Hope Republican, Volume 2, Number 20, Hope, Bartholomew County, 7 September 1893 — Page 3

THE EXTRA SESSION. In the Senate, Tuesday, Mr. Voorhnes reported back the House bill repealing part of the Sherman act, with an amendment. He asked that it be placed on the calendar and desired the consideration of the Senate until final action. Unexplained the amendment, stating that It was identical with the House bill so far as the repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman law was concerned, but that it contained a substitute clause which in his judgment improved it. Mr. Teller objected, and under the rules the amendment went over. A resolution by Mr. Stewart was then laid before the Senate, directing the Secretary of the Treasury to inform the Senate whether there is danger of a deficiency in the revenues of the government. Along discussion,ensued. Senators Sherman, Voorhees, Mills, McPherson and Harris opposed the resolution. A motion to refer to the finance committee was opposed by Hill and Stewart. Mr. Hill made a lengthy speech in opposition to referring to the finance committee, but on a vote it was so referred—yeas. 40; nays. 15. Mr. Gordon spoke in favor of unconditional repeal of the Sherman law. Mr. Teller addressed the Senate in an argument to prove that . the Sherman law is not responsible for the financial troubles of the country, j In the House Mr. Aitkeu offered a resolution providing for the investigation of the Ford theater disaster. Eeferred. Mr. Reed twitted the Democrats with having partially approved the rules of the Fiftyfirst Congress, but said they had not gone far enough. Ho spoke at length in favor ■of the adoption of rules to give the majority control and take away from the lilibusterer the opportunity to stop the consideration of a measure. Speaker Crisp took the floor to reply to Mr. Heed. Ho said that Democrats would not refrain from the adoption of rules simply because they had been part of the code of Mr. Reed’s Congress. He attacked Mr. Reed on his arrogant assumption of power, in the Fiftyfirst Congress, to count a quorum. The question had gone to the Snprcme Court and the gentleman from Maine had never been justified. He felt that the Fiftyfirst Congress was a usurpation-. Mr. Reed replied at length, stating that it ■was unusual for the presiding officer to partake in the discussion on the floor. Ho regretted the action ■of the Speaker on general principles. To the personal criticism ho would not reply. Ho believed that tbo policy of the Fifty-first Congress kad received the approval of the Supreme Court. With that support ho could do without the support of any individual. Ho hoped the Democratic pa;ty would be able to catch up with the Republican party in the next four years. The subject of rules was then dropped. Mr. Springer introduced a bill providing for the coinage of the seigniorage of silver in the Treasury. Sub-com-mittees on branches of the tariff bill were announced, and the House adjourned. In the Senate. Wednesday, Mr. Sherman vindicated the character of Ernest Seyd, the great English financier. Ho said the immediate question before the Senate was the repeal of the act for the purchase of silver bullion, passed in July, 1 8JO. If that were the only reason for the extra session he deemed it insufficient. The ■call was justified, however, by the existing financial stringency. Mr. Sherman went on to give a history of the circumstances which led up to the passage of the act of July, 18'JO. It was a far better law, he said, than the biff which the House had then passed or the bill which the Senate had passed. There had been still another trouble. For the first time In many years the balance of trade bad turned against the United States last year. Hitherto the balance had been in favor of the United States to the amount of fifty, one hundred and sometimes two hundred million dollars. The last fiscal year the balance i f trade was against the United States to the amount of $18,73.') 0 K). I am not blind In regard to the operations of the law of 1890. Long before our Democratic friends ever thought of providing any measure of relief. 1 proposed relief in a bill which I introduced in almost the same words as •the bill of the Senator from Indiana [Mr. Voorhees]. Hut did our friends on the other side see the danger then and help us to suspend the operation of the law of 1800? They cannot answer that question, i did think.after two years’trial, that it was better to suspend it; and wo, on this side of the chamber, tried to do it, but we had no support on the other side Mr. Sherman said he hoped that Mr. Voorhees would prepare a bill to empower the President and Secretary of the Treasury to sell bonds at their discretion in order to maintain the parity of onrcurrency. Mr. Voorhees interrupted the. speaker to say that nothing had been farther from his intention than to reflect upon Mr. Sherman when he made the remarks referred to. Proceeding Mr. Sherman said: “I am willing to trust lo your executive officers. I would give, them power to protect the credit of the Government against all enemies at home and abroad. If the fight must bo for the possession of gold. I would mscour cotton and our wheat, and I would protect our credit againstall mankind. As to silver, I would say that we prefer to wait awhile, until the skies are clear, until wo see the effects of the suspension of silver coinage in India, and see what arrangements can be made for an >ther international monetary conference. In the ■meantime let the United States stand on its strength and credit. I think that soon all these clouds will bo dissipated, and that wo may go home to our friends with the conviction that we have done a good work for our country at large.” Wednesday's session of the House was devoted to a discussion of rules. In the Senate, Thursday. Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, spoke in favor of free coinage and paid his respects to Messrs. Voorhees and Sherman in a severe arraignment of their financial ideas. He said that the two Senators had been in public life for a generation, and are now for the first time in accord in their financial views. ’‘Voorhees.” said Mr. Wolcott, “has so long been the advocate silver that I can not believe that ho will desert the cause or vote for unconditional repeal.” No man could he a bimetallist and vote for the unconditional repeal of

the Sherman law. Unconditlohal repen would bring disaster and ruin to all sections of the country. Mr. Caffory, of Louisiana, spoke in favor of repeal. A motion of Mr. Peffer concerning national banks refusing to pay currency on depositors’ checks was referred. In the House, Thursday, the silver men, under the leadership of Springer, gained a victory, which makes it impossible for the gold men to impede the consideration of bimetallic or other financial legislation that may be reported by the committee on coinage, weights and measure and banking and currency during the coming session. The time honored custom in the House has been to make reports of the committee on appropriations and ways and means privileged mattersat all times, and when the new rules were being considered, Mr. Springer, chairman of the committee on banking and currency, suddenly sprung an amendment extending the same favoritism to the committee on banking and currency. In the Senate, Friday, Mr. Vance spoke for free coinage. Mr. Cockerell spoke of the inconsistencies of the Republican position on the Sherman act, stating that the Republican campaign book two years ago claimed credit for the alleged benefits of the Sherman act, and now wo find Republicans denouncing the act as the cause of our financial troubles. THEY HAD SAND. Two Onicorfl Stop a Prize Fight—No “Kobylsm” Guos In Clark County. A drunken, howling mob of eight hundred to a thousand New Albany toughs, bent on seeing a fight between Jack Tucll and John Alvis, at any hazard, surrounded Sheriff Will Davis, ef Clark county, and Chief of Police, William Cisco, of Jeffersonville, Monday night. There was imminent danger of bloodshed and only the coolness of the two brave officers probably saved their lives from the hands of the gang of plug-uglies. But they prevented the fight, even though the gang quoted Robey. The fight had been announced for Monday and the initiated were to go to a certain saloon in Now Albany to get directions to find the grounds. Sheriff Davis got wind of the matter and taking Jeffersonville’s Chief of Police with him sot out to find whore the fight was to bo. Several miles out they were recognized, and when they reached the neighborhood of the proposed battleground they were surrounded by a drunken mob. They were near the dividing lino, but still in Floyd county, and therefore without authority. Threats wore freely made, and finally some of the leaders of the gang offered to bribe the two officers, but it was no go. "The Governor has decided that wo can fight. They do it at Roby!” yelled one tough. But the Clark county officers could not see it. "What are you going to do?” yelled some of the mob. "Nothing in Floyd,” was the sheriff’s answer. "What will you do in Clark?” “I’ll arrest every one of you” was the rejoinder. The mob surged around the buggy and bloodshed was imminent, and had it not been for some cooler heads some one would have been killed. The two officers were hemmed in by the howling mob; pistols were clicking, and at, any moment a disgraceful riot was roidy to stirt. Some calmer men interfered and a lane was opened tor the plucky olfijcrs, who drove across the Silver Creek bridge, and, traversing a distance of a hundred yards, they were in Clark county. There they tied their horse, posted themselv(S at the bridge and awaited the coming of the mob, determined to stop the fight or die! But the, gang did not come. After an hour’s wrangling it dispersed. Sheriff Kelly, of Fioyd, appeared upon the scene, and buggies, hacks and other conveyances broke for New Albany, and it was given out that the fight would take place in Harrison county. From 8 to 11 o’clock Davis and Cisco held the fort against the toughs, and broke up the fight. • THE IDME RULE BILL Tassos tbo House of Commons by a Vote 301 to 387. Mr. Gladstone’s long home rule fight lu in the House of Commons is ended. The bill was passed at 1 o’clock, Friday morning by 301 to 2117. It was hurried to the House of Lords, which gave it the first reading and adjourned. There was unusual animation along the route from Mr. Gladstone's residence to the House of Commons, Thursday afternoon. The streets were crowded twith poo; Ij who wished to catch a glimpse of the great champion of Irish home rule, and al though there was no org anized demonstration, the prime minister was cheered throughout the route. At Mr. Gladstone’s residence two policemen had been stationed at the door to keep back the crowd that packed the sidewalks and escort Mr. Gladstone to his carriage, and an extra force of policemen was on duty along the route to prevent the people from interfering witli traffic. It was 4 o’clock when the Prime Minister entered the House. Ho was loudly cheered, and ills reception was a grand ovation. When the announcement that the House had passed the home rule bill by a vote of 301 to3G7 was received, the crowd wont wild. WILL Be ASSESSED. The State Board of Tax Commissioners decided. Tuesday, that “paid-up” shares in building associations must bo assessed at their full value. The county auditors of the Slate will be instructed to make inquiry and place all such shares on the duplicate. There arc 450 building associations in the State and the decision, it is believed, will affect'every one of them. All have more or less shares fully paid up Sharp tools and pood roads will save .the farmer much labor and les- ' sea the expense in many ways.

INDIANA STATE NEWS. Frost foil In Jay county, Wednesday morning. Pure white marble has been found In Wabash county. The fifth attempt to strike natural gas at Delphi has failed. It Is alleged that the Munclo fire department is inefficient. Fourteen divorce suits are booked for trial in Wayne county. There are 150 horses in training at the New Albany fair grounds. Poaches in New Albany are bringing from $1.-5 to $1.',0 per bushel. 5Corn stalks sixteen foot high were pn exhibition at the Corydon fair. The canning factory at Seymour Is putting up 20.C0J cans of corn weekly. Two honest, sober cltizpna of Marion have seen a wild man near that place. The Pan Handle proposes to run a branch lino from Gas City to Frankton, via Fairmount. It Is said that a Washington county farmer sows his sheep’s ears together to keep them from jumping. The Elkhart & Western is completed to Elkhart, and the first locomotive went over the entire lino Saturday. The American straw board-works at Noblesyillc, have closed down indefinitely, because of the general depression In business. The Carroll county teachers’ Institute passed resolutions demanding a change in the management of the State normal school. Tlie well known Barnett Hotel at Logansport was turned, Wednesday morning. Many guests lost their luggage. Insured for $33,501. Petit, the wife-poisoner, confined forlifc in the Prison North, is stated on what appears good authority to bo hopelassly sick with consumption. The Grcentpwn Reporter threatens to publish a list of patrons Of the “quart shop” in that village, and there is a clamorous condition of affairs. A postoffico named Rapture has been established in Posey county, two and a half miles south of Stewartsville, with Henry Men tel, postmaster. A North Judson News subscriber has ordered his paper stopped four tines this year, all because the News says he isn’t competent to discharge his duties as township trustee while in a drunken stupor. The Hartford City Glass Company has voted to increase its capital stock from $150,000 to $350 0 if). Col. A. L. Conger <cntinucs president. Col. Conger lias also been elected president of the Hartford City Land Company. A magnificent vein of coal has been struck at Belltown, near Linton. The specimen exhibited closely resembles the Pennsylvania variety. The vein lies six-ty-seven feet below the surface and is nearly six feet in thickness. The village of Edwardsville. five miles west of New Albany, was badly swept by lire, Tuesday morning. Five residences and stores, with barns, etc., were consumed. The loss is about $15,0,0, with $4 (0 i insurance. The fire was of incendiary origin. Thieves stole an iron safe weighing 800 pounds, containing $40 and valuable papers, from an Indianapolis saloon. Monday night. The robbery occurred within a hundred feet of the house of Police Captain Quigley. The entire police department devoted its energies all day Tuesday in the city and surrounding country to searching for the property, but without avail. At a meeting of the Soldiers’ Monument commissioners, Friday, a resolution offered by Mr. English, to remove the dates “181(1-1848,” referring to the Mexican war, from the monument, was carried, all the members voting ’,aye” except Mr. Langsdale. Mr. Langsdalo made a speech in which he showed great feeling and excitement and used some very strong language. As Elwood Hatton was going to the water-works just as day was breaking on Monday morning, ho ran across a pair of lovers in Washington Park who had evidently courted all night. They were in a buggy, locked in each other's arms and sound asleep. When they were awakened there was a good deal of astonishment manifested all around.—Attica Ledger. Greencastlo is to furnish the material for the largest wine cask in the world. While in Europe Alfred Hirt secured the contract to furnish the staves and heading for this cask. The staves are to be thirty feet long, ten inches thick, and from ten to twelve inches wide; the heading is to bo twenty-five feet long, nine inches thick, and from twenty to twentylive inches Wide. Several weeks ago George Dixon assaulted Joseph Holtam. of Reynolds, robbing him of $531, of which $177 was in currency. Dixon fled to Cincinnati, where he was arrested on another charge, but ho secured an acquittal and disappeared the day the White county sheriff reached that city. Dixon was traced to Now York city and early this week ho was located at Schenectady through a letter which he addressed to Miss Ellie Styles, of Reynolds. Sheriff Dobbins, of White county, invoked the aid of Schenectady officers and Dixon has been returned for trial. Patents have been granted to Indiana inventors as follows: F. L. Bailey, Freeport, cash register and indicator; G. Baldwin, Inj'anapolis, plow; L. G. Cunnigham. Gre .nsburg, pump; C. 0. Durr, Plymouth, artificial tooth; H. Ghere. Frankfort, straw carrier; W. P. Grannls, Wolcottville, mowing machine; L. B. Huddleston, Winchester, corpse dressing table; C. Ingcrsoll, Indianapolis, oil burner: L. II. Sinclair, Switz City, motor; P. B. Raymond, Indianapolis, lumber drying rack; R. S. Rutter, Warsaw, submerged water heater; E. M. Rosenthal, Fort Wayne, display glove case; W. A. Scott, Evansville, folding bed; A. E. Whitney, Muncie,

bracket for coffins; P. Zackrelgol, Tell City, voting booth. Ex-Treasurer Huston, of Connersville, will dispose of his real estate holdings and personal property, or as much as will permit an immediate settlement of the liabilities of the Citizens’ Bank, of which ho was the solo owner. Ho proposes to settle all of his affairs In that city and remove elsewhere, and he will locate either at Indianapolis, Cincinnati or Washington City. He reserves nothing from sale, not even I the old homo farm. Mr. Huston has boon the most liberal business man Connersvillo over had. His money and influence was always ready for anything beneficial to the city, his charities were abundant, and no manufacturing enterprise was ever projected but that it had his financial backing. Mr. Huston owns stock In fiftysix companies, and he is an officer and director in thirty-six of them. Several years ago Shelbyvillo made a special levy by which over $10,000 was raised for special tuition purposes. Of this amount $2,737.14 still remains in tho hands of the treasurer of tho board. Tho last Legislature passed a law requiring school officers to turn into the county treasury all unexpended balance of State tuition revenue in their hands on the 1st of each July; failure to comply with which makes them liable to a fine twice tho amount involved. The AttorneyGeneral has made a demand upon tho treasurer of the Shelbyville board for this amount, but the treasurer refuses upon tho ground that the money belonged to tho city and not to tho State, and that it was not a part of the State school revenue. The treasurer also holds tnat the Attor-ney-Genera! has no power to make tho collection, if not properly being within his jurisdiction. If tho treasurer had complied the Attorney-General’s fee would have been 33X per cent. Only one trustee in tho county was found who would acknowledge tho Attorney-General’s jurisdiction, the others, preferring to contest the law in the courts. Claim Is made that if the construction of tho law stands as made by tho Attorney-General, it will give to him an enormous revenue from this source alone.

THE MARKETS. Sept, 4 1833 Indianapolis. GRAIN AND HAY. Wheat—No. a rod, 53c; No. 3 rod, 53; rejected, 40®50; wagon wheat. 57. Corn—No. 1 white, 40e; No. 2 white. 40Uc:No. 3 white.40c; No. 4 white, 3l)c;No. a White mixed, 39Xe; No. 3 white mixed, 33>ac; No. 4 white mixed,39c; No. 2 yellow, 31»>Jc; No. 3 yellow, 39c; No. 4 yellow, 30c; No. 2 mixed, 39c; No. 3 mixed, 39c; No. 4 mixed, 39c; sound oar, 45c for yellow. Oats — No. 2 white, 37>$o; No. 3 white, 24 l .jc; No. 2 mixed, 2 i';4 c; No. 3 mixed, 32c; rejected, 13@22c. JlvE, 40c. 11 av —Choice timothy. $12.00; No. 1, $13.50; No. 3. $10; No. 1 prairie, $7; mixed, $8; clover, $9. 11 KAN, $11. X.IVB ST OCR. Cattle—Export grades $ [email protected] Good to choice shippers 3.85yo4.au Fair to medium shippers 3.'.’0,«;.i.00 Common shippers [email protected] 8tochers, 500 to 890 2,00,<$2.73 (rood to choice heifers [email protected] Fair to medium heifers [email protected] Common to thin heifers [email protected] Good to choice cows [email protected] Fair to medium cows [email protected] Common old cows 1.00911.75 Veals, common to good 3.(K)@5.75 Hulls, common to fair 1.50@3.(K) Hulls, good to choice [email protected] Milkers, good to choice 27.00®35.09 Milkers, common to fair [email protected] Hogs—lleavy packing and slipping |5.S0®S.85 Mixed [email protected] lleavy [email protected] Pigs [email protected] lleavy roughs [email protected] Sheep—Good to choice [email protected] Fair to medium [email protected] Common thin sheep [email protected] Lambs [email protected] Hucks, per head [email protected] poultry and other produce. [Prices Paid by Dealers.] Poui.TBV-Hens, 8c lb; young chickens, SclRlb; turkeys, young toms, 7c 7) lb; liens, 8c 11 ft>; ducks, 6c $ lb; geese, 84® 1.3) for choice. Eggs—Shippers paying 10c. Hotter —Grass butter, 14@15c; Honey—18@30c. Feathers — Prime Geese, 40c 71 lb*! mixed duck, 20c lb. liEESwax —30c for yellow; 15c for dark. Wood — Fine merino, 36c; medium unwashed, 17c; coarse or braid wool, 14@16c; tub-washed; 18@23c. Uetroft, Wheat, Clc. Corn, No. 3, 43c. Oats, No. 2 white, 30c.' Minneapolis. Wheat, 59%c. New York Wheat, No. 2 rod, OSJi'c. Corn, No. 2, 47Hc. Oats. 30c. Lard, $9.60. Butter, Western dairy, 15@18e; creamery, I7@ 25c. Chicago, Wheat, 62c. Corn, 383-4'c. Oats, 23%c, Pork, $12.40. Lard. $8.20. Short-ribs. $7.75. Cattle—Prime steers, [email protected]; otliors $3.U)@4.05. Hogs—lleavy mixed and packers, [email protected]; jlfime lieaVy. #[email protected]; prime light, [email protected]; other lights, $4.31®6.10. Sheep —Natives, $2.30 @4.00; lambs, [email protected]). (Cincinnati. Wheat, No. 2 red, COw Corn. No. 3 mixed. 42o; Oats, No. 3 white western, 28c; Rye, No. 3, 49>,c; Mess Pork, $14.00; Lard, $8.12; Bulk bloats, $8.59; Bacon, $9.73. Butter, creamery fancy, 32c; Eggs, 10c. Cattle, $3.50@$5.35. Hogs,«6.25@$6.90. Sheep, 82.50@$4.75. Lambs, [email protected]. St. Louis. Wheat, No, 2 red, 58>sc; Corn, No. 2 mixed, 34M; Oats, No. 2,22%c; Butter, 30c. UulTulo. Cattle, »[email protected]. Hogs, heavy, [email protected]; mixed, $6.10@ $6.20; light, $7.00@$7.10. Sheep, native, $1.00@$5.00; Texas, $3.25® $4.75. Philadelphia, Wheat, No. 3 Red, 65>.lc; Corn. No. 2 Mixed, 4',»Kc; Oats, 33c; butter, creamery, 31c; eggs, 15c. Baltimore. Wheat, No. 2 Red. 66c; Corn, mixed; 47V£c; Oats, No. 2, White Western. 33c, Rye, 53Hc; Pork, $10.63; Batter, creamery, 25c; Eggs, 13c.

TO THK WORLD’S FAIR. Some of the Advantage* of tlis Must D®slr able Route. Of the railways centering at iho World * Fair City none have better d monstraied ample abilry and facilities for baodlliK large crowd* expeditiously, safely and comfortably than the Pennsylvania Linen, 'ibis system o; railways has two principal arteries running t > Chicago whkh are tapped by laterals reaching all over Wisttrn P. nnsylvania. Ohio and Indiana. The main lines siret.;u in direct routes from Pit sburg. Columbus. Cincinnati. Louisville, and the Interm (bate territory, t niching at all the principal cities and towns, irom which thro igh trains run without change to the very gates of the World’s Fair Du lag the past year the tracks of this system have undergone extras.vo improvements, the train service has I ecu augmented, and the policy of the Pennsylvania to adopt every plan or device conduring to the welfare of Its patrons is conspicuous in those improvements. In addition to being the most direct route to Chi ago from the terrltoi y traversed by them, th©<e lines offer among other things, the following n-vant-ages for a delightful journey to-vtbe World’s Fair. More through daily trains to Chicago from this locality run over the Pennsylvania Lines then any oilier railway. The equipment inc u les Pullman Vestibule Dining an 1 . I e dng Cars and clean and comfortable modern a acuos. embodying every comfort for a pie; sunt trip, l he only rock-ballasted roadbed Lou this vicinity to Chicago Is the Pennsylvania, so that there Is no annoyance from du-l. and the solidity of the tracks, comfortable cars and enjoyable scenes through which the trains pass add to the delights of a ride over It. Passengers have the privilege of leaving through trains at South Chicago. Grand Crossing or Engle.vood. These are practically World’s Fair stations, aa they arc almost within the shadow of the gates to the gro n is. which can 1 e easily reached by a ride of a few blocks In street cars. They arc also in tho m’dst of the hotel and boarding house district adjacent to tho World’s Fair, so that passengers who may have engage I accommodations near the grounds can easily reach them, and have their baggage transferred with the least delay and discomfort, as baggage will be cho ked from and to South Chicago, Grand Crossing and Englewood. Tho main station of the Pennsylvania Lin s in Chicago Is tho Chicago Union Passenger Station on Canal street, between Adams and Mad’son streets, in the midst of the business portion and mar to the principal hotels, and passengers mav go with their baggage to that station if they do not d'sire to leave tra ns at South Chicago, Gran t Crossing or Englewood. At all stations will ba found t our cons employes who will cheerfully f urnish any desired information and direct pvssengersto certain streets or avenues upon which their hotel or boarding hoi-so may be located. Visitors wlU rind special Inforrr ation bureaus of these line a on thiy'Exposit'on Gro ends, one being loca o l on Midway Plaiaanco. In the Ad'.ms Express Company's Htilding, and another in the Pennsylvania Kalii oa I Company’s individual exhibit building near the 64th street entrance. T'»no cards, maps, and any information pertaining to trains, can bo obtained there. The citv ticket office cf the Pennsylvania Lines is located at No. 218 South « lark street, co - nor Jackson,and at this office as well as at Union Passenger Station on Can il street, between Adams and Madison streets, time cards and information con be obtained and j-leeping car accommodations secured. Mr. H. K. Dering, Assistant General Passenger Agent, will bo found at No. 248 S uth Clark street, and an ' application addressed to him will be promptly responded to by that gentleman or one of his representatives to aid passengers in arranging details of a trip. Rates over the Pennsylvania Lines for Iho World’s Fair have been reasonab e since ita inauguration. Some days before the open i g of tho Fair a reduced round trip rate wasmido irom principal stations. This rate is for t ckcts good going any time before Oct. 31st and good returning until Ncv. otb. Another special rate account the World’s Fair is in efleot andh ssa ten day return limit. Besides Uo above there is a special low excusion rate, for the special coach excursions run r evi dicall;/, and which are duly aovert'sed. This i : also n limit rate. It will be seen ;h t Uo concessions in fare have ucen arranged to su t all tastes and requiremc nts, the privileg's on- , joyed being employed as a basis upon which to make the reductions, and considering tl o superior service and advantages offered, the reductions lave been liberal. Information on the subject can be obtained from any Pennsylvania Line ticket agent or by a ldresBing W. F. B r unner, District Passenger Agent, Indianapolis, Ir;d. The Story of a Noble Fiddle. .Waldemir Mayer, the well knowti 7iolin virtuoso, who gave his last concert of the season at St. James's hall the other day, says the London Star, has just become possessor of one of thi most valuable violins in the world, bu* for which he had to pay the rather high price of £1,250. Of course H 30uld only be for a genuine Stradivari* ns that such a sum was paid, and thii. in addition to being a real production j! the celebrated maker, is one of the most historically famous violins of its class. According to the documents respecting it this fiddle was made by St rad i varies in 1716 for no less a personage than George I. of England, and it is very nearly the largest “Strad” ever constructed. Down to the beginning of the present centuiy it remained in possession of the English royal family, and then, for some reason not stated, it passed into the hands of a musically inclined Scotch nobleman who was in the English array, and who valued it so much that he always carried it with him in his baggage--indeed, he even had it with him at Waterloo. At his death the family closely hold the instrument, but the violinist Molique, who lived in London from 1850to 1866, often visited their house, took a fancy to the “Strad.’’and it was ultimately presented to him. In 1866, when Molique returned to his native Bavaria to pass the evening of his life at Cronstadl, he transferred it to his friend and pupil Baron von Dreifuss of Munich, a brother of the Parisian bookseller. He was in possession of the vio.in for over twenty years, till he too was crushed by the weight of age and rendered incapable by an injury to his arm of longer enjoying the wonderful tones of his muchprized instrument. He sold it a few days since to the great violin collector of Berlin, Herr Riechers, for £1,000, who in turn sold it to Waldemar Meyer, netting £250 over the transaction. The Esquimaux of Greenland can now boast of a newspaper. It U called the Reader, and the editor thereof, on? Lars Moeller, s.'ts up and prints the paper. Ho also designs and engraves the illustrations, which, it may be explained, are not r*. markable for excellence. His printing establishment was only a makeshift, bu* the members of a Danish literary society; having heard of Miulier’t difficulties, coal b m now type, printing luz, paper and m h ger press than ho h>*x Poem uataa.