Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 January 1884 — Page 2

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THE GAMBLERS IN MARGINS. Jleavv Cause a Sharp Decline in Prices of Corn. I'ro-oiit Values Not Regarded as a Safe Criterion for tlie I 'll ill re—The Packers Still Controlling tlie Pork Market. >%♦* Special to tlio Indianapolis Journal. Chicago, Dec. 31. It lias been, on ’Change, largely a holiday market.* although there were some considerable transactions. Com opened firm at Saturday’s closing prices, hut, influenced by heavy receipts, weakened later, and closed 2a> 2 34c off for January and May. The receipts of corn to-day were 745 t ars, which inspected 50 per cent, of No. 2. against 17 1-2 per cent, last year. Ordinarily such receipts and such inspection would* him* a more perceptible effect on the market, but everything is in the hands, of the local crowd and largely oversold, so that present values are no criterion of what they will be after the holidays, when they assume their natural aspect. That wheat remained firm was due to the efforts of Hobbs and other prominent “shorts." who bought largely and put the market up. There were no setters worth mentioning. Receipts are heavy, and it is impossible for the market to go up without continued manipulation. Wheat opened steady at 3-8 c under Saturday’s close, and continued with slight fluctuations up to the closing figure, 04 34c and $1.02 12 for January and May. The packers look a rest to-day and stood on the other leg awhile. Opening strong at 5c above Saturday s dose, pork advanced steadily until noon, wheu it reachedsl4.3o 914.87 1-2 for February and May. It closed firm for February at this figure, but May weakened and dropped off re. “Have the puckers abandoned the intention, to which they have so long adhered, to break down pork and control hogs?” was asked of a heavy dealer in hog products who favors the hull side of the question. “No, not at all,” was replied: ••the packers are still holding the fort, and show no signs of wavering, ft is simply a trick of theirs, a manipulation to throw some body off their guard. They bought heavily this morning, hut. if you notice, the boom is about over, and pork i> hound to close weak, as it has done every day since the country trade dropped off. There was but little business done on the curb, aud figures remained unchanged from above quotations. For the new year’s opening there are as many opinions ns there are individuals, although the preponderance seems to be in favor of lower prices. _ Exchanges for the Past Week. Boston, Dec. 31.—From the Post: The following table, compiled from special dispatches to the Post from the managers of twenty-six leading clearing-houses, in the United States, gives the clearances for the week which ended on Saturday. with the percentage of comparisons with the corresponding we k of last year: New York $62 ! .793.739 Decrease.. .1.8 Boston ;52.744.876 Decrease.. 8.8 Philadelphia 40.994.250 Decrease.. 5.2 Chicago 37,149.546 Decrease.. 4.9 St. Louis 14.059.545 Decrease.- 1.8 New Orleans 12.017.159 Decnease.. 0.5 San Francisco 10.201.093 Decrease.. 27.1 Baltimore 1 O’. 160.377 Decrease.. 10.4 Cincinnati 7.700.000 Decrease.. 8.9 Pittsburg N.000.736 Increase.. 7.0 Louisville 3.062.366 Increase.. 12.8 Providence 3.506.000 Decrease.. 13.2 Milwaukee 2.911.000 Decrease.. 8.2 Kansas City 2.247.000 Increase.. 22.4 Detroit 2-547.388 - Cleveland... 1.000.181 Decrease 10.5 Memphis 1.331.459 Increase.. 11.6 Indianapolis 1.379.539 Decrease.. 25.9 Hartford 1.376.289 Decrease.. .2 Columbus i.194,329 Increase.. 26.8 Peoria. 951.031 Increase .. 3.2 New Haven 900.899 Decrease.. 11.3 Portland 1.021.44.7 Increase.. 7.6 ycestov 704.029 Decrease.. 6.3 *''> JO. 741,82:s Decrease.. 3.8 w York 215,948.084 Decrease.. 7.7

Till; FIRE RECORD. - ** .Tiliia Flouring Mills, Akrm, Totally D*nr*oye<l. v. C>.. Doc. 31.—About 5 this owning, t in the dust-room at tlio AStna Hourvned by George W. MeNeill and James The workmen had to run for their antes spread so fast, and the entire s consumed. The mill was recently i barrels daily and rebuilt for the It was valued at $75,000; stock i,500. and insured for -140,000. well distributed. Railroad Upholstering Shops Burned. Sedalia, Mo.. Dec. 31. —The paint and upholstering shops of the Missouri. Kansas & Texas railroad burned early this morning. Several coaches and sleeping ears in the paint shop were also consumed. Loss, $100,000; insurance unknown. incendiary. Court-House I turned. i Bkookhavkn, Miss., Dec. 31.—The courin house was destroyed by an incendiary fire last night. All the records were destroyed except some books and papers <>f the Circuit Court. !>i'.scnstoits in tlie Canadian Cabinet. Ottawa. Onr.. l)o<-. 31.—it is understood that serious ruptures have taken place in the Canadian cabinet over the appointment of Senator LaCosto as Secretary of State. Chapleau nominated LaOoste to succeed Senator Bureau, deceased. Sir Hector Langevin. Minister of Public, Works, opposed the appointment, which, however. was overruled. LnCoste was taken into the Quebec Legislative Council by Chapleau when the latter was Premier of that province. He proved a useful tool in Chapleau’s hands, and w ill no doubt be found as equally useful in the upper house of the Canadian Parliament. Sir Hector is liberally disposed, and it would not surprise many if he sooner or later entered the coalition government with Blake, the present leader of the opposition. He for tin* past quarter of a century has led the Conservative wing of the Quebec 1 louse of Commons. The opposition hope that the breach between Sir Hector arid Chapleau may widen, with a view to ultimately winning him over to their side of the house. Conference of Catholic l.isliops. Pittsburg, Dec. 31.—A prominent gentleman * city states that everything published con • *%ing the object of the meeting of the Catholic l>l>hops at Baltimore is incorrect. He says the real business of the meeting to devise a system of church government which will allow priests greater liberties, and that this is necessary to prevent rebellion. Ac ie special say> Aivhbishop Gihbon.s, of Baltimore, will preside at the council. _ The Summerlwll Divorce. Trenton, N. J.. Dec. 37.— The divorce suit brought bv Rev. Mr. Summcrbell, pastor of the Christian Church at Wilford, against Ms wife, lor adultery, was decided by tin- Supreme Court this morning. The court, Bto 7, dismissed Summerboii's bill, but allowed him to present another uml i the new divorc*e law. permitting a lmi band and wife to testify in court. The court ( laiins tha; the confessions of the wife were not suflicieu.tJy corroborated. Another Comet. Rochester. Dec. 31.—Professor Lewis Swift, •director of the Warner Observatory, luh dis covered Pon's comet, which had a single tail in 3812. It has a double one now, the longer seven and the shorter one three degrees. It is under changes as it approaches the sun. It can

he seen with the naked eye early in the evening. Mr. Swift asserts that the red sunsets are due to extraneous matter which vame into our atmosphere and refracts the red rays of the sun. What the matter is it is impossible to say. but it is not the result of volcanoes or earthquakes. Tin; HARBOR <<RACE RIOT. Additional Particulars of the Fight Between Orangemen and Catholics. St. John, N. F.. Dec. 31. —Excitement in the public mind, at Conception bay, has somewhat abated. Os the Harbor Grace Orange and Catholic affray, the following is the latest version. The Orangemen walked out. on the morning of St. Stephen’s day, aud got a* far as the turn at Paddy McGrath’s house, leading down from Harvey street to Water street. They had just arrived at the bridge, and the band was playing “Boyne Water,” when they were met by a mob and told to come no further, but to go back. The Roman Catholics w re arranged m line, those in the front # line * *wing pickets in their hands, it having been determined to use no other weapon. Finally Head-constable Doyle was shot down, as was also Patrick Callahan. Then up went the cry, ‘*All hands look out!” and in an instant off went a rattling volley from several sealing guns. Four men fell dead and fourteen badly wounded. The rest of the Orangemen fled and abandoned their scarfs, flags and banners. Young Pat. Dnrmody tore the flags into strips and planted green flags in their place. Ho was tired at by an Orangeman and wounded. When the Orangemen got down into the city they began breaking windows of houses of (’atholies and tearing down the shutters of those whose houses were closed. They broke through the shop windows of John Hennessey aud attacked Wra. Hennessey on the street-. They stopped tlie horses of Dr. MacDonald. the Roman Catholic bishop, later in the day, while he was visiting the wounded men at Bear’s Cove, and they attempted to throw him over a precipitous cliff near Courage’s Reach, but were prevented by Favher Rowe, a herculean Irish priest, who inflicted a severe blow on the head of one of the assailants with a leaden-headed whip and dispersed the rest.. The Bishop and Father Rowe were escorted on the remainder of their journey by mounted police. Old John Scully got a severe beating from the Orangemen. A MAIXE MYSTERY Probable Double Murder at Biddeford —A Doctor s Strange Story. Biddeford, Me.. Doc. 31. —Several pools of blood on the snow on Sunday morning led to the belief that a murder had been committed the previous night. In this connection Dr. Gaston says he was called on Saturday night by three men who wanted him to go with them. They refused to give their names. When they reached Franklin street they bandaged his eyes. After traversing several streets they entered a house. The Doctor was led to an uncarpeted bed-room, where he was locked in, the men leaving him. Here he found a young woman with a deep gash extending from the right ear down the throat. She was extremely weak from the loss of blood. She said: “Doctor, for God’s sake save my life.” He feared she would die while he was there, and does not think she could have lived live minutes longer without care. After handaging the wounds, the doctor knocked on the door, which was opened. Ho was immediately taken to another room, where he found a man with a cut from his nostril to his mouth. After treating this patient he was taken back to Franklin street blindfolded, where the men left him. They were out of sight before he could unbandage his eyes.

BUSINESS AND LABOIL A Review of the Failures in the United States for 1883. New York, Dec. 31. —Business failures in the United States during 1883, reported to R. G. Dun &: Cos., number 9.189. against 6,738 in 1882, an increase of 2.446. The liabilities for 1883 are $172,000.00(1. against $101,000,000 for 1882. Tlio failures last year were greater than those of any year since 1878, when they reached 10.478, with liabilities of $234,000,000. A close analysis of the table presented in the circular shows that out of every ninety-four persons engaged in business in 1883 one person failed, while in 1878 one person failed out of every sixty four traders. In Cauarta the proportion of failures during the year was one failure to every forty-eight traders. General Reduction in Wages. W auk ham. Mass.. Dec. 31.—Several extensive iron films will make a general reduction in wages to-morrow. The large nail establishment of the Tremont iron Company will shut down for repairs. The Wareham Nail Company will make a cut of 15 per cent, below the ticket price. The Parker Nail Company will cut nailers 15 per cent, and laborers 10 per cent. The Franconia Iron Company has posted a notice of a 10 per cent, reduction. A South Framingham. Mass., special says the wages of the employes of the Lancaster Gingham Company, numbering several hundred, have been cut down on account of the extreme dullness of tlie market. In some cases the reduction reaches 10 per cent. To-morrow the Assabet woolen mills at Maynard, employing 1,000 hands, will reduce wages 10 per cent. At New Bedford, Mass., the hoys in the muleroom at the Acashanet mill have struck. The spinners are out in consequence. Milting Suspended. Wilkesbarrk, Pa., Dec. 31.—Contrary to general expectations, an order was received this evening ordering a suspension at all mines three days each week, commencing on Thursday and lasting to April 1. Cars are very scarce through the Wyoming valley. The chutes at the breakers are all blocked with coal. Wants an Accounting. Boston, Dec. 31. —Ferdinand A. Wyman, a stockholder of the Humiston Food-pressing Company, lias filed a bill in equity, asking for an accounting from the treasurer, alleging unauthorized debts to the amount of $75,000 have been contracted, ami that the company is practically defunct. _ Strike of Coal •'liners. Pittsburg, Pa.. Dec. 31. —The delegates to the convention of fourth pool miners to-day resolved not to mine any coal until the operators agree to pay the rate awarded by umpire Weeks —three cents per bushel. All but four pits are idle. Two thousand men are interested in the strike. Troll Mills Shut Down. Reading, Pa., Dec. 31.—The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company’s rail-mill closed to, day, probably permanently, throwing 300 hands out of work. The is that it costs $37 a ton to make rails, while in other parts of the country they can be manufactured for $35. Accepted tlie KeiUicfion. Pittsburg, Dec. 31.—The employes of the Roberts & Oliver wire mill, who struck two or three weeks ago against a reduction, returned to work to-day at the company’s terms. Failure at Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Doc. 31.—Executions aggregating between $75,000 and SIOO,OOO have been filed in the sheriff’s office against Freidberger & Strouse, dealers in general notions. A statistician (bachelor of course) insists that courtships average three tons of coal each, and we would add. scores of bad coughs and colds; but then every prudent gallant is provided with a bottle of Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. Price, 25 cents.

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1881.

TilF, KEXVEDY TRIAD. The Testimony All Ju —An Expectation that the Charge Will Be (liven this Morning'. Special to tho Indianapolis Journal.* Shelbyville, lnd., Dec. 31.—'When court adjourned, on Saturday, it was agreed that the State should be allowed to present seven additional witnesses this morning, one of the counsel for the State agreeing to furnish tlie court a list of the witnesses. This morning the .State presented a number of new witnesses, but as counsel failed to furnish tin* promised list, the judge refused to allow the witnesses to testify. The rebuttal evidence was then continued. Dr. McFadden was recalled to make an explanation as follows: “In my former testimony I stated that at the time I called to see MeOorkle T could not say that the wound was necessarily mortal. 1 now desire to state that this statement of the wound not necessarily being fatal was applied to the first time I saw him. My observations in the army were that lung wounds are not always necessarily fatal. Could not say the wound was necessarily fatal the first time I saw* MeCorkle." Simon B. Worland was called, and the defense objected to his testifying, as he had sat in court after he was sworn, and when ho knew that the court had instructed all the witnesses that they should not remain in the court room during the examination of the witnesses. The witness said he heard three witnesses for the defense tifyThe rule of of the court was that such a wit ness should be excluded. The witness was perrai >d to testify. Hiram Conners. Memory Phillips, John Chambers and W. J. Tucker also pleaded a general denial of all the important facts given by witnesses for defense. The rebuttal evidence of the defense was confined to the testimony of George C. Thaclier, who testified, on Saturday, that Marshal Barger passed by his store some ten minutes before the shooting; also, that he stood in his store and saw the crowd eome out of Hardebeck’s saloon and cross the street. Oliver Green—A moment before tlie shooting, Jeff. Barger was up in the Volunteer office, standing, looking out the window; I saw him there. George S. Jones—Heard the shots near Hamilton's Bank; i went at once to the scene and tried to find out how bad McCorklo was shot; the crowd w r as so donse I w ent at once to tlie Volunteer office and found Marshal Barger there; Barger said something to me about tho shoot ing when I went in. The witness was asked to state what was said, but objection w r as made and sustained by the court. Counsel for defense stated they expected to prove by Mr. Jones that Mr. Barger said to him that he had been up there all the time and had seen the whole snooting affray: that Ibis was the first time he had flinched from his duty as city marshal, but that he had been informed in the morning by a friend that a conspiracy had been formed to get up a riot that day, and that if he took any part m suppressing it he would l>e killed. Walter Scott—Some ten minutes before the shooting I met Jeff. Barger going north (Thacher’s store is north of the shooting): met. him bet ween the Presbyterian Church and A. J. Thurston's. Gus. Baker—Some ton minutes before the shooting Barger came into the Flaitz saloon on the comer. Barger said he believed there would be a racket across at Hardebeck’s saloon; passed at once up stairs into the Volunteer office. Jeff. Barger—Some ton minutes before tho shooting 1 did not pass Thacher’s grocery store, nor go into Vannoy’s saloon on tho snuare; met Mr. Scott between the Presbyterian Onurch and Thurston's warerooms. I went straight into tho Flaitz saloon, saw Gus. Baker and passed up into tho Volunteer offico. A person standing in George Thacher's door could not see a crowd three feet east from Hardebeck’s saloon. T went to Thacher’s door and tasted it; nor could a person standing in Thacher’s door see a crowd in the street- from the saloon. William Teal’s brick coiner, on the corner, obstructs the view. At noon tho court declared the testimony in the case ended, and adjourned until 1:30, when tlie argument was to commence. Mr. Wray was to open the argument for the State. Thomas B. Ana ms arose and objected, and excepted to the ruling of the court in permitting Messrs. Wilson and G learner to make speeches against the defendant. When the defendant returned. Judge Hord, on his own motion. appointed Messrs. Wilson and Glessner to prosecute the defendant, when the prosecuting attorney aud his deputy were ready to prosecute. Afterwards the defendant was brought into court, and moved to set aside the appointment of the court, which motion was overruled and excepted to by the attorneys for the defense. Counsel for the defense then demanded of tho court that it reduce to writing and deliver to the counsel for the defense, before the argument before the jury began, the charge which he expected to give to the jury, so that the attorneys for the defense might use the charges in their argument before the jury. The attorneys for the defense insisted that the law gave them them this right, but the court took a different view and ordered Mr. Winy to go on with his argument. E. K. Adams excepted to the ruling of the court and also to Mr. Wray proceeding until the charge was handed over. In tlie midst of tho contention Judge Hord ordered court adjourned.

DAILY WKATHEB BULLETIN. Indications. War Department. 3 Offp e of the Chief Signal Officer, > Washington, Jan. 1, la. m. ) For Tennessee and Ohio Valley—Colder, gradually clearing weather, light local rains, partly snow. fn tne Ohio valley, northerly winds; nearly stationary, followed by rising barometer. For the Upper Lake Region—Colder, partly cloudy weather; light local snows; northerly winds, hacking northwesterly; higher barometer. Local Observations. Indianapolis, Dec. 31. Time. Bar. | Th. Hum. Wind* Weather. R’f.L 6:24 a. M. 30.15 35.0 R 9 N Thrcat’g. .04 30:2*1 a. m. 30.22 35.5 74 N Cloudy 2:24 p. M. 30.18 38.0 72 N Cloudy 6:24 P. M. '30.241 34.0 j7O N Cloudy io:21 p. m.[30.25|32.5) 72 NE Cloudy Maximum temperature, 38.0; minimum temperatore, 32.5. t General Observations. War Department. ) Washington. Dec. 31, 10:25 p. m. 5 Observations takon at the same moment of time at all stations. ~ 3T” E =r v. o § “ 2 5 * S 3 * ?? f O * C* rZ (J station. ? i : : c : I? • * r : : f : : ! : : <* : Bismarck, Dak 30.87—21 NW {Clear. Cairo 30.35 35 N ; Cloudy. ('hattanooga 1 Chicago 30.34 30 N j Cloudy. Cincinnati ,30.24 39 N .01'Cloudy. Davenport, la [30.43 28 NE Cloudy. Dead wood 30.71 0 SE {Clear. Denver 30.55 6 S K'lear. I')es Moines 30.51 10 N .Oljdoudy. Dodge City 30.01 0 NW .05 Lt. snow Fort Assinihoiuo... Fort Buford 30.94 —2l W Clear. Fort Custer 30.82 —7 N 'Clear. Fort Elliott 30.60 6 N {Clear. Fort Sill - j Galveston. 30.13 45 N .OljLt, rain. Indianapolis 30.26 32 NE 'Cloudy. Itidianola Keokuk 30.3H1 2'J N 'Cloudy. Ta Crouse R 10.46 22 N .. .'Cloudy. Leavenworth 30.49} 11 N .08!Lt. snow Little Reek, Ark— 30.21 37 NW ,Cloudy. Louisville 3t).‘2o| 37 N ‘Cloudy. Memphis 30.16; 39 N Cloudy. Morenead 30.74 —l2 N .Cloudy. Nashville 30.16* 41 N .18 Lt. ram. North Platte 30.69 2 NE Cloudy. Omaha 30.63 t 3 N .01 Li. wow Pittsburg 30.12 j 42 W . 12jLt. rain. Shrevei>ort. • 30.18 38 NW .08 Lt. rain Spring!) eld, HI 30 35 29 N Cloudy. St. Louis 30.32 30 N Cloudy. Stockton 30.52 25 N Cloudy. St. Paul 30.52 29 W .06Lt. snow Vicksburg 30.11 4.7 N .01 Cloudy. Yankton, I>. T 30.72 —6 N .02 Lt. snow New Orleans 30.02 64 8W Clear. Lius Animas *. 30.61 0 W ... Clear. Fort Smith 30.32 26 N Cloudy. Salt Lake .30.75 7 N Clear. Fort Billings

m pPTJTP 1 A Pf! QUHTj UPITTQIi 1 --HJiuillunuU uilUlj iIUUuJj No. 24 W. Washington St. % : &ST r- i—- ■ - • • V f * £ .•?* A > Damaged by Show Wateri OVER $2,000 WORTH OF OUR BEST GOODS Were slightly damaged by water leaking through tlie sky-light in center and rear of our store. / • • T We can never allow damaged goods to remain in our stock, so offer the entire lot, consist ing principally of Ladies’ Fine Kid Boots and Misses’ and Children’s Goods, at the unheardof low figure- of £>o per Cent. °ff Gte regular price, every Shoe being plainly marked. \ Three hundred pairs of Ladies’ fine mat kid top, kid button, were lying in eases (having been wet through the cartons) and slightly damaging the appearance of the goods, but not affecting the shoes a particle as regards the wear. They are the well-known Dimon & Diabrow goods, so well liked by our trade, and never sold for less than $3.75. W e offer the entire lot, 300 pairs, at $1.95. Now, Ladies, this is your chance. Please call and examine them, if nothing more. We know there is not a person in Indianapolis or vicinity who will look at one of the Shoes and not pay the price we have placed on them at a great loss to us. You may say “it’s all bosh. Why should MACK lose on Shoes, when his stove is always. crowded with customers, and he is no t obliged to sell at. a IoSSp” Now, there it is; and right here is where we want to say something. Yes, we always have plenty of’ trade, and why? Because, when we advertise that certain makes of goods will be placed on sale at the Chicago Slice House, at such and such a price, the shoe-buying public know that the offer is genuine, and experience has taught them that we always do as we advertise. Then, in regard to the loss we make, we do lose occasionally, and by losing we gain, for when WE lose on goods some one gains. Our customers gain, and when they gain through. US we gain too, for they are sure to return to us, lienee our immense trade. 8o much for loss and gain. We place tlie entire lot of Allen’s Gentlemen’s Ccilf button, acknowledged to be the best $4.50 Button Boot in the city, at the following low price of $3.00. (limiting, however, one pair to one purchaser). We want these bargains equally divided among our customers, so that all will have an opportunity to partake of this grand treat. v ~; <y This lot of Bargains will be our NEW YEAR’S PRESENT TO OUR PATRONS. We cannot enumerate all the kinds that were damaged, but give a few of the principal kinds. 29 pairs Men’s fine $2.00 Velvet Slippers—we close them at 95c. 179 pairs Ladies’ heavy Goat button s3.oo—we close them at $1.65. 240 pairs Men’s heavy Kip Boots, regular price, $4.50; also, 27 pairs Men’s heavy grain leather Boots, suitable for teamsters and car drivers—will clean out both lots at slaughtering price of $2.75. ■?*'"' ' 10 cases Child’s, no heel, Kid button, regular price 80c; to sell at 35e. In connection with the above, we call attention to our big stock of Rubber Goods. As wo never buy only when some OUO IoSGS, we are i n a position to “astonish the natives" on prices. Ladies’ Rubbers in all the neat and fashionable patterns, making a rubber easy to wear and light as a feather. - ' r f

THE DAMAGED STOCK IS NOW READY FOR SALE. ■ if MAMMOTH . * f* : , r * f Chicago Shoe House, ft iii No. 24 W. Washington St.! ~ V '■ G. L. W. MACK.