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sr.ens. The bodies were convoyed to the eatlie firal on biers, followed by a long procession boaring torches and a band playing the dead aiarch. The funeral will take place in Cork on R unday. A guard of honor from her Majesty’s fillip Revenge will escort the remains to Cork. The Spanish Outrage. London, March C. —Earl Granville lias intrueted the Governor of Gibraltar to report oncerning the boarding of the American ship, farianne Nottebohn, by Spanish officials. A emi-official explanation from Madrid states, iiat although the ship paid Gibraltar port dues, j he was not anchored in British waters. The Hog Question. Paris, March 6.—A committee of the Chamber of Deputies will report in favor of Paul Bert's proposal to settle, the trichiniasis question by the appointment of a French board for the inspection of pork imported into France. A Serious Afl'ray. Rome, March 6.—An affray occurred yesterday at Pressa between laborers on a railway and tho inhabitants of the village. The carbineers, in endeavoring to suppress the disturbance, fired, killing eight and wounding fourteen villagers. Come High but Must Have ’Em. London, March 6.—The commander of the Black Flags has offered a reward of £lO for each head of a French soldier and £.‘l2 for the head of an officer. Cable Notes. The Porte has appointed Photiades Bey Govc mor of Crete. The Attorney general has served a writ upon Bradlaugh for voting in the House of Commons on Feb. 11. Justices of the peace in Londonderry have asked the government to proclaim the Orange and Nationalist meetings on St Patrick’s Day. Archduke John has published a pamphlet on spiritualism. The Archduke says spiritualism is cherished in huts and palaces, and its adherents number 2.000,000. It is reported a fresh Dutch expedition has been despatched to Aeheen, Sumatra, with the hope of securing the release of the crew of the wrecked steamer Nizero. Another suicide, due to gambling losses, has occurred at Monte Carlo, making the nineteeth since the Ist of January. The newspapers are demanding that France suppress the scandal. French workmen, prompted by the Anarchists, have published a manifesto urging a demonstration against the government, with a view to leading them to adopt measures for the amelioration of the condition of the unemployed. NEWS IN BRIEF. Nine buildings burned at Odessa, Mo., on ’ Wednesday night, Guiseppe Gendice has been found guilty in lew York of the murder of Maggiorini D&ghier. Tho Northern Pacific Railroad Company has purchased twelve locomotives at a cost of $129,780. Daniel Anderson's steam saw-mills at Waterside. N. !>.. burned yesterday. Loss heavy; uninsured. The Maryland Senate has reconsidered its order to investigate the charges made against the mayor of Baltimore. A fire occurred yesterday morning in three buildings of tho oil cloth works of Blabon & Cos., Philadelphia. IjOss estimated at $50,000. Wash Wilson shot dead a man named Taylor, at Rocky Mount, Bossier parish, Louisiana, during a Democratic primary election, yesterday. The sentence of Premier Boudoir, of Dover. N. H., convicted of the murder of Grant, has been postponed, i.is son confessing to being the murderer. Jury Commissioner Andrew Moreland, of Pitts burg, slipped on an iron grating yesterday, and striking hie head against the curbstone, was killed instantly. James Crawford, an ex-railroad conductor, charged by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company with embezzling tickets, has been found guilty by a Philadelphia jury. Win. Harlan, clerk and commissioner of the United States Circuit and District Courts, and United States shipping commissioner at Pensacola, has absconded, being a defaulter. Howard E. lining, formerly general agent of Ihe passenger department of the Wabash road, has oeen appointed special agent of the passenger department of the Chicago & Alton. J. B. Cooper, wholesale and retail hardware, of Kau Claire, Wis., failed yesterday. Attachments, judgments and executions now filed amount to $40,000. The stock will invoice about $6,000. Four members of the Salvation Army were arrested at Bridgeport, Conn., for violating the city ordinance by parading the streets, and were each lined $7 ana costs, or fifteen days in jail. They went t.> jail. In a quarrel, last night, at San Leandre. Cal., Wiu. Scollard drew a revolver and shot Aleck Dietricksou, a saloonkeeper, dead. When Kcollards fat her was told the news he exclaimed. My God, can this beU and fell dead. Western shippers will meet in New York next veek to decide how much anthracite coal the Vest will take next year, and at what price. It > thought the West will take four million tons luring 1884. Prices are to be maintained at all lazaras

At the blooded cattle sale at Marshall. Mo., forty-four short-horns belonging to R. W. Owen, of North Middleton, Ky., brought $8,050, and sixteen Jerseys owned by Alex. Me Clin took & Son, of Millersburg, Ky., brought nearly four thousand dollars. Another .lease James gang of boys Las been broken up by the Boston polieo. They laul taken possession of the Concord-street school-house. In the flight one turned and discharged a pistol at the police, without effect. Two boys, twelve and fourteen years of age, have been arrested. At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco resolutions were adopted protesting against tin- proposed action of the government to confiscate all duty-paid merchandise over three years in bonded warehouses. A memorial has been telegraphed to the Secretary of the Treasury requesting a delay of ninety days. About thirty representatives of barb-wire manufactures, of New York, Pennsylvania. Illinois, lowa and Missouri, held a meeting at .St. Louis yesterday. They had a long consultation regarding their interests. The meeting was secret, but it is learned from a reliable source that it was decided to advance the price of barbed wire half a cent per pound. The Board of Trade of Wichita. Kan., a few days since held a meeting for the purpose of taking steps to aid the Ohio river sufferers. A c ommittee was appointed to canvass tlie city for money, and one prominent man named in each of the twenty-six townships of Sedgwick county to solicit farm products and money. It is esti mated that thirty to forty car-loads of corn alone will be contributed by Saturday next, or about Id,ooo bushels, besides a considerable amount of money. Suicide of W. H. Oiler. Kansas City, March 6.—W. H. Oiler, agent 5n this city for the Continental fast freight line, c ommitted suicide this evening. He went into a store on Union avenue to purchase a revolver, took up a loaded weapon and ftred a bull through bis brain. He had been despondent and intemperate for some time. He leaves a wife in a delicate condition. Oiler formerly lived in cagoThe Flood In the Lower Mississippi. Helena, Ark., March 6.—The levee broke today ooe mile above Friars Point, Miss., which that thriving little city. The river .it Glendale, opposite here, has attained the height of 1882. Many places from Glendale to Clarsdale, in the interior, report the water from t wo to four inches higher than ever known. Train "Wrecked. Bangor, Me., March 6.—A train on the Maine Central railroad met with an accident south of Orrington this morning. Several freight, baggage and mail cars were wrecked. Baggagomnstcr (.'ole and Engineer Kennedy were bauly tiurt; other* slightly. TsrT4KOTiON f weak stomach, irregularities of Rowels, cannot exist when flop Bitters are used.

BOYNTON CLOSES HIS EASE. The Evidence for the Defense in the Kcifer-Boynton Controversy. A Number ofYVitnesses Examined with aYiew to 1 rapeaching Messrs. Garfield and Elder, Keifer's Witnesses. •Special t the lndianapolia Journal, Washington, March o.—Commenting upon the proceedings of the Keifer-Boynton investigation, to-night, friends of the ex-Speaker regard this as having been an unfortunate day for him, and he is either a much-abused man, and labors under great disadvantage in this investigation, or ho has a poor cause. Most people here seem to think the latter is the case; at least he doesn't make a good impression, and is the victim of many blunders. Knowing that he had written a letter to the Attorney general recommending Elder, his impeached witness, for position; that the letter was on file in the Department of Justice, and could be produced by subpoena duces tecum, and that when he said ho did not know Elder, and yet had, in fact, stated in his letter to Brewster that he was well acqnainetd with him, he ought to have seen that he was entrapping himself, and was weaving a web of suspicion about his statements that would make them appear as false, even though they were true. He contradicted himself several times. Following up this advantage, the defense will to morrow probably call a witness to prove that Keifer hired Elder to testify for him. So, altogether, some misfortune has attended the ex-Speaker this day. The Proceedings in Detail. To the 'Wogteru Associated Press. Washington, Murch C. —ln the Keifer-Boyn-ton investigation, to-day, John A. Sloan, of Washington, was called. He testified to the general bad reputation of J. W. Elder in this city. Would not believe him under oath. Representative Jordan, of the Second congressional district of Ohio, testified to the good reputation of General Boynton. Edgar M. Johnson, a lawyer of Cincinnati, was called. In answer to a question as to Boynton’s reputation few integrity and honor, he said, with emphasis, it was especially good. General lioseerans had known General Boynton for twenty years, and had never heard his integrity impeached in the slightest degree until he heard Mr. Keifer's speech on the floor of the House. Mr. Ramsey offered in evidence a transcript of the record of the Court of General Sessions, of New York, showing the arrest and imprisonment in the Tombs of J. W. Elder, for obtaining money by personating W. C+. Elder, a New York detective. General Keifer was placed upon the stand and examined by Mr. Ramsey. “At whose solicitation did you. General Keifer, write a letter to the Department of Justice in behalf of Mr. Elder?”asked Mr. Ramsey. “I do not remember at whose solicitation,” replied Mr. Keifer. Mr. Ramsey then asked if the witness had not paid Mr. Elder’s board bill at the United States Hotel.

“No,*' replied the witness. ‘‘Did you advance any money for this purpose r The reply was again in the negative, the answer being qualified by the denial of any direct knowledge of his board bill. On being further questioned, the witness acknowledged ho had furnished SOO or S7O to his counsel to be used for the benefit of Elder. He had heard that Elder was sick, and this money went to pay his board. ‘ Elder was not ill at that time, was her asked Mr. Ramsey. The witness said he knew nothing about that, or something to that effect. Representative Follett, of the First congressional district, of Ohio; Senator Hawley, of Connecticut; Representative Hitt, and others testified strongly in favor of Gen. Boynton’s good character. Mr. Ramsey again offered iu evidence that portion of the testimony taken by the KelloggSpofford committee, which contains the crossexamination of Elder. His purpose, he explained,, was to show the improbability of Boynton’s holding such a conversation as it was alledged he had with Elder, with such a man as this testimony proved Elder to bo The committee declined to receive the evidence. To the next witness, E. J. Works, of New York, it was a mystery why he had been summoned here. He knew nothing whatever about this case. The witness was subpoenaed by Mr. Keifer, but called to the stand by Mr. Boynton. Charles S. Garfield was recalled and cross-ex-amined by Mr. Ramsey, and after close questioning, the witness admitted that ho was arrested in DeK&lb county, Indiana, in 1870 or 1880. He was indicted for burglary. To Coleman —The case was nolle prossed, and he was innocent of the charge. Z. B. Bolding, proprietor of the United States Hotel, was next placed upon the stand. He said Elder had boarded with him for some time, and the witness held a bond as collateral. He said that Elder owed him a board bill of over SIOO, and that a few' days ago a man came to his hotel and handed the clerk S7O in payment of Elder’s board, and left immediately, without waiting for a receipt He would not* know the man if he saw him again. He acknowledged he expected someone to come there to pay the bill. He could not say whether or not Elder had told him that Keifer would settle the bill, but thought Keifer 8 name was mentioned in that connection. Elder bad said something about expecting money for witness fees. Mr. Coleman then went voluntarily on the stand and made a statement in regard to the payment of the money to Elder. lie said that when ho was preparing the case he wished to know' whether Garfield remembered the conversation between Boynton and Elder aud he sent Elder to Cleveland to see Garfield. He gave Elder SSO to pay his expenses, but when he returned he told him (Coleman) he had paid out more than SSO in expenses and that liis landlord was very pressing. Elder said S7O would be enough, and Coleman had sent that sum to the clerk of the United States Hotel. Ben Prescott, messenger of the Senate, knew Elder. His reputation for truth and veracity was not good at all. Brewster Cameron, general agont of the Department of Justice was called. He produced and identified a letter from the files of tlie Department. The letter was read as follows: House of Representatives, ) Washington, I). Jan. 10, 188-1. > Hon. benjamin H. Brewster, Attorney-general: My Dear Sir—l am well acquainted with John W. Elder, who will present this letter to you. I wish to saiy for him that-he is reliable in all inspects, aud I ask of you. as‘a personal favor, to give him a hearing on a matter about which he wishes to fqtcak. Ido not know what it is, but I assure you he does not wish to impose on you in any way. Yottrs with high esteem, J. Warren Keifer. Mr. Ramsey said he wanted to prove by this witness that the matter which Elder wanted an interview with the Attorney-general about was connected with the star-routes; that he wanted to be employed by the Department ostensibly in the prosecution of the star-route investigations, but iu reality for the purpose of operating against the government, and in the interest of those im plicated in the frauds. The chairman of the committee decided this testimony would be better suited for Mr. Springer’s committee, and ruled it out. Mr. Cameron said tlie department was under the impression that Keifer bad written this letter at the instance of Mr. Kellogg, but this was denied by Mr. Keifer, who said ex-Representa-tive Amos Townsend, of Cleveland, 0., requested him to write the letter. After it bad been decided not to do anything for Elder, the wit

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ness met Mr. Reifor and called liis attention to the fact that Elder's reputation had been shown not to he good, whereupon Mr. Keifer, ns the witness remembered it, said he thought the department was able to take care of itself. The witness told Mr. Keifer that Elder was said to have kept a house of prostitution. The witness also told Sir. Keifer that Elder claimed to have managed Mr Keifer’s canvass for the speaker ship, and that Mr. Keifer was therefore under obligations to Mr. Elder. General Keifer said that was false. Mr. Ramsey said to the ehairman, “That is all; defense has closed.” The committee adjourned until Tuesday. QUITE ARY. Death of General James Moorhead, of Pittsburg. Pittsburg. Pa., March 6. —General James K. Moorhead, one of the oldest and most prominent citizens, died at 8:30 this morning after a protracted illness, of cancer of the stomach. At the time of his death General Moorhead was President of the Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce and also of the Monongahela Navigation Company. He represented Hie Twentysecond district of Pennsylvania in the Thirtysixth to Forty-first Congresses, and during tho memorable United States senatorial contest in 1880 was western Pennsylvania's choice. He always took on active interest in philanthropic work and was prominently connected with most of the charitable concerns in the community besides educational and literary institutions. Deceased was seventy-eight years of age. Boston. March 6. —Jos. Leonard, the successful auctioneer, who failed so completely as a theatrical manager, died to-day aged seventyfive. The eulogy upon Wendell Phillips by George Win Curtis has been postponed until April 18. The S nil I v an-Ko bin,son Fight. San Francisco, March 6.—Fifteen thousand people were inside the pavilion this evening to witness the Sullivan-Robinson match. Robinson was knocked down eight times in the first round, going down at each blow of Sullivan without receiving punishment. The second round was an exact repetition of the first, except that Robinson fell down fourteen times in rapid succession. The third round was the same maneuvers on the part of Robinson, who, however, did not succeed so well in avoiding punishment, getting several severe blows. In this round a claim of a foul was made {on the part of Sullivan’s time-keeper, that Robinson fell without being struck by Sullivan. The claim was not noticed by the referee. Iu the fourth round, Robinson's trick of falling without an exchange of blows was too evident for the referee to allow it to pass. The round was unfinished and the match given to Sullivan, on the foul specified above. Robinson escaped without apparent punishment, though Sullivan planted several left-hand undercuts m his face when Robinson was in the act of falling. Robinson’s conduct was severely censured" by the spectators. New York Republican Committee. New York, March 6. —At a caucus called by John J. O’Brien, to-night, 146 of the 243 members of the Republican couuty committee were preseut. Mr. O'Brien nominated as chdirman of the caucus Police Commissioner Mason, who stated the object of the meeting was to consult about the permanent officers of the new county committee. The roll was called on an informal ballot, each member being requested to express his preference for chairman. of the county committee. Many said they would not he bound by the action of the caucus. The result of the informal ballot was: O’Brien, 119; Marvelle W. Cooker, 14; William Dowd, 3; G. B. Dean, 2. Col. Sponcer moved that O'Brien be declared the nominee of the caucus for presentation to the county convention. Violent speeches were made in opposition to O’Brien. The motion was finally carried, with an “aye” which shook the building. About a dozen voted “no.” The meeting then adjourned, but not before Mr. Hazeltine had withdrawn from the room, after entering a protest against the proceedings.

Forming Monopolies. Birmingham, March f>, —Arrangements have been perfected to consolidate the Pratt Coal and Iron Company, the Alice Furnace Company and the Linn Iron Company, into one organization, with $5,000,000 capital. Boston, March 6.—The Hayden Company, manufacturers of brass goods, at Haydenville, Mass., has been bought out bv a syndicate of Western gentlemen, understood to reprosont a combination formed to control the brass market. Pittsburg, March G.—The tack factory of S. P. Hollister was sold, to-day, to a syndicate of Eastern capitalists, who, it is said, ani forming a monopoly of the manufacture of tacks. The works are to be abandoned and the machinery taken East A number of Pittsburgers are said to be interested in the proposed monopoly. Murder Unearthed at a Funeral. Savannah, March 6.—The coroner stopped a negro funeral service, and removing the shroud and clothing of live corpse, revealed nine knifewounds, inflicted by the man in whoso house the funeral was being held. The victim was William Dunn, and the murderer is Jerry Hagins. who tried to conceal the murder by reporting that death was caused by pneumonia and making a hasty burial. Dunn’s intimacy with H&gins’s daughter led to the crime. The murderer was arrested Destitute Laborers. Galveston. March 6.—Thirty-five families of Austrians and Italians were landed here to-day in a destitute condition by the steamship Harris, from Brazos Santiago. They claim to have been induced to emigrate to Mexico by promises of land and assistance from the Mexican government, which were not fulfilled, and say they were compelled to labor on railways and other works for exceedingly meager wages. The Austrian and Italian consuls here will be applied to for help. Steamship News. Philadelphia, March G. Arrived: Lord Gough, from' Liverpool. London, March G. —Arrived: Switzerland, Wisconsin and City of Chicago, from New York; Dalcoth, from Bremen. New’ York, March G.—Arrived: Pavonia and Abyssinia, from Liverpool; Anchoria, from Glasgow; Labrador, from Havre. Result of a Woman's Folly. Emporia, March 6.—James L. Daugherty, a mail agent on the Topeka & Santa Fe railroad, shot and seriously wounded Professor Nutting, a music teacher of this city, this afternoon. The affair has created a great sensation, and grew out of a well-known intimacy between Nutting and Daugherty's wife. Public sentiment is with Daugherty. The Waller-ltirri gall Controversy. New Haven, March G—ln the Waller-Bird sail controversy, Birdsall adds a chapter by publishing their correspondence during the last campaign, the “only course open,” he says, “owing ■ to the duplicity of the Governor.” Overcome by Gas. Reading, Pa., March 6.— Two men wore found overcome by Eckert’s furnace, this morning, One, Rfcmthger, was dead, and the other, \\ Redfern, of Pittsburg, is not likely to recover. Women on tlie New York Papers. Correspondence Chicago Tribune. Tln re are not so many ladies on tlie New York press as formerly. Those I happen to know as having places on the office staff are Miss Middie Morgan, of the Times; Miss Katherine V. Ferguson, of the Morning Journal; Miss Beatrice Biddle, of tlLe World (grand daughter of old Nicholas Biddle, I believe, who was Vice-president of Pennsylvania when Franklin was President, and was the foremost figure in the Jackson’s bank agitation): Miss Mary Furguson, of the Queen, and Miss Helen Hutch iuson aud Mrs. liunkle, of the Tribune. Sad Case of Political Affliction, Andrews Kxpress. Tin* Democratic party in this congressional district is in sore grief. One of its editors has joined the Republican party, and another recently rose for prayers at a protracted meeting in progress in au adjoining town.

STATE NEWS AND GOSSIP. Greensburg Deeply Interested in the liesult of the Block Trial. Expectation that a Verdict Will Be Reached To-Day—Fires at Anderson and Winamac—Notes and Gleanings. INDIANA. The IMock Murder Case Drawing to a Close Amid Great Interest. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Grrensburg, Starch 6.—The jury in the Block murdertse.se, last night, slept with the theory of the prosecution fresh in mind, the most of yesterday being occupied by the State’s attorneys, hut to night the theory of the defense is uppermost for the whole of the day was taken by argument for the defense. Senator Spann spoke all forenoon, and Judge Cullen all afternoon. Both were excellent speeches. To-morrow morning Prosecutor Tacket will close the case for the State, and Judge Heller will read his charge and haud the case to the jury. The interest is so intense that all lur.'e become infected, and everybody who can get into the court room is present during the argument. Sporting characters are betting freely as to the verdict, and as to how individual jurymen will vote when they retire. Fire at Goshen. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Goshen, March 6.—About 1 o’clock this morning fire broke out in John Wurster's building, occupied by Hahn’s saloon and Loveridge & Magei's photograph gallery. The flames spread rapidly to the adjoining building, owned by Mrs. H. Bartlomav and occupied by Bartlemay & Son as a shoe store. Both were frame buildings, and were damaged beyond repair. Pooley's brick block, on the north, and Byerle's, on the south, prevented the further spread of the fire. Bartlemay & Sou’s loss is tho greatest, being about $3,000, with $2,000 insurance. Insurance on building, SSOO. Johu Bartlemay’s building was not insured, his policy having expired on January 1. The effects of the saloon are a total loss, and Loveridge & Mager have a small insurance. Total loss, about $6,000. Charged with a Serious Offense. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Anderson, March 6.—Calvin Cree, a prominent young man of Suromitville, this county, was to-day arrested by Sheriff Moore, upon two grand jury indictments charging him with assault and battery, with intent to commit rape, on Minta Vinson, a weak-minded girl of that neighborhood. He gave bond in the sum of SI,OOO for his appearance at court. Young Cree is the son of Hon. Robert H. Cree, who was the senator from this district in the year 1875, is highly connected, and his arrest caused general surprise.

A Peculiar Case. Special to the ludianapnli* Journal. New Castle, Marcft 6.— A peculiar case has just been unearthed here, by which Henry county is the loser. In 1882, T. B. Reeder, exrecorder, borrowed S9OO from the school fund, giving a mortgage on a piece of real estate, which was appraised at SI,BOO. It now transpires that the property described in tlie mortgage, and on which the loan was made, is not worth over s,‘loo. The appraisers state that the land mortgaged is not the same as viewed by them, or at least this claim is made. Reward for an Escaped Prisoner. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Rockville, March 6.—The county commissioners, yesterday, offered $l5O for the arrest' aud delivery of Charles Roberts, the burglar, who broke jail on Tuesday evening. He is about six feet high; will weigh about one hundred and seventy pounds; is as straight as an arrow; lias square shoulders; black eyes and hair, and had a black mustache; is about thirty years old; peculiarly graceful, active and genteel in style*. Ho is a desperate man and one of the most skilled burglars that ever operated in western Indiana. A lirook ville Man Loses $1,200 at Cards. Cincinnati Paper. A few days ago a well known young business man, of Brookville, Ind., came to this city to buy goods. He was formerly a clerk in a wellknown house, but by hard work and economy had saved enough money to establish a business of his own On Monday night last the young business man left his home with $1,200 in cash. This was all the money the young man had in the world, and represented the savings of a lifetime. It was his intention to buy a stock of goods for his store in Brookville, but ho was met by a friend, and. after a few drinks, was invited into a well known poker-room on Race street The young man was asked to play, and soon consented to risk a few dollars on the infatuating game. At first he won, but soon the wind blew the Other way, and dollar by dollar it drifted away. After playing all night, the early dawn found the young man with "mly $lB left. Disheartened with the loss of his money, the young mau began drinking, and for the past three days has been wandering the streets in a state of despondency. His friends were advised of his condition, and came to the city last night and took him homo. The loss will prove disastrous to him and will ruin his business. 4 Official Irregularity In Warren County. Attica Ledger. The report was circulated in this city the first of the week that Philip Gemmer, ex-treasurer of Warren county, was a defaulter. The facts, as the Lodger'Yearns, are that during Mr. Gemmer’s term of office ho loaned money and took notes, which wore not paid when ho turned the office over to his successor. These “accommodation papers,” amounting to between $16,000 and $20,000, were not received by Mr. Fleming, tlie present treasurer, and thus the matter stands. It is claimed that a portion of these papers are worthless. No legal steps have been taken against Mr. Gemmer or his bondsmen. Fire at Winamac. Special to the IndGoapolis Journal. Winamao, March G.—Fire was discovered at 2 o’clock, this morning, in S. B. Agnew’s store, in Train Hotel block. Damage to building. $500; stock, SI,OOO. Insured in Phoenix and Home. Committed Suicide. Evansville, March 6. —Charles Brown, a cigar-maker, committed suicide to-day. No cause is assigned. Minor Notes. The Henry county commissioners have established a voting precinct at Kennard, in Greensboro township. The BloomLngdale Rural Imnrovomettfc Assoliatiun has organized by the election of David Dennis as president. David Baum, an old and esteemed citizen of Delphi, died suddenly at liis home in that city, on yesterday, aged eighty. New Albany is soon to have an extensive porkpacking bouse for summer curing, which will bo first class in all its appointments. Rev. T. G. Bosley, of Jeffersoysville. has received an appointment as minister in the M. E. Church of the Kentucky Conference in the Toles boro circuit. Hon. F. E. D. McGinley, of Lafayette, who some time ago retired from the Sunday Morning Leader, over which he presided for several yeArs,

is about to assume control of anew Democratic daily in that city, of which he will be editor and proprietor. Hahn and Weeks, tho last of the gang implicated in the murder of Night-watchman Self, at Goshen on Dec. 13, have been sentenced to two years each in the penitentiary. Peter B. Muller, a hostler, of Greenfield, attempted to commit suicide by takiug three ounces of laudanum. Tho cause is attributed to excossivo drinking and being jilted by his girl. Rev. Henry Prentice has been appointed by Bishop Knickerbacker to the charge of tho churches of Mishawaka and Elkhart. The new minister will enter upon his duties on Sunday next. Mr. Joseph Sprague, president of the Jeffersonville Car Works, has announced that all persons having claims against tho trustees of tho Ohio Falls Car and Locomotive Company must present tho same within thirty days. Andrews Express: Dr. Saylor, and his brother Daniel Sayler, both aged citizens of Andrews, the former seventy-five and the latter over eighty years, lie at death's door at their homes, and can live but a short time longer. Mathias Brown, an employo of the Lafayette Paper Company, has filed an action for $5,000 damages. While at work about the tubs, filled with hot lime-water, Brown fell in. He claims nogligence on the part of the company. The clothes of an infant son of Kiel Morris, of Wabash, caught fire while the baby was playing near the open grate, and before the flames could be extinguished the child was burned so badly that death ensued. One side of the body was literally cooked. Mrs. Sarah Smith was born in Harrison county, near Mussclman's mills, on the 18th day of March, 1807. Her maiden name was Sarah Albin, and she was married to Henry Smith in 1826. She is the mother of ten children, the Soungest of whom is Dr. J. I. Smith, of New liddietown, Harrison county, with whom the veuerabio lady now resides. She is halo and hearty, and has resided all her life within two miles of thb place of her birth. Mrs. Smith is thought to he the oldest native-born resident of the State. IT.TJNOIS. Termination ol a Sensational Divorce Suit at Bloomington. Special to tho Indianapolis Journal. Bloomington, March 6. —Mrs. Miner, wife of Henry Miner, a prominent architect of this city, obtained a divorce to-day on charge of extreme and repeated cruelty. Both are very prominent people of this city. Democratic State Convention. Peoria, March 6. —The Democratic State central committee to-day selected Peoria as the place for holding the State convention. The date was fixed on July 2. Brief Mention. The preliminary hearing of John 11. Hall for the Mt. Pulaski murders is in progress at Lincoln. Dr. W. S. Kirk, of Atlanta, is in a critical condition from the prick of a needle which had been used in a post-mortem examination. On acoouut of a defective flue, the dwellinghouse of J. S. Bysy, at Urbans, was destroyed by fire. Loss, $1,600; no insurance. The Thomson Houston Electric Light Company, of Chicago, have closed a contract for supplying La Salle with two 25-liglitmachines, which will ho put in shortly. A commercial traveler’s outfit was found in a culvert about nine miles north of La Salle. The articles of clothing were marked with the uamo of Ed Wentlandt, Chicago. Fonl play is suspected. Dinneen & Doyle, boot and shoe merchants, Decatur, have made an assignment to S. S. Bohon for the benefit of their creditors, who have claims for about $9,000 against tho stock, whiefi will sell for $5,000. Charles White, living near Sailor Springs, was arrested and placed in tho calaboose, a small frame building. About midnight the calaboose was discovered on fire, and before any assistance could he rendered tho building was burned to tho ground and tho unfortunate prisoner roasted alive.

PAYNE AND SHERMAN. Prominent Democratic Estimates of Their Strength in Ohio. Interview with < 01. r . W. Woolley. Colonel 0. W. Woolley, of Cincinnati, who was Senator Pendletcm’s friend in the contest for the eenatorship last winter and six years ago, said to a reporter at the St. James Hotel last night: “Pendleton got his finishing dose from Bookwalter. Why, I can remember when Pen dleton came to mo and called me an egotist because I wouldn’t support Bookwalter. He said to me: ‘You set yourself up as better than the party. You should let the party decide for you.’ Lie got up a dinner for Bookwalter at Cincinnati to appease the wrath of prominent Democrats against Bookwalter, and he tendered his services to Bookwalter and the committee, and then Garfield died and there was no speaking, and Bookwaiter was defeated, and now he turns round and stabs Pendleton. Pendleton made a mistake in his civil service bill. I couldn’t agree with its terms. I would have it provide, first of all, for an examination of every man in Office, to let us see how many are unfit for the service; but he was only doing what two national conventions and two State conventions had directed him to do. He was obeying his constituents. A party tlmt will direct its public servants to do a thing which it afterwards slaughters them for doing will never come into power.* ‘•How about Ohior “Mr. Payne can’t carry it; you may set that down. If he and John Sherman are the nominees I shall go fishing, but I will bet on 25,000 majority for Sherman, and I think it will reach 50.000 or 75,000. Wo want a man with a constituency. That is Democracy. Wo don’t want a man merely for a pocket-book. McDonald cooked his goose when lie got Carlisle elected Speaker and stirred up his tariff muss. He could have been nominated and elected if he had just kept quiet on that subject, and kept it from being agitated in Congress. He had the influence to do it, too. He is a mighty good fellow. Payne s speech at Columbus has killed him. It mode a bad break in two ways. It killed* him in the East, where the civil-service reform sentiment is strong,and his straddle on the tariff used him up generally. Everybody in our party knows that he is a protectionist, and that ends him. Logan is the only man he can beat in Ohio. Tilden isn't to be thought of now any more than in 1880. I would vote for Arthur before I would for Tilden. I’m out of politics, but as I've spent more money in politics in twenty seven years than any other Democrat in Ohio, with one excep tioii, I hold a right to speak my mind pretty freely.” Julius Reis, of Cincinnati, who was a Tilden delegate in the Democratic national convention ol’ 1880, said: “It* Tilden wants to be nominated for President, he can have my vote and influence. He could be elected. The American people believe that, he was defrauded and that he ought to be lighted. I think, however, that Mr. Payne will be the nominee. In spite of the talk of Mr. Pendleton's friends Mr. Payne is very strong in Ohio. I only know of one mau Who can compete with him and that is John Sherman. It would be nip and tuck between them. Sherman is very popular with the Germans. I don’t say he could whip Mr. Payne, but. it would be a close fight. Mr. Pendleton’s mistake in Ohio was not wholly in his civil-ser-vice bill, but iu handling himself before bis constituents. The bill was a mistake, but not such a great one as was magnified by his enemies. It was in Cincinnati he did himself the greatest, injury. He. promised me to attend the ratification meeting of the Highland House (regular) convention. Six hours later he declined, and meanwhile a bolt was organized. This declination made every one of the twelve members on the legislative ticket, which was finally elected, feel that his defeat was deserved by IVndleton. Thus was one-fourth of the votes in the Democratic caucus lost by one small action. The Cheapest Plan. Atlanta Constitution. How many millions of dollars in the shape of “improvements” are .swept into the sea by every flood in the Mississippi, no man can say. But the cheapest plan erf improving the Mississippi would bo to pour the money i* 4 f into the bed of the stream.

PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. TH E SENATE. A Number of Bill* introduced and Referred —Other Proceedings. Washington. MarcM 6.—Among the memorials presented was one by Mr Cockrell, from the united labor organizations of St. Louis, protesting against attempts of employers, as illus trated by recent events in Connecticut with the glass blowers and other trades, to reduce tho compensation of American labor to a point on a level with pauper labor of Europe, and praying for the passage, of laws to restrict wholesale immigration intended to affect wages of American workingmen. In presenting the memorial and moving its reference to the committee on educa tion and labor, Mr. Cockrell took occasion to commend it to the serious consideration of that committee. So referred. Mr. Sewell presented a memorial and series of resolutions of the Senate of New Jersey oppos ing the Morrison tariff bill, and expressing the belief of that body that anything approaching a tariff for revenue only would materially injure, if not totally destroy, the manufacturing interests of New Jersey, and rodnee the wages of 1 American workingmen to a point entirely inconsistent with the demands upon them as members of society in the United States. Mr. Sherman called up the message announcing the action of the House on the Senate joint resolution appropriating SIO,OOO for the contingent fund of the Senate. The amendment of the House, which provides that the money so appropriated shall only he used for investigations already ordered, was read, and, after a general expression of views, the senators unanimously condemning the amendment of the House as an unjustifiable interference of that body with tho independence of tho Senate, a vote by yeas and nays was taken, and the Senate unanimously decided not to concur in the amendment, and a committee, consisting of Messrs. Sherman, Wilson and Butler, was appointed to confer with a like committee from the House on the subject. Bills were reported favorably and placed on . tho calendar, as follows: By Mr. Maxey, from the committee on postoffices and post-roads: A bill fixing the rate of postage to be paid upon mail matter of the second class when sent by others than publishers or news agents. It fixes the rate of transient newspapers at 1 cent for four ounces, the present rate being 1 cent for two ounces. By Mr. Brown, from the committee on railroads: A bill granting the Fort Worth & Denver City railroad the right of way through the Indian Territory. By Mr. Vest, from the committee on commerce: The House bill making an appropriation of SB,IOO to supply the defieieuces in the amount required for gauging and ascertaining the depth of water and width of channel in the South pass and other parts of the Mississippi river and tributaries. For this hill Mr. Vest asked immediate consideration. It was read three times and passed. Sir. Logan called up the bill introduced by ' himself, and reported favorably from the committee on finance, providing for the refunding to Fridley A Devyne, of Chicago, the sum of sls> erroneously paid the United States. Some reference being made to the smullnesS of tho amount, Mr. Logan said this did not seem to him to he a wholesoino objection; indeed, he tlionght it the special merit of the bill. People who wore poor were as much entitled to their jnst dues as those who were rich. The bill passed. Mr. Pendleton's bill, providing for a system of courts for the exercise of authority conferred upon the United States in places outside of their territory and dominion, passed—3l yeas. 11 nays. The Senate wont into executive session, and when tho doors reopened, proceeded to the consideration of bills upon its calendar. A bill reported by Mr. Manderson. from the committee on claims, appropriating $200,000 to Colonel Albert 11. Emery, for the invention and construction of a mactiine for testing iron and steel, was taken up, and, after debate, passed. • Messrs. Manderson, Hawley, Platt. Pair. Voorhees and Hoar spoke in favor of the bill, and Messrs. Harris and Cockrell against it. Adjourned.

THE HOUSE. The Naval Appropriation Hill DiscusSodund Passed. Washington, March G.—Tho Speaker announced the appointment of Mr. Manzanares, of New Mexico, upon the committed on coinage, weights and measures. The morning hour was dispensed with and the House went into committee j) f tho whole, Mr Converse, of Ohio* in the chair, on the naval appropriation bill. In the course of the discussion Mr. Henley reflected severely on tho present Secretary of the Navy, fur instigating, as ho believed, methods by which employes in the iihvv yards were com* polled to vote tho Republican ticket at the last election. Mr. Reed inquired whether any one had been murdered for not voting right, to which Mr. Henley replied it would not be much loss to tho world*if the men who inspirited such methods were murdered, and Mr. Glasscock interjected the information that employes were, if not murdered, at any rate discharged, if they did not vote right. Mr. Randall denied that the committee on ap propriations exhibited the least hostility to build ing up tho navy. He did not believe there was anv considerable number of representatives who did not esteem the navy and its bravo officers, and seek to make it what it should be. But with tho money already expended And that appropriated in this bill, aggregating $584,000. there was no immediate necessity for adding to that amount for guns. In case of an emergency, which he did not anticipate, the United States could buy guns. She had a market in England. France and Germany. If the House expected there should continue to be economy in the administration of various departments, it must sustain the.com mittee on appropriations when it gave intelligent reasons for its recommendations. Mr. Belford offered an amendment authorizing a detail of naval line officers to act as instructors in the State university and agricultural colleges, provided the total number detailed should not exceed forty. Adopted. Mr. Calkins moved to amend the clause pro hiffiting officers on the retired list from accepting a position in the civil service of the United States, by providing that tho prohibition shall not apply to any officer below the rank of major in the army or commander in the navy who has been retired by reason of wounds received in the service. Adopted. Tlie committee then rose and reported the bill to tlie House, and it passed—yeas, 259: nays, I, (Mr. White, of Kentucky.) > On motion of Mr. Randall, the request of the Senate ter u conference- on the joint resolution increasing the contingent fund of the Senate was agreed to, and Messrs. Randall. Holman and Ryan wore appointed conferees. Adjourned. Sofa Pillows Quickly Made. If one has not much time for fancy work, and vet' covets for her home some of the pretty knickknacks that cost so much to buy aud so little, in comparison, to make, she must exorcise a good deal of ingenuity ami be fertile in invention. One of these women suggested the idea of making a sofa pillow and using for a covering one of the gay silk handkerchiefs seen in gentlemen’s furnishing stores. A cardinal handkerchief was chosen which h id an owl in one corner; after the pillow was made and covered with Silesia or some similar material, she put tho handkerchief over it and turned the comer which was ornamented with the owl back toward tlie center, and caught it there with invisible stitches. Tlie corner of the pillow which was left without coveting had a piece of black velvet put smoothly over it; and a handsome ribbon how of the same color as the handkerchief was then fastened to the velvet. The pillow was finished on the edge with, a small silk coni of bright gold color, and the under side was lined with canton flannel. It was pretty, and. in fact, very striking looking, and took but a few hours to make. New remedies and old ones under new name's are being constantly introduced to the public, but Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup still takes the lead for the cure of coughs, colds, etc. Price, 25 cents.