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private secretary and where lie crave audience to his numerous visitors. On one occasion, 1 remember he showed me a great case containing his war correspondence, and after he had pulled out many minute ‘pigeon dispatches’ I recollect that he was greatly surprised that I could read many of them without the aid of a magnifying glass, although he was aware that I had had much practice in that line.” “Do you remember the time when Gambet t a left Paris by balloon?” *‘Yes; it seems only yesterday that I saw him, then Minister of the Interior, sail away in his balloon with his friend and assistant, Mr. Spuller, to take charge of the government interest at Tours, and yet that was as long ago as the 7th of October, 1870, during the German siege. The balloon as called the Armand Parbes. Gambetta had a very narrow escape at this time, as the balloon passed over tne German army at a very low elevation, drawing their fire.” “I suppose there were numerous exits made from the besieged city by means of balloons?” ‘‘Quite a number, but it was a hazardous undertaking, and fatal accidents were common. This experience of Gambetta reminds me of an equally critical one which befell the private secretary of M. Jules Favre a little later during the siege. He had come to take leave of me and to say that bis departure might be delayed by the high winds. He got otT, however, but in spite of all precautions his balloon was eventually caught by a tremendous gale, which hurried him along at a terrific pace. In attempting to descend the balloon was swept through a forest and he was launched in the branches of an enormously high tree, from which he could only descend through the assistance of the peasantry who had gathered about it.” “What position in French affairs did Gambetta hold after his escape from Paris?” “He was virtually the dictator of all those provinces of France which were free from the German invaders. He immediately urged the people to continue resistance, raise the Army of the Loire, and from Bordeaux issued a proclamation advocating resistance even to complete exhaustion. When I came out of Paris, just before Jules Favre came out to make the terms of capitulation, I found that the man whose name was in every man’s mouth, both German and French, was Gamijetta, and no one has forgotten the excitement which ensued when he resigned his functions in consequence of a decree signed by all the members of the Paris government annulling the proclamation to which I have already referred.” IN RETIREMENT. “Did you see much of him after his letirement?” “Not at first. After his retirement, in February. 1871, he resided in Spain, and did not return to Paris until after the close of tiie Commune. I then met him frequently and formed a still higher opinion of his character as a man and a patriot. His whole mind seemed to be bent in the direction of the definitive establishment of the Republic. To this all his indomitable energy and all the resources of his capacious and virile brain were given. At this time I again heard him speak in public, and no one who has enjoyed this privilege can ever forget the magnetic force of his >onorous yet penetrating voice, nor the indescribable sense of great and inexhaustive power which he seemed to convey without an effort.” “How did he compare with Bismarck?” “1 was just about to say that the two men who, in personal intercourse, have the most impressed me by their individuality and strength are Prince Bismarck and M. Gambetta. Both were nnequaled in certain lines of effort, which, although apparently dissimilar, constantly brought them face to face as public men. The onespoke w : th difficulty, but each word seemed to fail with the force of a sledge-hammer. The burning eloquence of the other rushed from his lips with uninterrupted force, while his whole individuality seemed to dominate and rule the masses before him. There is something grand and massive in the presence and intellect of Prince Bismarck. There was something essentially great and especially magnetic and courageous in the person and attitude of Gambetta. Both were men worthy of the century in which they lived. One was the guide of a great empire; the other was the voice and the right arm of a great republic.” “Was Gambetta a favorite socially? ’ “A great favorite. After my resignation of the post of United States minister mv intimacy with Gambetta was of a still closer nature, and I shall never forget the memorable hour T spent with him at the Palais Bourbon when he was residing there as President of the ‘number. As I sat at his hospitable table l recalled the days when this sumptuous residence was the abode of the Duke de Mornv, and later of M. Schneider. The interior, with slight exceptions, remains tincb vnged from their time. His 11 o’clock breakfasts were frequented by tlie leading men of bis party, and the topics of conversation were not always confined to public questions; but. under the inspiration of the host, literary, artistic, scientific and classical subjects were frequently discussed. In all these various fields Gambetta exhibited his characteristic eloquence, which was fortified by a range and accuracy of knowledge which often astonished even those who knew him best. When I heard of the sad wound which brought about hia death my first grief was the thought that his inimitable right hand was maimed, for the great orator nad two organs of speech —one of voice and one of gesture. It is impossible to imagine a more graceful, a more persuasive, a more expressive, a more emphatic hand, and when at the end of some glowing argument lie brought down his strong palm upon the tribune before him. it seemed to enforce beyond question the fiery words with which lie had set forth his propositions.” HIS LATER YEARS. “Was not Gambetta a prey to infirmity in his later years.” “Yes. owing to his increasing stoutness and some threatening symptoms, he was obliged to take active exercise on foot and he averaged in ordinary weather not less than seven miles a day. Rome years ago, when with him on the Lake of Geneva, we rowed together from Clarens to the Castle of Chillon and back, and nothing could exceed tlie power ami precision of his stroke. It was at this time that lie began to interest himself in in horses and in hunting, because all gave him occupation in the open air.” “Do you remember anything of his famous duel with M. I>e Fuurtou in 1878?” “That was before he had had much prac Fee with firearms. Some of his enemies have even hinted that blank cartridges were used on that occasion. Nothing could be more false than this absurd assertion. I remember well the second of M. De Fonrtou giving me a detailed account of this duel, and he took occasion to stamp this lie with well-merited contempt. As showing the inexperience of Gambetta at that time, be mentioned that :.fter the word had been given the principals insisted that they had not fired, and that they were not convinced of their error until the attention of each was drawn to the smoke hi ill issuing’from both pistols.” “f Suppose you were aware of Gambetta’s Ferious indisposition some time ago?” “Yes, but I thought, as many others did. that he would recover. However, the French papers dated I tec. 21, which I have received to-day, indicate that the greatest anxiety was then felt with regard to Gambetta’s condi lion, but his death ten days afterward seemr to have as to nuiled and dismayed even those nbout him. In thinking of this, however, vc must remember the terrific strain under

which he lived for many years, and the enormous efforts which he put forth to found and consolidate the republic. Dying in the prime of life, ho has left behind him a record and name in some respects unrivaled in the history of France. His friendship for America was of the most ardent nature, and he often expressed to me his intense desire to visit the United States and to shake bauds with his friends across the sea.” THE SWOLLEN RIVERS. Increutinj; Distress Caused by the Inundations in Central Europe. Berlin,. Jan. 4. —The inundations are taking the form of a great public catastrophe. The distress is increasing hourly. The military and civil authorities are making the greatest exertion to mitigate the misery of the disaster. There is no sign yet that the crisis of the calamity is reached. High temperature and rains continue. At Ludwigshafen, opposite Manheim, where the great Rhine dam gave way, last night, the lives of hundreds of people were imperilled. A steamer rescued many hundreds, including sick. The deepest distress prevails. A Geneva telegram says the Paris A Lyons railway, on the French frontier, is washed away so badly that direct railway service between Switzerland, France and Italy is interrupted. A Paris dispatch says the rivers Saone and Daubis have inundated several villages. Thirty-two houses have fallen at Longepierre. A Vienna dispatch says the Danube has inundated Pressburg, thirty-four miles from Vienna. A Wei>baden dispatch says: “The Rhine is beginning to fall. Thirteen persons were drowned at Friesenhiem. In nil* sixty or seventy lives have been lost by the floods. The water penetrated the foundations of the fortifications at Mayence. The barometer is rising.” GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. The Czar of Russia Finds a Warn in" Note In His Bod-Room. London, Jan. 4.—A Berlin correspondent saj's private letters from St. Petersburg state that the Czar, on Sunday, found in his bedroom a letter from the Revolutionary committee demanding the commencement of the promised reforms, and adding that the committee possesses the power to forcibly obtain concessions. Beauties of the Military System. London, Jan. 4.—The Pall Mall Gazette publishes, under reserve, a rumor that German residents in London have received notice from the military authorities to hold themseives ready to repair to Germany to fulfill their terms of military service. The German embassy is not aware that there is any foundation for a rumor that German residents of London have received notice to hold themselves ready to return to Germany to fulfill their terms of military service. Another Murder in Ireland. Dublin, Jan. 4. —A man named Carney, a tenant farmer, was beaten to death near Claremorris. His brother-in-law has been arrested. Illness of Leon Suy. Paris, Jan. 4. —Leon Say is suffering from a violent attack of gout. His condition causes anxiety. WONDER-WORKING BARNES. His Alleged Miraculous Cure of Superintendent Diluting. New York Special. Evangelist Barnes visited the Christian Home for Intemperate Men Christmas afternoon. When the speaking, singing, and praying were done the preacher asked if any were present who were suffering from physical ailments and desired to be cured. About thirty men came forward and were anointed with olive oil and prayed for by the evangelist. Charles A. Bunting, the superintendent of the home, was rather skeptical. Mr. Barnes visited him on Wednesday. Mr. Bunting was suffering from inflammatory rheumatism, which had kept him in bed nine weeks. When the evangelist greeted him he wus reclining in a chair. Mr. Barnes expressed a belief that he could cure the superintendent. “I have no faith in your ability to do so.” said Mr. Bunting. “No,” replied the preacher, “I must have faith.” Tlie evangelist then put a drop of olive oil upon Mr. Bunting’s forehead and earnestly prayed th.n his ailment might disappear. Shortly after Mr. Barnes had gone Mr. Bunting wanted something in a closet in his study. His bookkeeper, who usually waited upon him, was absent from the room. Mr. Bunting arose and unexpectedly found that he could stand. He put one foot forward, and was astonished to realize that he could walk. He made immediate use of his sudden discovery by going to the closet and getting the article he wanted. He attributed the strength of his limbs partly to the power of Mr. Barnes. On Thursday morning Mr. Bunting came into the chapel of the Home, walking erect. The members of the institution who were there were filled with astonishment. They regarded his appearance as an exemplification of the evangelist’s great faith in liis curative powers.

A STARTLING STORY. An Enormous Steal Reported in tlie State of Pennsylvania. NVilkoebarre Special to Cincinnati News. The Union Leader of this evening pubfrshes the following astounding letter, sent to Editor Bogart, ex-chairman of the Democratic committee, by one of the oldest and best-known {Democrats in Pennsylvania. The author heads the letter, “Work of Governor Pattison as attorney-general.” It runs as follows: “During a brief visit in Mauch Chunk, a few weeks ago, General William Lilley called at the hotel where your correspondent sojourned. General Lilley asked me if I did not remember the hue-and-cry ugainst a Mr. Evans, who whs appointed agent for Pennsylvania to settle with the United States government for advances made during the war. Public attention was directed to the outrageous charge made by Agt.it Evans for a very trifling service. The sum retained for his services aggregates some $300,000 for collecting about $3,000,000. The instance came to mind, and so I stated. Now, said General Lilley, not one dollar of these millions was ever covered into the treasurer of Pennsylvania, and the evidence is in existence to prove this statement. The General named two men w’ho had SOOO,OOO each of the sum collected by Evans. This astounding revelation coming from a man of the high character of General Lilley, determined me to throw it broadcast for inquiry and examination. I have purposely withheld the names of the two men.” Mrs. Stillwell Confesses Other Crimes. Cincinnati, Jan. 4. —The Commercial Gazette’s Mount Vernon, 0., special says Mrs. Still w'ell has made a still further confession that she murdered her mother nt Ottumwa. la., after she had been injured in a railroad accident. She sav3 she is guilty of other crimes which she will not divulge. When asked of what her father died, she said: “Cut throat.” Her father mysteriously disappeared, rite physicians pronounce her of sound mind. Governor Begole, of Michigan, will appoint Elihn B Pond, of Anil Arbor, coinminalotter of tnifitanc* for that State, vio Samuel H. ROW, who has H I* rl that poaitiou „vftr tinoe tlie bureau was established.

THE IN I)I AN A POLLS JOURNAL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 18S3.

STATE NEWS AND GOSSIP. Destructive Fires at South Bend, lud. v and Knoxville, 111. Stout, the Darlington Murderer, Arraigned for Trial—A Richmond Couple Elope for tlie Second Time—Notes. DESTRUCTIVE FIRES. Business Houses Burned at South Bend, Involving: Heavy Loss. Special to tlie Indianapolis Journal. Bouth Bend, Jan. 4. —Shortly before 8 o’clock to-night a fire swept through the principal part of West Race street, entailing a loss of about SBO,OOO, on which there i9 lees than $20,000 insurance. The firms burned out were: Hudson Bros., Hartzell & Hartman, Smith <fc Detling, Sibley A Ware, the South Bend Pump Company, and the Bissell Plow Company. A heavy fall of snow prevented the fire spreading to the business part of the city. Burning; of St. Mary’s Episcopal School. Knoxville, 111., Jan. 4.—St. Mary’s Episcopal School for young ladies, at this place, burned to the ground early this morning. Most of the hundred scholars were asleep when the flames were discovered, and had barely time to escape when the alarm was given, leaving their wardrobes and property. Many escaped by ladders. Miss Fillette, of Buffalo, 111., broke a leg; Miss Hosford, of Dubuque, was seriously injured by falling from a ladder; E. A. Keightiing, a fireman, also fell and was injured. No others were injured, and no loss of life occurred, though at one time it seemed inevitable. The students were mostly from Illinois. Loss on building about $25,000; fully insured. Loss of ladies on property about as much. The builumg will be rebuilt soon; meantime temporary accommodations for the school will be devised. The loss by the fire figures sp about SIOO,000; insurance, $25,000. CRIMINAL TRIALS, Arraignment of Stout, the Darlington Murderer—Other Cases at Rockville. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Rockville, Jan. 4. —Judge Heller, ot Indianapolis, arrived on a late train yesterday evening, and last night Buck Stout, who killed Taylor Dunbar at Darlington on Nov. 24. i382, was brought before him. Stout was arraigned, the indictment read, nnd a nlea of not guilty entered by his lawyer. During the reading of the indictment, which is long, containing five counts, Stout was exceedingly ill at ease, and perceptibly winced every time the words “killed Taylor Dunbar” were uttered. The trial is set for Thursday, the 18th inst., when both sides claim they will be ready. John H. Burford, of G'rawfordsville, will assist Prosecutor Howard in prosecuting, and John R. Courtney and Duncan Puett will defend. It is said that when the case comes to trial Stout will file his petition for aid from the State because he is a pauper, and Courtney and Puett expect to be appointed for the defense. A motion for a special venire of thirty-six jurors was not granted, but the county clerk will see that enough men are present to give a competent jury without delay. There are about sixty witnesses for the State. Just what line of defense will be made is not yet known, but probably the old dodge of insanity, in some form, will be used. Stout says he feels much safer here than in Crawfordsville—that there is not so much danger here. He has told various parties here that he expects nothing else than to be hanged. The grand jury brought in an indictment for murder in the first degree against Norton, the Lidi murderer, and yesterday he was taken before Judge Britton, when iie waived arraignment, and his case wa3 continued until the March term of court. The man Robert Bailey, who was almost killed at Rosedale not long since, not yet having died, as was expected, the grand jury has indicted John Keys, Joseph Dunkerly and Eli Saville for assault with intent to kill. They are now awaiting trial on that charge. THE NINTH DISTRICT. Republican Congressmen Confident of Mr. Doxey’s Election. Special to tlie Indianapolis Journal. Washington, Jan. 4. Republican congressmen from Indiana are confident that the special election in that State to fill tlie vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Orth will result in the success of the Republican candidate. Representative Calkins, in speaking of the matter to-day, said: “My opinion is that Mr. Doxey will be elected, provided Tippecanoe county shall come up solidly to his support. There has been some feeling in that county on the part of Judge Orth’s friends, who think that he did not receive from Mr. Doxey’s friends the hearty support to which he was entitled in the recent election. If that county does as well as it ought, 1 think there is no doubt of Mr. Doxey’s election.”

A RICHMOND SCANDAL. -Mr. Hurley amt Mrs. Orr Again Disappear In a Mysterious Manner. ff the Indianapolis Journal. Richmond, Jan. 4. —William H. Hurley and his paramour, Mrs. Mississippi Orr, have eloped again. They were arrested at Indianapolis a couple of weeks ago, at a hotel, where they were living as man and wife, and be saved a trial for adultery by agreeing to forsake his paramour and return to his family. He watched his opportunity, and has again disappeared simultaneously with her departure for parts unknown. He is a man who moved in good society and had a paying position until recently. Mrs. Orr, who is a notorious character, induced a clerk to forsake his wife and children two years ago and go to Detroit with her. A month afterward she returned and reported that he died after leaving here. MISCELLANEOUS. Pounded to Death by Being Whirled Around a Shaft. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Elkhart, Jan. 4.—While engaged putting on a belt in Erwin A Co.’s paper-mill to-day, in this city, John Hill, an employe, had his apron caught in the shafting, which whirled him around with lightning rapidity, beating his head to a jelly. His cries for help caused the machinery to he stopped, but too late, as life had already fled. Death of a Veteran of 1813. Special to th© Indianapolis Journal. Gheknhiiuro, Jan. 4.—Nathaniel Hunter died at his residence iu this city, last night. He was born at. Boone’s Station, K v., in 1787.

When quite young, his father was killed by the Indians. At the age of twelve lie went to Butler county, 0., served in tlie war of 1812, married in 1814, moved to Franklin county, Ind., in 1828, and to this county in 1839, where he since lived. He was an honorable, temperate man, amassing by industry quite a fortune, which he divided among his children. His health has been remarkable, dying of old age in the possession of all his faculties. Arrest of a Mall Agent. Special to the I ndianapolla Journal. Evansvilek, Jan. 4. —Charles Jackson, colored, residing here and running as mail agent between this city and Peoria, on the Peoria. Decatur & Evansville road, was arrested at Peoria, last night, on a charge of robbing the mail. He will be taken to Indianapolis to-morrow morning, at his own request, where he will throw himself on the mercy of the court. His robberies were committed in the postoffice here and at Peoria, and consisted of registered letters. The exact amount of his stealings has not yet been ascertained. A Supersedeas Refused. St. Louis, Jan. 4. —The Supreme Court of •Illinois denied the application for a supersedeas in the case of Phillip Matthews, who shot and killed his sweetheart, Anna Gever, on the 28th of last June, and is sentenced to be hung at Belleville, on the 12th inst. Unless the Governor interferes, the penalty of the law will be carried out. Death of a Bov from Heart Disease* Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Lafayette, Jan. 4.—John Daily, a nine-year-old boy, to-day fell dead in the hallway of the Jenks school, of which he was a pupil, of heart disease. He is the son of John Daily, an engineer on the Toledo, Cincinnati & St. Louis railway. Business Failure. Special to tlie lintiunapotls Journal. Fort Wayne. Jan. 4.—George T. Irwin, retail dealer in millinery and fancy goods, made a voluntary assignment yesterday to George W. Ely. The liabilities are about $15,000, which the assets will not pay. From Exchanges amt correspondence. The Fort Wayne Gazette will hereafter issue a Sunday edition. George Ham, of Wayne county, garnered 545 bushels of corn from four and a half acres of ground. The Cambridge City car-works has contracts for 1,300 cars, aud is daily increasing its force of workmen. Mr. Benjamin Fort, aged seventy-nine years, an old and promineut citizeu of Knightstown, died at his residence, in that place, last evening. Frank Parker, charged with breaking into cars on the Bee Line road at Muncie, has been sentenced to State prison for two years and disfranchised for five years. Governor Williams’ monument has been placed in position and veiled, and will be kept in that position until next summer, when the unveiling exercises will take place. John Berry, one of the oldest residents of Wayne county, died at his residence in Centerville yesterday, aged eighty years. Mr. Berry was among the pioneers of that section, aud had resided in the county for sixty 3'ears. Rev. William Anderson, of Greenfield, fell upon the pavement on Tuesday, breaking his leg in two pl ices. Mr. Anderson is one of the oldest Methodist ministers in Indiana, and being old, his complete recovery is not probable. Mrs. Euialine Bronson, wife of Francis Bronson, Republican candidate for treasurer of Kuox conuty at the receut election, lias filed application for divorce. She charges abuse uud ill treatment, and demands $7,000 alimony. Lieutenant Resing, of the Evansville police force, is under arrest on charge of intimidation at the lute election. Restng was brought before the United States Commissioner and held iu bonds to the amount of $5,000, which he promptly gave. A hand-oar bearing a gang of section men ran over a dog at Richmond, on Tuesday, and was thrown from the track. Ed. H. Wtshiueyer was struck bv the car after he had fallen from it and hie left hip was thrown out of place. He also sustained other injuries, on the head aud shoulders. At Mnuckport, on Monday night, the Jewelry establishment of Henry Frederick was eutered and S3OO worth oUjewelry carried off. On Sunday night burglars broke into the drug store of Dr. Bennett, and made preparation to carry off two large bxes oi toilet and fancy goods, when the Doctor heard a noise, and the thieves fied. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McCollum, of Seymour, celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at the residence of their daughter. Mrs. L. L. Shields, on Tuesday night. Mr. and Mrs. McCollum were, among the first settlers in Seymour, and are widely known in that locality. Over 300 guests were present. A large number of appropriate aud costly gifts were bestowed upon the old couple. On New Y ear’s evening, as two young men named Rollin Bussinger and Martin Laveile were leaving Loogootee for home, Lavelle accidentally shot his friend in the leg, severing the main arier.v. At first it was thought he was not mortally wounded, but yesterday he died. An inquest was held on Tuesday, but the result of it lias not been made known as yet. Lavelle remained at the bedside of Businger to the last, and is waiting the result of the inquest, intending, if at fault, to deliver himself te the proper authorities. ILLINOIS. At Centralia, on Wednesday, the premature discharge of u blast in a coal mine seriously burned two miners. Their injuries may prove fatally. Henry Kiser, of Danville, was found dead near the Wabash track on Wednesday. It is not known how lie came to his death, but it is probable ho fell from a train during tlie night and received injuries from which lie died. It has now come to light that in all probability Jann-s A. Wilson, late county treasurer of De Witt county, who committed suicide on the 20th ult„ lost fully $20,000 on the Chicago Board of Trade. Hia property at Ciiuton is free from debt. The Illinois State Temperance Union meets in Springfield on the 16r,h and 17th of January. Hon. Emerv A. Starrs, of Chicago, will speak on Monday night before the meeting; Hon. J. C. Pepper on Tuesday night, and Governor St. John, of Kansas, oti Wednesday night. At the boring-tool works at Rockford, on Wednesday, sickening accident accurred. An euierv wheel burst, one of the pieces striking John T. Quinn, one of the proprietors, over the lett eye. He remained unconscious a long time. The skull was broken and piece* or It protruded. His agony is iotonse. It is feared tuat ho cannot recover.

A Little OA' oa Ueo^rupliy. Brooklyn Eagle. Country members of Congress may be good politicians, but the range of their culture is usually limited. An instance at hand is that of a representative from Maine who, while passing through New York, was interviewed by a newspaper reporter. “I should like to ask you a few questions in reference to the Bey of Tunis,” said the scribe, coming right down to the subject. ‘T don’t even know where the Boy of Tunis is,” frankly returned the member, “but if you want any information as to Passamaquoddy Bay, I can tell you ull about it.” SieaiuHhip Newt. Philadelphia, Jan. 4.—Arrived: British Prince, from Liverpool. London, Jan. 4. —Arrived: Bilgenland, from New York; Cadoxton, from Galveston. New York, Jan. 4.—Arrived: Hermann , from Antwerp, Gellert, from Hamburg; Pereire, from Havre; State of Pennsylvania, from Glasgow. Oil Discovered in Kentucky. Cincinnati, Jan. 4. —Advices from Wayne county, Ky., state that an oil well just bored at a point thirty miles west of the Cincinnati Southern railroad, and near the Tennessee line, has been pumped for the three days and yields ten to fifteen barrels of heavy lubricating oil per day. Mu. W. J. Melvin, editor Warren (Mass ) Herald, was cured or tiuuruigi* by St. Jacobs Oil.

THE PRICE OF BEER. A Statement from the Seeretai v of the Brewers’ Association as to the Projected Raise. New York Special. Recent sensational reports about a contemplated raise in the price of beer have agitated the retailers of that beverage. The alebrewers have made one advance, and threaten another. Malt is cheap, and corn is cheaper, but hops are very dear. On Saturday last they sold at 90@95c. On Thursday they went up to [email protected]% and choice as high as $1.15. H. B. Wheatcroft, assistant secretary of the Beer Brewers’ Association, said to-day: “Nothing has yet been decided upon with reference to advance in price. But tlie subject has been discussed a great deal among brewers, and an advance is regarded as a necessity, if they would not brew beer at a loss. The margin of profit now is infinitessimal at best, and some breweries can make none at present prices of material. Some of the breweries are forcing an extra beer on the market at $lO a barrel, and at that price it paj's; but at the ordinary price of SB, with from sto 12 per cent, off for commission and discount, there is nothing to be made. I know' of hop contracts being made out West, where the pressure is more felt than here, at $1.20 last week. The Chicago and Milwaukee brewers have put their price up from $8 to $8.50 per barrel. The Baltimore nnd Rochester breweries have raised from $8 to $9. I shall not be surprised to hear at any moment that those of Cincinnati and St. Louis have done likewise. As for the brewers in and about New York, I do not believe there is one who Las a good stock of hops on hand.” An experienced brewer said: “Malt is worth sl.lO to $1.20; good State hons are worth sl.lO to-day. It takes two and a half bushels of malt and two pounds of hops to make a barrel of beer. That means, say $3 for malt and $2.20 for hops, and $1 for revenue stamp, and you have SI.BO to pay labor, ice, interest on investment, cost of serving, collection, discount, bad debts, advertising, etc. There is no profit in $8 a barrel, I tell you there are brewers who to-day are making beer at a loss.” Tlie increased cost of production lias already cut off from this market certain of the Western pure malt beers. The Cities of the W.irld. The following statistics of the number of inhabitants of some of the principal cities in Europe have been recently issued. There are ninety-two cities in the whole of Europe each containing more than 100,000. but only four of which have more than 1,000,000, viz.: London, 3,332,440; Paris, 2,225.910; Berlin, 1,222,500; Vienna, 1,103,110. Os the other capitals, St. Petersburg possessesß76,s79; Constantinople. 600,000; Madrid, 367,280; Budam, Pesth, 360,580; Warsaw', 339.340; Amsterdan, 317,010; Koine. 300,470; Lisbon, 240,340; Palermo, 244,990; Copenhagen, 234,850; Munich, 230,020; Bucharest, 221,800; Dresden, 220,820; Stockholm, 168,770; Brussels, 161,820; Venice, 132,830; Stutgardt, 117,300. In addition to these, Moscow contains 011,970; Naples, 493,110; Hamburg, 410,120; Lvons, 372,890; Marseilles, 357,530; Milan, 321,840; Breslau, 272.910; Turin. 252,830; Bordeaux, 220,900; Barcelona, 215,960; Odessa. 193,510; Elberfeld, 180,480; Genoa, 179,510; Lille, 177,940; Florence, 169,000; Riga, 108,840; Prague, 162.520; Antwerp, 150,650; Adrianople, 150,000; Leipsic, 149,080; Rotterdam, 148,000; Cologne, 144,770; Magdeburg, 137,120; Franktort, 130,820; Toulouse, 130.630; Ghent, 127,650; Messina, 120,500; Hanover. 122,840; Nantes. 121,900; Liege, 115,850; The Hague, 113,400; Oporto, 105,840, and Rouen, 104.010. A Pretty Work-Basket. New York Evening Post. A useful, pretty and remarkably cheap work-basket can be made by taking two peach-baskets and attaching them together. Turn one upside down, then set the other on top of that; tack them together firmly in several places, so that there will be no danger of the upper one sliding or tipping, then to the edge of tlie top basket sew some kind of covering. Let it reach to the floor, leave fullness enough so that it can be drawn in at the center where the two baskets join, and still conceal the lower one entirely. Put a band of decorated ribbon, or velvet, ora cord simply, where you can draw it in, so that the little stand will present the appearance of an hourglass. Line the upper basket, and put in pockets, a needle-book and a small cushion, and you have a most convenient basket. If you wish to have more pockets than there is room for in the inside, they can be put around the outer edge. These baskets may be covered with Turkey-red calico, or with handsome Canton flannel, and may, by means of bows and some simple ornamentation, be made pleasing objects. The calico is good to line tlie basket with, as it does not catch and keep lint, threads, etc., as the flannel does. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. The city debt of New York is $96,009,000. Joseph Rev-ore died at the advauced age of 106 years in Batavia, O. A train with one hundred passengers ou board is blockaded at Lari more, D. T. The depot of the New York Central railway at Suspension Bridge was burned on Wednesday. John Kelly is held in New York in default, of $5,000 bail for nearly murdering Frauk E. Kelly. Mead, Mason & Cos. lost $50,000 by the burning of their steam mill on Tuesday at Coucord. N. H. Mary Keyse.r, wlio is aoonsed or murdering her child by drowning, is dying at her'home in Mertztown, Pa.

John E. Addlcka, health officer of Philadelphia, died suddenly at 10:30 to-night of congestion of the lungs. Smallpox has neon discovered nt Chicago, bnt it is nut likely to have anything like the run of last winter, A Quebec dispatch says a son of Genera! Kavanugh, of Lucknow fame, has been arrested for robbery. D. P. Grier has been elected second vice-pres-ident of the St, Louis Merchants’ Exchange without opposition. George J. Rice, the former treasurer of the Utica, Ithaca & Geneva railroad, has been indicted for forgery. A test can© has been adjudicated upon at Milwaukee, giving druggists the right to sell whisky witliGUt a city license. John Hongiey, was shot dead at a dance in Taylorsville, Pa., early on Wednesday morning. Four arrests have been made. Cigar manufacturers Bay their trad© will be ruined if the duty on Havana cigars Is reduced. They at © to scud a remonstrance to Congress. Frederick Mann who murdered the Cook family, near Little Rideau, Quebec, Tuesday, has been arrested. He is but seventeen years old. A private dispatch says that Mr. MoConkev, treasurer of the Whit© Pin© company, of Nevada, has been killed, and tlie treasury robbed. The fur and hat house of I. Richter <fc Cos., of Davenport, la., made an assignment yesterday afternoon. Liabilities $75,000; assets not. known. John Russell, aged twenty-eight, and John Linteman, forty, of Nova Scotia, wer© drowned yesterday by the capsizing of a boat iu D noliester Bay. The water-works and machinery at Bordentown, N. J., were destroyed by fire late on Tuesday night. Incendiarism is said to be ai the bottom of it. L. W. Johnson, a well-known Texas stockman, undertook to cross rh© Rio Grande, on Wednesday. with a herd, aud lost $1,500 wortli by drowning. The apportionment of William Llvsay, of Pittsburg, ns successor of the late Captain Nutt, us cashier of the Pennsylvania State treasury, is officially announced. Major Francis Degress, vice-president of the Mexican Oriental Railway Comnnnv, of which Jay Gould is president, died on night iu Hie City of Mexico. C. P. Dittmer, messenger of th© Davenport National Bank, Deliurged by A. J. Preston with the abstraction ot bonds valued at s2,62B,which had hem, stored in the vault. Dr. Ernst L. R. Thomas, of New Haven, Conn., has been arrested for abortion upon Mary Cana Van on Deo. 24. He was the attending physician of Ida S. Perkins, who died from abor lion on Christmas day. Mrs. Ellon Clouieuts, a

boarding-house keeper, and Mrs Emma Van Epps, a dressmaker of Hartford, have also been arrested. At Fillmoie Centre, Mieb,yesterday, the boiler of Hoffman A Bellman's steam flour mill exploded. Six persons were Injured, one of whom died, and two more will die. The family of J. George, of Racine. Wis., were nearly suffocated on Tuesday night from escaped coal gas. The man and wife are very ill aud in a critical condition from the effects. P. J. Quattiehanm, engineer in charge of the United states government works on the C'hattahoocliie river, died yesterday at Columbus, Ga. Tlie remains will be taken to Kentucky. The sewer-pipe works of McMiison A Porte, at Blaokhorse Lauding, W. Va , exploded v< rerday morning, wrecking the works, killing'Engineer John Mcskilley and injuriug two others. D. C. Bradley, vide-presidenr. of the Calumet Iron and Steel Company, of Chicago, save their mills will close on Jan. 15, fora month or stx weeks, on acconnt of the low price of rails. Henry Garber, one of the victims of the famous Norristown, Pa., pie-poisoning case, has been taken to Philadelphia for treatment at the orthopaedic Hospital. He is a hopeless paralytic. Rabeoca Zearster, aged sixty-five, was suffocated in bed at her home in Philadelphia on Wednesday. She placed an over-heated brick in the bed to keep her feet warm, and the bed clothes were fired thereby. On Wednesday morning, the body of Kate Wilson, a white woman, whs found on the border of I>ake Washington, Miss. From ail appearances she had been choked to death. A white man named Jesse Lucas has been arrested for the crime. At San Antonio, Tex., on Wednesday, while a well-digger named Albert Hos ah was being lowered by a windlass the handle of the npparatus slipped from the grasp of the man holding it. Horan fell sixty feet, breaking his neck, both legs, an arm, and several ribs. Conrad Greenwalt, abrakeman on the Auburn branch of the New York Central & Hudson River railroad, was thrown from a car to the track, a Skaneateles, on Wednesday. The wheels of the car passed over his legs, cutting them off above his knees. His recovery is considered doubtful. The report of tlie inquest into the killing or eight men in the Troy A Greenfield yard at North Adams, Mass., a short time ago, says the collision is oniefly attributable to the culpable carelessness and neglect of Emerson E. Watson. The trial of Watson for manslaughter begins ou Monday. East evening, C. J. Vanvieef, of the firm of Morrison Vanvleet A Cos., of Denver. Col., extensive tent and awning manufacturers, w r as arrested, charged wuli embezzling SIO,OOO of the firm’s money. Vanvleet kept the books of the concern, and it is claimed be covered up hia peculations by falsifying the accounts. George W. Wright, a conductor on a freight train on the Erie railroad, while passing over the train at Carrollton on Tuesday night, slipped and fell between the oars, striking on the track in such a manner that tlie wheels passed over ins legs, crushing them below the knees. His recovery is considered impossible. DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN. * Local Observations. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 4. Time, j Bar. j Th. Jiiuiii Wind| Weather. H’f’l. 6:24 a.m. 130.40 ! *2O I 76 NK ICloudy 10:24 a.M. 30.40 21 I 70 NE Cloudy 2:24 p.m. 130.23 22 37 E iSleet. .01 6:24 P.M.|30.13 1241 73 K jsieet Maximum temperature, 20; minimum temperature, 18. General Observations. War Department, ( Washington. Jan. 4, 10:24 p. m. S Observations taken at tne same moment of time at all stations. K “h i 3 2 2 c =r- s ~ 3 j —■ 5 STATION. £ v : : “ ? n9; ; = i : a ; ; ~ •’ t -! I • GB ; • • ! : cc • Bismarok. D. T... 30.38 -19 E (Clear. ('jiiro 30.22, 37 NE .01 Thrt’ng. Chicago 30.22: 23 E .08|Clmidy. Cincinnati 30,17 31 E .08;81eer. Champaign 30.18 22 E .oOlCloudy. Columbus,O ! Daveuport 30.24 24 E .29 Cloudy. Deatiwood 30.21 15 E Clear. Denison,Tex 30.23 30 NW Cloudy. Denver 30.22 37 HE r .01 Cloudy. Des Monies 30.3 U 13 NE Cioudy. Dodge city Dubuque Fort. Assinaboine.. Fort Buford 30 37 —ls E Clear. Fort Concho j Fort Custer ’ J Fort Smith J I Gaiveston j ;;•••• Indianapolis 30.10 25 E .01 Hail. ludianola Keokuk 30.22 20 N .09 Cloudy. La Crosse 30.32 9 N .09 Lt.snow Leavenworth 30 31 20 N .03 Cloudy. Little Bock. Ark Louisville 30.12 30 E .09 Cloudy. Memphis 30.20 45! Calm Cloudy. Moorhead 30.40—10! N j .09 Clear. * Nashville 30 16 521 8 | |.03 Lt. ra v .l North Platte 30.21. 12 Calm Cloudy. Omaha 3 ! Pittsnurs 30.18 26 E .08 U.suow Port Eads 30.19 60 8 Foggy San Autonio 30.19 48 NE .02 Lt. rain Savannah, Ga .• Shreveport 30.17 49 N Cloudy. Springfield, 111.... 30.21 27 E .04 Cloudy. St. Louis 30.22 28 N .01 Cioudy. Stockton ftt. Paul 30.33 6 N .02 Cloudy. Vicksburg 30.17 58 NE Fair. Yankton. D. T 30.36 —8 NW Clear. Las Animas 30.12 22 E Clear. Wasnaace 30.15 —4 W Clear. A First-Class Storm. MT. Washington, Jan. 4.—A terrible storm ol wind aud snow is raging here. The wind ti blowing at the rate of 144 miles per hour Temperate zero. _ Nearly a Miracle* E. Asenith Hall, Binghampton, N. Y., write*: “I suffered for several months with a dull pain through my left lung and shoulders. I lost p"* spirits, appHte aud color, aud could witkrt” culty kaen up all day. My mother procured some Burdock Blood Bitters; I took them as directed, and have felt no pain since the first week after using them, and am now quite well.” Price sl.

The Great Consumptionßamedy BROWN’S EXPECTORANT Has been tented in hand retie of eaten, and never fat lei! to arrest and cure CONSUMPTION, if taken in time. It Cures Coughs. It Cures Asthma. It Cures Bronchitis. It Cures Hoarseness. It Cures Tightness of the Chest. It Cures IHJficulty of Breathing. Brown’s ExfEC-pWT Is Specially Recommended for WMQO&XJff It will shorten the duration of the diseaon and alleviate the paroxysm of coughing, so as to enable the child to pass through it without leaving any serious consequences. IIiICK, BOc. and SI.OO. ' A. KIEFER , Indianapolis, Ind.