Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 August 1883 — Page 1

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WHEN INDICATIONS. WEDNESDAY.— Fair weather, stationary or slight Tall iu temperature. JUST RECEIVED, A FULL LINE OF GLOBE CASSIMERE PANTALOONS. WFTF.N ON YELLOWSTONE LAKE. The President’s Party Catching; and Cooking Trout Without Taking Them from the Hook. Yellowstone Park, Aug. 26.—1 t was the Intention of the presidential party to remain over Sunday at the upper geyser basin until it was ascertained that the vicinity of the camp offered insufficient forage for the animals, and this discovery made it necessary to resume our march this morning. We broke camp at the usual hour, returned to Shoshone lake by the same trail which we had ridden over on Friday, and proceeded thence in an easterly course to Yellowstone lake, on whose borders we are now encamped. The journey to-day has been somewhat tiresome. The difficulties can perhaps be most effectually summarized in the statement that we have twice crossed the continent divide in the space of twenty miles. For the toils of the march, however, we have received abundant compensation since we halted. Our camp is in one of the most attractive spots which has greeted our eyes since we began our tour through the wilderness. It lias afforded us a view across the widest breadth of a more magnificent sheet of water than that of any other equal altitude in the known world. It has given some of our party an opportunity to test or verify the truth of the statement which has often been made, but widely doubted, that it was possible to capture trout in the waters of the lake and, without detaching it from the hook, fling it into an adjacent. geyser, and bring it thence cooked to suit the taste of the most critical. It i3 not generally known that this locality abounds in these natural phenomena, which are the chief attraction of the lower geyser basin. The Paint Pots of that region here find worthy rivals. Within a hundred yards of our encampment mud geysers are constantly busy fashioning the curious creations which have been so frequently described. A few steps from these geysers are hot springs of various sizes and temperatures, their waters as clear as crystal, and close to the edges grow flowers as rich in color and dainty in structure as those which carpeted Camp Lincoln. The day has been* crowned by a sunset which has glorified the summit of the distant mountains with a rich, rosy light, reflected upon the shining levels of the lake. With dark ness has come a most refreshing rain, the first which has visited us for many days. While not serious enough to cause inconvenience, it will suffice to lay for to-morrow’s march much of the dust aud heat which have given to the march of to-day no small part of its discomfort. A Literal Living Skeleton. Weston, W. Va., Aug. 28.—0n Crites mountain, Braxton county, this State, lives a man whose curious sickness is attracting wide attention among physicians. He has been an invalid for five years, and is wasted to a literal living skeleton. When taken sick he weighed 180 pounds. Recently he was weighed and found to have fallen off to forty-two pounds. This statement, incredible as it seems, is vouched for by physicians in good standing. His thigh can be spanned by a man’s hand. He presents a ghastly and unnatural sight, his ribs and bones showing plainly through their covering of flabby skin. His backbone can be felt when he lies on his back by pressing on his stomach. With all his suffering lie is able to walk about the house, and sometimes takes o turn out of doors. The doctors predicted his death long ago, but he still live?, to baffle their skill and perplex them. He has consented to a thorough autopsy after his death, the result of which will be interesting. He grows weaker slowly but steadily. Deaf Mute*’ National Convention. New York. Aug. 28. About 300 deaf mutes attended the first triennial national convention to-day. President A. P. McGregor called the convention to order. There are seven delegates from Boston, six from Michigan, ore from Colorado, one from Dakota, three from Cleveland, four from Cincinnati, and the others from New York, Brooklyn and Jersey. Routine business occupied the morning session. President McGregor made an address in the sign language, setting forth the objects of the gathering. Old Soldiers* Reunion. St. Louis, Aug. 28.—A Fost-Pispatch special from Jefferson City says nearly 1.000 old soldiers of the Confederate and Union armies are in attendance nt the ex-Confederate reunion which began there this morning. After a fine parade through the principal streets, the mayor delivered an address of welcome, to which General John S. Marmaduke responded. lie was followed by General Gordon, of Tennessee, orator of the day. The noon trains brought in more delegates, and the attendance is large. A Physician's Suicide. Chicago, Aug 28.—Dr. B. Newell, a physician of standing, committed suicide to day by taking an overdose of morphine. He had suffered from ill health and sustained a number of financial reverses. “Dr. R chmond’s Samaritan Nervine permaaently ouml me of epily*tio tits.”—J. 8. Sulo, VUUiauu, Flu. Get at yoiff druggists.

DISASTER AT NEW YORK. Explosion of the Boilers of the Hudsou River Steamer Riverdale. The Wrecked Vessel Immediately Ileels Over and Goes to the Bottom iu Less than a Miuute. Widely Divergent Reports as to the Number of Lives Lost. m First Statement? Place the Number of Missiug at Fifty, Which Is Much Reduced by Later Figures. New York, Aug. 28.—At about 3:50 o’clock this afternoon people who were in the neighborhood of the foot of Fourteenth street ! and North river were startled by the sound ot an explosion coming from the direction of the river. Looking out in midstream they saw the steamer Riverdale enveloped in steam. Less than five minutes afterward she keeled to one side and capsized opposite Sixteenth street, she having floated that far. Instantly about fifteen different tugs steamed from this city and Hoboken to where the sunken vessel lay. There were over one hundred passengers on board the Riverdale when she left the foot of Harrison street for Haverstraw. Some of these were hurled into the air and then fell back into the water, others were compelled to jump into the river to escape the hissing, scalding steam that had filled all parts of the vessel, or to avoid going down with her. The cause of the disaster was the explosion of the boiler, which was located amidships. When the boiler burst the air was filled with living debris and broken wood-work, and the pilot-house snapped like a pipe-stem and toppled over into the water. About fifty people lost their lives, some being blown to pieces, while others met their deaths by being drawn down with the whirlpool caused by the sinking of the vessel. Those who were floating or swimming about in the river were picked up by the tugs and rowboats that came to the rescue. Three dead bodies were also brought in by boats. Mrs. Sissin, of Tarrytown, N. Y., an unknown man, whose body was taken to the morgue, and a boy whose identity has not been ascertained, were also taken to the morgue. Os the injured, Howard Gardner, the evangelist, of Yonkers, N. Y., was taken to the New York Hospital; John Kelley, deck-hand, of Englewood, N. J., arms broken, taken to the New York Hospital; John Moran, deck-hand, of Williamsburg, N. Y., legs and side crashed, taken to the New York Hospital; Thos. J. Saul, passenger, of 274 Somers street, Brooklyn, scalded, taken to New York Hospital; John Salair, mate of vessel, left thigh badly crushed, taken to the New York Hospital; John Giles, of this city, aged twenty-four, badly scalded and in an extremely critical condition, taken to New York Hospital; George A. Dimes, one of the firemen of the boat, badly scalded, taken to St. Vincent’s Hospital. The firemen of several engine and hook and ladder companies stationed nearest to the scene of disaster, were called out, without their apparatus, however, and did good service, as did aiso the members of the steamboat squad. Policeman Michael Killilea, of Charlesstreet station, was the first to help the wounded fireman, George A. Dimes, on shore from a boat at the foot of Twelfth street. “I never saw a man in suoh suffering,” said the officer, “and hope I may not witness another such sight. The poor fellow squirmed, and his flesh was peeling off in blisters. I called at once on an ambulance driver nearest me and had the unfortunate man sent to St. Vincent’s Hospital. I then went in seach of other injured versons, and when I came to the foot of Fourteenth street I saw a man pulling rapidly to the wars. His boat contained the oody of a woman whose legs were evidently broken; she must have been crushed by falling timbers while sitting on the deck, and then blown overboard.” Os the passengers aboard the Riverdale, some were blown up with the explosion, but from the best accounts obtainable the number was small, as there were few in the cabins at the time. No exact idea can at present be gained as to the number of passengers on board or the number of lives lost. The accounts of the number of passengers vary from fifty to 200, and of the killed from ten to fifty. The most trustworthy accounts place the number of killed at from three to six. There is reason to believe that nearly all had chances to escape. THE EXPI.OBION AND SINKING. The hour at which the explosion occurred was between 3:30 and 3:45. The engineer was about to enter the engine-room to slow up, os another steamboat was at their landing, when an ominous rumbling was heard proceeding from the boiler, and in a moment a terrible explosion occurred, blowing out the entire inside of the vessel and leaving only the helpless, sinking hull. The force of the explosion was downward, apparently, the rapidity with which the vessel sank I showing that the bottom had been blown

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out. Hardly a minute elapsed between the explosion and the sinking of the vessel. The whirlpool into which the struggling swimmers were drawn was strewn with wreckage, cabin doors, beams ami furniture, proving the force of the explosion. Tugs and small boats put out in swarms from the New York and the Jersey shores and began the work of rescuing the drowning passengers and crew. The number saved shows how efficient their work was. Accounts of the manner of the explosion differ. Those on the boat agree that it was sudden and entirely without warning. A policeman, who had been a boiler-maker, was standing at the foot of Bloomfield.street, and states that his attention was attracted by the sound of escaping steam. Looking out on the river, he saw the Riverdale going up stream partly enveloped by the steam that escaped from her side; he saw people rush from the lower to the upper dec!, an J make ready to throw themselves into the river. The next moment the explosion came. The Reliance coal-tar boat was near the Riverdale when she blew up and immediately began the work of rescuing the drowning people. Other steamers and tugs hastened to the scene, and so quickly did they reach it that it is thought none of those who escaped injury by the explosion had time to drown. The steam yachts of Jay Gould and E. S. Jaffray were lying at the foot of West Twentythird street at the time. Both Gould and Jaffray had just gone ashore when the accident occurred. Upon hearing the explosion they immediately turned about, and putting out to the scene of the wreck in their gigs, ordered their yachts to follow without delay. Both engaged with zeal in the work of giving aid wherever needed. When their yachts appeared, all who wefe in sight had been picked up. The rescued were taken ashore and sent to their homes in this city, or put on board the steamer Christinah for their destinations up the river. The injured and dead were taken to the foot of West Thirteenth street, where the entire ambulance force of the city had been summoned. An unsuccessful effort was made by tugs to tow the wrecked hull to the New Jersey shore, but was finally abandoned. THE KILLED AND INJURED. Following is a list of those known to be killed or injured: Mrs. Julia Sisson, aged sixty-eight, of Tarrytown, N. Y. Mrs. Sisson was on the lower deck with her husband and grandson, W. P. Chapin, when the explosion occurred. They were going to their home in Tarrytown. Mrs. Sisson was thrown into the water and drowned. Her grandson jumped overboard, and her aged husband was pulled through u window of the sinking boat by men on an© of the tugs that came to the rescue. Mrs. Sisson’s body was recovered. Thomas Gregg, aged eighty-two years, of 1,606 Water street, this city. Mr. Gregg was on his way to Dobbs’s Ferry. His body was found wedged in on the port side of the vessel between the rail and the joiner work. When extricated he had long been dead, having been held fast under water. His body was taken to the morgue, where it was identified by his so n Michael. Mr. Gregg was in the company of an ex-sea-captain named Vorhees. who escaped with some difficulty, after seeing the raft he had made out of benches swamped by the inconsiderate haste of three “dudes,” as he called them. These are the only ones positively known to be lost. John Crevat, fireman, is missing, and is believed to have been killed. It is feared that others who have not yet been reported were also lost, but their number is not large. Following is a list of injured: George A. Deymes, age twenty-four, ireman. He was rescued, but is so fearfully scalded he cannot live. He is in St. Vincent’s Hospital. and is delirious and at the point of death. In his lucid moments he stated there were about 100 passengers on board, and he knew nothing of any trouble until he found himself drowning. Orville Gardner, the evangelist, aged fiftysix. of 349 South Second street, Brooklyn. He was scalded over the body, and taken to the New York Hospital. He wus on his way to join his family in Yonkers. His injuries are not fatal. Thomas J. Sauls, aged thirty-six, of 292 Summit street, Brooklyn, found on board, badly scalded on head and arms. John Salier, aged forty-five, mate of the Riverdale, of Haverstraw, right thigh broken; reported doing well. William P. Henry, aged eighteen, of 127 Varick street, this city, oiler on the steamer, hands and feet burned. Israel Lazarus, deck hand, of 72 Mott street, this city, badly bruised. James Tobin, of Yonkers, aged thirty-four, and Nelson McGee, pilot of the Riverdale, also of Yonkers, scalded and bruised. They were taken to their homes on a steamer. John Moran is reported by the police as injured, but they do not know what became of him or who he is. He is not at any of the hospitals. To-morrow the wreck will be raised and towed ashore, where a full examination can be made. The officers of the steamer do not believe any more bodies will be found in it, but there is no certainly that this belief is well founded. STATEMENT OF THE ENGINEER. The engineer, W. Tallman, who escaped with a few bruises, said lie could not explain the cause of the accident by any theory whatever. The boilers were new four years ago when the boat was entirely rebuilt and refitted. He was about to enter the engine-room to gives the signal to slacken speed, when he was hurled through the door, and the next moment he found himself lying on the roof of the cabin, directly under the shaft. The explosion occurred, lie said, without the slightest warning, and was apparently the result of some hidden defect. A moment previous he had looked at the steam gauge and found it to register twentythree pounds. When the boat was inspected, last June, her allowance was fixed at fifty pounds to the square inch. The Riverdale was built thirty-five years ago, and was first called the Peter G. Coffin, afterwards named Alexis, and after that Riverdale. Her machinery and fittings were those of the old- Broadway, that was blown up in June, 1865, within 100 yards of the place where the present explosion occurred. In 1879 she was rebuilt, new boilers put in, and named the Riverdale. A Proposal that All the Statesmen Resign. Harrisburg, Pa., Aug. 28.—1n the Senate to day a resolution of the House, requesting all senators and members of the Legislature to resign in view of their inability to agree on the apportionment question, was received and submitted. Mr. Cooper moved to amend so that the resolution should apply only to members of the House. Mr. Gordon moved further to amend that members of the General Assembly, except the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, forthwith resign. This was defeated. After some further discussion the whole subject was referred to the appropriation committee. Eruptions and malignant fevers are conquered aud cured Dy Suuiumun Nervine. SI.OO.

LATEST NEWS BY CABLE. The Spanish Ministry Offer Their .Resignations to the King;, Destruction Caused by a Volcano in JavaArrests for Concealing Arina—Prince Nikita and the Sultan. The Alleged Submission of the Emperor of Annani Not Confirmed. More JPWisii !r. Huut;irj ?.IJRlc;;ary Shaw Wants Indemnity—Egyptian Murderers Sentenced. AFFAIRS IN SPAIN. The Cabinet Tenders Its Resignation—The King Postpones His Keply. Madrid, Aug. 28. —Prime Minister Sagasta to-day tendered to King Alfonso the resignation of the ministry. The Prime Minister informed the King of the divergence of opinion in the cabinet relative to the suspension of the constitutional guarantees, the*King’s proposed visit to Germany and certain army measures proposed by the Minister of War, who had expressed a wish to resign. The King, deeming it unnecessary to hasten the crisis, postponed his final resolution concerning the ministry until he returns from Corunna. Nothing has been decided upon in regard to the King’s proposed visit to Germany. Spanish Ministers Afraid of France, London, Aug. 28.—The Daily News correspondent at Madrid says the ministers who opposed King Alfonso’s visit to Germany argue that it would be more politic for the King to surrender the idea because of the umbrage France would take if he carried it out. GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. The Alleged Subiul*sion of the Emperor of Annain Not True. P ARIB, Aug. 28.—The Emperor of Annani has not yet accepted the treaty submitted to him by Harmand, the French civil commissioner, but will probably accept it. In addition to the conditions before announced, the treaty requires guarantees that the French protectorate will be recognized over all Annani. The success of the French in Annani has rendered China more hostile to them. Chinese troops continue to arrive on the Yung Nan frontier. McDermott’s Examination. Liverpool, Aug. 28.—James McDermott, charged with having been connected with the dynamite conspiracy, was brought into court for further examination to-day. It wns shown that the prisoner was connected with conspirator Featherstone, recently convicted, and that a card of the latter introducing McDermott to Dalton, another conspirator, was stitched to the collar ot a dresscoat which was found in McDermott’s box. The Volcanic Eruption in Java. Batavia, Aug. 28.—The eruption of the volcano on the island of Kratakatoa continues. North Bantam, Java, is covered with ashes, mud and stones. Crops are ruined and roads and bridges damaged. The European quarter of Anjier and the Chinese camp at Merak were sept away by the overflow of the rivers. A tidal wave also swamped the lower quarters of Batavia. More Jewish Shop? Plundered. Egerozeg, Aug. 28.—Large bands of peasants, armed with guns and axes, entered Zalaloevoe to-day and plundered thirteen Jewish shops. They subsequently left the place, but threatened to return. Troops have been summoned to prevent further disturbance. The annual fairs have been forbidden. The government commission has been ordered to inquire into the disorders. Arrests for Concealing Arms. Cork, Aug. 28.—Three bakers have been arrested here charged with concealing arms. They were remanded for a week. A rifle, revolver and bayonet and an infernal machine, the latter identical with the machine found in possession of Deasy, one of the Liverpool dynamite conspirators, were discovered on the premises where the prisoners worked. Egyptian Murderers Sentenced. Alexandria, Aug. 28.— The court-martial trying the soldiers who participated in the massacres last year has sentenced thirteen culprits charged with having organized the massacres to be hanged opposite the police station, and two to fourteen years and six to five years’ penal servitude. Connelly Wants Damages. Dublin, Aug. 28.—Dr. Connelly, arrested at Bruff, Limerick county, on a charge of being concerned in a murder conspiracy, has brought action for slander against John Carroll, a rent warner of the Earl of Limerick, for stating that he (Connelly) had conspired to murder him. Prince Nikita Pressed to Stay Longer. Constantinople, Aug. 28.—The Sultan has pressed Prince Nikita, Ihe.Montenegrin ruler, to prolong his visit here. The impression is gaining ground that it is the intention of Monetenegro to oppose the further advance of Austria into Turkey. A Proposed Alliance Rejected. Paris, Aug. 28.—The Gaulois says M. Chal-lemel-Lacour, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has proposed to the Japanese envoy a FrancoJapanese alliance against China, but the proposal has been rejected, Mr. Shaw Want* Indemnity. London, Aug. 28.—Mr. Shaw, the British missionary urrested in Madagascar, intends to press a claim for indemnity against France for the loss of his property and for false imprisonment. Cable Notes. Several flour and corn mills were destroyed by fire at Toulouse. Damage, 2,000,000 francs. On Monday there were 165 deaths from cholera in Upper Egypt and six in Lower Egypt. The crown will demand that O'Donnell, who killed Carey, be removed to England by a warrant issued by the Governor of Cape

•olony under section 35 of the imperial fugitive offenders’ act of 1881. Official estimates of the wheat and other crops in Russia show the yield to be generally satisfactory? A number of French subjects from Madagascar have arrived at the island of Reunion in a destitute condition. The steamer George has started from Archangel to seek the Dutch Polar vessel Varna, for the discovery of which a reward of £2.800 is offered. The Paris Gaulois says it hears that Prince Jerome Napoleon intends to publish a manifesto to be issued coincident with the funeral of Chambord. Placards appeared in various quarters of Paris to-day inviting the citizens to rally to the support of the monarchy under Louis Phillippe IT. The placards were destroyed by the police. The Egyptian Minister of the Interior has started a fund for the relief of families of victims of the cholera, and large sums are promised. The English troops iu Egypt will subscribe one day’s pay. THE NAVAL HAZERS. Two Indiana Cadet* Among Those To Re Tried by Court-Martial. Annapolis, Md., Aug. 23.— The United States practice ships Dale and Constellation arrived at the Naval Academy to day. The cadets on the Dale were given leave to come ashore and remain until 5 p. m., but none from the Constellation have yet landed. The two ships are lying at anchor in the Severn, a few hundred yards from the academy. The cadets will be given a month’s leave of absence, except those charged with hazing and the fourth class. One hundred and five candidates will present themselves at the academy, on Saturday, for examination. The members of the court-martial to try the lmzers have not been named, nor the time fixed when it will convene. This delay is owing to the scarcity of officers at the academy. Those who served on the practice ships will be given a month’s leave, a number are now on leave, others will be required i'or the examination of candidates, and others whom it was expected would be ordered to the academy have not yet been so ordered. It leaked out here that the following cadets are those accused of hazing on the Constellation: Kress, Moeller and CampU#U, of New York; Tuggle, Breed and Tisdale, of Kentucky: Bullard, ot Pennsylvania; Bird and Hawk, of Wisconsin; Winram, of Missouri; Dodd and Johnson, of Indiana; Young, of Virginia. Trapnell, of West Virginia; Strite, of Maryland; Bertholf and Andrews, of New Jersey; all members of the third class. Kress stands number one in the class. AGAINST DISCRIMINATION. The Chicago Merchant* Organizing to Prevent Such Favors. Chicago, Aug. 28.—About a week ago the merchants of this city appointed a committee to draft a constitution and by-laws for an organization to be known as the Chicago freight bureau. The drafting committee today reported to the sub-committee, which latter have called a general meeting of merchants and shippers for Thursday next to consider and ratify the constitution and perfect the organization. The constitution submitted provides for a general manager and president, the former to be a salaried officer. The organization is purely local and for the purpose of obtaining uniform rates for its members to all points. About all the large wholesale and manufacturing interests of Chicago are members. The prime movers in organizing the bureau are said to be the well-known houses of Marshall, Field & Cos„ John V. Farwell & Cos., and Franklin McVeagh A Cos. It is claimed that the railroads have been discriminating in favor of certain shippers, and this bureau will hereafter render such discrimination impossible. Fear of the Influence of Nuns. Chicago, Aug. 28.—Joseph Valequette, one of the pioneer settlers of Chicago, appeared to-day before the Probate Court as defendant in a suit instituted by his two married daughters. They petition for a conservator for their father’s estate, alleging that lie is not mentally capable of earing lor the same. For some time past Valequette has been residing at Mercy Hospital, and his daughters allege that the nuns are exerting an undue influence over their father, and they fear he will leave the greater portion of his estate to the hospital. Valequette denies all the allegations, and vigorously asserts his ability to care for his estate. He was at one time very wealthy, and the estate is large yet. Two grown-up sons in business here take no part in the suit. Order of Arrest for Ex Collector Mn pby. New York, Aug. 28. —Suit has been begun by Edmund Stephenson against Thomas Murphy, ex-Collector of the Port of New York, for the recovery of the amount of an alleged fraudulent draft upon Hugh Hastings, editor of the Commercial Advertiser. To day an application for an order of arrest against Mr. Murphy was made in the Superior Court, upon affidavits by plaintiff and Mr. Hastings. The plaintiff states that Murphy, on June 6. asked him to cash a draft on Hastings for SSOO, and said he had been authorized to draw on him for that amount. The draft was not accepted, and Hastings denies having authorized Murphy to draw on him. The order of arrest was granted. A Pugnacious Minister. Erik, Pa., Aug. 28.—The citizens of Union City were intentely surprised yesterday at finding the town filled with flaming posters calling the citizens to meet on Saturday night ami lay plans to tar and feather the Rev. Mr. Moyer, who has so excited the town and vicinity by his baseness and villainy. This reverend is called in the bills the devil. The notice also calls upon the farmers to bring along several rails. Citizens to the number of thirty have announced their intention to take part in this illegal vengeance. The Rev. Mr. Moyer refused to budge an inch, and says he will fight to the last and kill them if necessary. Villard’s Guests Invited to Louifiville. Louisville, Ky., Aug. 28.—At a meeting of the board of directors of the Southern Exposition, held to day, an invitation was extended to the party of distinguished Germans, now the guests of Henry Villard, to visit the exposition. A committee will he appointed to meet these gentlemen in Chicago and extend to them the freedom of the exposition. It is understood the German citizens of Louisville will welcome their countrymen to the city, should the invitation to the exposition be accepted. Kntkuprising local agents wanted in this town fur an article i.iat l* sure to sell, liv.* ilnisrirists and Kroeer* pr* furred. Address ilunilston Food Preservative Company, 72 Kilby street, Boston.

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STATE NEWS AND COSSII*. Heavy Robbery of Dry Goods anil Notions at Ft. Wayne. Slander Suit In Mnrjyan County—A Fatal Accident at Crawferdavtlle—An Army Ofllcer Cobbed Near Richmond. The Truth of Mr. Rloehor’s Interesting Keminisccnscs truestioned. Two Illinois Rival* in Love Kill Emli Other Skeleton of a Giant Pound in Shelby C.'uuty—A Miuiiiter’s luvcntiou. INDIANA. A Fort Wayne Merchant Robbed of Throo Thou Hand Dollars’ Worth of Good*. Specfal to the Indianapolis Journal. Port Wayne, Aug 28.—Last night burglars gained an entrance into the large double store on the northwest corner of Calhoun and Main streets, opposite the court-house, and carried off goods of the value of some $3,000. The store is occupied by A. Mergentheim & Cos., dealers in fancy dry goods, notions and millinery. The thieves got into the cellar through a transom, forced open the door leading to the floor above and deliberately ransacked the money drawer of $5 in change and made judicious selections from all departments of the stock, taking only the finest and most valuable goods. The 1 ist of the stolen goods embraces ostrich plumes and tips, watch chains, collar buttons, charms, and other jewelry; silk handkerchiefs, kid gloves, silks, satins, fans, parasols, etc. The store employs a private watchman, and is but a block from the police station, on which account the boldness of the robbery excites much comment. There is no clew. Mr. Mergentheim is in the East, and the business was in charge of liis wife. OueAtlnning the Truth of Mr. Bluclier’a Reminiscences. Special to the Indianapolis Jonrnar. Madison, Aug. 28. The statement of Hon. Daniel Blocher at the Saluda jubilee to the effect that Governor Wright, of Indiana, was married in his sock feet, and that his good lady’s trosseau on that interesting occasion was minus hosiery, meets with a prompt denial from Mr. John a Williams, the veterun printer ot this city, who wns a personal friend of both Mr. and Mrs. Wright before their marriage. Mr. Williams was a resident of Parke eounty prior to the marriage of Joseph A. Wright and Louise Cook. He stumped the comity several times with the then rising and popular young attorney. He was also a frequent visitor at the farm home of Miss Cook. Her father was a rich farmer of Parke county, but brought his girls up to work. They were healthy and handsome girls, and when it came to dressing they didn’t have as many puffs and fixins as the yoting lady of the present day, but they were in every respect as decently and tastefully attired. Mr. Blocher lias overdone the thing in telling his reminiscences, and hereafter should be a little mora careful. The Kniglitstewn Fair. Special to tlie Indianapolis Journal. Knightstowh, Iml., Aug, 28.—The fair began iiere to-day. There is one-third more live stock on the ground than was ever shown here. The fine art hall is filled to overflowing. Two hundred entries were made by a lady from Anderson, and half that many by a Greensburg lady. The poultry show rivals the State fair. The Light Guards drill to-morrow. Tiie races are filling with extra fast horses. Congressmen Tom. Browne and C. T. Doxey will bo here to-morrow. The weather is line and the managers jubilant. Hendricks County Te.idiers. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Danville, Aug. 28.—The County Institute of Hendricks county is now in session in the Central Normal building at this place. Superintendent Rogers is the presiding officer. The principal exercises are being conducted by Professor Carhart, of the State Normal School, and J. B. Roberts, of the Indianapolis Seminary. Lectures will be delivered to the teachers and citizens to-night by Professor Roberts, and to-morrow night by Professor Carhart. Over 100 teachers are in attendance. Slaiuler Suit in Morgan County. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Martinsville, Aug. 28. — Dr. Benjamin 11. Perce, of Mooresville, this county, one of the best ami most prominent physicians in the county, has entered suit in tho Morgan Circuit Court against Wiiliam Ilarrah. Martha J. Hurrah, his wife, and their daughter, Mrs. Anna Rariden, for slander; claiming damages in tho sum ot SIO,OOO. An Army Ofilocr Robbed Nenr Richmond. Special to tho Inuianapolin JournaL Richmond. Aug. 28.—Major Frank W. Baldwin, of the United States army, drew SI,OOO at Dayton, 0., and placed $750 in his pants pocket, when he started for Richmond. On the way over he was robbed of the roll by a couple of Dayton crooks, who escaped from the train and are suppled to be in Indianapolis. Discovery of a Giant Skeleton in Sholby County. Shelbyrilio Special. George Arnold, a farm hand in the employ of Franklin Boots, who lives about fifteen miles west of this city, made a discovery which has excited widespread interest in this county. The obect of this interest is-the skeleton of what was once a man of gigantic proportions, which was uncovered in a gravel-pit on Mr. Boots’s farm. The skeleton was found in a sitting post tire, facing the eas r , and about six feet beneath the surface,