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TRADE TOPICS.

The Special Review of the 4! .Chicago Market Hade for the Express.

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The Tendenoy on 'Change is for Steadier Prices in Cereals and Provisions.

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CHICAGO MARKETS.

A Steadier Feeling Developing on 'Change—A Review ot the Situation. Special Dispatch to the Express.

CHICAGO, Jll., March 15.—The speculative markets on 'change have developed a steadier and more confident feeling, although the volume of trading is moderate and largely of a local character. There is less'disposition to hammer prices shown by those who bave heretofore been the largest and tnoBt reckless operators on the bear side, and it is noticeable that many of the more conservative operators among that party a're disposed to move with increased caution. A number of them have covered their shorts and either gone long to a limited extent or are waiting for what they consider a favorable opportunity to buy. This change of front is largely due to the backwardness, of spring, which is daily increasing the anxiety in regard to the condition of the fall-sown grain and chances for even an average spring planting. The latest advices from Nebraska state that the ground there is frozen two feet deep, and no prospect for eaiiy plowing. The outlook in the northwest is even worse.

Wheat is quiet and prices rule firm. A reduction of 10c in freight rates to the Beaboard have enabled shippers to dispose of fair amounts for export. It is also reported that "Old Hutch" has lately sold some heavy lots of Minnesota hard to millers at nearlv a cent advance on regular. These facts tend to cause a feeling of confidence in future values and yet the bulls are not disposed to branch out much. Lindblom says to-night: "The bulls and bears alike are disposed to await fresh developments. The fact that the large operators are iii the market makes raiders as well as bulls timid, and transactions are characterized by extreme caution. Crop reports are scarce. I therefore assume that the principal districts are right."

Corn rules strong. The shipping demand for low grades ib better, buyers being encouraged by the reduction in freights, and this l.as a tendency to increase confidence in contract grades for future delivery. There are also reports that liberal purchases are being made in the interior for supplying the extreme northeast, and it is rumored to-night that a certain railroad company is buyinjj large lots of Na. 2. A decrease in arrivals is the general expectation, but litest advices state that cribs along the Illinois Central and other railroads are full of corn and that immense quantities are held in warehouses for higher prices, as well as for the premium on May deliveries. The leading bears, however, are willing to see a higher range, and put no obstacles in the way ot an advance, while some of our strongest and best informed speculators are buying for a turn.

Oats rule quiet and steady, sample lotto on track being scarce and in good shipping demand, but No. 3 for future delivery in light request and sparingly offered.

In the provision pit lard is the center of. interest, and the superior activity of this article is generally attributed to tho poor yield this year, the hogs being of a lighter weight than usual. 8ome knowing: ones, however, say that large holders, becoming tired of their loads, are bulling prices for the purpose of selling. Pork rules strong and steady, and the demand seems (o be increasing, so that unless the large holders let go higher prices are likely to result. Receipts of hogs continue small in number and poor in quality, with quotations averaging a little higher.

A 413,000,000 Coffee Failure.' NEW YORK, N. Y., March 15.—The

Coffee exchange reports a panicky feeling, and futuresdownthirty-five points since yesterday. Wolff, Seligsberg & Risley have suspended. The liabilities of the firm are placed at from two to three million dollars. The coffee market later went off from fifty to seventy cents

Weekly Bank Statement.

NEW YORK, N. Y., March 15.—The weekly statement of the associated banks, issued from the clearing house to-day, shows tho following changes:

Increase. Decrease.

Loans $ 2,807,000 Specie -..•' LegRl tenders Deposits Circulation 5 56.000 Reserve

6,151,000 067,000 3,«»,000

The bunks now hold W.IW.UOO In excess 'of the legal requirements.

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St, Iouls Hog Packing,

ST. Louis, Mo., March 15.—The official announcement o! the number of hogs \cked here from November 1st, 1883 to March 1st, 1884, is 382,222 against 327,004 in the same period the previous season.

Losses by the Flood.

CINCINNATI, O., March 15.—The laijor of compiling a complete list of losses along the Ohio river from the' recent flood has been too great to be attemp'ed, but Bradstreets mercantile agency has made a list showing only the looses to business men from Pomeroy, O., to Madison, Ind. This is confined to losses on merchandise and inann factories and does not include any losses not directly affecting business standing. The work in Cincinnati and a few other points is not complete. Toe estimate for Cincinnati is $200,0 K), Other points foot up $506,000, 1

Counterfeit Twenties.

WASUINGTON, D. C., March lo.— The sceret service division of the treasury department reports it is believed certain counterfeiters are concerting measures to simultaneously pass n.iaii the public. Especially in the cit ips in the south and west counterfeit $20 silver certificate. A sample of th-j same has just beeu received at the fl\ce of the secret service division. Tne issue is a series of 1880.

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DUR.VNOO, N. M., March 15.—It is reported that a snow slide carrtd away the Sampson's Mining'company's concentrating works, eight miles north«Mt of Silvflon, erected last mmmerit an \nse of $60,000. No lives lost

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"I Ably a fatal accident to-night at the Pence Opera house. There was a row of iron rings on ropes hanging from an iron bar attached to the ceiling.

Lehaine's trick was to place his feet in these rings bead downwards and pass across the stage and back. While in the midBt of the act to-night the rope holding one of the rings broke letting him fall a distance of twentyfive feet. He struck on his head on the front row of seats, nearest the stage, and was picked op insensible, The audience, small in numbers, was paralized for an instant and then made a rush for the doors, but in the panic no one was injured. It is learned Lehaine fractured his skull from a point above the left eye over the crown to the back of the head and also broke his neck.

gjj® The Mine Disaster. LYNCHBURG, Va., March 15.—Little

of additional interest from the Pocahontas mines to-day. Another explosion is feared, and as a precaution against further loss of life a guard has been set at the entrances to the mines. Supt. Lathrop has notified several mining experts whose services were engaged that they are no longer needed. They will be recalled when the mines are reopened. The superintendent states to-day that the east mine which was not materially affected by the explosion will be worked again in a few days, or as soon as arrangements can be perfected and miners employed. The resumption of work in the west mine, where the explosion occurred, will not take place for two months or more.

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The Speaker of the House Addresses «.-f. the Brooklyn Free Trade

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NEW YORK, N. Y., March 15.—The New York free trade club gave its sixth annual dinner to-night. Horace White and Manton Marble, former editor of the World, were among the guests. Letters of regret were read from United States Senators Bayard, Pendleton and Beck, Charles Francis Adams and Henry Ward Beecher* President EverettS. Wheeler welcomed the guests, especially 8peaker Carlisle. As the name of Mr. Carlisle was mentioned, the gentlemen arose and cheered. The .president in a speech referred to the resolutions of sympathy passed by the house of representatives on the death of Lasker: "the determined opponent of a protective policy," and paid that "we are delight* ed to notice that the whole country has united without distinction of party in condemning the action of the German chancellor in refusing to transmit tnis resolution oh the reicbstag." Mr. Wheeler said that another encouraging fact is the report on the Morrison bill. "It is a step forward and we welcome it." "A free trade," he said, "does not mean untaxed trade. It does mean that commerce should not be burdened more heavily than agriculture or manufactures, and that no class of our citizens should have .a bounty from the government at the expense of the rest."

The president finished his remarks, and said Mr. Carlisle would respond to the first toast. The gentlemen at the tables applauded loudly, and when Carlisle rose every man in the room stood up and cheered again, and again. The sentiment to which Mr. Carlisle responded was "Our Federal Union." After making acknowledgment of the reception he said "lam obliged always for an opportunity of saying a few words in response to the toast which is assigned to me. The formation of a Union peacefully and voluntarilv, which made such radical changes in the relations between the several states themselves and between them and the general government was undoubtedly one of the fgreatest political achievements of modern times. It is, I think, safe to say that in no other part of the world could such a change have been peacefully made at that time, and perhaps it is equal safe to say it could not have been made here twenty or thirty years later. Each State has the right to lay and impose duties, subject only to the condition that they should not interfere with duties entered into by the United States and with foreign countries or states. There was no limitation whatever on the power of any State to impose duties upon the products of any other American State brought within its limits for consumption for the purpose of protecting its own manufactures. The State of New York has full power to impose any duty on Philadelphia goods, and New Jersey possesses the same power in respect to products of New York. If free trade is what it is and every one claims if it enables them to overcome natural disadvantages and Becure a higher degree of transportation, it must be admitted that the arrangement existing under the confederation was a wise one and ought never to be disturbed. But the framers of the constitution, the men who founded this federal union did not they say they believed that free trade, absolute free trade between the several states was imperatively demanded by the interests of the people? This free trade was established by the constitution, not only for trade between states then existing but between all states that might thereafter exist as members of the federal union and most all will admit that the wonderful transportation of this country is attributable largely to that provision, more largely than to any other one thing. What a different picture this country presents from what it would have presented if the policy of restriction and protection had prevailed for so many years between the United States ana foreign nations. Under the liberal policy established by the constitution our means of internal communication and transportation is increasing. Free commercial intercourse between the states has promoted the development of onr national resources, fostered agriculture and manufaeturies. and added millions to the wealth of the people, while the protective system has to a large extent at least shut us out from the markets of other countries, and brought us substantially to the demands of home consumption, and in many cases has actually arrested the free development of great industrial interests. For these Teasons it has always been my opinion that it was the duty of congress to proceed carefully on this subject, having a due regard of every step. In other words, I am in favor of reformation and not a revolution. This process of reformation must go on until the power of taxation is used only for proper purposes. There must be no step backward.

The reference of Mr. Carlisle to "a revenue for public purposes" elicited emphatic concurrence, as did his declaration that he was for "a reformation, not a revolution." As he uttered the closing sentence the company rose, waved handkerchiefs and cheered heartily.

Dtplomkc to Saoc*«d Fighting. PARIS, March 15.—Waddington, French ambassador at London, has telegraphed to Prime Minister Terry that Tseng, difineee ambassador, has asked Earl Granville, English foreign secretary, to mediate between China and France. The Journal des Debats ttays: "The army, baa performed its in Tonqnin.'The time has now arrived for diplomacy."

TILLER'S TACTICS.

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St. Louis Express Bobber Makes a Bold Break for Liberty.

Climbing Down a Hotel Fire Essape Only to be Nabbed by a Policeman.

Tho Inhuman Stepfather at Bloomington Sent up for 21 Years—Crime.

A BREAK FOB LIBERTY.

Tiller Climbs Out of a Window of tbe Hotel, and Nearly Escapes. ST. LOUIS, MO., March 15.—Tiller

made a bold and desperate attempt to escape, this afternoon. Since his arrival here he has been in the hands of the express officials, helping them to straighten out their accounts, and has occupied a room on the fifth floor of the Lindell hotel, adjoining that of General Manager Morsman, and a policeman has been on guard in the hall outside. This afternoon, while Mr. Morsman was very busy writing, no one else being present, Tijler quietly passed out ot the open window, and with the aid of the fire escape, descended to the balcony over the main entrance of the hotel, which is .wo stories high. He rushed through an open window, into a lady's bedroom, thence into the hall of the hotel, but not being acquainted with the house, be ran wildly and brought up in the ladies' ordinary, on the Sixth street side of the hotel. The outer doors of this room being locked he had to retrace his steps, and as he did so Officer King, the guard who had been apprised of his escape by Mr. Morsman and had rushed down stairs to head him off, met and nabbed him. He was then taken to the Four Courts and delivered to the police authorities and locked up.

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When Thieves Fall Out.

FORT WAYNE, Ind., March 15.—At Mom osville, sixteen miles east of this place, two thieves, James O'Neil and William Boyle, quarreled alonside the the railroad this morning over he division of stolen property in a valise. Boyle shot O'Neil, seized the valiBe and jumped on a passing freight. He was arrested here and taken back to Monroeville, where O'Neil identified him. O'Neil died this evening. Boyle is in jail. Both are under 25 years of age. It is believed the belong to a gang of thieves, .:

Orrln Carpenter's Case.

PETERSBURG, Ills., March 15.—In the trial of Orrin A. Carpenter for the murder of Zura Burns, a number of witnesses were examined to-day regarding the movements of the accused after the murder, and his line of conduct when told of the murder, and when he was called in to view the body of the dead girl.

Suspicion of a Horrible Crime. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 15.—

The police of Brooklyn are inquiring into the burning to death of Mabel Robinson, of New York, in Tunison's hotel, old Coney Island road. The body was found sitting upright in a chair with all her clothing burned off except the sbredo of Btockings o(n her feet."

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind., March 15. Robinson was convicted of murdering hiBson. It was a case of the most revolting and inhuman crulity, and Robinson barely escaped lynching at the time of his arrest. The Judge made the sentence twenty-one years.

CORROBORATED RY A FRlJfiND.

lutimates of Samuel J.Tilden Explains Why He Will Mot Run Again. NEW YORK, March 15.—Intimate

friends of Samuel J. Tilden say that they ^are not surprised at the sentiments he expressed in his interview yesterday. One of them said to-day: "Ttiere is no question but that Tilden has no intention of running again. He certainly is not seeking the nomination. I do not believe he would accept the nomination if made unanimously—something a national convention is not likely to do without first ascertaining whether the nominee will accept. I think Tilden is himself convinced that he could not stand the strain on his physical system which the presidency would call for, and therefore he will not enter the race or allow his name to be used. Heiseo thorough in all that he does that the drain on his vitality would kill him. He would not be satisfied to be a merely ornamental president. He would have policy and would endeavor in a most energetic way to carry it out. As I said before, he knows that his physical strength is not sufficient to enable him to do this."

Not Wholly Conquered.

LONDON, March 15.—A Suakim dispatch dated 11 this morning gives another account of the panic last night among the Egyptians in Baker Pasha's camp at Zereba. It says, "The false alarm spread that Osman Digma had rallied, and routed Gen. Graham's forces and was advancing on Zereba. The report produced a panic among the Egyptians, many of whom openly announced their sympathy with Osman Digma. A .riot ensued, and order only restored by arrest and imprisonment of the mutineers, two of whom had to be bayonetted.

New Ruling on Pensions. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 15.—

In passing upon a pension case the secretary of the interior ruled that tbe fact a soldier had a disease prior to enlistment is not absolute bar to his pension claim. It must not be presumed a soldier was sound because he was accepted into the service, but the service and subsequent disability being proved it does not require much evidence to establish the fact of bis soundness at enlistment.

Tobacco Failure.

LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 15.—The Semonine & Co. incorporation operating the Pike tobacco warehouse assigned to-day. Liabilities $75,000 to $100,000. Assets claimed sufficient to satisfy creditors.

THE BOARD OF TRADE.

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Additional Members—Preparations the Formal Opening.

The following gentlemen dropped in to register their names as members: E. M. Goodwin, manager Telephone exchange. cTw. Wi

ilUams, Terre Hante Oas Light

Wilson, grain and commission.

company. John D. Wilson, grai Hiram Teter, banker, Brasil.

A. u. Austin, hardware. The last named did not drop in, bnt wrote from Florida to enroll his name in the Board of Trade.' Mr. Teter, banker and coal operator In Brasil, visited tbe rooms yoaterday and. confided to theaecretary certain low prices in coal which the secretary in tarn will impart to the members as a good thing, proving again tnat Terre Haute

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can furnish the cheapest coal in the country to its mills. To-morrow Maguire & Yeakle will commence painting the blackboards for the market reports and the W.^ Telegraph Company will ran the wf. into the Board of Trade rooms.

Members have been sending the invitations to the opening exercises on Thursday to their out-of-town friends and there are some hundreds of blanks at the rooms to be furnished to all who can use them. It is the intention to issue to all members and invited guests dinner tickets which will be good at designated restaurants and hotels. Some subscriptions have been given to the secretary for the entertainment as there is to be no draft on the treasury nor assessment upon the membership.

Mr. WillardKiader received word a few days ago from an out of town grain man that he would have twenty cars of wheat here on the opening day. Grain, flour, and commission men of Cincinnati, Louisville, Chicago, Indianapolis, and other cities will De invited to attend.

VICTORY IN THE AIR.

Stroag Ticket nominated at tbe Republican Convention.

THE YOUNG MEN'S REPUBLICAN CLUB HOLDS A ROUSING MEETING.

Address by the Hon. W. W. Carter-Tie Republicans of Prairieton Township—A General Batch of Local and Neighborhood

Politioal News.

The attendance at the Republican township convention at the court house was large yesterday. Mr. C. B. Lee called the convention to older. Mr. W. H. Duncan nominated Mr. Jacob D. Early for chairman carried. On taking the chair Mr. Early thanked the convention for the honor conferred upon him. Mr. Geo. M. AlltSh, Mr. Dick T. Morgan, and Mr. P. Gfroerer, were chosen secretaries. Mr. E. 6. Erney moved that the nominations be by ballot carried. Nominations for trustee being in order, Mr. M. N. Diall nominated Mr. Otto Wittenberg Mr. E. O. Wbiteman nominated Mr. J. W. Barrett Mr. R. Dahlen nominated Mr. J. C. Reichert Mr. A. H. Kildow nominated Mr. J. W. Haley. There were thirty-five votes in the convention, eighteen being necessary for choice.

FIRST BALI OT

Wittenberg—First ward, a Second, 0 Third, 2 Fourth, 1 Fifth, 0 Sixth, 1 Township, 1—7.

Barrett—First ward, 0 Second, 1 Third, 1 Fourth, 1 Fifth, 1 Sixth, Township, 2—7.

Reichert—First ward, 1 Second, 3 Third, 1 Fourth, 2 Fifth, 3 Sixth, 1 Township, t—12.

Haley—First ward, 2 Second, 1 Third, 1 Fourth, 1 Fifth, 1 Sixth, 2 Township, 1—9.

Mr. W. H. Duncan moved that after the first ballot the lowest candidate be dropped. Carried.

SECOND BALLOT.

Wittenberg—First ward, 2 Second, 1 Third, 1 Fourth, 0 Fifth, 2 Sixth, 1 Township, 1—8.

Barrett—First ward, 0 Second, 1 Third, 1 Fourth, 1 Fifth, 0 Sixth, Township, 2—6.

Reichert—First ward, 2 Second, 2 Third, 3 Fourth, 3 Fifth, 3 Sixth, 1 Township, 1—15.

Haley—First ward, 1 Second, 1 Third, 0 Fourth, 1 Fifth, 0 Sixth, 2 township, 1—6.

The cnair announced as there was a tie for the lowest place, no candidate would be dropped.

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Wittenberg—First ward, 3 Second, 1 Third, 1 Fourth, 0, Fifth, 2 Sixth, 1 township, 0—8.

Barrett—First ward, 0 Second, 1 Third, 1 Fourth, 1 Fifth, 1 Sixth, 1 township,2—7.

Reichert—First ward, 2 Second. 2 Third, 3 Fourth, 3 Fifth, 2 Sixth, 2 townsip, 2—16.

Halev—First ward, 0 Second, 1 Third, 0 Fourth, 1 Fifth, 0 Sixth, 1 township, 1—4.

Mr. Haley was dropped. FOURTH BALLOT. Wittenberg—First ward, 3 Second, 1 Third, 1 Fourth, 0 Fifth, 0 Sixth, 1 township, 0—6.

Barrett—First ward, 0 Second, 1 Third, 1 Fourth, 1 Fifth, 1 Sixth, 1 township, 3—8.

Reichert—First ward, 2 Second, 3 Third, 3 Fourth, 4 Fifth, 4 Sixth, 3 township, 2—21.

The chair declared Mr. Reichert nominated, and the nomination waB made unanimous. Mr. Reichert was called lor. He thanked the convention for the honor and assurrd all who voted for him that they would never regret it.

Capt. J. C. Reichert, the Republican nominee was born in "Wurtenburg, Germany, in 1825, and catne to America in 1853. He has been a resident of Terre Haute for thirty years. He served in the war of the rebellion, and is a membei of the G. A. R. He engaged in the boot and shoe business until 1868 since then he has been in theinsurancepusiness. He has never held public office, and has never been a candidate until now. He is a substantial citizen, and will poll more than his party vote.

CONSTABLES.

Nominations for constables being in order, Mr. E. O. Whiteman nominated Mr. B. F. Reagin Mr. D. W. Conover, Mr. Levi Bogard, and Mr. John Downey. Mr. W. H. Duncan nominated Mr. Samuel Stark. Mr. E. L. Girdner nominated Mr. Geo. Palmateer. The vote stood, the four highest to receive the nomination: Reagin, 35 Conover 28 Bogard, 25 Downey, 27 Stark, 6 -Palmteer, 19. Messrs. Reagin, Conover, Bogard and Downey were declared nomitated.

There being no further business, the convention adjourned. TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE.

Immediately after the adjournment of the convention the township central committee met. Mr. C. B. Lee was elected chairman for the next two years, Mr. W. B. Crawford secretary, and Mr. H. C. Pugh treasurer. The committee will meet again next Tuesdsy evening.

The Tonog Men's Republican Clnb.

Oriental hall never held a larger audience than last evening. It was filled with enthusiast- young Republicans, who have th political war paint on. The meet: was called to order by President -^an. The committee on constitutio: And by-laws reported, and their report was adopted. The president of the club was elected Terre Haute's member of tbe State Association of the Young Men's Republican club One hundred and fiftyeight applications for membership were received and acted upon. This makes a total membership of 559.

Mr. John O. Hardesty, of Indianapolis, who at the time of his residence in tbis city was the first president of the Yonng Men's Republican clnb of this city, was called for. Mr. Hardesty said he'came here to hear a speech from the Hon. W. W. Garter. He said he never saw abetter indication of a Republican victory than was now manifest in Vigo coonty. He attended the Republican township convention at the court house and fonnd it large and baratoniona. The assemblage was en-.corn-aging. Vigo county must go Re-

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publican, it was necessary ito catty the state. Mr. Hardesty was loudly cheered.

The president then introduced the Hon. W. W. Carter, who spoke for three-quarters of an hour. The influence of the Young Men's Republican dub of Terre Hante had been felt all over the state. He was glad to see it so united and enthusiastic. He_ referred to the record of the Republican party during the war, its financial policy, and its position on the tariff. The war cost billions of dollars. At the flose of the war the country was burdened with a heavy debt, but since 1869 it had paid it off as follows:. 1869, $36,000,000 1870, $100,000,000 1871, $94,000,000 1872, $100,000,000 1873, $43,000,000 1874, $4,000,000 1875, $14,000,000 1876, $39,000,000 1877, $30,000,000 1878v $24,000,000 1879, $8,000,000 1880, $86,000,000 1881, $104,000,000 1882r$151,000,000 1883, $137,000,000. His remarks on the tariff were very convincing, and proyed that it was the only means of shutting out the competition of panper labor.

A vote of thanks was given him. Mr. Isaac Woolen, an iron worker, who has voted the Democratic ticket for fourteen rears, and who joined the dub last night, was called for. Mr. Woolen said he had watched the actions of the Democratic party from the standpoint of an ironworker, If the Morrison bill went into effect he was sure his wages as an iron worker would be cut down. He could hot afford to vote for a party that wonld legislate to reduce his wages, and he had therefore resolved to vote the Republican ticket. Mr. Woolen received enthusiastic appiause. ,. •V The Democracy. 4

The Young Men's Democratic club lield a meetiog last evening. The Hon. Wm. Mack addressed the meeting, followed by Mr.- Lon Foster, the Democratic candidate for trustee, and other local political lights.

Fayette Republicans,

Special Dispatch to the Express. SANDFORD, Ind., March 15.—Wm. Pittinger, trustee Wm. Fuqua and Noah Minnick, justices Frank Reese and David Kimbrough, constables. The largest convention ever held in the township.

Prairieton Township Republicans.

The Republicans of Prairieton township met in convention yesterday. The attendance was large. Mr. Henry C. Jones was nominated for trustee Messrs. J. N. Malone and John Copeland, Jr., for constables, and Messrs. P. R. Caldwell, Samuel M. Lloyd and Charles Flesher for road supervisors.

Fayette Township Nationals.

The Nationals of Fayette township met at the Shanksschool house yesterday and made the following nominations: Trustee, Mr. William Robinson justice of the peace, Mr. Thomas Beauchamp constable, Mr. George Houser. The nominations were made by acclamation.

Honey Creek Democrats,

The Democrats of Honey Creek township met yesterday .and .nominated the following ticket: Trustee, Mr. Charles Rigney justices of the peace, Messrs. O. M. Curry and James Pris constables, Messrs. Wier McGee and Chris Schomer supervisors, Messrs. Edward Roberts, John Haley, "Wm. Rogers and Wm. McCoskey.

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Special to the Express. RookviLLB, Ind., March IS-^The young Republicans met at Rice & Johnston's law offiue, Friday evening, for the purpose of organizing a Young Men's Republican club. Hiram E. Hadley was chosen president, and Ed Lambert, secretary. The object of the meeting was briefly stated, and organization was then proceeded with. The constitution and by-laws, as used by the state club, were read by sections, and adopted. The officers elected for the ensuing year are: William H. Elson, president Joseph H. Jordan, vice president Ed Lambert7 secretary Jerry Brown, treasurer El wood Hunt, Frank Batman and John McGannon, trustees. Speeches for the good of the order were made by Hons. James T. Johnston and John H. Lindley, Hiram E.

and Henry Daniels. The

Young Republicans have started with a boom, and will work like Trojans, believing that the peace, happiness and prosperity of the country in the future can be secured only through the success of the grand old Republican party.

At Clinton,

Special Dispatch to the Express.

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CLINTON, Ind., March 15.—Clinton township convention: Trustee, Geo. W. Stultz justice of the peace, D. C. Johnson and H. H. Anderson constables, B. F. Shew, A. V. McWethy and T. B. Wells. A large turnout and harmonious. v.

A WELL-KEPT SECRET.

Death of a Man Who Murdered a Grave Robber Tears Ago. Bradford (Pa.) Speolal.

Between forty and fifty years ago an old log church stood on the commons between Pittsburg and Allegheny. Adjoining it was a graveyard. About daylight one day in 1840, a farmer on his way to Pittsburg with a load of meat, passing the graveyard, heard the sound of splitting timber. Curious to know the cause he alighted quickly, climbed the graveyard fence and stole along in the direction of the sounds. He had gone but a short distance when he discovered a man chopping in an excavated grave and in the act of lifting a body out of the coffin. The grave was that of a prominent young woman who had been buried only the day before. The farmer was so filled with horror and indignation that before the man could spring ont he seized a club that lay near and dealt him a powerful blow on the head. The man neither uttered a sound nor moved after falling. The farmer became alarmed. Dropping into the grave himself, he raised the grave robber's body and recognized tbe sexton of the old church, a man who stood high in the community. Fearful of the consequences, tbe farmer hurried home, and telling his relatives of what had occurred, left the state. Only five persons ever knew his secret. Who found tbe body of thesexton dead in the grave was not known by them, but as it was given out that he died suddenly and no investigation was ever made, and his family afterward moved away, it was supposed by the five in the Secret that the body must have been discovered by some one of the sexton's family and that the evidences of his crime were

plain that it was determined

not to expose it by making any effort to ascertain how he came to his death. The sexton's Blayer went to a town in Ohio, where he became prominent and wealthy. He died last week without his secret becoming known even to ius wife and children. The secret, at the time of his death, was in the custody of two persons only, all the rest of the five having died. One of these persons is a leading preacher in Allegheny the other is your correspondent, a resident of the oil regions.

hogshead of tobacco having fallen on a Kentuckian and crushed him out of symmetrical proportions, the Arkansas Traveler remarks: "It can't be denied that tobacco taken in large quantities is Injurious."

Judge Dykman, of. White Plains, N. Y., wonld not cater to the morbid cariosity of 600 people who gathered to hear nimpass sentence of death on a prisoner, and ordered him returned to oell.

Talk A boat the Jaae Seale f«r the Iroa Workers.

THE CAR WORKS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY IN A PROSPEROUS C0NDJTK0T. *rv

The Rickerson Rolls Pot In McKeen's Mill—Furnaces Ont of Blaet—Rollin* MU1 Sparks—The Car Works —Nail

Works Items.

The Iron Workers.

An artide appeared in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat recently to the effect that a convention had been held in that district on Saturday, the 8th ult., and among the business transacted the men decided that if the manufacturers attempted a reduction of over 20 per cent, the iron workers would strike. St. Louis is in this, the fifth district,

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the convention spoken of was the itrict convention held in Terre Haute „t Saturday for the purpose of electing delegates to the national scale convention to be held at Pittsburg on the 5th of April.

In conversation with Mr. William Whiteman of this city, who is at present vice president of the Amalgamated Association of Tron and Steel Workers for this disuict, an Express ambas*ahor learned that the statement in .Jthe Democrat was entierly unfounded. In the first place the district convention was not for the purpose of taking the step mentioned, but simply to formulate a scale to suit the men df this district, to be taken by the delegates selected to the National scale convention. At the National scale convention the delegates from each district will offer for consideration the scale they favor. If favored by the rest of the delegates to the convention the scale will be adopted if not, such changes as are deemed necessary will be made. It is more than probable that the scale now in vogue will be adopted lor the coming year. A conference committee will be elected at the national scale convention to meet in conference with the manufacturers and consider the Ecale adopted. The vice president of the association apprehends no trouble^ befttfeen the manufacturers and the irou workers. The present scale is considered low enough, and it would be useless for the manufacturers to try to reduce. If a reduction is made a strike is inevitable. The delegates for this district to the the national scale ep%ention, elected last Saturday in tMs city are: iFirst district—E. H. McAninch, Andrew Stewart, Geo., S. Baird, Jas. McLaughlin, Thomas Mariow,John Gearfag/Frank E. Carroll, John D. Casey, John D. Wood, Richard Morgan, Isaac Baumbaugh.

P. F. Keeney, vice-president First division, _and John J. Morgan, vicepresident Second division, will also be delegates at large for the districtsecond District—C. D. Thompson, vice-president Wm. Webb, John Roarers, W. H. Travis, Thos. Shaw and Wm. Bis8ett.

Fourth District—R. M. Berry, vicepresident Thos. Wadden. Fifth District—Wm. Whiteman, vicepresident Samuel Cashmore.

Sixth District—Henry Klein, viceent Pprry Edwards, Jas. H. IffJohn Ambler, Bernard Fay and Evan H. Davis.

Eighth District—Andrew Lee, vicepresident, and Richard Chellew. Car Building.

The car works of this city hrive shut down for an indefinite length of time. Jt was stated last week that the suspension would hot last over two weeks. As yet no contract for building cars has been made. The business in this line looks gloomy for local manufacturers, but this is no sign that it is so everywhere. The local works cannot be taken to represent the whole country. The contracts are always given to the lowest bidder,and if manufacturers fail to get a.contract it may be attributed to their high rates. Indiana alone has seven car works. These seven include Indianapolis, Jefferson ville, Terre Haute, Ft. Wayne, Michigan City, Cambridge City, and LaFayette. The Indianapolis car works are now building 250 cars for the Chicago St. Louis & Western road. Piesident Milliard is now east and has practically closed a contract to build several hundred cars for a leading western road. The Lafayette car works last week made a contract with Chicago parties for 100 refrigerator cars. They also recently made a contract with the Lake Erie & Western for 500 freight cars.

The balance of the car works in Indiana are all running. Some are rushed with work while others have less. The works at Jefferson ville are more extensive than either Indianapolis or Terre Haute, which are about the same size. The Jeffersonville works do considerable coach building besides the building of freight cars this additional work makes them more extensive than the local works, which only has facilities for erecting freight cars. The Pullman car-works, at Pullman, near Chicago, have suspended operations ou account of the strike of the workmen.

The workmen for the Pullman Car company have issued an appeal to their fellow workmen in the United States, asking that all mechanics and laborers stay away from there during the pendancy of their strike, and giving the wages they received before the late reduction of lo per cent.

The dullest 'season of the year for this industry is in the months of June and July. About the time harvest is over and wheat and corn begin to be shipped, the cars come into us9 and business brightens up considerably. The work of repairing and rebuilding old cars is nearly as extensive as that of building new ones.

New Rolls at McKeen's Mill.

McKeen's flouring mill on east Main street has been shut down since last December. The suspension was made in order to remove the Jonathan Mill's rolls, which proved to be a failure after a trial. These were substituted by the Rickerson rolls, which are made by tbe O. E. Brown manufacturing company at Grand Rapids, Mich. Fourteen new sets of these rolls have been placed in the mill. The dust collectors have been shipped but have not vet arrived and everything is waiting for them. Three collectors are all that will be needed for the sixteen sets of rolls. In about two weeks the mill will resume operations.

Farnaee Ont of Blast.

The blast furnace was blown out last Thursday. Owing to the long Vnn of the furnace quite a large stock of muck iron has accumulated. It is thought that the furnace will remain out of blast during tbe spring and summer months.

The Car Shops.

Anew boring mill is being placed in the machine shops. Three old White line cars are standing in the yard awaiting repairs.

Five white line cars have been turned oat within the last week. A new street car for summer use will be built tbis week. Two old cars will be repaired.

The erecting department was cleaned np last week, and now presents a creditable appearance.

Sam Lockard is spoken df as a good foreman for tbe street ears that are to be built. He will certainly, do good •work..

Since tbe White line shops were started in this city.

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Howard Loyd and Geo. Maan, who were employed in the shops before the suspension, have gone to Illinois.

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The finishing mill after laying idle all day Monday resumed operations Tuesday and has been busy ever since.'

The puddling department of the Wabash mills aid no work last week on account of lack of coal. The department will remain idle until coal can be obtained, which will probably be until the Brazil strike ends.

The furnace at Gadsden will resume operations this week after along spell ot idleness. Since the occurence of the destructive fire last fall no work has been done, No obstacle is foreseen that should delay the work of the furnace and the prospects for a good run are favorable.

Wall Works Items.

Gabe Davis is on the sick list. John Creden, of No. 9, was off sick last week.

The works are now shipping from four to six car loads of nails per day. Dave Dunn wasoffdntyon account of sickness the greater part of the week.

Howard Kyle, a helper on one of the puddle furnaces, jvas off duty yesterday.

John McNelliB, John Gross and I. Wolf, went down to Grassy Pond, last night, for a duck hunt. Tbe market will be overstocked for a week.

Dave Read engaged in the sham battle, given on Main street one evening last week. He says it reminded him so much of war that he threw down his arms and ran for home, o.

Miscellaneous.

W. H. Floyd, the architect, has prepared plans for, and will superintend the constiuction of a elegant residence for Dr. Weinstine, on the corner of Sixth and Chestnut streets.

GONE.

The Decatur Railroad Pool a Thing of the Past.

Plain Talk of One of the Managers-What a Superintendent Says About it—The Yandalia Through Plymouth—The Midland

Change-Our Bailway Visitors.

The Decatur Pool Dissolved.

The meeting of managers of lines composing the Decatur pool, which took place before Commissioner S. P. Brown, on the 13th inst., was far from being a harmonious assembly. Mr. A. E. Shrader, traffic manager of the Illinois Midland was in attendance, with the determined intention of securing that which belonged to his road, and if he did not get it he did not propose to allow any other line to have it. He spoke very clearly, and gave good, solid and substantial reasons why the Midland should have its percentage increased and as all the other lines excepting the P., D. & E. heartily coincided with the views of Mr. Shrader, it was thought thst the increase would be allowed. But the P., D. & E. made such a bitter opposition that it was at once seen that no agreement could be reached, this state of affairs being speedily followed by the rupture of the pool.

Local Mention.

West-bound freight continues good on the Vandalia. The east-bound business out of St. LoHis over this line continues very light.

There is no improvement in the coal miners strike and things looks as gloomly as ever. Yesterdsy afternoon a delegation of block coal miners tried to persuade the bituminous men to suspend. work. With what success they- met with is not known. The bituminous men have, it is understood, promised to call a meeting.

The new depot on the Logan at Crawfordsville is all closed in and ready for the finisher and painter. It will be completed very soon. The depots which have been erected at Rockville and Frankfort are in about the same condition as the one at Crawfordsville. They will all be opened for use about the same time.

The raffle for Conductor Helmer's watch took place at the union depot last evening. The lucky one was Mr. J. J. Ford, agent of the Illinois Midland at Loving ton. The watch was a very elegant one, costing nearly one hundied dollars when new, and was considered the best timekeeper on the Midland while in possession of Conductor Heimer. It is, indeed, a "ten strike" for Mr. Ford.

The Yandalia management, after considerable trouble, have at last eecured rights of way through Plymouth for their Lugan extension. A change in tbe line was found necessary, as the Plymouth authorities object to the line running through some school property that was touched by the first survey. By the second survey just made a curve in the track leaves out the school property entirely.

Anew time table has just been issued by the Illinois Midland road. It goes into effect to-day at 12 o'clock. The west bound passenger leaves at (:4o a. m. instead of 7 p. m., as heretofore, and arrives at Peoria at 3:55, where close connection' is made with the trains of the C. R. I. & P., and the C. B. & Q-, for all points in the west, northwest and south west. Connection is also made at Decatur with the Wabash system, and at Atlanta, Ills with those magnificent trains on the Chicago & Alton, which run through to St. Louis and Kausas City. The evening passenger from Peoria arrives here at 4:30 instead of 5 o'clock, as formerly.

The "Normal school department" of the Vandalia shopB is where all the passenger coaches and baggage cars are built. Mr. J. H. Kimball is foreman, and has nearly fifty men under him. An Express reporter learned that the "Normal school department" originated about the time the "Normal" building was completed. At that time there were only two German mechanics employed in this department and thev were conatontlv quarrelling— in fact they were never known to have agreed on any subject.. The shop jys becoming acquainted with these facts dubbed them the' "professors of Normal," and the building has ever since been known as the "Normal school de partment."

Personal,

Mr. Geo. H. Prescott made a flying visit to Indianapolis yesterday. Mr. James Sloan, road master of the C. A E. I., piid the city a flying visit yesterday.

Superintendent Lvford, of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois road, was in town yesterday.

Mr. T. C. Denny, of the Missouri Pacific passenger department, was again id the dty yesterday.

Mr. S. J. Jackson, general agent of the E. AT. H. at Nashville, Tenn., left for his home yesterday evening.

A daughter of Mr. Henry Elbricht, car builder to the normal school" department Of the Van. shops, is very 0L

Mr. C- Mixer, night ticket agent at the Union .1$pot, has gone to Chi-

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foreman, has turned ont 100 new cars and repaired twice that number. Abe Brewer, a yonng man who has been in the employ of the works for some time, recently filled a contract made with J. T. MeCallan for three white line cars. He did the work quite well.

wsa in the city lor a few hours yesterday. Mr. T. W. Lee, traveling panenger jent of the Chicago, Burlington

Mr. John Casey, of the Yandalia shops, who fell and hurt his hip very badly, is able to get aronnd by the use of crutches.

Colonel R. B. Woolsey, superintendent of telegraph of the Yandalia, left for Indianapolis yesterday afternoon. He returns to-day.

Mr. Charles Worrell, employed in the erecting room of the Yan shops, has gone to Richmond, Ind., on a visit of a few days to his relatives.

Ma. Geo. W. Clemmens, formerly yardmastei of the E. & T. H. in Uiis city, has been appointed to a like tosition in tbe C., H. & I. yard at ndianapolis.

Messrs. Elliot and Kendall, of the Yandalia, have returned from their tour of inspection on the Logansjjort division. They report everything in a very satisfactory condition.

Mr. Peter Erlich, a large bituminous coal operator at Brazil, 8eeleyville and Newburg, operating several mines at %ach place, was in the city yesterday. He is mining between sixty and seventy CMS per day. He pays his miners 70 cents a ton.

Austin Hartwell, car accountant of the Illinois Midland road, the distinguished heavy-weight of Macon county, has, with the* advent of spring, allowed his thoughts to turn toward matrimony. He contemplates removing to St. £ouis after the happy event transpires.

The radient new "spring tile" of Mr. G. W. French, the genial representative of the Erie & Northshore fast freight line, with headquarters, at Evansville,. scintillated mongst our railway circles yesterday. Mr. F. departed for the balmy South last evening.

Mr. Sam M. Stevens, grand organizer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, is making preparations for extensive trip through all the eastern states in the interest of the order, and it is confidentially asserted that he will do some very effective work, which will be most advantageous to the order, ere he returns. He will be absent about two months.. Mrs. Stevens does not accompany her husband, as her health is somewhat delicate.

AMUSEMENTS.

A Long List of Iateregtisg Theatrical Notes.

'Horse Ifotes" Prepared gpeoially for the Express-

Stage Notes.

Mary Anderson is playing to $10,0QQ a week in London. Patti is fair, not too fat, and was forty-one on February 10th.

Louis Harrison was not married in San Francisco, as was reported. Langtry's dog is honoring a Chicago lady artist by permitting her to paint his portrait.

Mr. Abbey has opened his spring season of Italian opera in New York with fair success.

Mrs. Laagtry has invested one hundred and sixty-seven thousand ($167,000) dollars in mortgages in New York city property.

The "Alpine Roses," the Madison Square theater's latest success, is doing a tremendous business at that beauti ful little theater in New York.

Brooks & Dickson are cutting down salaries in their out-of town companies. Sydney Cowell has left the In the Ranks party rather than submit to a reduction.

Burr Oaks is the title of a new drama written by D. K. and M. O, Higgins for Mr. J. S. Alexander, of Philadelphia, who will put it on the road next season.

Clara Morris brought her season of eighteen weeks to a close on the 1st inst. Miss Morris played ten weeks out of the eighteen, and brought home $25,000 for her own little share.

The cost of transportation from New York to San Francisco for the Emma Abbott Opera company was over seven thousand dollars. The company played to $50,000 in five weeks there.

Mr. A. M. Palmer, the American manager, has arrived in Paris, on his way to Italy. Mrs. Palmer is in anything bnt good health to which she hopes a trip to the mild climate of southern Italy will restore her.

A. R. Cazauran, the playwright, baa written a play entitled "The Fatal Letter," which is to see the light on the 14th of April, in New York city. It portrays a story of southern life at the close of the rebellion, and critics who have read the manuscript pronounce it very excellent.

Mr. Bartley Campbell's excellent drama, Separation, is doing a fine business at the Union Square theater, in New York, where it has attained its seventh week. The comedy element in this play is so bright, and the serious parts so entertaining, that its success is nothing more than jnst.

Gayarre, the Spanish tenor, continues to be the wonder of Paris, France. It is said that be can hold a note twenty-five or even twenty-six seconds. "That's nothing! We knew of a man who has been holding our note for years." murmured John with a sigh.

Cincinnati, as the chief musical rival of New York in the Union—for she is really ahead of Boston and Philadelphia in her patronage of the art—is to have a theater built adjoining the Musical college. It will be a ffne structure of the modern type, will be beautifully decorated and will have a seating capacity of 1,500, while the stage wul be sixty feet wide by thirty deep.

Sarah Bernhardt has written, or had written for her, a reply to "Sarah Barnnm" called "La \ie de Marie Pigeonnier." To this latter book Marie Colombier has answered by a pamphlet entitled "Affarie Sarah Bernhardt et Marie Colombier as well as by a letter added to the last edition of "Sarah Barnum," the last line of which is not without point. It runs thusly: "Tte.rage of 8arah Bernhardt has paid the debts of Marie Pigeonnier."

And now comes another American girl fresh from the schools of Milan and Turin to be added to the Nevada, Van Zandt and Duran, who seem to prefer a successful European career before venturing homeward to gather the dollars of their fathers. 'This yonng American aspirant, who has be^n engaged hy Manager Gye, of the Covent Garden theater, London, England, was born in New York and is irnown as Julia Athee. She accepts the engagement with the prestige of having snue with approval

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exaction on tbe imagination the manar gbr of the Metropolitan Opera House company clad in Utters, skulking from ash-Carrel to garbage-box. in search of a morsel of food.

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twenty years ago, are more of his people, these are the best he has. Trebelll And wan MO cucij ana Sugno were with me for years, and they are now drawing far more salary than they deserve—and all to break me up in business. Oh, Abbey Is good meat for broken-down singers, but ne doesn't treat the public right, my boy he don't treat the public right.

This ought to be good reading for the parties it applies to, especially with a lawyer to explain what it would be worth in a libel suit. J*

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prepared for the Express. The street car line to the fair grounds is a fixed feet. It will be profitable, and a great convenience to the public. The ride to tbe giounds will be much' pleasanter in the cars than in the hacks and wagons heretofore used as a means of conveyance. Passengers will escape the dust to a great extent, and thejolting received in the hacks, besides the danger attendant upon a ride inan old Bpring wagon, racing through a crowd of vehicles. The street cars will be the popular conveyance to and from the fair grounds.

Several stables of horses will be herefor training during the month of May, and we advise everyone in search of health and pleasure to arise at five' o'clock in the morning during that month, drive out to the grounds, and' take a look at the horses in training. You can see several horses "worked, out," and get back in time for breaks fast and business, with a good appetite' for both.

We beg to suggest to the Trotting association that a rule be passed giv-1 ing the privilege to gentlemen, whoso desire, to build stalls on the grounds for their own use during the season*. Numbers of gentlemen would like tor have stalls on the grounds, in which to put their honses during the day of the races. They would then feel safe as to the horses without being conn,' peiled to remain in the buggy, and watch them, or incur the risk of hitching to the fence. A seat in the grand' stand is much preferable to one in a buggy or carriage in the quarter" stretch, where the rays of the sun fall the entire day.

The programme ol races for the c6m-v ing meeting is a grand one and must prove eminently satisfactory to the public, and horsemen. It indicates that there is considerable "horse sense" among the members of the association^ The horsemen will find honors and profit in it, while the public cannot afford to miss a single day, nor a singl& race oh the card. Certainly no sucl# attraction of the kind was ever before^ offered by any city in this part of the!' country, outside of Louisville, Cincin-^ nati, St. Louis or Chicago. The results can but be large fields of horses, large crowds and great enthnsiasm.

The association will probably issue early, season tickets, that will entitle purchasers to the UBe of the track and grounds, and when the track is put in good shape we can look out for some matinee races among our local road riders. There are a number of fair roadsters owned in Terre Haute, and a good track will tempt them all.

Rumor has it that Col. Hervey will come to the score in a few weeks with a pair of roadsters that will not "drive in the dust." And as he is not in the habit of "following," it is a pretty sure thing that he will show us something good.

We may expect a number of additions to the roadites this summer, as several gentlemen are inquiring for something that can "go along a little.'.'

An item from Noblesville, Indiana^ says that Frank Landers, the great trotting gelding, is in tbe stable of Thomas "Levi, and is being worked by Ben Walker, who will take him throngh the circuit this season. He is looking fine as silk. We are not so much interested in how he is looking as we are in how he is working. Now that the question of starting and scoring is being agitated this season, here is a good subject for some ambitious starter to practice upon. Under any reasonable rules this horse would be shut out the first heat in any race, and if we were starting the horses we would send them off the first score, if it was anything near a good one for the other horses, and leave Landers doing his song and dance act down below the distance stand. Cannot something be done to shut off this "pet of the people" before he does start through the circuit.

How would it do to make a special purse through the circuits, a sort of a for Frank Landers and Billv G., Billy G. to go three miles to Landers' two, and Landers to $o

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any gait. He has got more gaits In harness than any living horse, and includes all the gates of the Kentucky saddler, as well as those of the Mexican broncho, not omitting the "buck* ing."

The little bay roan mare, Annie Lou, by Daniel Lambert, record 2:30J, has been trotting in the slow classes, on the ice in Canada, this winter, under the name of Mary Olive. She will be remembered as the companion here of the white mare, Sucker Maid, who was "ringing" through thib state a few years ago, and "done up" some of the boys. "Ringers" deserve the full extent of the law, and should be shown no mercy.

Announcement is made that the stal* lion Dictator's book is full for 1884 Sixty names are booked at $300 each.

A 3»»"g income that, from one horse, $18,000 per annum. HiB three sons— Jay-Eye-See, Phallas, and Director, gave him last year, the position of king among trotting Bires, and his book would have filled just as rapidly at $500 fee as it has at $300.

The Spirit of the Times says: The turf is about to receive anew acquisition in U. S. Senator McPherson, of New Jersey. Already the senator is celebrated as a breeder of fine Jersey cattle, but he has become infected with the prevailing fondness for racing, and is about to establish a breeding stud, and also meditates maintaining a select racing stable.

Messrs. Richardson and Hamrick, oi Rochester, N. Y., purchased in Indianapolis last week, a 'tv pacing gelding of Dr. Judson, a gray pacing mare of N. J. Hammond, brown gelding ri H. Wood, and the trotting mare Wisbard. Prices quoted right thousand dollars a head.

Martin Sterling, a New Milford, Conn., Sunday school teacher, has been sent to jail for stealing small quantities of coal and meal. Tie earned $3 a week, and bad a wife and four children to support.

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