overcoat and remarked, "1 will never leave the boat until the last soil is off I am Captain of this boat, and if she is a coffin for anybody, she will be my coffin." After the men had left the boat they say the Manistee made one plunge under the waves, and that was the last of her. They report that when they left the boat there were the crew and ten or eleven passengers on board, and out of those who started out in the boat only three were saved and reached Houghton. They say the wreck occurred off Eagle harbor, and that there was no possible chance of saving her under the circumstances. They say that at last, when everybody knew there was no hope of saving the boat, Captain McKay gave his orders just as coolly and collectedly as if on land.

INDIANA AT THE CAPITAL.

The Hoosier Democrats Cat Short in ibs Spoils—Why John Lamb is ksppf. Special to the Indianapolis Tithes.

There is distress among the Democratic members from Indiana over the division of office Bpoils. Under the new organization of the house they are to fare badly. Wood is mad Stockslager is disgusted, and Hoiman uses four ounces of fine-cut a day. They were given to understand on Monday that they could have quite a number of positions to dispose of. Yesterday their booty was scheduled out to them, as wired to the Times laBt night. Today they called upon the seversl officers of tho house to have their constituents, many of whom are here, aptafew

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WHY JOHN LAMB IS HAPPY.

TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 8. 1883.

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will get more than four or five positions, and these must be of a most menial class. There are mutteringa and may be cursings. Each osne hopes to be able to squeeze a little more oil out of the cork, however, but there is no probability the matter can or will be settled satisfactorily. Wood Baid of the situation: "Somebody has lied to me." Lamb observed: "We are not being treated well, I think, myself." Said Stotkslager: "We are beggars, as usual." Cobb, Matson and Hoiman say nothing, but look their sentiments. Each expects to get a committee chairmanship, and of courae it would be in bad taste to talk now. Matson has secured a place for the son of Eb. Henderson, of Martinsville. He will be provided for by Postmaster Dalton. Ward says lie fears he will not get even a place in the house for his friends, and looks dejected.

The Critic this evening says editorially "There is one happy member from Indiana, and his name is John E. Lamb. He voted for Randall, and when hiB state turns up its little 15,000 or 20,000 majority against a tanfl-for-revenue-only, John E. can point his dexter finger at his eight free trade colleagues and say, 'You did it.'

The Mexican Veterans.

WASHINGTON, D. C., December 7. The delegates attending the reunion of the Mexican war veterans visited Mt Vernon to-day. The business session in the evening at which the list of vice presidents elected, representing every state in the Union and the army, navy, and marine corps and revenue marine service. Gen. Hancock was elected representative of the army, Commodore James E. Jouett and Commodore S. P. Quackenbush of the navv, Colonel John W. Broome and Major W. B. Slack, oft marine corps, Captain Osmond Pet* and Captain John McGowan, of the revenue marine service. After the business session, Senator Logan made a speech, which referred to the agitation of the question of pensioning the veterans of the Mexican war, ana said he was in favor of giving a pension to every surviving soldier of that war who was an American citizen and honored an American flag.

National Notes.

WASHINGTON, D. C., December 7.—A meeting of the members of congress for the Pacific Coast states was held to-day. There were present Senators Dolph and Slater, Representatives George, Rosecrans. Sumner, Glasscock, Budd, Henley, Tulley and Cassidy. Senator Miller presided. The object of the meeting was to Becure unanimity among the Pacific Coast represents tives and senators in respect to the legislation of this congress in the interests of the people of the Pacific Coast, especially in respect to curing the defects of the present Chinese restriction act.

Secretary Folger is confined to his house by illness. The Republican senatorial committee tea to arrange the committees

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senate, will give the chairmanforeign relations to Miller, of

ship of California, and postoffices and post roads to Hill, of Colorado. Senator Bowen is spoken of for the chairman-

of mines and mining. No change made in the chairmanship of finance committee. Senator Sherman is proposed as president pro tem. of the senate, and will probably be chosen. This will mike Morrill rfiairman of the finance committee.

Kdlanafrolts aad the CoaveaUon. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., November 7.— At» a citizens' meeting, held to-night, active and energetic measures were taken to secure the holding of the national Republican convention here. Fri|m reports from committees on the tion of accommodations, it was that Indianapolis can take care le convention and the visitors. committee on guarantee fund are •ly at work, with every prpmiMof

GOT DAMAGES.

Thousand Dollars for the of an Arm—A Hotel Manager Skips. j"?\

.1 Dlspateh to the Express. S?."'*" CENNES, Ind., December 7.—Wm. tyre, of this city, lost an arm in a on the E. & T. H. railroad, near 1, several months ago. He sued the .vcompany for the loss sustained arnicas awarded $1,500. The company secured anew trial and it terminated in tijM Knox Circuit court, by the jury, retiming a verdict in Mclntyre's favor for 12,000.

Besly, who has been running the Graad hotel in this city for some time, skipped the town last night, his escapade coming to light to-day. Bealy bilked the leading grocers, butchers, ice men, printers, employes and others out of a considerable amount It is supposed be returned to Hagentown, Maryland.

The Trade Dollar.

NEW YORK, N. Y.F December 7.— The steamer Leasing, which sailed for Hamburg, yesterday, had as a portion of her cargo one hundred thousand trade dollars. It is said that the object in sending the trade dollars to Germany is to dispose of them in exchange to emigrants coming to this country. When the emigrants land here tbey find that the trade dollars they purchased at their face value, with tbe usual slight discount for exchange are only worth about eightyfive cents. It is said that a large number of' German immigrants have already been swindled in this manner.

Train Robbers Apprehended. GALVJESTON, Texas, December 7.—

A News, Larendo special, says a Mexican was arrested at Guerraro yesterday having a pistol taken from Lieutenant Bangel, of the Mexican army, when the passenger train on the Mexican National road was robbed by forty masked desperadoes near Lajarita recently. Under threats of hanging the "as -given the authorities the aa- nMtaencee of each of the robbers.

profitable Trade in Organ*. BOSTON, Mass., December 7.—-The

state police are investigating the doings of a New Bedford firm, which it is alleged manufactures organs in the cheapest manner, and by means of circulars sent broadcast sells them for exhorbitant prices to the uninitiated. It is believed the firm disposed of 25,000 organs the past year at a profit of from $150,000 to $250,000.

Umbrellas to Me-n-d Up. CONNERSVILLE, Ind., December 7.—

An unknown traveling umbrella mender was shot and killed to-day in Braton's saloon by Jas. Selby. The tramp insulted Selby and make a movement to draw a weapon. Selby fled after the shooting. The umbrella man was found to be unmarried.

She Shot Her Sfanderer.

CHICAGO, 111., December 7.—Sadie Reigh, a dining room girl in tbe Briggs house, this evening shot Patrick Kinsley, the head waiter, in the head, because he circulated vile stories about her. Kinsley cannot live.

'^-Her Money Doesn't Save Him. NEW ORLEANS, La., December 7.—

The grand jury returned a true bill of murder against Troaville Sykes for killing Kate Townsend, the leader of the demi-monde and his mistress.

A Family Drowned.

ST JOHNS, N. F.,December 7.-—Henry Warford, his wife, child and two nephews were drowned by the caps ing of a skiff while crossing Not Dame bay.

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CONSTANTINOPLE, December 7.—England informs the Porte that she will send a fleet into the Red sea.

TERSE TELEGRAMS.

Philadelphia Republicans are trying to get tbe convention. The farmers'oongress selected Nashville as the next place of meeting.

Jersey City Is on the edge ot bankruptcy, and demand loans of 8250,000 are aue' the 10th and (630,000 a few weeks later.

A movement is organizing to establish a hospital at Hot Springs, to be erected and maintained by the Masons of the United States.

The Millican and the Continental companies of Dallas, Texas, representing 95,000,000 worth of cattle, will consolidate on January 1st.

The Devver board of health has begun war upon the Chinese quarter as a public nuisance, prosecutions being laid against tbe property owners.

The United States Brewers' association will hold the next annual convention in Rochester, the third Wednesday in May, 1884. The twenty-flftb anniversary of the National association will be oelebrated in New York, in 1885.

Chicago distillers indorse the recommendation of the secretary of tbe treasury for the removal of the tax from alcohol for manufacturing purposes, and say that it will enable America to compete with England in many manufactures which it cannot now.

John G. Thompson is said to be lurking about the gloomy recesses of a Washington boarding house, meditating an awful revenge, At last accounts he had not made up his mind whether to blow the Democratic party tip with giant gunpowder or hurl its lithe and struggling body off a beetling precipice.

FAITH CUBE

Opinions of Protestant Clergymen on tbe Core of Miss Agnes Baiter.

The Days of Miracles Past—No Need Of Tkea la the Present Day.

The alleged cure of Miss Agnes Baiter, brought about by prayer and faith, is attracting great attention. The papers all over the country are daily publishing columns about the affair. The interview with Father McEvoy, as published in the Express, attracted attention, yesterday, from all classes, and from all denominations of Christians. "I have little faith in modern, or socalled modern miracles," said the Rev. Samuel Beck, pastor of Asbury M. E. church, to an Express reporter, yesterday. "There is no authority for expecting miracles the New Testament gives no authority for expecting modern miracles, at least not in my opinion. I do not say but there may be such a thing, but I am inclined to doubt it. I think the day of miracles is passed. I think that the so-called miracles we have these days are the result of will power. I do not doubt the testimony of Miss Baiter and her friends. That she was sick I do not doubt, and was carried to the church. The feelings wrought by the continued prayers may have excited her energy, which was dormant, and only needed to be excited to give her control of herself. I am a great believer in will power it will work wonders." The reverend gentleman was of the opinion that will power was a great tonic for disease. It would work cures when all else would fail. He cited several instances that came under his personal observation. Some people were always thinking about dying, and some about living. The latter were always sure to live the longest. "There is Mr. John Bier," said he, "who fell at the Normal school building last year. I often visit him, and I try to impress on him the necessity of will power. He was injured about the hipB, and has not been able to stand until within a short time. He is now able to stand on his feet by tbe aid of a chair. I impress on him the necessity of trying, and to keep trying, and if anything ever makes him well that will." "What do you think of the faith cure?" the reporter asked the Rev. Thomas Parry, of the Central Presbyterian church. I "All humbug," said he. I read the remarks of Father McEvoy in the Express of this morning, and I see he attributes the cure to faith. I have not much faith in them. But, mind I do not say that such thing might not be possible, but it is highly improbable. Now, there was that Chicago case in which Dr. Mitchell was interested. It was shown up to

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good doctor made a public apology. There was a woman living near Cincinnati who attracted great attention by her claiming to have been cured by faith she died of the same disease of which she claimed to be cured several years afterward. We often hear of these faith cures and they are becoming entirely too numerous for the good of the people. I believe in prayer I believe in the Bible and the word as taught by the blessed Savior I believe in answer to prayer, but 1 am not ready to accept tbe faith cure yet. I used an illustration in one of my sermons not long since. A ship containing a party of missionaries was in the ice fields. A large iceberg was bearing down upon the ship, and it was evident that distruction was possible. The missionaries said, "Let us pray," and they knelt down upon the deck. The iceberg came nearer and nearer, and the missionaries prayed. On came thelCSberg, nearer and nearer, until within a few feet, it swayed to one side, passed and left the ship unharmed. That is vouched for, but 1 do not know it is true, and there is another thing which is recorded as a fact, and is admitted. When the Catholics were persecuting the Huguenots and had cast them in prison, their wheatfields were ready for the harvest. The wheat stood up and remained ready for the sickles for months, and when the prisoners were liberated they harvested their grain and found it none the worse for the long time it had been standing. Miracles do mankind no good. Even if we had miracles in these days, they would signify nothing. Some people want them to be made now before they v. ill believe. Christ did not put much dependence in them, and what good did they do mankind in his day? Here was the Savior of the world performing miracles before men, and did they belive? All down through the centuries after Christ we hear of miracles. The Catholic church puts great stress on them— such as blood trickling from images, and other improbable things. As I said, it would not be good for the people if we had miracles now. It would make them lazy. Did not Christ say, "Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow they toil not, neither do they spin. And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothed the grass of the field, which to day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith Therefore, take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewith shall we be clothed? for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought of to-mor-row, for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. There we have it laid down for us. For all that will work there will be plentv to eat. It does not require miracles. The days of miracles are past man has no need of them. The Catholic church puts too much faith in miracles, in the supernatural. It is degrading to man.

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Catholic church. Again, I kind has no need formiriadi The reporter talked with another well known minister, who was unwilling that he shonld go on record. He had thought more of the matter within the last month than ever before. "I believe in united, earnest prayer by Christians," said he. "Not long since a poor inebriate came to me, and wanted that I should help him. I said, 'You are down.' 'Yes,' said

you. You can only save yoi depending on yourself a earnestly to God to help one," said the minister, "would be willing to be one of half a dosen or more of earnest, praying Christians to meet and pray long, earnestly and fervently for that man, and try what it would do for him."

The Old Fourteenth.

This great regiment was organized in Terre Haute, and for several months camped on the old fairgrounds, Early's Grove. Its companies were from different counties company F, from this city, was led by John B. Hager, captain, and C. M. Smith and E. P. Williams, lieutenants. It waa the center of our interest and pride while encamped here and a source of still greater pride in the field. It left its •camp June 24th, 1861, for the capital, and as it swung from Locust street upon the open prairie, in splended array, tremendous cheers greeted it from a large part of our population assembled to bid the soldiers good bye. No fairer sight was ever seen here than this superb column of Hoosiers, the majority of them above ths average height of men, with every company full, and already showing the port and discipline of veterans. Nathan Kimball was colonel, gallant John Blinn, adjutant T. C. Buntin, quartermaster, Webb, chaplain McPheeters, surgeon, afterwards succeeded by Clippenger and McCune. As the colonel slowly rode by the long train of cars, his men cheered him again and again and here let the Express relate an incident not yet in print. Gov. Morton and Gen. Joe Reynolds had come to Terre Haute to confer with Col. R. W. Thompson, then provost marshal, about the .colonelcy of the Fourteenth. They pressed the colonel.

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declined,^urging that the lives of so many men should be placed in charge only of an experienced officer. "But," said Col. Thompson, "If you will allow me to suggest a man, I will name a soldier whose eye never flinched in all the battles of Mexico a man revered by his soldiers and respected by his fellow-officers—that man is Nathan Kimball,of Greenecounty!" The command was at once given to Kimball. How well Col. Thompson judged him and how fortunate the selection proved, the history of the regiment and of its colonel, modest and wise, bruBque and brave, fully confirmed. We recall no regiment, that so early in the war, plunged deeper into the heart of the hardships and dangers of war, that endured so much as our men did on Cheat Mountain and in the Valley of the Shenandoah. July 12th, it went into field as reserve at Rich Mountain, &BCI unUci Itoynoldo waa plaoad in thft. advance post on the summit of Cheat Mountain, which, like an eagle's eyrie, was wild and desolate storm-beaten, rain-drenched, frost-bitten Cheat tor-rent-swept, rocky, muddy Cheat, where the clouds were above and below the camps, rains fell daily and snow was six inches deep in AuReynolds held four important posts to guard the highwav over Cheat by which Lee could reach the Ohio. On the twin peaks between which the road ran, tne Fourteenth cleared seventy acres of great old pines to build strong forts and lay abattis. The dreariness of this spot shut in by gloomy pine thickets and forests, with water-soaked undrying sod and not a sign of civilization in view, with constant rain or soaking, chilling mists, is beyond comparison. To the rear was Reynold's brigade. In front in the valley was Lee with 15,000 men. Bush-rangers swarmed in the woods. There was a constant cross-fire between them and the pickets and scouts. Lee planned tbe capture of Kimball's command and the picking up of Reynold's posts in detail. He threw to Kimball's rear 2,500 men that by a terrific march up the pathless mount in drenching rains reached the road three thousand rebels were just in front, but the sharp attack of skirmishing companies led by Coons, Foote, Junod and others dissolved Anderson's brigade. Fivecompanies/drove five regiments, and Reynolds was safe. XThe reconnoissance into the beautiful Greenbrier Valley that followed developed into a fine little battle, where the Fourteenth charged with alignment straight|as on dress parade. During the five months guard on Cheat, the rations were often a third of what was drawn in the valley. The summer uniforms were in rags. There were no overcoats and blankets to resist such storms as even old Cheat had not known for yearsstorms that fell like water-spouts, that tore down the ravines and gulches in floods and raged on the peaks in such bitter cold that the horses died where the men lived. A little creek swollen to a river drowned Sutler Howells, of Terre Haute, and another covered a camp four feet deep. Gen. ILee drew off, the regiment descended into the Shenandoah valley. It was with brave, wild and erratic Lander at Bloomery Gap. Having met Lee with honor it was now to cross swords with Jackson. Shields, by cunning stategy drew Jackson to battle at Winchester. On the 22nd of March, 1861,in the opening artillery skirmish,GeneralShields was wounded and was confined to bed on the twentythird. Kimball, the senior colonel, was in command, directing the fight that drove Jackson back and gave laurels to Banks and Shields, who were not on the field. Late in tbe day, the Fourteenth passed through a flying regiment, ana with a "Hoosier Yell made a bayonet charge on Jackson's Stonewall Brigade, which was driven back. In the battle that raged the fighting was sharp and decisive. Kimball's aids, Blinn, Boudinot and Caterson, showed reckless courage and were grazed by many bullets. The thickets behind the rebel position were blazed with a white band, three feet wide, four feet from the ground upwards, where tlie Hre of tlie western riflemen had splintered the wood and reaped the branches. Most of the rebel dead were shot in the head.

The Fourteenth's flag, presented by Mrs. T. H. Nelson, was whipped to tatters by shot and shell in this "Soldiers' Battle."

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tlie men marked the roads with bare, bleeding feet. They went into camp at Harrison's Landing, onee the farm of Senator Harrison's grandfather, and with the army of the Potomac fought at Antietam, Fredericksburg and Chaacellorsville. At Antietam, where Harrow led, Kimball being brigadier, the Fourteenth formed a line thai was said to be the only line unbroken on that day. It fought an hour sixty paces from the enemy's front, and four hours on one line. It fired its sixty rounds, and the officers gathered more ammunition from the rebel dead. Was not ite motto, "Steady Fire?" Ita sharpshooters shot the color-bearers of seven regiments as they came in range, but the Fourteenth flag was "mil there." Fifty-eeven per cent of the regiment were dead and wounded. As night fell it met tbe last fruitless charge of Lee's soldiers, ana General French dubbed Kimball's command "The Gibraltar Brigade."

At Fredericksburg, the Gibraltar brigade was on the right. It led tbe march across the bridge and the first charge on the enemy's intrenchments. Said Gen. J. E. B. Stuart. "It was the moet desperate charge ot any war." Few could support the brigade, and none could lead it. Leaving its dead nearer to the rebel worka than thoee of any other brigade, it reeled back to meet Meagher's Irishmen, whose brigade came back only a thousand strong. Cavens had led the Fourteenth, ana Kimball the brigade, until wounded. At Gettysburg, where brave young Blinn fell, the Fourteenth in the dark night fought at Cemetery Ridge in the final repulse of the Confederates from that key to the whole losition. Such were a portion of the teeds of this noble regiment, every 5 man of which, said Kimball, "is fit to be a Colonel.' Below are given passages of letters written from camp, touching slightly on incidents to illustrate the spirit of the men towards their duty and their Colonel:

"We are in Indianapolis to-day. The streets are full of officers, gay in showy uniforms and full of importance, but Kimball, wearing an old slouch liatr. has covered his uniform with a duster. Few would believe that this quiet, unassuming man is the old Mexican veteran, and Colonel of the finest regiment here." "Cheat Mountain—I share Col. Kim-v ball's tent. We have one extra pair of pantaloons between us. Whichevercomes in wet puts them on." 'Cheat Mountain—1 came into the" tent to-day and found Colonel Kimball h1'taw3 crying. He said he was thinking of his poor boys' sufferings." 'To-day I saw Colonel Kimball take a pair of pantaloons from off himself and give them to a private who stood at the door of his tent, cold and chattering, asking to have his nakedness covered. J. J. P. B." ,, 'Who would not live and die for such a commander." 'Winchester—After darkawounded A soldier heard his general's voice and' shouted, 'Colonel Kimball, is that ou? I heard you were killed, and 1^,.^^ iave been wishing I had been killed A and you were safe.' The brave, kind''

man began to weep." "Winchester—Two of our braveet men are on the way to Philadelphia.'

Dear old John Lindsay, lieutenCo. I., and lieutenant Paul Slocum. They were each shot in the thigh by a minnie ball. The Burgeons declared amputation absolutely necessary, else they would die. The lieutenanta said they would die first, and would shoot the first doctor who touched them. I, think tbey

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These two oflicets, under the efficient nursing of a Catholic sisterhood, whose

hospital the government used, entirely recovered. Many dy, honest John Lindsay, with a little limp and a big cane when he was recruiting for the Fourteenth. He never will again make sixty miles a day, on foot, as he has done in old times.

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The New England Farmer says many* persons are wondering what will be the end of the present excitement in prices of Jersey cattle, "for to claim that there is no excitement among buyers when they are anxious to pay two or three thousand doHars for a single animal, would be claiming what no one believes." The same paper publishes the report that Mr. Fuller, of Ontario, has recently refused an offer of 120,000 for Mary Ann, of St. Lamberts, a famous Jersey. There is nothing strange to us in such prices. As long ago as 1835 we witnessed the sale of an imported Bhort horn cow, with her calf by her side, for the snug sum of $22,500 and tbe Duches of Geneva, at Hamilton Mills, N. Y., brought $40,000 a few years ago, for exportation to and use in England. Even now, although the Short-horn blood is widely disseminated throughout the country, individuals of established repute sell at prices up among the thousands, snd are cheap enough, as is evidenced by the fact that their purchasers make money by their use and breeding. Experience has shown that the Shorthorns are the best beef strain in the country, and tbe Channel Island cat tie the greatest milkers and butter makers. Each species is superior in its way, and we never knew of a genuine good animal of either kind to live and lose money for its purchaser. Those who have the capital, enterprise and public spirit to breed fine cattle, deserve to profit from the operation and those who secure good beasts for use seldom or never fail to realize on all fair expectations.

The Orange County (N. Y.) Farmer deprecates tbe practice of breeding fast trotters, which the farmers of that county have pursued several years, and says: "For each trotter marketed here for a fair price, at five years old, fifty have sold for less than the service of their sires," and that "financially the whole business has been a curse, and it has had a demoralizing influence as well in many other directions." The breeding of good, strong, serviceable farm horses is, however, always profitable, and there is a constant demand, at paying prices, in all our large cities for street railroad horses.

mends tne strengthening of the American navy. The president is probably right. The navy is to the American people what the bible is to tlie average newspaper office—of little account for every-day use, but a good article lo have on the premises in case of an emergency.

By the way, hello, there, Ohio! What has become of that favorite son of yours, BenButterworth? In making up our presidential slates we find that we have need of his postoffice address and correct information as to his present physical, intellectual, social and moral conditio^.

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