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remainder for feeding swine and cattle; in the West, half is used for feeding for meat production, 6 per cent, for food of man, one-fifth for feeding work animals, and a proportion not much larger is shipped to distant markets. The proportion of wheat on hand March 1 is 28 per cent, of the crop, or about 140,000,000 bushels. The proportion of the ln c t five years at that date is nearly the same. In the States of the central basin, the total reported on hand is 1u4,u00,000 bushels. The proportion remaining in the Southern States is 25 per cent., instead of 22, the average in previous years. In the Pacific States the percentage is 23, instead of a former average of 20 per cent. The details of distribution will be given at length in the March report. HILL AND FRENCH. An Alleged Quibble on the Part of the Assistant Secretary. Washington. March 16.— Assistant Secretary of the Treasury French has furnished for publication a statement in regard to the charges against Supervising Architect Hill. He denies all knowledge of any charges. This is a mere quibble. The statement made was that had been prepared for consideration by Secretary Folger. Assistant Secretary French is not the proper person to pass upon such charges, as he is the head who has approved of all Hill’s work, and some years ago, when charges were preferred against contractors for fraud, Mr. French’s department supplied the accused with early .copies of the charges and gave them access to the records of the department before the prosecuting officers had opportunity to examine them. The opinion is that it would be unwise to put anew inquiry into the handsof Assistant Secretary French. It is said a good deal of evidence can be found against Supervising Architect Hill. The great public notoriety given the case of Architect Hill has induced him to inquire into the nature of the charges against him. A Comfortable Compromise. National Republican. There is a confusion in the minds of many people touching the identity of the Mills who drew up the charges against Architect Hill. Several correspondents have confounded the Mills who did the work with a gentleman of the same name who was formerly a clerk in Mr. Hill’s office. Hearing that he had been accused of making war on his old employer, ex-Clerk Mills has written a facetious letter to Mr. Hill offering to compromise for $500,000, with the distinct understanding that if the defendants compromise with Murch, the other Mills, or anybody else for SIOO,OOO, more or less, the amount is not to be deducted from his halt million. Mr. Hiil has forwarded his ex-clerk a check for $500,000, and says that fifteen or twenty such drafts will seriously embarrass him, if not entirely absorb the profits of last year’s business,

GENERAL AND PERSONAL. A Chinese Contribution to the Garfield Hospital Fund. Washington, March 16.—0. W. Denny, consul-general of the United States at Shanghai, China, has forwarded to the State Department $2,355 in United States gold coin, to be placed to the credit of the Garfield Memorial Hospital fund. Three hundred dollars of this amount was contributed by Chinese friends of Mr. Denny, who, in forwarding their subscription, said they ‘ would be most happy to head a Chinese circular and send it around among our friends, but to ask our countrymen to subscribe to a hospital to be built in a country which will not permit Chinese to enter it for ten years, is more than we dare do.” The balance of this contribution was obtained from citizens of the United States residing in China, and who were anxious to aid in the undertaking of the hospital committee. Additions to the Army Retired List. Washington, March 16.—The followingnamed officers of the army were to-day placed upon the retired list for disabilities incurred in service: Captains James H. Rollins, of the Ordnance Department; William Falck, Second infantry; Lieutenants D. A. Griffith. Third infantry; Thomas B. Briggs. Fourteenth infantry; George M. Love, Sixteenth infantry; John F. Trout. Twenty-third infantry; Lieutenant-colonel Win. M. Magers, deputy quartermaster-gen-eral, was also placed on the retired list at his own request, under the thirty-year clause of the act of Congress relating to army retirement. There are still four vacancies upon the regular retired list of 400, which will be filled upon recommendations of the retiring board, to be convened by order of the Secretary of War. Curtailing the Weather Service. Washington, March 16. —The chief signal officer lias been compelled, through lack of appropriations for the current fiscal year to make considerable reductions in the meteorological work. A large number of cautionary signal stations will be discontinued, principally on Lake Michigan. Telegraphic weather reports will be discontinued from Eagle Rock and Washakie. The 11 o’clock a. m. bulletin will also be stopped. Jiulge Hoover Suspended. Washington, March 16.—The President has suspended Judge William C'. Hoover, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Arizona, pending investigation by the Department of Justice of the charges of corrupt practices in accepting bribes. Judge Hoover is well known in this city from his connection with the Dickson-star-route bribery cases. The Man Who Tried to Shoot Gulteau. Washington, March 16. — Among the cases assigned to-day for trial before Justice Hagner in the newly-organized branch of the Criminal Court is that of William Jones, indicted for assault with intent to kill Charles J. Guiteau. Jones is the man who rode alongside the prison van and shot at Guiteau through its side. Oby Owen’s Operations. St. Louis, March 16.—According to the deposition of Oby E. Owen, defaulting teller of the Third National bank, it appears lie abstracted from that institution about $69,000 between 1875, when he began his thieving rmerations, and the time he was arrested. *This money was all sunk in the butter and cheese business, and speculations in cotton nnd grain. He will be sentenced to-morrow. It is expected that he will get between live and ten years in the penitentiary. Malley’* Insurance. New ITavkn, March 16.—Thirty insurance c ompanies, refusing to pay losses on the dry roods store of Edward Mai ley, which was burned in February, 1882. have been brought into court. Malley placed his loss at $200,000; insurance. $140,000. Malley is the father of • •ne of the defendants and uncle of the other iti the Jennie Cramer murder trial. Steamship News. London, March 10. — Arrived: Bothnia, from New York; Netoa, from Galveston. New York, March 16.—Arrived: Adriatic, frova Liverpool; Switzerland, from Antwerp.

STATE NEWS AND GOSSIP. Very Interesting Testimony In the Gougar-MandJer Slander Suit. Finding of a Mate to the Envelope in Which the Auonymons Note to Captain Wallace Was luclosed. Bloomington Loses One Hundred Thousand Dollars by Fire. Hon. R. C. Foster’s Narrow Escape from Death—A Costly Railway Collision in Illinois—Notes and Gleanings. INDIANA. Another Interesting Day in the GougarMandler Suit. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Lafayette, March 16. —This was another important day in the Gougar-Mandler slander suit. The plaintiff was recalled, and fixed by her paper—Our Herald —that she returned from her Nebraska lecturing tour on Sunday, Oct. 14. Captain Wallace then concluded his testimony in a few minutes. He said that during his conversation with Fred Williams he asked him who told the story, but he declined to state, and said that after what I saw, if he should sign a public retraction, I would think he had been fixed; he then said he would have to make a retraction or he would bring suit. Dr. B. F. Ingersoll was called by plaintiff, and stated that Captain Wallace called at the office of witness at 8:30 the next morning after the night of Nov. 19, and said that he had some information to the effect that the police would bring his name and Mrs. Gougar’s before the Police Court or grand jury that morning, and requested witness to see the mayor and get him to see the police and stop them from bringing anything before the Police Court or grand jury. He said that they were going to bring some charges affecting intercourse of an illicit character between him and Mrs. Gougar. Wallace did not say what it wa9, but some charge of illicit intercourse. It was something that had occurred since the election. Witness did as directed, and the mayor promised to see it kept quiet. On cross-ex-amination he said that Wallace said nothing about the anonymous letters, nor did he say that anything occurred the night before. John L. Miller, wild is attorney for Col. John S. Williams in two cases pending, swore that he had in his possession a light mani 11a envelope, which he had obtained from a boy in the Sunday Times office. He compared it with the anonymous one addressed to Capt. Wallace, and said they were very much alike. He said he went to the Times office since this trial commenced and asked for Colonel Williams, who was not in; he then asked for an envelope and addressed a note to Jay H. Adams. He weut at the request of J. 11. Adams. Adams had shown him the envelope with Captain Wallace’s name on, and the witness told him he ought to find where that envelope came from; he thought he had seen that kind in Phillips’s photograph gallery. Adams wanted him to goto the Times office to see if they did not have some like it. He denied that it was a little game on the part of Adams and himself for fixing conspiracy on Williams. He had made no pretext of writing a note to get the envelope. The, witness was sharply cross-examined. When asked if he went to the Times office as a sr>y or detective, he said he went to get* he envelope, at Adams’s request. He denied any employment in the case, but felt an interest because he believed there was a job set up on Mrs. Gougar and Captain Wallace. ‘‘Then you set up a job ou others,” asked Mr. Coffroth. “No,” replied the witness. He denied that Williams, in a recent interview, had denounced him and his plot, and driven him from the Times office. “I told him how I got the envelope, and he got into a passion.” Mr. Coffroth pressed him closely, and on the spelling of the words “guard” and “police,” he misspelled both words precisely as they are misspelled in the anonymous Monday morning note to Wallace. The plaintiff* says positively we will close to-morrow. Bloomington Sufferers—Heavy Loss by Fire —Narrow Escape of Mr. Foster. 6peclal to the Indianapolis Journal. Bloomington, March 16. —A most disastrous fire broke out in the Mullikin building this morning at 3 o’clock, destroying this building and all the business houses north as far as the alley. The houses that sustain losses are as follows: Ka'in A Tannenhaiim, clothiers SIB,OOO Insurance, $5,500. .1. W. Shoemaker. druggist 15,000 McCall a fc Cos., dry goods 5,000 Instirauce, $4,000. C. R Pi roue, boots and shoes 3,000 Insurance, $3,000. E. P. Cole, books and stationery 2.000 ,1. O. Howe, jt-weier 500 William F. Reed, Ha idler 300 John Graham, attorney 500 J*\ E. Hunter, attorney 300 J. F. Pittman, attorney 900 Dr. Crane, dentist 1,000 Insurance, $350, Noeld & Son, butchers 100 John Baldridge, grocer 500 Making a total loss of $59,000 The loss on the buildings will amount to 40,000 Making a grand total of $99,000 The totai insurance will amount to about $25,000. Hon. R. C. Foster was buried in the ruins of tlie McCalla store, and amid the wildest excitement all hands were turned to his res cue, which was finally accomplished notwithstanding the heartrending appeals of the victim for someone to end his agony by cutting his throat. Several others were injured but none killed. hon. f. c. foster’s peril. Just after the fall of the walls of the fourstory brick building on Mullikin’s corner, it was said that lion. R. C. Foster, secretary of the board of trustees of the State U niversity and ex-member of the House of Representatives, who had gone into the storeroom to remove some goods from McCalla’s store, was beneath the ruins. In a moment the

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rumor was confirmed to those who rushed ud beneath the flames. His voice, though feeble, could be distinctly heard, begging for help. A thrill of horror went through the hearts of hundreds of his neighbors, who filled the streets in fronJt of the burning building. The falling wall had crushed through the ceiling and drove the floor on which he was standing into the cellar below, covering him many feet deep with lathing, plastering, lumber, dirt, broken and heated bricks. He was some fifteen feet from the cellar-door, wedged by timbers, which, fortunately, had broken no bones. Every jiossible avenue of escape had been cut off, and not the slightest plan for reaching him presented itself. The flames from the opposite end of the room from the cellar-door were rapidly moving upon him, consuming everything combustible in their way. This dreadful suspense was not to be endured. A tew brave and determined men at once set to work only as men can when trying to save the life of a fellow-man or lose their own in the effort. The hose from the hand-engine was turned from the adjoining building, and the flames allowed to take their course. The debris was cleared from the cellardoor, and with the use of hands, fingers and a saw that was brought, a hole was made large enough to admit two or three men beneath the ruins. The struggle with the fire, gone on for one hour, when the almost suffocating man was reached. Time and again were these brave fellows admonished that they must perish unless they came from the crumbling walls and advancing flames; but they had reached Foster, and were determined to save him, and they did. They dragged him to the open air, where he gasped for breath, but it was enough, and the shouts that went up from the multitude on College avenue, will long be remembered by our people. Although bruised, hurt and almost suffocated, his physicians say that he will be himself again in a few days. The names of the brave men who, in the face of threatened death, rescued the imprisoned man, are Win. J. Alexander, Ed. McGee, Rev. C. Smith, James Ryan, John B. Waldron, George W. Reeves, Marshal and William H. Slocomb, and perhaps others, whose names could not be procured. Attempted Burglary Near Franklin. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Jb ranklin, March 16. —Much excitement was occasioned here this morning upon receipt of information that the residence ot John Howard, which was reported yesterday in a special from this place as being robbed at 11 o’clock a. m., was again attacked last night by three men, who demanded something to eat. Howard informed them that he had nothing for them, and closed the door, when an effort was made by the burglars to force it open. Howard produced a revolver and shot through the door, when the party fled; when Howard opened the door, he fired two additional shots, one of which took effect, as the man was seen to fall backward, and quite a pool of blood was found at the spot this morning. Three shots more were fired by the burglars as they retreated, hut without effect upon Howard. Early this morning the entire neighbornood was aroused, and soon a scouting party was organized, which, after several hours’ scout, captured one of the parties, whom Mr. Howard at once recognised and who proved to be an old offender named George Strain, of Bartholomew county, who, three years ago, was sentenced to the Southern Penitentiary for an attempt upon the life of the sheriff of that county, and who was released but ten days ago. Strain was placed in our county jail this evening. Indictment for Violation of the Sunday Law. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Fort Wayne, March 15.— Among the indictments returned by the grand jury this morning is one charging one Farrer, of Maysville, Springfield township, with selling cigars on Sunday. The indictment causes much comment about the establishments of tobacconists and saloon keepers, and a general prosecution is feared. Every cigar store and nearly every saloon in the city keeps open doors on Sunday, and, since the State election, the Democratic mayor has never tried to correct these abuses.

Residence Burned. Special to tho Indianapolis Journal. Kmghtstown, March 16. — Yesterday afternoon the residence of Mrs. Sarah E. Lawrence, living two miles northwest of this place, was consumed by fire from sparks from the chimney. Loss. $2,000; insured in Hartford Fire Insurance Company for $1,300. Mr. Del’auw’s Offer Accepted. Green cos tie Banner. At last it has been determined to accept this munificent offer [to endow Asbury University], which will eventually amount to several millions of dollars, and a meeting of citizens and the faculty was held at East College Friday evening to organize for that purpose. An executive committee was appointed as follows: A. M. Lockridge, J. C. Rid path, Thomas Bayne, F. P. Nelson, J. F. Darnall, R. Z. Lockridge, G. H. Williamson and J. E. Farp. This committee is to have charge of the work of raising the funds required by Mr. Del’auw as a prerequisite to his donation. President Martin and others made addresses showing the importance of the matter to Greencastle and Putnam county, and at the subsequent meetings of the committee an enterprising and liberal spirit has been developed which gives promise that the movement will be a gratifying success. Minor Notes. W. 8. Heck has retired from tlie Versailles Republican, and W. G. Wood takes entire control of the paper. On Wednesday night, at Aurora, an immense meeting of citizens, Irrespective of party, vigorously denounced the recent Legislature.* Frank I. Grubbs has sold the Kuiglitstown Shield to R. F. Brewiugtoii, who announces that the Bhiela will be consolidated with the Banner. New Albany will not make any more demands for relief to the State authorities, as the funds on hand already will Insufficient for ail purposes. A semi-weekly mail ronre has been established between Barren, Harrison county, via Hancock’s Chapel, to Fredericksburg, Washington county. Elbert & Rro.'s stave and barrel factory at Laconia. Harrison county, burned a few nights ugo, Involving a loss of $4,000, upon which there wus $1,400 insurance. John 8. Carson, an engineer on the Ohio & Mississippi railway, died on Thursday at Vincennes. Mr. Carsou was injured m an accident on Friday last, from the effects of which lockjaw supervened, terminating iu death. At the Indiana University contest Thursday night, W. R. Asher was selected to represent the university at the State oratorical contest. Subject: “The Problem of Social Life." Ho is a member of the Higma Chi fraternity. Tlie Huntington Herald says that a child of Jonathan Sprinkle, buried fifteen years ago iu tho Cleur Creek Cemetery, w&s removed a few

days ago. The metallic case in which the child was buried was opened and the features of the child were found to be as perfect as at the time of burin). Even the flowers inside the casket showed no sums of decay, nor had they lost their look of freshness. William Nlcboll, superintendent of the Doyle & Bodwell stone quarries at Bedford, has been arrested on a requisition from The Governor of Ohio. Nicholl is charged with bigamy. He has resided at Bedford for the past four years, and his friends claim that blackmail is at the bottom of his arrest. Adam Knapp, of Bridgeport, Harrlsor. county, was robbed of $2,200 In gold during the late flood, when h*- ..as compelled to vacate liia residence and take temporary quarters in a schoolhouse. Mr. K. is quite .an old man, and badly deformed. The loss falls quite heavily on him, and he grieves much over his loss. ILLINOIS. A Costly Wreck at the Crossing of the Chicago & Alton and Illinois Central. 6pecial to the Indianapolis Journal. Bloomington, March 16.—A very costly and destructive railway collision occurred this morning at Normal, two miles from Bloomington, at the crossing of the Chicago <fc Alton and the Illinois Central. A Chicago & Alton freight, northbound, was about half way over the Illinois Central, and running at high speed, when a north-bound freight of the latter road, pulled by one locomotive and pushed by another, crashed into it. The wreck was fearful. Six or eight cars loaded with Texas stqpk were thrown from the track and smashed. The head locomotive of the Illinois Central was thrown from the track, toward the right, and crashed into the station-house and platform, wrecking both badly; eight or ten cars loaded with railroad iron followed the engine. The engineer and fireman on the Illinois Central jumped, escaping with slight injuries. The other trainmen were more or less bruised, but not seriously injured. Eight or ten Texas steers were killed outright. It is believed that the cause of the collision was the carelessness of the Chicago & Alton engineer, together with a misunderstanding of the signal given by the depot watchman. The Chicago & Alton went to work immediately to clear up the wreck. Both roads were blocked all day. The Chicago & Alton road sent their passenger trains around via El Paso and Chenoa, using the track of the Illinois Central and of the Wabash. The Illinois Central passed around via the Chicago & Alton to Bloomington, and across the city via the Indiana, Bloomington & Western. One specimen of the omnipresent tramp was in a car in which five steers were killed, and crawled out of the wreck sound in body, But fairly saturated with blood from the cattle.

A Railway Company Defrauded. Special to the Indianapolis JonrnaL Bloomington, March 16.—Quite a serious defalcation has been discovered in the office of the Chicago & Alton railway in this city, the exact proportions of which are not known. The clerk of the office, a man named Blake, a married man who came here from the East some months since, a few weeks ago shipped his family East, and about ten days ago he went away ostensibly for a short trip. Agent Burns began to suspect something was wrong, and telegraphed for the auditor of the road to come at once. This the auditor did, and an examination was begun. It was soon apparent that stealing had been systematically carried on for some time. This was managed by holding back way bills, and in other ways, with remarkable success and adroitness. Suicide of a Fanner’s Wife. Special to tlie Indianapolis JonrnaL Mattoon, March 16.—Mrs. Maria Curry, wife of W. P. Curry, living near this city, hanged herself in a smoke-house this morning. No cause assigned. Counterfeit Honda. Clinton, Marcli 16.—1 t was discovered this afternoon that the DeWitt county railroad bonds, issued in 1880, had been extensively counterfeited and put on the market. Brief Mention. During ft hall-storm at Areola on Wednesday evening, a man who wan engaged in digging a dU.cn wan instantly killed by lightning. On Thursday, Edward Evans, a resident of Farraiugron, Mo., fell under the wheels of a moving Wabash train at Boody, and was killed. Tuesday morning a lady arrived at the ferry landing at Quincy just as the boat was leaving. She ai tempted to getou by stepping on a cake of iee which seemed strong enough to bold her, but such was not the case, and she fell into the river. She wus rescued in a very wet condition. During the past winter a bitter war has been waged by John N. Wogan, of Belmont, against bis neighbors. He Is now under heavy bonds to kepp the peace. The trouble has ended as expected, the last report being that Wogan was shot full of holes night before last by persons unknown. Mrs. John Lmdsey, of Kansas, died in Terre Haute on the 14tli. In November last, Mrs. Lindsey, who is the wife of John Lindsey and the mother of four children, eloped with B. T. Starr, a shoemaker of fifty. The runaway wife, who was aged about thirty-five, took her three-year-old child with her. Tins child also died a few days ago. The three children are destitute, and two charitable ladies of Kansas have solicited donations to provide for their present wants. Failures for the Week. New York, March 16.—The business failures for the Inst seven days ns reported to the mercantile agency of R. G. Dun cfe Cos., number 225, as against 252 last week, a reduction of 27. The New England States had 22, the Middle 37, the Western 70, the Southern 40, the Pacific 8, New York City 11, and Canada 31; total, 225. The Deatli-Dealiug Base-Burner. Hamilton, Ont., March 16.—Mrs. Alexander Allen and her son. aged fifteen, were asphyxiated by coal gas from a self-feeder. Jewesses and Wigs. Jewish Chronicle. There is a letnarkable mystery surrounding the origin of the custom of the Jewish women cutting off their hair and donning a wig on their marriage. The stubborn adherence to this custom suggested the plot of the gloomy story which concludes the “Jews of Barnow.” Even in the present day the custom is still observed by the ultra-orthodox. The effects of the custom were supposed to give a clue to its origin. There was undoubtedly too much reason in the middle ages for Jewesses to be ertger to make themselves as unattractive as possible. The custom of cutting off the hair of the bride on the wedding day is not mentioned in the Talmud. According to Mishnah Ketuboth (vol. 6) it is contrary to Jewish custom for married women to appear in the street with head uncovered. Out of modesty the custom was also observed in the house, and in order to remove the possibility of yielding to temptation the hair—serving no longer as an ornament, but being a superfluous weight on the head—was entirely cut off. According to Mishnah Nazir (iv., 5) the cutting off the hair is considered a disfigurement, which the husband could veto in case of his wife being a Nazarite. Some few believe that the custom dates from the very earliest times, And that they found their opinion upon the allusion thereto in Deuteronomy xxi., 12. Referring to the mode pre-

scribed for taking a captive woman for wife the text says: “Then thou shait bring her home to thine house, and she shall shave her head.” A Kimlly Notice of Gath. “Mow Agate,’’ in Denver Inter-Ocean. George Alfred Townsend is gifted. He is one of the smoothest, most fascinating writers of the American press to-day. His reserve fund of information on all subjects of public interest and his personal knowledge of men and measures are remarkable. To this add that rare accomplishment, which is peculiarly his own, and which through years of industry he has mastered—that of using the truth with penurious frugality—and we have a flood of electric light thrown upon his smoothly-penciled sensational articles. “George Alfred” is the most plausible, ingenious, profound, picturesque, conscientious, deliberate professional liar in the republic. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES, Efforts are being made to secure the pardon of Neal and Craft, the Cattlettsburg criminals. Robert Smith, postmaster at Slatiugton, Pa., has been arrested on a charge of robbing the malls. A. W. Craig, a postal clerk running between Syracuse and Albany, has been arrested for robbing the mails. Fremont Oakes, of Lexington, Kv., who was shot in the abdomen by George Alleuder, Monday night, has died. Cincinnati Republicans have nominated L. L. Sadler for muyor, and Judge Worthiugton for the Bupenor Court. Patrick Early, a brakeman on the Bt. Paul & Duluth road, was killed by a switch engine ut an early hour on Thursday. William Frey, a brakeman, was fatally Injured In a railway suiasli-up on Thursday, at Aun Arbor, Mich., aud died that night. The railroad bridge over the Sctiuykill river at Norristown, Penn., was destroyed by fire on Thursday, involving a loss of $50,000. A lady at Hagertown, Md„ who had had eleven teeth extracted last week, caught cold in her jaws, lockjaw set in, and she did ou Wednesday. At Roanoke, Va., on Thursday, John Baldwin, actuated by jealousy, murdered W'illlam Watkins aud committed suicide. Both men were colored. At Texarkana, yesterday, the compress and 800 bales of cotton burned. Loss, $100,000; insurance $35,000. J, D. Hall is the greatest sufferer. Edward Fitzpatrick, of Minneapolis, Minn., was run over and killed on Thursday evening while walking on the track. The body was terribly mangled. Salmi Morse declares he will produce the “Passion Play” in New York without a license. He lias built what he calls “a church,** and terms his play “a service." Mrs. Jane Guackenbush, the wife of a Troy, N. Y., saloonkeeper, has set up as a faith curer, and by her prayers is said to have brought healing to a number of sick and diseased. Katie Yunkee, a pretty German girl of twen-ty-one obtained a verdiot in New York city of SIO,OOO damages against Peter Hechman for seduction and breach of promise of marriage. The entire expenses attending the trial of Neal and Craft, twice at Catlettsburg and once at Grayson, will reach about $05,000. There Is a report that Governor Blackburn may pardon Craft. John Levnon has been accused by a coroner’s jury at Maidstone Cross, Essex county, Ont., of manslaughter, having frightened one Edward Farrell to death by pretending he was about to ride a horse over him. H. F. Crocker, a desperado, who confessed to murdering three men and one woman and regretted that he did not have an opportunity to kill two men more, committed suicide in the Granburv, Tex., jail on Tuesday. The body of an unknown man who had committed suicide by taking “Rough on Rats,” was found in Cincinnati, Thursday. Charles Turpe, a boarding-house keeper, on Sycamore street, attempted suicide by stabbing himself with a dagger. A son of George Francis Train and a stepdaughter of the late Charles R. Thorne, jr., were united in marriage by Mayor Edsou, of New York, in the City hall, on Thursday. The father of ihe groom sent the Mayor a bouquet and an original poem. Observations through northern Ohio, southern Michigan and a portion of Indiana excifo anxiety for the winter wheat cron, the winter and spring having been unfavorable. The conditions are propitious for a large yield of cotton the coming season. Yesterday, Col. Thornton, publisher of tlie Atlanta Post-Appeal, went to the office of J. H. Norwood, publisher of the Union. A quarrel eusued. Norwood called liis foreman, anil thej* forcibly ejeoted Thornton. Pistols were drawn. Thornton has begun an actiou for assault. The Memphis Appeal’s Helena, Ark., special says: “John Powell’s gin-house,on the Mississippi side of the river, opposite this city., burned on Thursday night. The building was filled with negro refugees, who barely escaped with their lives. A child was drowned in the excitement that followed a stampede from the burning building." Sheriff Miller, of Albany county, arrived at Cheyenne on Thursday afternoon, having in charge Alfred Pacha, who is accused of having murdered flvo men near Los Pinos in 1874. According to the confession he made soon after his arrest, the men were killed one at a time to provide food for the remaining members of a prospecting party. Subsequent investigation proved this to be false, as the men were found, with one exception, lying sido by side, having been shot while sleeping. _

DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN. Indications. War Departmknt. ) Office of tits Chief Signal officer, > Washington. March 17, l a. m. > For Tennessee and Ohio Valley—Warmer, partly cloudy weather, occasional light rain, southerly and westerly winds, and lower pressure. Lake Region—Partly cloudy weather, occasional light snows or rain, winds mostly southwesterly, and stationary or lower pressure. Local Observations. Indianapolis, March 16. Time. Bar. Th. Hun, Wind Weather. R’fT. 6:24 a.m. 30.18 24 73 Calm Hazy 10:24 a m 30.16 32 60 8W Hazy 2:24 p.m. 30.05 36.7 51 W Fair. 6:24 p.m. 30.01 35.5 52 8W Clear 10:21 p.m. 29.99 :35.2 60 SW Cloudy Maximum temperature,37.2; minimum temperature, 21. General Observations. War Department, ( Washington. March 16. 10:25 p. ro. S Observations taken at tne same moment of time at all stations. a h 3 ~ w 3 £ x r - “5. ** i § a I = z ac' * s 2 6TATION. £ S : : ~ ? ® -J . i ff : : £ • •n* ; S J ! > I ; tc • Bismarck. D. T... 29.78 38 [Clear. Cairo 30.09 43 8 Clear. Chicago 29.90 35 SW Lt. Snow Cincinnati 30.04 36 SW Clear. Davenport 29.83 38 Cloudy. Dead wood 30.08 48 W Cloudy, Denison, Tex 30.12 46 SW Cloudy. Denver. 30.21 45 SE Clear. Des Mcines 29.90 37 NE Cloudy. Dodge City 30.09 46 N Clear. Fort Assiiiaboiue.. 30.04 46 S Cloudy. Fort Buford 29.90 39 W Clear. Fort Concuo Galveston 30.08 60 NE Cloudy. Itidlananolis 29.99 35 SW Cloudy. Keokuk 29.84 47 SW Cloudy. La Crosse 29.87 30 SW Fair. Leavenworth 29.92 51 NW Cloudy. Little Rock. Ark.. 30.07 49 SE Cloudy. Louisville 30.03 41 SW Clear. Memphis 30 09 43 8 Cloudy. Moorhead 29.80 32 SW Cloudy. Nashville 30.08 38 SW Fair. North Platte 30.08 41 NW Fair. Omaha 29.97 42 NW cloudy. Pittsburg 30.00 27 8 Fair. Port Eads 30.09 56 NE Fair. San Antonio 30.15 49 NE Cloudy. Shreveport 30.13 53 N Cloudy. Springfield, 111— 29.92 4o s Fair. St. Louts 29.96 42 SW .... Cloudy. Btookion St. Paul 29.81 29 dear. Vicksburg 30.11 51 Cloudy. Yankton.D. T.... 29.95 35 w Fair. Las Animas 30.13 41 ( hear. Washakee 30.1 H 33 W Clear. Fort Smith Fort Billings 30.12 49 W Clear. Springfield, M 0.... 30 03 42 8W Clear. Champaign 29.93 35 8W Cloudy.

The aesthetic movement in England has entirely died out, because—well because people think there is more good common sense In taking a bottle of Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup than in carrylng a lily.

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CHURCH SERVICES. Baptist. First baptist church northeast corner of New York and Penusvl v ania streets. Dr. Henry C. Mable will preach to-morrow at 10:30 a. ru. aud 7:30 p. m. Sabbath-school at 2 p. in. All are cordially invited to these services. Congregational. ] PLYMOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. Oscar C. McCulloch, pastor. Services in Dicksons’ Grand Opera-house. Morning service at 10:30. Topic: “Our Father’s House." Evening service, at 7:30. Topic: “The Law of the Stork." The people are invited to these services. Methodist Episcopal. CENTRAL AVENUE M. E. CHURCH—CORnor of Butler street and Central avenue. Rev. J. N. Beard, pastor. Preaching to-morrow at 10:30 a. in. by Rev. James M. Robinson, of the Cincinnati Conference, and at 7:30 p. in. by Rev. L. G. Hay. Sunday-school at 2:15 p. m. Strangers cordially invited. 171 LETCHER PLACE M. E. CHURCH—COR--1 ner Virginia avenue and South st. Rev. J. H. Doddridge, pastor. Preaching morning and evening by the pastor. Subject for the evening service: “Tlie Devil’s Gospel." Sunday-school at 2p. m. Class meetings at 9a. w. and 3p. ut. The public is cordially' invited. ERIDIAN STREET M. E. CHURCH—CORuer of New York ana Meridian streets. Rev. H. J. Talbott, pastor. Classes at 9a. rn. Preaching at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. by the pastor. Sunday-school at 2p. in. Young people’s meeting Monday night. Prayer meeting Thursday night. 1)0 BERT3PARKM. E. CHURCH-CORNER Lof Delaware aud Vermont streets. Rev Ross C. HonghtoD, D. D.. pastor. Class at 9 a. m. and 6:30 p. m. Preaching at 10:30 a. in. and 7:30 p. m. by the pastor. Subject of evening sermon: “Science and Revelation.” Sundayschool at 2p. m. Young people’s meeting Mouday at 7:30 p. in. Prayer meeting Thursday ut 7:30 p. in. Pastor's lecture on Sunday-school lesson Friday at 7:30 p. in. All iuvited to these services. Presbyterian. First Presbyterian church—southwest corner of Pennsylvania and Now York streets. Preaching morning aud evening by the pastor. Rev. Myron W. Reed. Subject in the evening: “Society and the Individual." The public are invited to all the services of this church. SECOND PRESBYTERIAN U RCH-CO Rner of Pennsylvania and Vermont streets. Rev. Arthur T. Pierson. D. D., pastor. Preaching at 10:30 a. in. aud 7:30 p. m. Evening subject; “Giving an Answer for the Hope that Is Within Us.” Sabbatli-sohool and Bible class at 2:15 p. in. Prayer-meeting Sunday morning at 9:30 and Thursday evening at 7:30. The publio cordially invited. HPHIRD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-COR-1. ner of Illluois and Ohio streets. Rev. H. M. Morey, pastor. Preaching ro-niorrow morning, at 10:30, by Rev. Geo. W. Baiuuin, of Greencastle. Sabbath-school and Bible classes at 2 o’clock p. m. The public cordially invited. There will be no evening service. OURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-COR ner Pennsylvania aud Pratt st*. Rev. A. H. Carrier, pastor. Preaching morning and evening by the pastor. Sunday-school at 2:15 p. m. EMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH—corner of Christian avenue and Ash street. Rev. H. A. Edson. D. D., pastor. Preaching at 10:30 a. m. Sunday-school at 2:30 p. in. Prayer meeting Thursday night. All will be welcome. BEYOND THE RIVER Away Across the Mississippi is Held a Convincing Conversation. “I tell you sir, that they are one of the neatest combinations ever produced, and my experience of that sort of thing has been wide enough to entitle my judgment to some respect." “Oh, I don’t know," responded the first speaker’s friend, with a little yawn, as though he didn’t take much interest in tlie subject, “I have never been able to see much difference in those things. They are all pretty nearly the same size, and made of about the same stuff." The talk, of wliioh tho foregolug is a fragment, took place in Gallatin. Missouri, not long ago, In the snug office of Dr. M. P. Flowers, ono of the leading physicians of the State, who followed up the vein in which he had introduced it substantially in these words: “Nonsense, that is the rigmarole of a boy, or rather of a man who either doesn’t know or dosn’t care what lie says. Those things, as you call them, are just as different as the moon is from green cheese. Now, liniments, lotions aud ointments are very good iu moat cases for the relief of palu or Inflammation. But, in the first place they aro unclean. They soil the hands and the linen, besides being always out of reach when they aro most wauted." “Well, my dear Dootor,” sighed the traveler from the North, “what would you have! This is a wretched world anyhow, and nothing is at hand when it is wanted. You can’t suggest anything ” “Yes. T can," broke in the Doctor, thumping the table with his fist, "I can suggest BENSON’S CAPCINE POROUS PLABTER3. I have tried it on my patients, and I have tried it on myself for an attack of Pneumonia,aud in all oases relief lias followed in from three to forty-eight hours. The old plasters are stage coaches—tho Capoine is a telegraphic dispatch. For instance, in cases of Neuralgia, Muscular Rheumatism, Lumi ago, retarded actions of the Kidneys, and— —" ' “I give It up, Doctor, und In cuso of need I’ll buy Benson’s," said tho traveler, pleasantly. In the center es. the genuine is out me word CAPOINE. , v . v , Seabury & Johnson, Chemists, New York.