Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 7 January 1885 — Page 1

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Sao. 6. Tho police department shall consist of one superintendent of police, one captfcin of 'polioe and ono sergeant of police, and not more than one patrolman for every 1,000 inhabitants of said oity, who shall be appointed'by said board at its first regular meeting after the eleotion of said board as aforesaid. Said officers and patrolmen shall hold their respective offices during good behavior or until removed for eauBe provided, said board shall havo the power to appoint extra or special patrolmuu whenever, in the judgment of said board, the welfare of the city may demand such extra or speoial patrolmen, but such appoint shall not oontinue beyond the noxt regular .meeting of t..vs., the council unless approved by the council.

Hgo, 6. All members of the polioe force mentioned in section fivu hereof, shall bo apmA pointed by the board of polioe commissioners, equal numbers from the two politioal parties casting the highest number of votes at tl 5 last oity election and no person shall be appointed to any position in the polioe departmeat without the assent of a majority of the members sf said board of commissioners, and

Me member of said department shall Nrsmoved upon a complaint iu wri •nil trial therson, and after he shall have hud 4Hs notioe of such proceedings of not less thBU |ftthi«e days, in which to prepare his defense ¥$% thereto. Suoh complaint shall be made to the board of commissioners and may be made by toy person whomsoever provided," that the

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itonished be}B(id measure. The mairity—well, they were—pleased. As the ierk proceeded to read the ordinance 'which is given in full, the members of the minority recovered,' in a measure, their equilibrium. An Ordinance to JhtabUshed and Regulate a fenrpartUan of Metropolitan Pulio* force in iha Oily of Terre Haute.

BMTioBf 1. Be i.t ordaihed by the Ommon eouncil of the city of Terre Haute that there fti.ll be/aeleoted, at the first regular meeting

the ootucil after the adoption of this oriicance four persons, twe from each of the two political parties casting the largest rote at the/last city eleotJon who shall' be freehold olowors of said city, who together with the

Miyor, shall constitute aboard of police com--kisaioners of said city and the mayor shall be ftx-offioio, president of said board. Two of aaid commissioners, one from each political yarty shall be elected for one year and until their successors are elected and qualified and the other two for the term of two years and 'until their successors are elected and qualified, and annually there shall be eleoted one from each political parly ai.d the term of office of the members of said board shall be two years and until their successors are eleoted and a if

Bio. 2. The election of the members of said board of police commissioners by the Commpn thud."

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IKXUU UL |n/UVO VWU*U»»W»V4»V*U council, as aforesaid, shall be in such manner to divide as nearly as possible the member-

to divide asnwirly as P^blo the member- adopted, the Republicans voting aye ship of said board equally between the two po- T\arJr^nyate nur litioal parties casting the largest Totoat each *nd the Democrats nay. lost preoeediog city election, and should a It would be impossible to describe the Tenancy occur in said board, the said vananoy astonishment of the Democrats.^ They shall be filled by the counoil at its first regular had no intimation whatever of it'. Mr. meeting thereafter, from the politioal party in "Wildy had revenge by voting "No" in a whioh such vacanoy occurred in the same jou(j

SBO, 4. The members of said board of commissioners shall moet within fiTe days after receiving notice of their election and organise Baid board by the election of one of their number who shall act as secretary thoresf, and shall keep a complete record of its pooceedlngs and report eame to the counoil at tho next regular meeting thereafter. The regular meetings of said board shall be on the hurt Monday of each month, and three of its members shall constitnte a

Mayor, or the superintendent of police, or tho majority of the board of commissioners may suspend any effioer or patrolman for cause, but such suspension shall not continue for aote twenty four hours, unless the party •rioting such suspension shall within such time notify the board of commissioners in writing, the reasons for such suspension, asd siring the names of witnesses to sustain such charge. After the party shall haw been duly notified of said charge the board shall sit and hear evldenoe and examine witnesses under «ath or affirmation upon all the material nointa touching said sharge, as well as the defaa»e thereto, and said board may oontanne such suspension, or remove the accused from office, or restore him to duty. In all oasos where the suspension is continued, the pay of ""gaid officer shall cease at the time he was first suspended. The violation of soy of the laws i»f the state, or the ordinances of the oity, or any rule of the police commissioners, or incompetency, shall, when proven, be ground for tuapension or removal from office.

Sao. 7. The members of said board of eommissioners shall each receive one hundred and fifty dollars per annum as pay for their services rendered a* members of such board, which shall be paid quarterly in instalments, but the votual expenses of said board incurred in the performance of its duties shall be paid from the city treasury when allowed by the common council.

Hi. 8. Tho officers and patrolman of ths peliee department shall receive compensation for their services as follows: The superintendeat shall receive eighty-three and one-third dollars per month. The oaptoin of police shall be paid seventy dollars, eighty and one-third seats per month. The sergeant shall be paid sixty aad sighty three one-hundredth dollars per month, and the patrolmen shall each be paid fifty-five dollars per month

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SbO. 3. Said board of commissioners shall have the general management of the police dejoartment and make all needful rules and regulafcii us for tho government thereof, not in eonfliot \ith the laws of the state or ordinances of

said ity, and said board may proscribe suitable penalties, inoluding removal from office or suspension, for the infringement of its rules,

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UJ U1 MM •BUI Wtw? •era of such department shall be subject to orders. It shall be the duty of the captain pollee in case of the absence or disability the superintendent to discharge all the duties o£anch superintendent. He shall also at all times under the direction of the superintendent have the management and control of said force. He shall be on duty at such times and places as may be ordered by the board of commissioners, and shall receive, and execute all orders received from them through the superintendent, when said superintendent shall be on duty. It shall be the duty of the sergeant of police in the absence or disability of the captain to discharge all the duties incumbent upon the eaid captain, and also such special duties as may be required of him ^m time to time, by the board of polioe commissioners, the super infcendent of polioe or the captain of polioe and shall also discharge the ordinary dmties of patrolman when not otherwise engaged. 8BC. 10. Every person appointed as an offloer or member of the police department shall be at the time of his appointment a eitiseo of the United States. He shall have been a resident of the city of Terra Haute for at least two years imnediate prior to his appointment. The patrolmen Bhall not be under the ege of twentyone years, nor over the age of forty-five years at the time of their appointment. They shall each be able to read and write the English

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one leas than fire nine inches in height in their

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fjuld have been made vigorous, arid of unquestioned courage. Ter ,i_ ._ Ererr member of said force shaU be of temTe

that took place, ^^™7indn8trious habits, and courtheous manners and of good character.

BBO. 11. No member of the commv oil of said city or other offioe thereof, as aforesaid, shall be eligible to the oftn, police commissioner. ..

BBO. 12. An emergency «odsting for the immediate taking effect of this ordinance, the same shall be is full force aad effect from and after its passage.

Mr. McKeen—"I move the ordinance be adopted as read." Mr. Wimer—"I secoiid."

Mr. Kolsem—"It is a hasty action, move to postpone until next meeting." Mr. Wildy—"This is a surprise to" me It is something new. I was under the impression that the present force was the most efficient we have ever had."

The Mayor—"There are only a few things in this world so good but they may be improvad."

Mr. McKeen—"It is not so new as it may Beem. It has been under consideration for some time."

Mr. Kolsem—"It is a political move." The clerk called the roll ou a motion by Mr. FJtispatrick to postpone, the EepublicanS voting nay with the exception of Mr. L.,8. Briggs, who voted eye with the Democrats. Lost

Mr. Wildy could not understand all this. Were the Republicans dissatisfied with half of the present force? Were they dissatisfied witn Mr. Vaodever?

Mr. Fitzpatrick wanted the height changed from 5 feet 9 inches (as read in the first reading) to 5 feet 8 inches. This amendment coming to a vote, the result was a tie, Messrs. Sachs and Wimer voting with the Democrats in the affirmative. The mayor voted aye, and MB Fitzpatrick's amendment was carried.

This was.an attempt at flllibustering on the part of Fitepatrtck, he being under the impression that the amendment would carry the ordinance over to the next meeting. When the mayor instructed the clerk to call the roll on the ordinance as amended, Mr. Fitzpatrick said: "Does not this carry the ordinance over until the next meeting

The Chair—"The ordinance has an emergency clause attached, and the em ergency clause also carries the amendment with it."

Mr. Fitzpatrick sat down with "a dull

On the vote as amended the ordinance

For the benefit of the minor-

may look out for an ordinance changing the Sre department. The Republicans have had the matter under consideration for several months, and have held repeated caucuses.

The Laboring Men.

The mayor stated that a petition had been handed him, signed by laboring men, asking that work be furnished them. The mayor spoke in favor of the petition, and praised the spirit in which it was offered. The request was reasonable, and nothing more than what was right.

After the reading of the petition by the clerk, Mr. J. H. Briggs said there were only a few ways to carry out this desire of the petitioners. The one suggested by the papers seemed to be the most feasible— the establishing of a stone yard, and putting those to work who were in need of work.

Mr. Wildy thought a great many men could be employed, some cleaning streets and others breaking rock. Mr. Kolsem was heartily in accord with the measure.

The Rev. H. O. Breeden, president of the Society for Organizing Charity, was present, and was requested by the mayor to address the meeting. Mr. Breeden recited the necessity for aid, and recommended that only those be puC to work who were recommended by the society. If all who applied were given work the city would soon .be bankrupt, as there area great many who would apply who are able to tide over without aia of that description.

Mr. Wildy was not in favor of allowing the society to have anything to do with it.

Mr. L. F. Perdue, a member of the society, thought Mr. Wildy misunderstood the society. What was wiuted was far the city to furnish the work, and let the society discriminate. The main object of the society was to assist the worthy and starve out the unworthy.

The matter was referred to the committee on streets and bridges with power to act. The committee afterwards asked for an appropriation of $2,000 to carry on the work, which was granted. The old market house building, corner of Ninth and Cherry streets, will be used, and all applying to the commissioners, with certificates from the charity organization, will be' given work.

Counoil in Brief.

Interments in Woodjawn cemetery for December nu-«\bsred 33. The mayor reported fines and fees te the amount of $25.50 for the quarter ending December 31,1884.

The street commissioner will raise the walks cn the east and west side of Twelfth street, across Main. On motion of Mr. Klug.

The police board reported the resignation of Chas. Thomas and the appointment of Jas. W. Ilunton to fill the vacancy.

The committee on streets and bridges reported in favor of the subdivision presented by J. T. Hite," and recommended that they be approved.

By Mr. Wimer—That agns lamp be placed at the alley on the cast side of Thirteenth street between Chestnut and Sycamore streets referred.

fifty-five dollars per montn. ""J J"®* yw.

Property own .rs petition for the opening ol Sixth-and-a-half street north to Walnut "street, without any. "jogs" at

ke tks duty of the superin- Poplar street: referred to the committee

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on streets and bridges and city attorney. The committee on markets report against allowing the bill of J. C. Hidden it Sen's for sprinkling, as no order for doing the work could be found.

The street commissioner will lay single stone crossings on the west side of Thir-teenth-atid-a-lialf street, across Popular street. On motion of Mr. Klug.

Mr. L. S. Briggs introduced a resolution that Sixth-and-a-half street be opened across the I. & St. railroad referred to the committee on streets and bridges.

The judiciary committee reported in favor of indexing the old "records of the city, and that the city clerk do ~lhe work and be allowed $100 for doing ths same adopted.

The Everlasting Elevator Bucket company asked permission to erect a sign over the jWewalk\ referred to the committee otfltreets and bridges and city attorney.

The chair reported for the committee appointed to confer with, the school trustees, that the eommittee had met with the trustees and visited the sites offered for a High school. The committee asked for further time granted.

The park commissioners reported that eighty trees ia the park, comprising na--ttve-varieties not heretofore included, had been planted, and no further imrovements were contemplated. A man as been secured to wfttch the park at $5 per month for the present.

Mr. Kolsem made a motion that th^L^

committee on streets and bridges provide iff of Sixteenth

away to drain the water and Seventeenth streets,- Nuth of Main adopt*'* The committt may find it nec to build a sewer to do it It may be a scheme of Mr. Kolsem's to get a Sintli ward sewer.

The committee on sewers and wharves reported in favor of allowing the I. & St. L. railway to put down sewer pipe. the neighborhood of the I. & St. L. depot, provided the railway company will put in two catch basins on Sixth street and allow the city the privilege of putting in two catch basins at Fifth street, and that the company comply with the law on sewer tapping, street crossings, etc. adopted. .Bills.

The following bills were allowed: Police— A. J. Gallagher ...i 4M .r. N. Elliott 7 00 W. B. Kern A Co «... 75 C: W. Almy Moore & Langen 1® Jack Rupp. 9 00 C. W. Brown V-3 e.Cr- FUbeck -1 80 1,95020 1 'JO 9 00 4 00

Pay-roll for December, 1884 Isaae Gades— C. Jordan E. W. Chad Wick

Total ......$2,002 04 Printing— _. A. Journal S 10 00 W. O. Ball A Co.— 180 W. C. Ball 4 Co :....... 18 75 Geo. M. Allen 32 80 Geo. M. Allen 8 00 Edwin Seldom ridge W 50 P. Gfreorer 189 40

H. Courier 2* 50

Total

Markets— J. Hhuster Trogden & Johnsou...~ C. Smith & Hon Brokaw Bros R. L. Bail... Eaton A Stevens. Henry Tate, Jr

Total 6" 69 Gas— J. T. Moore *o 00 p'lukblner & Duenweg »o T. H. Car and Manufacturing Co.... 5 25 W. A. Peker™ Sff7 60 W. A. Pelier 29 W. A. Peker Terre Haute Gaslight Co 1,188 4o Terre HauteGasllghtCo 8 88

Total 2J®I9 18

Streets and bridges— Aloe, Hernstein A Co -.8 jj 25 Aloe, Hernstein A Co 8 70 T. H. Car aDd Mfg Co 8 40 Geo. C. Dodson j- 47 Jno. Leedliam 2 75 8. C. \ch 2 50 Cltv Jmls8loners..rt §0 00 Fx'" Cooper o0 00 .'41. R. 10 00 l."a,dt. I.R.R I8 60 T. H. AS.E. R... T. H. A 8. E. R.

Bennett A Sons James Lee Staples ALee Samuel Harrison Flnkblner A Duenwlg.,

Total

Fire—

S. Kramer T. H. GaB Light Co W. K. Burnett C. C. Plsbeck

Lodge,

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Miscellaneous— Terre Haivte "Water \Vorks PoBtoffice John Osterloo

Total SummaryPolice Printing Markets Gas Streets and bridges Fire Miscellaneous

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Jack Rupp 8 25 Dr. B. Pitcher- 8 60 John Osterloo 65 15 L. 8. Briggs 3 23 John Schneider 80 00 J. F. Roedel 55 E. M. Miller §o JohnEdgerton James Soule James Taylor Daniel McCarty T. btoeffy E. W. Leeds .T. N. Elliott JoHb Bubseta O. B. Houle Gutta Percha and Rubber manufacturing oompasy, N. Same. Gwyn A Redrlck R. L. Ball E. Reiman W. P. Neal Frank Prox :.... f.—•• Eaton A Stevens J. W. Sarrold Finkblner A Duenweg John J. Thomas Pay roll of department T. H. Lodge, I. O. O.

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The Iiondon Exhibition.

WASHXKGTOK, D. C.. January 6.— Ths Star says the governors of twenty states have written to express a desire to co-operate in making.the American exhibition.to be held in London in 1880 a faithful and thorough exposition of the arts, manufactures and products of the United States. J. Gilmer Speed, agent here, has received very general assurances from public men of their hearty support of the resolution now before congress providing for official participation in the exhibition by the government, and with this in view it is proposed to take the government exhibits now at New Orleans to London in a public vessel.

Brutal Attendants.

LIKCOLN, Neb., January 6.—Sunday morning, Frank Babcock, an inmate of the Insane asylum, attacked J. Y. Craveran attendant, knocking him down. Cra, ver, and John Flattery, another attendant, then knocked Babcock down, and stamped him with their feet, breaking six or seven ribs on each side of the body, and driving them into the intestine. Babcock died in half an honr. He was subject to epileptic fits, and, it is claimed, had one at the time. The attendants are now in jail on a charge of murder.

THE DEFENSE.

Dr. Humphreys Tells His Story of the Killing of C&rithers.

ft Differs Greatly in Important Points from That of Other Witces8es8.

His Father and Sisters Take the Stang and Testify in His Behalf.

The Sabetance of All the Testimony Offered Yesterday—An Interestin# Case.

THE HUMPHREYS CASE.

Tbe State Bests—The Doctor on the Stand.

Wm. Carithers, a brother- of Leander Carithers, was the first witness on the sta,nd in the Humphreys case yesterday. He had a conversation with Humphreys the fall before the killing, and Humphreys said "If Lee didn't&eep his jaw off him he'd up him." He told the doe tor that Lee was no more than a child,

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and couldn't thing. He would weigh about 145 pounds at the time of the killing.

Dr. T. W. Moorehead stated that the coroner called on him to hold a jost mortem examination. He described the course of the bullet, and that death must have been instantaneous. On cross-ex-amination the doctor, using Mr. S. C. Ln_vis as subject, showed that the bullet entered th left side. The course the bullet took would indicate that the deceased had his hand in hin hip pocket and was standing with his left side exposed^

At this point the state rested. At 10:10 the court discharged the jury until 2 p. m., they to remain in the custody of a bailiff during the mean time.

During the interim the attorneys argued a motion to strike out portions of ''the admitted-to-be-true" affidavit, on motion of the state. The issue was raised during the examination of Carithers' brother, who was asked: "What was the physical condition of Leander Carithers at tbe time of ms death?" The defense objected strennously to this question being answered, maintaining that the state had already admitted that the deceased was a bad and a dangerous man, and the question was put in order to incirectly disprove that fact.

The court said that although the deceased might have been a dangerous man he might physically have been a power. He thought the question was a proper one. Mr. Carithers said his brother -Lee was crippled in one shoulder and couldn't work to amount to anythiue. He was a small man and weighed about 145 pounds at the time of the killing. The defense were given*sn exception to tbe ruling of the court on this point.

The Defense.

Esquire Kelley, who lives near Fontanet, was the first witness .called for the defense. He testified that he had known Dr. Humphreys for about three yearsi and that his character had never been called into question.

The doctor's father testified to' his son practicing medicine at a small town in Illinois before coming to Fontanet. He was always known as a peaceable man. While the father was on the stand the two sisters sat with handkerchiefs to their eves, and tears flowed freely. When the eldest was called to the stand she stood, scarcely knowing which way to look, while the judge swore her "to tell the truth and nothing out the truth." She gave her name Ella Humphreys, and said she wus 22 years old. She had visited her brother "at Fontanet His reputation atPana was good: had always been good. Since last March he had been making his home at Pana.

MissDollie Humphreys, the other sister, 19 years old, was awern. Miss Dollie spoke in a very lew voice, and only testified to her brother's good reputation in Pana.

Now you mount the stand, doctor, said "Attorney S. C. Davis to Dr. Humphreys. Instantly there was a bustle in the court room. Baliff Tolbert, as on all important occasions, rapped with the end of a lead pencil and said: "Order, gentlemen order, gentlemen," and then winked at anquaintance in the audience. After quiet was restored, the doctor was sworn, And thestoty of the killing was told under oath by tne man who fired the fatal shot. "My name is^ Andrew J. Humphreys," said the doctor in a firm voice. "I am a physician. I lived at

Holiday, 111., before I removed to Fontanet, coming four years ago next May. I was married a year ago last March, marrying a daughter of Wm. B. Carithers, and married her at her father's house. She was a niece of Leander Carither."

The doetor thea premeded

THE EXPBESS, TEKRE HAUTE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1885.

Hum

phreys said he "would not use his hands on Lee but would cut his.heart out." .He never told Lee or any one else about the doctor's remarks, and never told of them until after the kUUng. The defense asked, "You diCgt care very much about that raae whether Lee's heart was cut out or not." The prosecution objected, and the court sustained the objection. The witness said the conversation did not seem to have much impression en his mind, as he didn't think the doctor would do anything. He didn't pay much attention to him. Attorney Davis and Carithers got into a dispute as to the statement he had just made in regard to the time when the doctor threatened to kill Lev: At the habeas corpus case the witness had sworn that it was about a month before the killing. How the difference in time wa6 settled would be hard to tell, but the witness modified it and said it was somewhere in the fall or early winter. At the habeas corpus case the wituces utatod tbat -AJknife blade was about two inches long—the knife" that wee found in the dead man's pocket. When shown the knife the witness said he did not exactly remember what he said regarding it at the habeas corpus case. The witness testified that he was the father of Dr. Humjf Areys' wife, and he stood aside

Bobert Woods stated" that he met the. doctor -a short time after the shooting, and in response to an inquiry from the doetor as To Lee's condition, he told him he was dead. Humphreys said a man couldn't take everything, and that he would learn them to keep their mouths shut." The witness accompanied the doctor to Esq. Hurst's and Ihe doctor wanted te give himself up. The squire said it would be better to wait until morning and go over on the morning train.

James Carithers, anotherbro&er of the murdered man, was the next witness. The state asked him what was the physical condition of Leander Carithers at the time of the killing. The defense objected, but the court ruled that it was a proper question. Lee Carithers, the witness said, was crippled in one shoulder, to amount to any-

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answer to qnestiotoa propounded by his attorneys, that he made the acquaintance of Leander Carithers shortly after he located there. He remembered the lawsuit with Leander Carithers, on the 5th of February, and Mr. A. J. Kelley was his attorney. It was tried before Esquire Hurst. He went into Hollinrarcrth's, Jsfter the^trial, and seeing Leander there, turned and walked out. He went home about 4 p. m., and went in a roundabout way, so as to avoid meeting Leander. He did not see him again that day, tad the next time was the folevening, the evening of the

pwmg shoo tin ooting. He went to Huffman^ to.«ee a sick child, and after administering to the child he went into Huffman's saloon through the door that cocnected»the two compartments. He stood leaning against the counter eating a lunoh of pigs* feet, when Leander came in. He had a base ball bat and the doctor described it to the

1'ury.

Leander walked up and* laid the *t on the countermand then picked it ap and came walking toward him- The doctor said, "Been playing, base ball, Lee." He said, "You thief, you want to swear some more." The doctor said, "Lee, there is no need of that It has been tried before Esq. Hurst, and you catt take it to town if yon don't like the,

again,"and Huffman came from behind tne counter and took the ball bat away. .Tom him and pnt it behind the bar. Carithers attempted to get it again, but Huffman pushed him away. He then abused the doctor, making about the same remarks he did before.

Here a wrangle arose, the defense wishing to show by the witness' that he was warned while in the saloon by Michael Murphy that Carithers had a knife in his' hand, and that he was holding the knife behind him, The state held that the testimony was not admit-sable, and the coprt sustained the objection, as it

WAS

something the witness

had heard. The doctor then continued his stoiT, stating that he left the saloon and told Carithers as he left that he wanted nothing more to do with him. After he left the saloon he met Dr. Witty, and stood talking with him. It was not more than a minute or so until Carithers came along and passed them. He turned and came backhand Doctor Humphreys said, "Going home, Lee?" The doctor said he did not otter a word until he came bacR Here hie testimony will be seen to differ from Dr. Witty's, whieh was to the effect that Huimhreys said, "Going home, Lee?" afterThe had passed, and that it was this remark that caused Lee to return. Dr. Humphreys said he nttered the words in a pleasant tone, and Lee replied, "I'm not particular." He was close to Dr. Humphreys, and began to tbusr hitg, and reminded him that "every thread of clothing on his back he (Caritbeis) paid for," and asked him, "Doa't you want to wear some more, you mean lowlived thieving Doctor Humphreys said, "You knew that is not 80. There is no nse chewing it over. I want no trouble with you." He continued to abuse the doetor. At that time he was standing near the poreh. Lee said: 'By ——, that's your game!' and threw his right hand to his side, and I fired." Here the doctor's testimony differs from that of other witnesses. The weight of testimony, heretofore, cn this point has been flr-^Oarithers called the doctor a vile name. Ira., doctor drew his revolver, and advancing, said, "Take thht back, or I'll shoot-Tour heart out!" Now the doctor states that Carithers placed his hand on his hip pocket, and that he (the doctor) stepped to one side to avoic' Carithers shot, if he flredA'hich brought him nearer Carithers. JSe noticed Carithers' actions, and then drew his revolver out of his overcout pocket and fired. The doctor testified to his going to Esq. Hurst and giving himself up, ana that tney^ came to the city that night. He denied state* ments made by other witnesses, or stated that he had no recollections of such. On cross-examination the abctor stated that he never told any one that the courts of Vigo county were in such condition that a man could do almost anything and go in and get clear for $300. The crossexaminanation of the witnesses brought out nothing new, and court adjourned until this morning.

CONGRESS.

The Seaiite Passes a Land Forfeiture Bill—The Pension BUI in the House. WASHINGTON, D. C., January 6.—

The senate passed the bill forfeiting the lands of the Oregen Central railroad company. It applies to such portions only of the lands as be adjacent to. and coterminous with uncompleted parts of the line. After declaring such lapds forfeited it provides that persons already actually settled thereon shall have the preference of rights entry thereto, under the homestead laws, such entry to be considered as of the date of actual settlement. The price of even numbered sections of the forfeited land is reduced to $1.25 per acre. The bill now returna-to the house, having originated there. In its present shape it diners materially from the form in which it came to the senate. The house bill declared forfeited all loads granted to the company.

Tne house had up the annual pension appropriation bill. It appropriates $59, 976,000 or $24,000 less than the estimates. After debate and amendments restricting to $10 the bill id. was passe*

National Notes.

WJlSHTHGTOX, D. C., January 5.— President Bobert Garrett, of the B. & O. railroad, tendered the president his private oar for his party, with each special railway facilities as may be needed, to attend the New Orleans exposition in February. The statement that the president would visit the exposition on the 15th inst was An error, as it will be impossible for him to leave the city this month.

Quite, a "boom" is being worked up for Dr. Milton James, of Muncie, Ind., for commissioner of pensions.

In his New Year's calls Mr. Blaine cut Freelinghuysen, Hatton, and Brewster, but dropped in-oa the ether cabinet officers."

The sales df postage stamp for the third quarter of 1884 were $1,017,748 or $573,002 less than the corresponding period of 1883.

The estimated cost of collecting the revenue of all ports of entry for the fiscal year is, for salaries, $5,295,139 miscellaneous, ^1,160,623. The employee number 4,147.

The senate committee on foreign relatiocs decided to report adversely upon the resolutions looking to the discussion of the commercial treaties with Open doors. The Nicaraguan treaty will probably be reported Thursday.

General Hazen, chief signal officer, has reduced Sergeant Otto Holtnorth, of the signal service, to the .ranks $nd formally recommended his dismissal from the service, for rifling Lieutenant Greely's private papers. The recommendation will be approved.

Explosions of natural 4&s are frequent in Allegheny City, and the people ere besoming

in'

KS! LAND in CENTRAL KEN "Urn

comes don't be discouraged. You have BLUE OKASS ASM TOMAJSCO AT} nection with their pre«

frightened.

J-

AGENTS to carry ttoaades, J« __ commission, in con thelT^present line for Sprln*

GOOD NEWS.

Manufactories

Tire Mills aud Obeying the Laws of "Trade,

Beeume Operations and there is Promise of a Grand BevivaL

Numerous Iron Mills Start Up Their Bupy ^nd Hard Work.

Two Failures of Speculating Firms —A General Revival Beported from Chicago.

"START UP" THE WORD.

Tho New Tear "Witnesses

"Besnmptton

of JL.»bor in Various Idle Places. PETTSBUBO, Penn., January 6.—The

eighteen inch depjU'toM!: Kn*MiHs started up to-day. Work will probably be resumed in all other departments in a few days.

The Solar Ireu Works of Clark A Co. will start up to-morrow in all departments.-

CHICAGO/ January §.—President JPSttter, ef the North Chicago Boiling Mill company, states that the mills in this city will resume operations £n about three weeks. The mills employ about 2,000

The statement heretofore made by the Associated Press that the owners of the mill had negotiated with employes direct, without treating with the amalgamated association, as to the rate of wages, is verified as applying to the mills in this city.

PrrTSBTTKG, Penn., January 6.—Col. J. M. Schoonmaker.of the Connelsville coke syndicate, has bought a controlling interest in 313 ovens of J. W. Moore & Co., for $150,000. This gives the syndicate control of over 7,0(K) ovens. Trade is showing a slight improvement

In addition to those already rfeported, the following mills have resumed or will start during the week Chess, Cook & Co., noils Wilson, Walker & Co., iron mill Jones & Laughlin, bar mill Singer & Nimick's k'heet mill aid black diamond steel workw of Park Bros. &. Co. At Sharon, Pa., the Kimberly iron works and Valley mill resumed yesterday. The Sharon stove works, which ordered a reduction »f»20 per cent, in the wages of all ^ds, have compromised on a 15 per \jt. cut, ana work will begin y. At Canonsbury, Pa., the BuK. manufactory have received an order "which will keep the works open for one vesr.

HEAVY FAILURES.

Lumber Merchant* in Philadelphia Go Under

for

»450,000-A New Iitrk

Grain Commission Firm. PHILADELPHIA, Penn., January 6.—

The old firm of Henry €roekey & Co., lumber merchants, which failed yesterday with liabilities of $450,000, was always considered one of the staunchest of the eity, and the rumer of it? embarrassment was hardly credited. Mr. Croskey says no creditors will lose anything, as the assets are $700,000. The cause of the failure, Croskey says, was the acceptance of drafts from the Keystone Lumber and Salt Manufacturing company. The drafts amounted to $379,000, and as the Keystone company could not supply them with money, they were forced to let the drafts go to protest The company is indebted to no one but Henry Croskey & Co., and will give them judgment for that amount He does not think the Keystone company will be seriously embarrassed.

WALL STBEET, N. Y., January 6.— Hulsizer & Buckman were just posted at produce exchange as unable to meet their obligations. They are said to be short of wheat and oats. They are prominent members of the produce exchange, and large dealers in grain. It is reported that they were short of wheat, corn and oats, mainly the latter. Hulshizer is chairman of the produce exchange grain commission.

The liabilities are put at $50,000 and its cause is said to be due to the iact that Hulziher, who represents the firm on the Produce Exchange, who had been persistently a "bulr' during the downward movement of the market, had turned to the "bear" track just before the recent rise, which completed the exhaustion of the firm.

Good News,

CHICAGO, 111., January 6.—Interviews with a large number of business men of Chicago reveal the fact that there are real evidence on every hand of a good business revival. This opiniouffirevails also among the manufacturers. There is an increased demand for all kind# of merchandise, and money collections are more prompt.

Grain In Sight and Store.

CHICAGO, 111., January 6.—The visible supply of grain January 2, as compiled by the secretary of the Chicago board of trade, was as .follows: Wheat, 47,992,000' bushels 'corn, 4,024,000 bushels oats, 2,006,000tbushels 485,000 bushels barley, 1,787,000 busn•ls. Grain in store at Chicago on January 8: Wheat, 13,648,000 bushels corn, T,825,000 bushels oats, 487,000 bushels rye, 101,000 bushels barley, 111,000 bushels.

Abandonment of the Indiana A Illinois Road. JKMAKAPOLIS, Ind., January 6.—No

tice was received by connecting lines to-day to receive no more consignments for points on the Indiana & Illinois railso. as on the loth inst. all freight, as well ac passenger trains, Will be abandoned. The Toad is a narrow-gauge one, and ha* been in operation from Effingham, Illinois, to Swits City, Indiana, a distance of about 100 miles, but for some time it has not been doing Sufficient business to pay operating expenses and leave anything for improvement of the roadbed. So it has gradually fallen into such condition that it can no longer be operated. What the future will be Manager Lyons can not say.

Traced

and

Captured.

CHICAGO, 111., January 6.—Pinketoh's detective ageney made the arrest to-day of David E. Swan, at 8utton's Bay, Mich., where he was living under the alias of D. T. Edington, and had lately been elected prosecuting attorney. He was formerly local eashier of the Northern Pacifie railroad at St. Paul, and by forgery succeeded in embezzling $51,000, which was lost in speculation. He disappeared last July.

Ho Wants More Money.

Nirw YOHK, N. Y., January 7.—Geo. Augusta flala, the English journalist and special correspondent arrived in the Gallia to-day. He comes to deliver two aew lectures.

THE STATE SOliOWS.

Meeting of the New York legislature— Gorernor Cleveland's Besifpattoa—Ia Other States.

ALBANY, N. Ym January 0.—The senate was called to order by LieutenantGovernor Hill. The roll was called and a recess of an hour taken. T^ie assembly was called to order at 11 o'clock and the members sworn in. George Z. Erwin was elected speaker of the assembly and committee appointed to notify Governor Cleveland that the legislature was organized.

Governor Cleveland sent the following to the legislature shortly after noon E Bxautmra Cimnwa, "IS

AZJBAXT, Jannaiy S, 1885

7b the Leffitlatvre.I hereby resign the office of goreraor of the state of New York.

GBOTSK

CLMV*LAJ*D.

A committee was appointed to notify Lieutenant Governor lull of Governor Cleveland's resignation and inform him that the legislature was ready for business. Adjourned until Tuesday, January 13. Senavo: the senate

St. PAUL, Minn., January 6.—The legislature convened at noon to-day. John L. Gibbs, of Freeborn county, was elected speaker of the house.

COLUMBUS, O., January 6.—The Ohio legislature reassembled in adjourned session. The annual message of Governor Hoadley was'read, which is lengthy and touches on a number of important state topics.

The-Illinois Contest.

CHICAGO, 111., January 6.—The Daily News prints a Springfield special whieh intimates that Senator Buger, classed as a Republican, will act with the Democratein the Illinois legislature, and that he aim6 at tke presidency of the senate. The statement is also made that General Logan has been asked to go to Springfield, and that he will reach there next Thursday.

SPRINGFIELD, III., .January 6.—The Republican house caucus, nominated Chas. E. Fuller, of Belvidere, for speaker. The Republican senate caucus nominated Wm. J. Campbell, ef Chicago, for president pro tem.

The Democratic house and senate caucuses of the Illinois general assembly met to-night. In the house caucus Edward L. Conkrite, of Freeport, and Elijah M. Haines, of Waukegan, were placed in nomination for speaker. On the first vote Conkrites reoeived thirtynine votes and Haines thirty-two. Conkrite waa declared the nominee. The Democrats have only one majority in the house, including Haines who has been heretofere an Independent. Haines it is said agreed to abide by the decision of the caucus, but there is some talk about the Republicans nominating him for speaker and thus obtain control of the house. This is a mere rumor and should be so credited. In the Democratic senate caucus the Hen. Henry Seiter was nominated for president pro tem. The Republicans have one majority in the senate. Collated from Springfield Specials.

Long Jones received a dispatch tonight from General Logan saying he had left Washington and would be here Tnnrsday.

General Black's friends have taken a less aggressive attitude than any of the ofher candidates, though there is a more sentimental support for Black than for any man named so far. Black's supporters, however, are understood to look upon Mr. Morrison and Harrison as the men to do the preliminary fighting, while Black keeps in a position to take advantage of the fight.

PLYMOUTH'S PEWS

The Sale a{ Beecher's Last Night..

Church

A Falling Off in the Amount Received by the Clown-Preacher.

NJEW YOBK, N. Y., January 6.—The thirty-eighth annual sales of the sittings of Plymouth church, Brooklyn, occurred this eyening at

o'clock. At the time of

the opening of the sale the church was well filled. Mr. Beecher sat upon the platform and near him wete H. B. Clafiin and S. V. White. Promptly at the hour designated the pastor arose, and advancing to the desk, said

I congratulate myself and I congratulate you this evening. The auspicious occasion has eome around whioh all good men long for through the year, and to-night, in order that we may express a welcome we have seieoted two of the handsomest men in the congregation to sit upon the platform behind me (referring to Cluflin and White). "Yes, and both of them white men, too," pat in Mr. Claflin. "Thoy are quarreling for honors," added Mr. Beecher. "This is the most favorable aspect. The othor is that we secure good conduction on the part of men. Yon are almost all of yon veterans and yon know the way of tho evening. Tbe conditions will be read to yon by our veteran auctioneer who for lore and not for money has served as many years and has been growing better and better ivery year. Now there is nothing more to state exeept to express the wonder that onr rental shonld always come on

stormy

night, but it must be because ws are set to make an sxample before the world that the more gloom ana storm ths more onr virtues and faith shine forth and we come out in spite of the wind and storm victorious.

Mr. Hoyt then began the sale, the bidding being premiums for choice seats. "How much for first choice," he cried. "Two hundred and fifty dollars," said H. B. Claflin. "Three hundred dollars," shouted B. T. Bush from a place in the audieuce. (''Three hunderd and twentyfive dollaij," added Claflin. "Three hundred and seventy-five dollars,"'' came from Bush. "Four hundred," followed the dry goods merchant, and so ran the bidding by jumps of $25 until $800 was reached by Bush. "Our friends bids so well he may have it," said Claflin at this point, aad Bush chose pew No. eighty-seven, the rental of which is $110, besides $800 premium. "Now the Bethel," shouted the auctioneer, referring to pew eighty-nine. It was secured by Claflin without opposition at $50? premium. The third choice was started at $400 and climbed to $500 and was struck off to S. W. White. He chose fifty-seven, which rented at ©0. The other ciames

and amounts are E. Vanengen

8% c." I: SBJfcfsV'iSS

diet

Coulter $250, H. B. Beecher $250, C. T. Xork. Corwin (of trial fame)

$210,

$200,

Barnum

Mrs.

$175,

Bene-

Ludlum

Thos.

ordM" 6r"draft to' avoid

chance of loss* are not fo copy thi* advertisement without the express order AARPIE A BBOTBSBS. I

er's trial counsel)

$160,

Mr MdiM ta tail.

added make it to-night $27,256. The last rear the sum realised was $34,839. The highest ever realized was in 1875, when the amount was $58,997. The highest bid last year was by Claflin, $575 for the first choice firet choice to-night bringing $800. The foremost bidders last year were heard bidding to-night and Beecher was exceedingly cheerful at the conclusion of ihe sale.

A NEWIIV ORGANIZED COMPANY.

OOAli

An Inference that the Indianapolis Combination Is Seriously Threatened— Its BITeet Here.

A special dispatch from Indianapolis, dated the 3d inst, says in regard to the organisation of a new coal company "The combination of coal dealers in this city, vhich has been a close and successful concern for a number of years, is now seriously threatened, to the great benefit of consumers. A few weeks ago a firm of miners from Clay county began selling their product here at a reduction of fifteeiu (fenta'A ton from pool prices, and the other dealers had to come down. Tcnday it is announced thnt a new coal mining company has been organized with a capital of $100,000. Thomas D. Snyder, of Chicago, IX 8. Morgan, of Columbus, and G. It. Emckman, of Cleveland, are among the stockholders. They believe that good coal can be sold in this citv for domestic nse at $2.50 per ten and yield a fair profit The company have already secured 200 acres of coal land in Clay county, and will proceed to demonstrate the grounds for their belief."

A well-informed coal man was shown the above item yesterdav and asked what he thought of it He said he supposed it. was the same company that has been reported as having purchased a considerable amount of coal land near Seelvville. In regard to the Indianapolis coal combination being threatened, he expressed the opinion that the new syndicate would not interfere with it to any great extent. The_ good coal for domestic use at $2.50 per'ton, spoken of in the above dispatch, evidently meant bituminous coal. At this price there would be no reduction in the the

?ndianapolis

resent prices of that grade of coal in market |The price of block coal is 50 cents higher per ton, and at this rate of differences between prices, block coal would be preferred. Block-' c( al could not b« placed upon the market at $2.50 per ton. During the recent cutting of prices it was sold at thiB figure, but the price was soon restored to $3.00. Mining costs 85 cts., freight 85 cts., hauling 30 cents and it is customary to allow one-half the priee paid for mining, or 40 cents, as including all other expenses in the mining of a ton. This would amount to $2.40. From ten to fifteen cents per ton is set aside as royalty. When a mine is worked out all there is left is a. hole in the ground *nd worn out_ machinery. The land is worth comparatively little for farming purposes. This swells the price per ton to $2.50. Other expenses which would be added to this amount1, would be office expenses, clerk's salaries" and incidentals There is also more or less loss in handling a ton of coal.

The gentleman spoken to said that if the new syndicate should open mines it would not reduce the price oi coal in this market. Bituminous coal is being sold in this market at low figures. The cut in prices on block coal is still in vogue. An effort was made the other day to restore prices but it proved a failure on account of prominent coal firms refusing to enter into an agreement It seems as though the larger dealers are attempting to crowd: the lesser ones out of the business. Coal is now being sold at little qr no profit an.l there is no immediate prospect of the restoration of prices.

A RAUJROAD SUIT.

A Former Employe of the B. & T. 0. Bays He is Crippled 880,000 Worth—' Railroad New J.

Action has been brought in the Superior court of Vanderburg county against the E. & T. H. railroad for $20,000 damages suffered by Oscar Baldwin, a former employe of the company. The plaintiff is 18 years of age and claims that in August, 1884 he entered the employ of the company in the capacity of yard switch- ,. man which work he knew nothing about. On the fourth of last September while in the discharge of his duty young Baldwin was thrown under the cars aud had his feet and legs crushed so as to necessitate the amputation of one foot. His other foot and ankle were deformed and he is to-day a cripple.

Had the railroads in turning over their new leaf on January 1 firmly'decided not to blot the clean, white page with the record of the spotter, that man whom no one respects and whom the railroad management themselves consider a necessary nuisance, they would have been eternally blessed.

Mr. A. M. Morton has been appointed tioket agent of the Chicago, Bock Island & Pacifie and Bock Island & Peoria railways at Peoria station, vice G. M. Loosely, resigned. Geo. M. Loosely is well known among the railroad men of this citv and especially remembered for his brilliant maneuvre in beating the time of several travelling passenger agents at the time of the war on rates to Kansas points some months ago. Mr. Loosely came in here with a Bock Island conch and swallowed the best part of the pie, taking the whole party for$18.00 the round trip when the regular fare was $27.50.

Mai or Frank Cruwford, paymaster of the vandalia, is in St. Louis. Frank Davis, general agent of the C. & E. I., was here yesterday.

Travelling passenger agent Flannelly, of the Erie, spent a few hours in the city yesterday.

Col. Joseph Hill has just entered upon his fifth year as general superintendent of the Vandalia railroad. His efficiency ns superintendent is self-evident, and ealls for no comment.

E. E. Kreuthoffer, travelling auditor of the Bee Line, was here yesterdiyg.

Sherman (Beech- villgoteSt. Loois, over his Bouthwsetcm

Bossitler W. roads.

Bevnolds $110, Moses S. Beach]

The Keokuk

$110, D. B. Ford $65, J. M. Leavitt «on declaring the $75, all p=oph Hte, .S ESS seats^in the gallery were reserved bv the ^3, Emoted to forward ho trustees, a pew for Mr. Beecher and one to Governor Sherman, asking that for the assistant pastor. The premiums

to, SjjBw

8O0THEST CORNER MAIN AND THIRTEENTH STREETS. A. select stock of drags and toilet articles.

.i.

The Blver,

The river now marks 13 feet at th water works and 14 at the wagon bridge, and was falling at the rate of an inch an hour at 2 o'clock this morning.

A Fog Stops Navigation.

BALTIMORE, Md«y January 6.—A dense fog on Chesapeak bay to-day put a stop to navigation.

Terse Telegrams

on,t pittab dnll. closed 73Ji«.'

cu-

Sirssk.'sisxssrss

jav Gonld

$170,

W. H. iting

will taka'a trip in his

yaoht, *is-

Cuba, and New Orleans.

From

there hg

city council adoj^ a resolu-

gpeoial session of the legislature be called

realized from the sale of all the other for the purpose of repealing the Prohibitory •eats aggregated $15,399. The rental fj. law.

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