Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 9 January 1884 — Page 1

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WASHINGTON.

A Bay for Introducing Bills and Resolutions in Both Branches of Congress

Poatmaster Gen. Gresham Sends to the House a Copy of the Assessment Circular,

Henry Wattergon Mokes big App«aranee 1B Washington in Charge of the KoDonlad Boom.

The President Sends in a Message on tlio Mississippi River Improvements—National

Motes.

XLT1IITH CONGRESS.

Tb« rroeeedlngs In Both Brandies Yesterday. WASHINOTON, D.

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A resolution was adopted in the senate calling upon the secretary of the navy as to the original cost of all naval vessels mentioned in the registar of 1883.

Considerable debate arose upon the proposed rule that relates to appropriation bills. Senator Beck maintained the importance of retaining all matters of appropriation in the haiids of the committee on appropriations. In the course of his remarks Senator Beck said there was not a first-class grocery or dry goods house in the country that would carry on business as curried on in the treasury department. Senator Edmunds thought it would be decidedivy injurious to the interests of the peo•?le to give committees, having in "tnarge special departments of the government, the right to say how much is to be appropriated to those special departments. The result of such a course would be an enormous increase of the expenses of the government.

Senator Miller, of New York, said the committee on agriculture should have something to say concerning the amount appropriated for it. He referred to the exclusion of American pork from the markets of France and Germany, one of the reasons given for the exclusion being the absence of a

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inspection in this country,

some action is not taken on this subject a large proportion of the farmers of the country will have to change the forms of industry.

IN THB HOUSE.

There were a number of resolutions and bills introdued. A resolution was adopted calling upon the postmaster general for information whether a British spy named O'Brien was allowed to tamper with American mails in New York. Mr. Beach proposed a constitutional amendment on the subject of uniform lawa on marriage and divorce. Mr. Robinson, of New York, offered a resolution calling on the secretary of state for information whether our ministers at foreign court obey the laws prohibing them wearing court dress and requiring them to wear the ordinary apparrel of American citizens. A bill was introduced by Mr. Young authorizing the constuction of a bridge across the Mississippi at Memphis.

THAT CIRCULAR.

The Postmaster General Replies to the Resolution ot the Bouse. WASHINGTON, D. C., January 1.—

Postmaster General Gresham, to-day, in response to the resolution of the house, calling for information on the alleged distribution in the department of circulars, asking for contributions from clerks for political purposes, eays, "In reply I have the honor to jstate that on Saturday, the 5th inst., I was informed there had been distributed in the department a number of circulars, of which the following is a cojy: "Te Indiana Republican* in Washington: "The Republican State central committee is now organizing the state for the entitling campaign. With great confidence In success if our efforts-are properly seconded, vour attention is invited to the fact that money Is now needed to meet the expenses of the preliminary work, and the committee must rely on your zeal and sense of justice for help in this matter. They have sent a subscription paper asking voluntary contributions from all trueRepublicans from the state now in Washington, which has been placed In my hands, and I am now ready to receive such subscriptions and remit the proceeds to them. The plan is to take money subscriptions for six months, payable the 1st of each month. Please notify me at once of the amount you will contribute, beginning with Becember, 1883. "Respectfully, Ac., "W. 8. ODELL."

WASHINGTON, D. C., December 29th.

HENRI IN WASHINGTON.

Ksntnoky's Editor Wins the Ladles to the McDonald Boom and Is Jubilant. Special to the Chicago Daily News.

Henry Watterson, one of the proprietors of the McDonald boom, arrived here to day to take temporary charge of the Democratic party. Dressed in a dark morning suit, with a grey lap coat, he accompanied his mother this afternoon in around of calls upon the wives of the justices of the supreme court. Mrs. Watterson is a tall, erect, active old lady, with coal-black eyes an4 snowy white hair arranged in round pufis about her expressive face. She looks nearly as young as her son, who is careworn from excessive responsibility. He was almost the only gentleman in the long line which filed through the houses of the various judaes. He deployed all of his social batteries and was rated "the sweetest fellow" by the wives of a number of prominent and influential official persons. He is highly delighted with his first day's work. He feels that he has the ladies with him, and, if he only can secure a few men, the McDonald boom will once more be able to walk alone.

The next and most difficult task that Watterson has in hand is the preparation of a bill for the ways and means committee and the arrangement of the tariff policy of the present house majority. It is a fact that there is only one member iu the present house (and he is from Kentucky) who thinks that Watterson has in him the stuff for great party leader, but with this man as a nucleus the Kentucky editor expects to draw about him a formidable following before the winter is over.

The President and the Mississippi. WASHINGTON, C., January 8.—The

president to-day transmitted to con-

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gress the following message: "I transmit herewith a communication from the secretary of war, submitting the annual report of the Mississippi river commission. I take this occasion to invite the early attention of congress to the continuation of the work on the Mississippi river, which has been carried on under the plans of the commission."

DEPARTING GLORY.

The Grand Old Trees Abont tht White House Grounds, Spared Even by the Woodman, Have Fallen Before Old

Time's Scythe. Washington Special.

January 8

"The grand old poplars of the White House grounds will not long continue to cast their grateful shade upon- the executive mansion," observed an old forester the best trees in the grounds are falling into decay, and scarcely a tree will remain that is as old as the mansion. Several have fallen under the ax in the past few days. The ax is ringing at the roots of another now, and six more fine old trees that have died during the past year will come down before spring. New trees will be planted as fast as the old ones fall, but it will be years before the grounds glory in such fine and stalwart trees as have beautified it in the past. The gardeners hesitate to remove the old trees and the president hates to see them go, but there is no help for it. Some of them are historic their branches have waved over the heads of many presidents, and the initials of sons of the presidents are said to have been cut in the crumbling bark. The trees of the future will be rarer and more ornamental, but they will not rival the old poplars that are going." .~i ..

National Notes.

WASHINGTON, D. C. January 8.— James Braden, Indiana, was appointed receiver oi public moneys at Walla Walla, W. T.

Mrs. Lucretia E. Patterson, wife of ex-Senator John J. Patterson, of South Carolina, died of heart disease, this morning.

All inter-state commerce bills before the committee on commerce will be considered by the whole committee, and will precede all other business.

At a meeting of, the house committee on postoffices and postroads, Rogers, Ward, Taylor, Bingham and Wakefield, were appointed members of the sub-committee on postal telegraph.

At a meeting of-the senate committee on finance, Sherman's bill to authorize the national banks to issue circulation to 90 per cent, of the market value of the bonds deposited, was under discussion, but no conclusion reached. Aldrich, Allison and Voorhees were present.

The house committee on military affairs will report favorably a bill relative to the date of mustering in of certain officers. The object of the measure is to pay these officers for all the time served. Members o.f the committee are of the opinion that nearly every regiment in the late war had one or two officers who will be affected by the bill.

Secretary Chandler is making arrangements to have the bodies of Lieutenant Commander DeLong and party appropriatelv received on their arrival in New York. He will direct a committee of naval officers to receive the bodies and they will be accompanied by relatives and friends of the deceased. Upon reaching New York the bodies will be taken to the New York navy yard, where a temporary vault will be erected in which thej will remain until finally interred in accordance with the wish of friends.

Fence Cutting in Texas.

AUSTIN, Tex., January 9.—The legislature convened in extra session today. The governor's message is principally devoted to the fence war, as remedies for which he recommends legislation to prevent the use of public lands unless by contract with the state a liberal system of highways penalty against surrounding the residence or land of another creation of courts in unorganized counties fence cutting to be made a penitentiary offense.

The Illinois Grave Robbers, CHICAGO, 111., January 8.—The News,

Sycamore, Ills., special says two ofthe supposed grave robbers, Waterman and Shinkle, were arraigned to-day, waived examination and were committed in default of bail, although abundantly able to procure bail. They con sidei^ it safer ,behind the protecting walls and out of harms way. Another shocking robbery has been discovered at Rochelle. The sheriff, while searching the college at Chicago for the corpse of old Mrs. Hoyt, discovered the body of a young girl. Investiga tion of the graves at Rochelle proved the body to be that of Mrs. Craft.

Man and Wife Murdered.

'NEW YORK, N. Y., January 8.—Jas. C. Townsend and wife, an aged couple at Oyster Bay, were found unconscious on the kitchen floor, assaulted with a hammer, and the house robbed. The lady is a sister of Gen. Winder of the Confederate army, who had charge of Libby prison during the war. The recovery of the couple is doubtful. A negro was arrested.

4 W It NKW YORK, N. Y., January 5.—The

Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association brought suit against Stephen English, editor of the Insurance Times, to recover $100,000 damages for libel. The answer alleges justification.

tet 'Km Go Hungry.

LONDON, January 9.—A Paris dispatch says the statistics show that the prohibition of American pork seriously curtails the food supply of France. It is evident there is no other source wherefrom til© demand c&n be supplied. the Bandit SioV.

KANSAS CITY, Mo., January 8 Frank James is reported seriously ill at his home in Independence, being threatened with pneumonia. The physicians pronounced the case quite grave.

The Convent Horror.

ST. LOUIS, Mo., January 8.—Search in the ruins of the convent at Belleville, 111., was resumed this morning, and up to 1 o'clock two morft bodies were found. The remains of Sister Superior Mary Jerome were discovered at noon, and identified by the spec

tacles with a gold chain attached, and the cross and rosary. Granting each little heap of charred bones and roasted flesh, that so far have been taken from the ruins, represents a separate body, and it is very difficult to determine whether they do, there still are five persons missing. The funeral of the victims to be buried has been fixed for Thursday. All the priests and fathers of the diocese of Alton were invited to attend. Father Abbilend, of Milwaukee, has arrived and will look after the interests of the society and arrange for the funeral and future disposition of the remaining sisters.

The testimony has been of a somewhat conflicting character, -but shows pretty clearly that the fire department was entirely inadequate to cope with such a fire, and sadly deficient in the necessary appliances. Sister Elutheria testified this afternoon. She thought there were seventy-one persons in the convent at the time of the fire, thirtyseven of whom escaped, leaving thirtyfour as missing. This cannot be verified, however, as all records are burned, but the sisters will attempt to recall from memory the names of those present.

PAYNE'S PERSIMMON.

The Standard Oil Company's Pole Takes it for Him.

Pendleton Defeated on the First Ballot —The Kentucky Contest.

PAYNE NOMINATED. 4

He T^kes, the Persimmon on the First Ballot.

CoLtJMius, 0., January 8.—The Democratic caucus, in secret ballot to-night, nominated H. B. Payne, of Cleveland, to succeed Pendleton. The nomination was made on the first ballot— Payne, 48 Pendleton, 15, and Ward, 17, H. J. Booth, of Columbus, 1 and G. W. Geddes 1.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, January 8.—One hundred guns were fired here to-night on the reception of the news of the Hon. Henry B. Payne's nomination by the Democratic caucus.

The Kentucky Caucus.

FKANXFOBT, Ky., January 8.—The joint Democratic caucus to nominate a senator met and adjourned till Monday night by a vote—in the senate 17 to 15, and in tlie house 45 to 38. The negative vote is regarded as representing Williams' positive strength.

The Democratic state central committee of Massachusetts, yesterday, elected Noah Plympton chairman, Jonas H. French, declining to be" a candidate. It was voted to endeavor to have the national convention held in Boston.

It is the belief in New York that the Carlislse-Watterson policy of pushing tlio Democratic party .into an advanced free trade position will result in party defeat if the matter gets before the people. Mr. Tilden is being relied upon to restrain the impetuous Watterson from pushing his programme beyond the danger line. Mr. Randall wift resist the free trade tendency, and, it is reported, will oppose all tariff legislation, unless it be the Converse bill restoring the duty on wool. P-'

To the Death.

ABILENE, Texas, January 8.—Recently Frank Collins, as a member of the board of aldermen, has been active in attempting to suppress gambling. In a salon this evening Hemphill, a gambler, struck Collins with his fist. Collins at once presented a pistol at Hemphill's head, whereupon Deputy Marshall Walter Collins rushed in between them and struck the pistol upward. In the confusion incident to the interruption Hemphill drew a pistol and shot Walter Collins through the breast. Then a deadly fight began between Hemphill and Frank Collins, both emptying their pistols. When the firing ceased all three men were found lying on the floor in blood, Hemphill with six bullet holes in his body through the heart, and Frank Collins four wounds, and will probably die. Walter Collins expired within a half hour.

Captives Among the Savages. LONDON, January 8.—The govern

mentof the Dutch East Indies has sent troops to the west coast of Acheen, to compel the rajah to surrender the crew of twenty-five men of the steamer Nisers, wrecked there November last. The vessel was plundered and destroyed by the Achenese. Among the captives are the second officer Moor, two Itallians, two Germans, two Norwegians and one American. The British gunboat Pegasus, sent to their relief in December, was unable to communicate with the rajah, and British Consul Kennedy reported that if the Pegasus had fired upon the tribe the prisoners would have been massacred.

A Polite Note.

ST. PBTERSBUG, January 8.—Tolstoi, minister of the interior, has received a letter announcing that he has been sentenced to death by the Nihilists, The letter also intimates it is the in tention of the Nihilists to murder Murairieff, chief of public prosecutor, and Dofraskansky, the public prosecutor.

Mississippi Politics:

JACKSON, Miss., January 8.—Cornelius Ryan was shot fatally this morn ing by

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THE CHICAGO CRAZE.

Review of that Unknown Quantity—th§ Grain and al Provision Market.

A Steadier and Upward Tendency tin the Prices of Wheat and C~*v*'~Corn

CHICAGO,111., January 8.—Operations on the board are fairly active, and the feeling rules stronger, a moderate adyance having been established in prices for wheat, corn and hog products. The reduction in freight rates for eastern-bound grain doubtless has had some effect on prices, as it is now estimated that this week's report on the visible wheat supply will show a material decrease. Provisions are quiet and firm in the speculative market, though the shipping demand as yet gives no sign of early revival. Since the polar wave swept over the country, grain receipts, as well as the arrivals of live stock, have dwindled down to very small proportions, and there is a general indisposition on the part of transportation companies to receive or forward stuff.

Wheat is in fair demand, but prices are infclined to be irregular witnin a narrow range.

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Hansberry. Ryan fired

twice at Hansberry without effect. The difficulty grew out of a dispute about yesterday's city election.

Drifting at Sea.

BIDDEFORD, Me., January 8.—The steamer Katahdin (coaster) is reported drifting at sea, having blown out her cylinder head. Six of her crew, it is said, landed in a boat at Cape Porpoise in an exhausted condition.

The French Will Attack on the 11th, HONG KONG, January S.—The attack

upon Bacninh, by the French, will probably be made on the 11th. It is thought it will not prove a casus belli, China being supposed to be unprepared for war.

St. Louis' Police Squabble. ST. LOUIS, Mo., January 9.—The

board of police commissioners elected Major Lawrence Harrigan chief of pooccaaioned by

lice, to fill the vacancy OCCJ the dismissal of Campbell. 1 fjg"

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TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9.1884.

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Several Iron and Steel Mills In the Neighborhood of Pittsburg Be-

snme Operations.

Business Failures, One of Which it is Briefly Related, Was Caused by "Dealing In Margins."

CHICAGO MARKETS?

The Dps and Downs of the Great Speculative Center—A Greater Firmness and Steadiness in all the Lines. Special to the Indianapolis News.

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limited outside buying orders are the principal features. At the CIOBO of last week a savage attack was made by the large local beare and led by Hobbs, Dwight & Gillette, Ream, ones and their followers, the sellers succeeded, by throwing a very large amount on the market, in beating down prices over a cent, but when May wheat touched $1.02 the bulls, led by Lester, came to the rescue, and there was such free buying that a speedy reaction was the result, and the- lost ground was quickly recovered. Sinee that time values have been stubbornly maintained and as receipts are very small it is estimated that the visible supply in this country and Canada at the date of the next report will show a decrease of at least 600,000 bushels. Hence conservative houses consider the tone of the market healthier and the outlook for the near future more encouraging.

Corn is comparatively quiet in speculative circles, and there is a steadier and rather better feeling in the trade. It is now said that only absolute necessity will prompt the clique in January to run a corner, and that they would be very glad to sell now at a profit. Schwartz & Dupee are unloading some large lots ot January corn, but of course it is hard to tell whether it is

stuff or done on positive orders

from the outside. Templeton has also been a heavy seller, while "N. B. Ream is said to have become frightaned and the majority of his short corn. The opinion is rapidly gaining ground that the January combination in both corn and wheat have been playing the crowd for lower prices only to lead up still more, and" that two weeks from now quotations for both cereals will have gone skyward. Operators who are short of corn are very despondent,

If the clique who are under the January deal don't bust," said a broker who is in this fix for his customers, the price is bound to go 10@15c higher."

Is there any prospect for a break No, I fear not it is even said they have' sold for February more than enough to take careTrf"ftny cash grain they get and at good figures."

Oats are'steady and firm all around Less than the usual volume of business is transacted but prices steadily advance.—C the spot light.

Provisions are stronger and there is little activity in the speculative market the other offerings for forward delivery are no larger than the demand, and prices are higher on all of the leaching articles.' The firmness in the hog market exerts some influence on the course of the market for products, but as a rule heavy operators have not been inclined to enlarge their business under the circumstances. Some traders incline to the belief that the receipts of hogs will be liberal during the balance of the packing season, but are not disposed to back up their anticipations to any who are equally well satisfied the receipts of hogs will be very small, yet they are distrustful and would prefer to see the hands of the packers before making any wagf The stocks on hand are liberal—ab 10,000,000 pounds larger than at this time last year. The absence of even a fair shipping inquiry attracts much attention, and the bears use it as hammer in all their attacks.

THE LABOR WORLD.

Closing Down and Opening tp ot Iron and Steel Mills. PITTSBURG, Pa., January 8, The

steel melters of Hussey, Howe & Co were notified of a reduction of wages of 12} per cent., to go into effect the 21st inst. It is expected other firms in the same line will also reduce wages if the cut at Hussey, Howe & Co.'s is accepted.

The finishers at Moorhead & Co. mill struck to-day against the new steel system, which they claim is harder to work than the iron formerly used.

READING, Pa., January 8.—Work was resumed to-day in all departments the Reading iron works, which employ a thousand men. The sheet mill puddlers were reduced from $3.50 to 5 per ton. A number of other manufactures are preparing to resume work, and the ou^ook in the iron trade generally brighter.

PITTSBURG, Pa., January 8.—The Chronicle-Telegraph special from McKeesport, Pa., says: Work was resumed to-day in the National Rolling Mill and Forge company, the workmen accepting a reduction ranging from 12 to 25 per cent. The Woods iron works also started in full blast at former wages. The National tube works will resume to-morrow at a reduction.

'f-*®Bnsiness Failures.

NEW YORK, N. Y., January 8.— Among the failures reported to-day are

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the following: Thomas Chancellor & Co., general merchants, Ennis Texas, liabilities $30,000 Efcen Sutton, woolen manufacturer, North Andover, Mass., and Wm. Sutton, Salem, attached for $100,000.

ST. JOHN, N. F., January 8.—Francis & Yaughan, shoe manufacturers, have suspended. Liabilities, $40,000.

DETROIT, Mich., January 8.—J. Rosenfield & Co., wholesale dealers in leaf tobacco, have made an assignment. Liabilities, $60,000 assets, $30,000. Been dealing in grain margins. .....

FIRES.

The Tear Keeps up With the Start it Made. CLEVELAND, O., Januaiy S.—Fire at

o'clock this morning destroyed the Opera house block in Meadville, Pa« The loss will reach $100,000, probably fully covered by insurance. The cause of the Meadville conflagration is not known. The .fire was discovered at half past one this morning, and rapidly consumed the block. The lower part was occupied by stores and offices.

Afire occurred at Conneaut Lake, a summer resort, eight miles west of Meadville, Pa., last evening, destroyed the Lake View house. Loso, $10,000. The building and furniture were insured for $8,000.

NBW YORK, N. Y., January 8.—The five story coffin factory of Smith, Winston & Co., 191 and 193Chrystie street, caught fire early this morning and was destroyed in about an hour. As the London theater in the Bowery almost adjoins the rear of the factory the report spread another theater was burniprt ing. The factory Btands between tall

tenements and about in rear on the lley cutting in from the Bowery and Rivington street and inhabited by a dense population. The denizens of the alley threatened by the tottering walls the burning factory were hustled out by the police. Total loss about $90,000.

DETROIT. Mich., January 8.—The ouse of Mrs. Almy, of Paine's junclotr, ™^-SaglfTaw, turned last night. Her daughter Lida, ageT ETttrfflby-w-coming bewildered, rushed into the flames and burned to death. Mrs. Almy and another daughter were seriously burned.

ST. PAUL, Minn., January 8.-—Word, just received (midnight), from Stillwater, that the prison yards are burning. The authorities telegraphed for help. special train containing engines has just left..

CHICAGO, 111., January 8.—A fire tonight in the wholesale millinery house of D. B. Fisk &Co., damaged the building $2,000 water damaged the stock $20,000 fully insured.

DALLAS, Tex., January 9.—It is reported to-night that the town of Baird was nearly swept away by fire.

BUTLER, Ky., January 8.—Hagemyer Co.'s planing mill burned. Loss, $13,000 insurance, $7,000.

Five frame buildings have burned in Pittsburg, Kansas. Loss, 21,000. Afire at Paducah, Ky., destroyed the stores of Glauber & Bro., Nicholas Hans and S. H. Clark. Loss, $11,000.

WEATHER, MUCH' WEATHER.

Heavy Snow Storm in Western Pennsyl vania and in Ohio. PITTSBURG, Pa., January 8.—Western

Pennsylvania was visited to-day by the heaviest snow storm in years. It has been snowing steadily since one this morning, and at twelve to-night the signal office reports a fall of two feet The streets are blockaded and the street cars running with difficulty, and it is thought by morning travel will be entirely suspended. Trains on all roads are one to eight hours late. Flatroof houses are in danger of falling on account of the weight of the snow.

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CINCINNATI, O., January 8.—Snow has been falling without much interruption for more than twenty-four hours, but the fall has been light. The thermometer was about 20° all day. A train was thrown from the track on the Coal road at Olive Hill, to-day- and P. M. Cunningham, superintendent. was killed.

A heavy snow storm was prevailing lkai 4Jlghli Ub Wilkesbarre, Pa., the wind blowing at a terrible velocity The storm has caused a suspension in an

A foet of snow fell at Lexington Ky., Monday night, with prospects o: more. There "is a heavy fall in Virginia.

The weather is very severe in the north, and in Canada there is much trouble on the roads from heavy snows,

The heaviest fall of snow in years occurred at Atlanta, Georgia, yesterday.

A heavy snow fell, to the depth of twenty inches, at Wheeling yesterday

Lsnsdown«'s Travels.

TORONTO, Can., January 8.—The Marquis of Lansdowne, governor gen eral of Canada, and Lady Lansdowne and party arrived here to-night from Ottawa, the guestB of Lieut. Gov. Rob inson. This is the first time Lans downe has ventured away from Ottawa since his arrrival from England. The special train was guarded by a posse of government police and met here at the depot by one hundred volunteers, who will escort him wherever he goes during his stay. It was originally intended the marquis should visit Nigara Falls, but owing to the recent ex citement caused by the Fenian dynamiters the programme was changed and the party will return to Ottawa Saturday. t* ?i

Crime In Brief

Frapk Slagle, of Somerset, Tenn, whose execution was fixed for yesterday, has been respited for thirty-five days.

Samuel Brower, of Freehold, N. age 70, a well-to-do farmer, hanged himself, yesterday in the log house where he was born.

Frederick G. Hardman, who shot at the watchman at Mrs. A. T. Stewart residence, hanged himself in his cell in the New York toombs.

There was a very large and excited meeting of shareholders of the Montreal Loan and Mortgage company yesterday. The auditors report showB the books irregular, and the absconding secretary and treasurer, Geo. W. Craig, is a defaulter for at least $50,000.

What Arabl Pasha Thinks. LONDON, January 8.—Arabi Paaha,

now in exile in Ceylon, expresses the opinion that the loss of the Soudan will strengthen the government of Egypt. -.

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The Council at American Prelatei (Action on the Irish Question. BALTIMORE, Md., January 8.—Arch­

bishop Gibbons, in a letter dated December 21st, says the national couneil of Catholic prelates will be opened in the cathedral at Baltimore, November 1884. He will ^preside as apostolic prelate the purpose first entertained of appointing the archbishop of Sepicci having yielded to the strong representations of American prelates in favor of one of their own body being designated. The archb'shop reiterates the statement that no action will be taken by the Holy See in regard to the Irish question in the United States, and no remonstrance will be sent to this country on the subject.

ROME, January It.—Archbishop Gibbons, of Baltimore, has started for America. The pope formally appointed him apostolic delegate to ana president of the National Council of Catholic Prelates, at Baltimore.

-fl-:^'' Consigned to Posterity. |f ROME, January 8.—A Rome corre­

spondent says the conversation between the pope and the crown prince of Germany consisted of two parts. One remains absolutely secret, but the other will be published at the proper time. The pope informed the cardinals that it will be consigned to the secret archives in a detailed account of the conversation, that posterity may have a statement of much importance.

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The Results Will Be Published. Me,

January 8.—The propaganda

has ordered printed the decisions of the conference of American bisho]a here for their guidance at the council of Baltimore.

The Injured Members of the Glee Club. LOUISVILLE, Ky., January 8.—Strong

and Crehore members of the Yale College Glee club, injured in the wreck at Charleston, Ind., are doing nicely. The club wants $1,200 from the O.M.^ra^rwd^ Jfnr_ here and Cincinnati. Individual damage suits will be filed in a short time.

Saloons Closed for Good WICHITA, KB., January 8.—All the

saloons in this city—over thirty—were closed to-day by the concerted action of their keepers, who, it is understood, have gone out of the business for good.

TERSE TELEGRAMS.

The Ohio river is practically closed. Postmaster Palmer, of Chicago, is very 111.

Receipts of hogs at Chicago, yesterday, 28,000 cattle, 8,000. The Michigan peach trees were much damaged by the fate blizzard.

There are 4,800 insane people in Ohio— ,800 in the asylums and 1,000 in the county poor bouses.

The divorce suit of Edith against Fred. K. De Bellevalle, the actor, was discontinued in New Kork yesterday.

Sixty-three million bushels of grain were exported from New York last year, and specie imports exceeded the exports by 813,500,000.

Arohitect Hannaford will be directed by the authorities in Washington to concentrate the work on the new government building In Cincinnati on the first story,

that It may be occupied by the postoffice. The annual meeting of the Commercial Travelers' association of New York was held to-day at Syracuse. Reports of officers show a membership of 3.191: benefits paid, 8170,000. of which $40,000 were from he reserve fund.

Mayor Martin, of Boston, was Inaugurated yesterday. The message fixes the gross city debt at 842,514,123, an increase of nearly 81,500,000 during the year. It will be necessary to borrow 8100,000 additional to meet the expenses of the current year.

At the funeral of Father Walsh, exreasurer of the Irish Land League of this country, Bishop ilendrickson said: "Father" Walsh's death brings arlef to every Catholic Irishman ana he will be mourned throughout, the length and breadth of the land."

The annual convocation of the Texas Live Stock association commenced at Austin yesterday. Forty-five members were present and ninety new members elected to membership, in consequence of the demoralized condition of the stock interests throughout the state, all standing committees except the transportation committee announced no reports.

The woman suffrage party state executive committee denounce Senator Edmund's disposition to disfranchise the women of Utah as a gross wrong to non pnlygamlsts, and to polygamists by givng compulsion and punishment without a trial to those who believe in polygamy. The New York senators and representatives are cilled upon to resist the proposition.

Four physicians have decided that Dr. Edward Lasker, the eminent German HberaUat, from a combination of four diseases—degeneration of the blood vessels, softening of the brain, dilation and fatty degeneration of the heart, and an aftection of the lungs. Carl Schurz will deliver a funeral oration on the body. Friends of Herr Lasker, In Berlin, exjress the wish "that the body be interred that city.

What Paddock Turns Over: Mr. John Paddock, who made an assienment to his creditors, Monday, has turned over the following property to the assignee, Mr. Philip Schloss: The south half of lot 147, Rose' addition, and the undivided half of the south half of the south half of the northwest quarter, and of "the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter, and of the 'nest half of the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter, and also personal property. Mr. Paddock states that his assets will not be as much as have been stated. 4 4- *r

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To the Editor of the Express. 'a^ SIR: Please say for me that the es­

timate of my assetts as published by the city papers is largely in excess of what they are or ever have been.

Respectfully,

5 JOHN PADDOCK.

School Money."

The following is the amount of money allowed by the state to the fol lowing counties for school purposes: Vigo *18.918 -«0 ermllllon 4,W3 48

Partrg .,391 02

Clay 10,887 86 Sullivan 8,805 74

The following is the number of children of school age in the above I Vigo.... .,i.^..-.v..........i^.lfl,880 Vermillion...™^ 8,987 Parke 6,264 Clay 9,227 8ulllvan psnk- -aom VI-*f

A Splendid Book.

Miss Bessie J. Hall, traveling lagent for R. S. Peale & Co., publishers, of St. Louis, is in the city for the purpose of canvassing for the "Illustrated Home Book of Poetry and Song"—a handsomely printed and bound work on fine paper, comprising choice selections from the poets of all lands and ages. The work is copiously illustrated, with an index of authors, subjects and first lines. The book will make a fine preaent for a friend,

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THE TELEPHONE.

Long Meeting at the Court House Last Night.

"Stand Finn 1" is the Word—Enthusiastic Speeches—A Committee Appointed.

The Circuit court room was well filled last night with the strikers on the Central Telephone company. Col. Hunter called the meeting to order, and ex-Mayor Lyne was called to preside, and Mr. £. L. Girdner was made secretary. Mr. Lyne on taking the chair, said he understood the meeting to be called for the purpose of hearing expressions on the telephone question—to see if they could better themselves, and what they conld do. The whole matter had been simmered down to whether the citizens of Terre Haute, who had come to the conclusion that they were paying too much for the telephone, or the Central Telephone company would win. There was no question in his mind as to how the matter would end, if they stuck together. He thought the war had only begun. The company would be compelled to" come to terms, or take down its poles. The company might say the city council had granted them the right to place the poles in the streets. If it was necessary to come to it he would take the innitiatory step. The citv council had no ngbt to grant the company the right of way for its poles without first repealing all ordinances relating to the obstruction of streets. This had not been done, and any citizen could complain and have the telephone company fined for having the poles in the streets, and have the company fined "tire'streets. When the company was]first organized it was understood that it was a home" company, but the home company had sold out to the foreign corporation. The company had been asked to come down and place the 'phones at the same rates as in other towns, but had refused. Now he was in favor of war to the knife. When Mr. Byers and Mr. Schloss visited Chicago, they only asked of the company what was fair. After two hours labor with them the officials of the company had said, "No, sir, gentlemen we will not reduce one cent.'' Then it was that the petitton was shown them. He ridiculed the rate of wages paid the girl in the employ, and said it was very poor for unskilled labor.

Col. Hunter took the floor and stated that what he had done was for the benefit of the people of Terre Haute. That victory would be the outcome if they held together was certain. It might take thirty days or it might take three months, but it would come. It would be a slight inconvenience, but the human race had done without the telephone for a good many hundred years, and could do without it again for a short time. The telephone paid a profit of 34 per cent. There were other business in Terre Haute that paid an equally large dividend, but he would not name them, as they were Terre Haute enterprises. But the telephone must come down, or out she goes.

Mr. Brinkman thought the question was, was the people of Terre Haute going to stick, or were they going to patronize a foreign monopoly. Let it be rooted out, root and branch. He considered his name on the petition as good as it was on a note for $500. As regards a new company, he would pledge his word that there would be money forthcoming for that purpose.

Mr. Ed. Ellis introduced the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted by a rising vote:

Resolved, That we, the former subscribers of the Central Tel'eplrene Company, who have had

their

telephones taken out,

that we stand firm in our purpose to stay out, and that we each use our influence to induce others to take out their 'phones.

Mr. R. W. Rippetoe said he wanted an understanding. He wanted to use a telephone. It made no difference to him whether the 'phone was that of a new company. If it was, all well and jood. If he could not get a new phone to use, he wanted to use the other.

Mr. Ellis was in fav'dr ot driytng the old companj out. He was willing to go in and help form anew company

The discussion was carried on to considerable leugth. The sentiment expressed was that the telephone company must reduce or go. Ex-Mayor Lyne said he was not much impressed with the Bowen telephone.- He wanted a telephone that would work satis factorily. A committee was appointed to look into the matter of securing an other telephone. Col. Hunter was called upon to tell if he knew of any other company besides the Bowen company. He said he did, but would not tell, for if he did the Central company would purchase the new company right of territory before twenty-four hours. The meeting adjourned to meet at the call of committee.

SB Terre Haute Club, The Terre Haute club elected the following officers for the ensuing year President, F. C. McKeen vice presi dent, J. W. Cruft secretary, John Clift treasurer, Jno. L. Patterson di rectors, H. M. Smith, Ed Pugh and C. Buntin.

Gil McNutt was admitted to menv bership. The club now has a membership of forty, and $400 in the treasury. It was decided to buy a fifteen ball pool table.

°The McKeen Cadets. The McKeen Cadets have been trying for three months to get a quorum to attend a meeting so that business vital to the welfare of the company can be transacted. The boys appear to have lost all interest in military affairs, and many of them think the wisest plan won Id be for the company to disband. The advice of Adjutant General Carnahan will be asked as to what is best for the company to do. ct

Election of Officers T. H. h. D. A. Fhe semi-annual election of officeas of the Terre Haute Liquor Dealers association resulted as follows:

Pat Stack, president Chas. Stueirpfle, vice president S. Miller, treasurer Phil May, secretary. Trustees, Frank Pelier, Leo. Warner, William Meisel/.

Wedding Reception.

On Monday night Frank Storz, engineer at the nail works, wae marr.ed

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to Miss Emma Dean. The happy couple at once went to house keeping on Foureenth street, and last night held a very pleasant wedding reception. A host of friends of the popular young couple were present wno were profuse in their congratulations and wishes for along and liappy life toM r. and Mrs. Storz.

HOBGOBLINS.

Do the Spirits of the Departed Com* Back end Tantellxe the Living? Lawrencevllle, Ind., Rural.

Some time in August last Aunt Lizzie Clark, wife of the venerable tonsorial artiBt George Clark, who, by the way, is the oldest colored barber in Lawrenceville, died in a few hours after being stricken down with paralysis. In due time the dwelling occupied by the family was let to a colored barber from Vincennes, who, after vainly trying to sleep there two or three nights, declared he heard such unearthly noises, such as a person would make who was choking, accompanied by terrible groaning, etc., that he fled the place as from a plague, and many and conflicting are the stories flying as to his ghostship. Deputy Postmaster White and H. H. Corrie spent Saturday and Sunday nights there and are positive they heard terrible groanings at or near the bed in the room in which the aged colored lady died. The bed and bed clothing were carefully examined, however, but there was "nothing to be seen. Crowds of citizens were there last night endeavoring to catch sight of hip ghostship, but as to the success attending their sight seeing we have not been able to learn this morning. Any new developments are awaited with interest.

Released on Bond.

Yesterday Philip Dahlen, who was arrested for an attempt to blackmail J. E. Somes, was arraigned before Justice Lockman for preliminary"hear-: in«s roe prisoner appeared with counsel furnished by his brother, and waiving an examination, the justice Dound him over in the sum of $800 to the Circuit court. His brother went on his bond and he was released.

Col lett Park,

The Collett Park Commissioners have settled in full with Architect Grove for services rendered in laying out-the park. Contractor McCarty in consequence of the unfavorable weather has not finished clearing the gronnd. As soon as the weather will permit roads will be cut through the park, grass will be sown, and a fence erected.

5 Young Ladies' Sodality. The Young Ladies' Sodality of St. Joseph's church has elected the following officers for theensuingsix months: President, Miss Mary Hogan vice! jresident, Miss Gussie Long secretary,

VlissElla Burns banner bearer, Miss Lena Joyce Spiritual reader, Miss Annis Maher.

Death of Mrs. Cronln.

Word was received yesterday of the death of Mrs. M. A. Cronin, at 8an Antonio, Texas, the night before. She had been sick with consumption for sometime. The remains will.arrive here Friday, when notice of the funeral will be given.

A Messenger Boy's Long Trip. Baltimore Sun. A bright-faced, red-headed boy, 14 years old,'dressed in the uniform of a messenger lad, called at a pawn store Saturday and threw a pawn ticket for a gold chain on the show case, and said: "Gimme that chain."

Mr. Lewyt looked at the ticket, which he ut one recognized. "The man to whom this ticket belongs is in Kew York," he remarked to the boy. "Well, that's just were I came from, said the boy. The little fellow then said that on Saturday afternoon a call cam to the Seventy-second street office, East Side, New York

city,

for a mes­

senger boy. 'This lad was sent to a well-to-do "gentleman's house in answer to thesutrmonB. The caller had pawned a valuable chain, an heirloom, during his visit to Baltimore a few days ago, when he was out -of money. He wanted to wear the chain on Sunday, but could not get it in time, as no express would reach him on that day. The boy was to bring tlie pawn ticket here, pay the $25 advanced on the chain, also the interest, and get back as soon as be could. The gentleman was to pay his fare here and back, incidental expenses, and give him besides six cents an hour extra pay.

The boy was back in New York Saturday night with the chain, fifteen hours after he started.

S Mrs. Xjangtry in "Peril." New York Special. Mrs. Langtry made her first appearance in New York this season at the

Fifth Avenue theater to-night. She was supported by Charles Coghlan and her own company in "Peril." The plav is an adaptation from Sardou by Stevenson and Scott, and was produced some years ago at Wallack s. The general impression seemed to be that Mrs. Langtry had greatly improved in her acting, and the audience was kind to her. During the play she attempted the Davenport fall in a scene, but her effort was greeted with laughter. Mr. Coghlan made a hit as the lover. The scenery was very fine aad the generai support good.

The Lace Rivals of Gotham. A New York letter says Mrs.^William B. Astor's exhibit of lace, in the Bartholdi statue fund fair, is by far the finest of them all, excepting one. And the single competitor in this matter is Mrs. Jessie Seligman, wife of that particular and wealthy banker whom Henry Hilton so publicly excluded from the Grand union hotel, at Saratoga, a few years ago, wholly on account of his nationality. But under the more liberal shelter of the Academy of Design, Mrs. Seligman is allowed to place her treasures ot lace right alongside

those

of Mrs.

Astor. Governor Robinson, of Massachusetts, was asked why ho did not make his'son his private secretary, and replied with considerable feeling: "Because I think too much of mv boy to set him riding on top of a bubble he must piepare for honorable work in life besides, my family are not going to be fitted with offices. r-