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sary legislation to carry it into effect. The chances are, however, decidedly against Hs ratifiearion in the Senate this winter, as there are a majority of Democrats and some Republicans opposed to it*” _ TUNCH IX SOCIETY. Weak-Headed Young Men Who Stand Jin Need of a Keeper. Washington L*Wer. The recent scandalous outbreak at a ball given at Castle Stewart suggests the idea of the necessity of having a keeper for the majority of the weak-headed young men who go out in Washington society. The trouble with most of the receptions given ha Washington: is the unrestrained furnishing of liquor to the guests. A person who gives a reception in this city without providing enormous tub-like punchbowls, full to overflowing- with strong punch, is voted slow. Then there are generally too many people invited. Many of them are personally unknown to the family giving the entertainment, and are consequently under less restraint. It is a custom with a number of leading entertainers to invite to their general receptions every one who calls upon thorn. In such cases a large number of the guests are perfect strangers in the houses where they are received. This fact permits cheeky people to go to large receptions without any invitation. A number of easily-aceessible houses of Washington are simply regarded as somany lunch-routes, and are treated accordingly. Probably in no city in the country oecur more disgraceful scenes than are common incidents at some of the overcrowded receptions of this city. It is not an uncommon thing for young men to become thoroughly intoxicated at fashionable receptions. It is only when such a scene occurs as the one at Castle Stewart that public attention is called to the fact, At the Russian Minister's the other night a voung society fellow became so much overcome that he fell down and had to be carried home. It was at this same place last winter that a voting man made a stir by sitting down by the’side of an old -lady chaperon whom he did not know and then gently lopped over on her bare shoulder and went to sleep. This young man who so disgraced himself upon this occasion was immediately shipped off to Europe for reform. He has been reforming in Paris now for over a year. Those who abuse the hospitality of entertainers in Washington are generally very young men. The atmosphere of Washington is not wholesome for the development of a good class of young fellows. There are no business oppor tunities of any kind here. There is no scope for a proper manly ambition for the average youngster. The result is the development of the poorest possible kind of young men. They' are taught to look forward to a governmqfti position as the summit of earthly and to circulate in Washington society as jthe extreme of the most ardent desire. These; fellows read nothing, and spend their time idling about the cheap drinking places of the Those who have official connections through their fathers or their relatives use the houses where they visit as places in which to get drunk without cost. The number of these animals at the public receptions of relatively small. The average of Washington society is very high. One meets here /fn going out more noteworthy and distinguished!'' people than in any place in the country. The qfoe great flaw in the social picture is the presence of these unlicked mbs, who should be marfcfed and dropped. schwatka, - Retire, bnt Will Not Be on tlie Retired Eist as He Desires. Washington, Jan. 29.—The facts in regard to the resignation of Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka, U. S. A., as obtained from the records of the War Department, are as follows: Iu June last he applied to Brigadier-general Miles, commanding the department of the Columbia, for one year’s leave of absence, with permission to go abroad, without the understanding that he would resign fromrthe service at the expiration of his leave. Tho application was disapproved by the department commander, who said, however, that he would approve an application for leave until December 31. Under date of July 6 Lieutenant Schwatka tendered his resignation, ar.d applied for six month’s leave. This was forwarded to the War Department, and the resignation was accepted to take effect Jan. 31, 1885, and leave granted until that date. On the lGth of December a communication was received from Senators Logau and Dolph, saying that Lieutenant Schwatka had resigned, but now desired to be placed on the retired list of the army, which privilege he believed himself entitled to because of injuries to his eyes received in the service. The Senators therefore asked that he be ordered before a retiring board, and that his resignation be held in abeyance until the board reported. The application was disapproved. Consequently Lieutenant Schwatka’s connection with the service will cease on the 31st inst* FEES TO PENSION ATTORNEYS. Secretary Teller Relates What He Knows About the Present Lsw. Washington, Jan. 29.— Secretary Teller was examined by tbe House committee on pensions, bounty and back pay to day, relative to the passage of the law, last session, increasing the fees of pension attorneys in pension cases from $lO to $25. He testifies that he prepared tho substitute on the subject which is now the law above referred to. In answer to a question whether the substitute prepared by him (Mr. Teller) was not beneficial to pension attorneys, he answered that ho considered it the best law for pensioners passed in years. In reference to the Fitzgerald case, the Secretary testified that the committee on pensions asked him to disbar Fitzgerald, but he refused until the latter was indicted by the courts for improper use of the mails; then the witness disbarred him. Afterwards Fitzgerald told tho witness that he proposed to assign his business. To this the witness replied that he thought it MhasMor him, and would assist him ali he could. In this connection the name of Pension Attorney Leman was not mentioned, though it wa3 known that Leman called on the Secretary relative to the change in the law permitting increased fees. MINOR MENTION. CoL Morrow Will Plead Guilty to The Charge of Duplicating Pay Accounts. Washington, Jan., 29.— C01. Morrow, who is soon to be tried on charge of duplicating pay accounts, has decided to plead guilty to the specifications presented against him, but not guilty to the charge of conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman. The accused denies any dishonest intont in the acts with which he is charged An Indian Claim. YViinliington Special. Ex-Senator McDonald, of Indiana, is expected here before many days to look after a law case, in which he is associated as counsel with Gen. Halbert E. Payne, of Milwaukee, William A. Cook, and Gen J. D. Mcßride, of this city. The case Involves a claim of the Indians of the Six Nations, of New York, based upon a treaty fl Hournl in the Seventh Statutes at Large, pages ,50 to 553. concluded at Buffalo creek, New York, Jan. 15, 1638. The claim is that under the provisions of the treaty the Indians of the Six Na ions were to be given 2,800,000 acres of land in Kansas, but the government never fulfilled its uart of tlte agreement. All the public lands in Kansas have been sold, and therefore this part <f the treaty could not be carried out by the government if it so desired. In lieu thereof the Indians, through thoir counsel, demand payment for tho land due them at the rate of $1 an wrn. Part of tbe ludians of the Six Nations Were long ago transferred to Wisconsin, among them being the Stockbridges, the Oneidas, and the Menominee*. The counsel in the case believe there will l> no trouble in getting it through th Court of Claims. Should Sir. McDonald be pallid to Mr. Cleveland’s Cabinet, it is expected

that he will withdraw from tl/o case, making an assignment of his interest in it to his associate counsel. A Modest Wisconsin Democrat. Washington Special. The inauguration committee has special occajust now to remark tho extreme modesty of Wisconsin Democrats. A man living in Green. Bay writes a letter to Colonel Wright, chairman of the committee on public comfort, in which he says: “I would be pleased to have you assign a boarding-house where I can go directly from thedepot op my arrival. My means will be limited as all of mv- hard-earned money was in a bank which was obliged to collapse neeause therptfOtiA dent went to He, I dfhwrtd, ist not expected back in time for me to iflart for your town. If you have passes for of thefamily, please include them. They afe all died-in-the wool Democrats. I see by the papers that our congressman was taken dfc£*ancf his wife had to lug hinf off to Florida' at a time when wb need him there most.” ■ The Whisky Tax. Washington Special. Some of the Democratic leaders in the House do not take kindly tp Secretary McCulloch's bill prodding iJmt*the tax on whisky shaft be paid 5 wfUtfit' is withdrawn from bond for Consumption, and not at the expiration of three years, as now. The principal objection to it is that its enactment would practically stop all revenqe from whisky for two or three years, and leave the incoming administration without enough money to run the government, and insure an increase of the public debt during the first eighteen months after becoming a law. The bill will not receive favorable consideration this session. Rosecrahs and Grant. Washington, Jan. 29. —In explanation of the opposition of General Rosecrans to the bill for retiring Gen. Grant, some papers have published two dispatches purporting to bo from Gen. Grant and sent during the war to Stanton and Halleck, one demanding Rosecrans’s removal, and the other ordering his arrest in a certain contingency. When Gen. Rosecrans’s attention was called to tbe dispatches named, and tbe comments thereon, he said: ’‘This is the first intimation I have ever had of tho existence of any such dispatches, or of any grounds upon which such telegrams might be based.” Civil-Service Classification. Washington, Jan. 29. —The Civil-serviefe Commission are proposition to include in the classification of employes coming within the provisions of the civil-service act all government employes enumerated in the laws relating to civil service except officers nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate, and employes below the S9OO grade. Such classification would include chiefs of divisions and assistant chiefs, and a number of special departmental officers, who are not subject to confirmation by the Senate. _ The “Worst Dressed’* Man In the Senate. • Washington, Jan. 29.—Don Cameron has blossomed out wonderfully this year. He got some new clothes in Europe, which have improved his personal appearance, as he is notoriously the worst dressed man in the Senate. It is thought that Pennsylvania’s 80,000 majority gives Senator Cameron a chance for the presidential nomination in 1888. General and Personal. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, Jan. 29.—Mr. Harrison introduced in the Senate, to-day. a bill to pension Dr. Delaney Wiley, of Indianapolis. Mr. Kleiner presented in the House a petition of citizens of Evansville, praying for improvement of Rough river, Kentucky. John F. Fisher has been commissioned postmaster at Rose Hill, Ind. Star mail service from Lexington to Madison will be increased to sevon times a week after Feb. 1. It is estimated at the Treasury Department that there will be adocrease of over $5,000,000 in the public debt during the present month. The receipts so far this month amount to $25,450,000, and the disbursements to $11,000,000. The receipts are less than for the same period last year, and the disbursements slightly in excess. The payments this month on account of pensions amount to $500,000. Secretary Chandler to-day telegraphed instructions for the United States steamer Wachusett, of the Pacific squadron, to proceed to Guayaquil, Ecuador, for the protection of Julio R. Santos, a naturalized American citizen, imprisoned there for alleged complicity in rebellion, and whose speedy execution is apprehended. The committee on selecting a grand marshal for the inauguration ceremonies will probably select General Don Carlos Buell, in the event that General McClellan declines. General Buell lived in this city for many years prior to 1861, and is well known to all old citizens. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. An American Vessel Wrecked and Three Elves Eost. Boston. Jan. 29.—A dispatch from St John, N. 8., says a telephone message from St Martins, thirty miles distant, states that the American three masted schooner Aracana, Captain Holmes, went ashore on Quaco roes at 2p. m. to-day, and became a total wreck. Four of the crew reached land, but three died soon after from cold and exposure The survivors are in bad condition, and it is feared they cannot live. Possible Loss of Ice-Boats and Passengers. Halifax, Jan. 29. — Three ice-boats, with mails, five men as crews, and seven passengers, left Cape Traverse, P. E. L, at 1 ▲. M. yesterday, since which time no tidings of them have been beard. A snow-storm prevailed all day, and landmarks were not visible. It is hoped they landed somewhere on the Nova Scotia shore, as to remain out in last night's weather would mean death. Dr. Mclntyre, M. P., is one of the passengers. _ Steamship' News. New York, Jan. 29.—Arrived: Circassia, from Glasgow. Quf.enstown, Jan. 29.—Arrived: Wyoming, from New York. Martin I goo and General Nelson. Chicago Inter-Ocean. “Speaking of Nelson,” said another one of the quintet, ‘T saw him meet his match on one occasion. He was given to superintending personally the crossing of rivers, and on one occasion he made eight men jump into the water and drag out a half-drowned mule. After an experience of this kind he came upon a wagon-train stuck in the mud. Major Igoe, quartermaster of the Thirty fifth Indiana Regiment, was working as hard as a man could work to get the wagons out, and had his men in position for a lift when Nelson rode up. “Pushing bis way close to the Major, Nelson roared out: ‘Blank you, sir, what’s the matter with that wagon? 1 Raising his hot face, tho Major roared back: ‘You get out of this, blank you. The wagon’s stuck in the mud. Any blank fool can see that.’ ‘Do you know who I am. sir?’ shouted Nelson, in a fury. ‘Certainly, I do/ responded the Major, ‘you are the potbellied quartermaster of that Ohio regiment in front, and you can’t boss me around. Nobody but old Nelson himself can do that,-’ After receiving this reply Nelson indulged in a chuckle and rode away. ” Danger Ahead. There is danger ahead for you if you neglect the warnings which nature is giving you of the approach of the fell destroyer—consumption. Night sweats, spitting of blood, loss of appetite —these symptoms have a terrible meaning. You can be eurea if you do not wait until it is too late. Dr. Pierces “Golden Medical Discovery,” the greatest blood purifier known, will restore your lost health. As a nutritive, it is far superior to cod liver oil All druggists.

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, FRIDAY. JANUARY SO, 1885.

INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS The Daily Chronicle of Happenings of All Kinds iu the Two States. Death of Prof. McCreary—Arrest of an Assistant Postmaster—Mrs. Woodworth’s Revival at .Hartford City—Gleanings. INDIANA. Dfeath of Prof. E. H. McCreary, Formerly of v's”' Vincennes University. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Vincennes, Jan. 29. —Prof. E. H. McCreary, ex-president of Vincennes University, died yesterday in Akron, 0- of consumption. He was thirty-five years old, and resigned his position here in July, 1883. through ill health. He was a graduate of Pennsylvania College, and distinguished himself here in a brilliant manner. His death is much regretted in this city, and is the occasion of sadness among his many friends. An Overdose of Laudanum, tfpc&lal to the Indianapolis Journal. Richmond, Jan. 29. —A maiden lady named Rebecca Mason, who came here from Cambridge City, yesterday, to recuperate after a long siege of nursing an aged mother, just deceased, came near following her to the other world this afternoon, and may yet before morning. Worn out by her task, she came to visit the family of IL T. Lemon, but eould not sleep last night, although taking sixty drops of laudanum, as she previously had by the doctor’s permission. Accordingly, when she was suffering because of lack of sleep, about noon, she took considerably over a hundred drops, and as it got into her system beyond the use of a stomach-pump before her condition became known, her recovery is almost hopeless. An Assistant Postmaster Arrested. Chicago, Jan. 29. —Postoffice inspectors returned here to day from Goldsmith, Ind., having arrested Assistant Postmaster Campbell, of that placa- fer peculiar proceedings in regard to registered letters. After his arrest lie unlocked a desk and took out a satche. containing twenty-one letters mailed between May 1 and January 2. Only two of these letters were opened, and the mouey remained in them. He professed to have been merely negligent about forwarding the others. The inspectors believe he intended to decamp. He was town trustee, also, and handled about SIO,OOO ot school funds. His accounts in this trust are being overhauled. Closed by the Sheriff. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Columbus, Jan. 29. —The Columbus Democrat, the old party organ of this county, was closed by the sheriff to-day. This was not unexpected, as it has been financially involved for some time to such an extent that failure was only a question of time. The Democratic ring which runs this county and city also worked for its overthrow in the interest of the Herald, the ring organ. Assignment of Dillon & Sons. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Vincennes, Jan. 29.—Dillon & Sons, general merchants, of Otwell, Pike county, have made an assignment for the benefit of their creditors. The liabilities will amount to from $6,000 to SB,OOO. Although collections are hard to make, the firm expect to pay dollar for dollar. Blew Out His Brains. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Terre Haute, Jan. 29.—Richard" *HNmip, a well-known young farmer living near Prarioton, in this county, blew bis brain3 out to-niglit while his wife was temporarily out of the room. No cause is known. Mrs. Woodworth’s Converts. Hartford City Special. Among the conversions is a man familiarly known about town, whose name is withheld from publication, a man of convivial habits, and who, on this occasion, was loaded to tho guards. Determined on breaking up the meeting, he marched within ten feet of the pulpit and began a torrent of profane abuse until, as he says, his tongue failed him. He sat silent, annoyed at being overcome by a woman who had caused this result without making any special effort in his direction. He seems, as be says, when asked what his sensations are like, not to understand what it is, but replies in the injuri and tone of a man who has been personally affronted: “Go up yourself and find out.” All sorts of theories are out as to the secret of the evangelical power. Tho belief generally seems to be that of mesmerism, although she bitterly denios her power of mesmerism, and says that it is truly the power of God. If mesmerism it is, she must have some way of securing private interviews with her subjects, and bending them to her ways afterwards, for she certainly does not have an oportunity tor it in church. In no instance can tho writer find out that this has been done, and for this reason we have to give it in that we know not of what power it is. A strange phase of this revival, and one not attendant on the ordinary meetings is tho prostrati >n of people away from the church. One young woman went to an evening service, and at its conclusion went home, where she talked on the usual topics before retiring. A whole night intervened, and at breakfast the young lady did not appear. She was found sitting up in bed cold and apparently stiff, with wide-staring eyes, her pulse barely perceptible, and not able to speak. When two or three hours later she came out of the so-called trance, she seemed greatly wor ried, and when rested told that withT one exception the scenes that she had witnessed were glorious. The exception was that of a body of angels marching down to hell with lost souls. Viola McDermot is a lady above the average height, with a very pale face that is saved from being plain by a pair of handsome dark eyes, which have anything but a restful look when she is interviewed. She says: “I know as well as anything when the trance is soming on, for I have been in one now five times. My hands get cold as ice, and I feel my arms stiffening. My eyes get hard, and the inside of the church or room gets smaller. The darkness begins at the outer edges of the room, and comes toward me from all sides, and gets closer. I get more icy and stiff, and then the sight is gone. I can't talk, and don’t want to talk. Inm in both worlds—in this, because I can hear everything that is said around me. and in the other, because 1 can see white throne.” “How does it look?” was asked. “I hardly know how to tell you: it is something like a chair, only a great deal larger than any I ever saw.” “Did you see anything else?” “les: golden streets, with angels passing around through .them. There are habitations, or paradises as you would call them. They rise up on each side, glorious and magnificent. The light is not white, but radiant and bright—oh, so bright and glorious! Igo there by two ways —one with nothing on my mind, and all is happiness; the other is to have a sinner to save, and then lam praying and pleading for him. That is hard work, and I suffer. My coming back i3 just the same as ray going. There is no time of total unconsciousness between. I am always very much worried afterward.” This young lady has been a member of ehnrch about two years. Minor Notes. The Robinson Anti-Monopolist has suspended. Rev. N. B. Rairden, pastor of the Baptist Church, of Mancie, has resigned. Another man Is missing from Jeffersonville. His name is George Gibson. His friends attribute

his absence to mental aberration. His creditors do not The Elkhart Daily Sentinel has suspended for lack of patronage. The weekly yet livgp r Seymour is credited with giving gamblers even freer range than is afforded by Logansport The township trustee at Jeffersonville is distributing 2.500 bushels of coal, donated by the city council, to the poor. William Pitser, a well-to-do Delaware county farmer, has become deranged by brooding over a heavy ditch-assessment placed against his property. The wife ®of John Sunderland, a wealthy farmer living five tpiles south of Muncie, was siezed with spasms on Tuesday and died before medical aid could be > The Bedford Star and Banner have ceased to exist. The suspension of the two papers has brought out the Bedford Democrat, which is supposed to occupy the field vacated by the two former. The drug store of Edward Caldwell, of Jeffersonville, was robbed Tuesday night The thieves forced an entrance through the rear door, and carried away about S4O worth of cigars, tobacco and toilet articles. Courier-Journal New Albany Item: Prof. John D. Lee, of Indianapolis, who claims to be a phrenologist, was fined $lO in the City Court, yesterday, for a plain drunk. In default of payment, he was sent to jail for ten days. The police commissioners of Terre Haute have chosen the new police force for that city. Michael Lawler is named for captain, James Dundira for sergeant, and James P. Bodewin for sanitary officer. As to politics the force is equally divided. At Warren, a tall, blue-eyed young man in a brown overcoat and blue cap, and who gives more than one name as his patronymic, is offering a brown mare, four years old, and a sleigh at such a ridiculously low price that the good citizens there think the foregoing statement of facts to be necessary. Mrs. Amanda McCiurkin. wife of James McCiurkin and daughter of Willis Howe sr., of Princeton, died near that place yesterda" .after noon. She was noted for her patriotism and devotion to the soldiers. During the war she was a nurse at Evansville, Louisville, Nashville and other points in the South, and was with Grant’s army in his Vicksburg campaign. The Grand Army post of Princeton, of which she was an honorary membex*, will attend tho funeral in a body. r*MNOIR. N A Eake Erie & Western Passenger Train Thrown from the Track. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Bloomington, Jan. 29. —Three coaches and a baggage car of an east-bound train on the Lake Erie & Western railway were thrown from the track, near Saybrook, by a broken rail, today. Mrs. Albert Shaw, of Sibley, 111., was fatally hurt. _ Death of Father Sabin.. Sycamore, Jan. 29.—Father Sabin died here last night He had been in public life for over half a century. He had charge of a church in this town for fifty-three years; he was a member of the House and Senate of Vermont, Secretary of Stato of Vermont, and member of Congress from that State. He was in his ninety-second year. Unexplained Death at Quincy. Quincy, Jan. 29. —At 9:30 this morning, John Kafer was found dead in a water-closet His head w<as mangled in a horrible manner, and he was shot through the chin, the bullet penetrating the brain. It is not known whether it is a case of suicide or accident Failure at Bloomington. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Bloomington, Jan. 29. —The hardware firm of D. P. Haggart & Cos. failed to-day. Liabilities, $0,000; assets, SGOO. A Wife’s Devotion. Shelbyville (111.)Special to Chicago Tribune. A funeral held here the other day closed a sad life, the story of which illustrates the strength of woman’s love. Miss Annie B. Levering came here to live in 1870, from Lancaster, O. She was a beautiful girl—a brunet—and at once became a favorite in society. In 1871 she married Eugene Sumerlin, a printer, who, at one time, though considered pretty wild, had the entre of good society. The newly-married pair settled here, and for a short time all went well. The husband, naturally of a roving disposition and fond of women, soon began to move from place to place, neglecting his wife and leading her a terrible life. Though shamefully outraged, she clung to him with a wife’s devotion. About seven years ago, in Springfield, 111., a lamp exploded in their house aud the wife was cruelly burned and horribly disfigured in saving the lives of her two children. Her left arm and hand and the left side of her face, neck and side were burned almost to a crisp, and her survival was not thought possible. ‘ • Friends brought her and her two children hero for the care which the husband failed to give her. Contrary to all expectations, she got well, and, though sadly crippled, took up the burden of life anew. Her husband wandered from one place to another, spending his money for wine and women, but occasionally writing to his wife. At last his letters ceased, and for a year nothing was heard from him. Meanwhile the poor crippled wife took in sewing to support herself and children. Hearing of her liege’s presence in Louisville, Ky., where ho held cases on the Courier Journal, she went there just in time to prevent his marriage with another woman in that city. Confronting her reoreant husband, he had the hardihood to deny any knowledge of her—he spurned her as an impostor. She. however, exhibited her marriage ceatificate and convinced everyone that ho was not only her lawful husband, but one of the meanest of men. Foiled in his illegal purposes, he fled the town, the next morning’s papers being full of the wronged wife’s story. The deserted, insulted woman found her way back to Lancaster, Q., the home of her girlhood, and there for some time gained a livelihood by the labor of her crippied hands. Meanwhile dissipation had sapped the foundation of her husband’s health, and he went to Lancaster, where his abused wife took him iu and supported him who had given her little else than abuse for all her years of love, and finally closed his eyes and saw him buried. From that timo the poor woman had nothing but her children to care for, and heroically did she battle for them until disease compelled her to desist She wrote to friends in this city begging that she might come here to die. Her request was granted, and last September she came here with her children. Last Friday death came to lift tho heavy burden of her woes. Brief Mention. Jacob Bargv, who attempted to burn down the Moline Plow \Vorks, at Moline, was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. Jesse Jackson, traveling salesman for the wholesale millinery house of Jackson & Son, Quincy, died at that city on Tuesday. Father Sabin, aged ninety-two, is lying at the §oint of death at the residence of his son, at ycamore, suffering from a broken hip, received from a fall a few days ago. Proceedings to recover ss,ooo,'darn ages have been commenced at Galesburg by J. W. Downie against Charles L. Davis, a theatrical manager. When the Davis troupe played there two years ago, Downie was ejected from a reservo seat, to which, it was held, he was not entitled. John Prough, aged 106 years, died near Jersey - ville on Tuesday. He was of Pennsylvania Dutch stock, rather under size, weighing when in good condition about 140 pounds. Ho was very industrious till his last sickness; a farmer, genial and hospitable; opposed to the use of intoxicants, tobacco and drugs. At Amos Kemp’s, Bloomington, water in a back compartment of a kitchen stove froze] during the night. W hen the fire was started next morning an explosing took place. Tho stove was blown into pieces, one of which struct the domestic, Maggie Fenton, in the head and another on the leg, cutting it nearly off. She is probably fatally hurt

SENATOR LELAND STANFORD. Brooding Over the Loss of His Son Said to Have Caused His Reason to Give Way. San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 29.—Foi ue days past rumors have been, current in thi y that, the mind of Leland Stanford has been . settled by the death of his son. Ever since that event Stanford has shown an aversion for business, and has freely communicated his intention to devote the remainder of his life to consecrating the memory of the young man by erecting public institutions in his honor. His project to establish a university at his celebrated country place, Palo Alto, which should rival, so far as endowment was concerned, the wealthiest educational institutions of the old world, was prompted by this faoling, and his other schemes for the benefit of the public had the same origin. It is now asserted here that the continual brooding over these matters has incapacitated the ex-Governor for public or private business, and it is slso whispered that he is surrounded by a crew of sycophants who are continually harping on the subject. At the extraordinary memorial services at Grace Church in this city a serious attempt was made to impress upon the mixed audience who flocked to the house, which was made very attractive by an elaborate display of flowers, that young Stanford possessed a character almost saintly. The affair gave rise to much scandal, as it is alleged the canons of the Episcopal Church were grossly violated in several ways. It is alleged that Stanford is tinctured with spiritualism and his mind infected to such'an extent with that belief that he tells comparative strangers of his assurance that his son is near him. Only a few days ago the newlyelected Senator met a gentleman on the street with whom he had scarcely any acquaintance other than purely a business one, and without any introduction at once broached the subject so near his heart, and told the gentleman he had no further aims in life; that his only hope was in his firm confidence of the immortality of the soul. When spoken to about the senatorship he declared tha'. ho took little or no interest in ttve matter; that he had passed the time of life when such honors had any attraction for him. Against these idiosyncrasies is arrayed the fact that lie has caused to be drawn up an act of the Legislature which will insure the carrying out of ni3 various ideas for public improvements, among them his university project and institude modeled after that of Peter Cooper of New York. This act is drawn with great care and by the best lawyers of the corporation, and it is asserted by them that Stanford takes a most lively interest in these schemes. It will no doubt be shown later that Stanford has absolutely no further capacity for public business, and the probabilities are largely in favor of his proving an absentee. Senator Stanford is sixty-one years of age, and has been physically 1 feeble ever since his last attack of sickness, when his physicians ordered nim to give up his business and get rid of all care by going to Europe, which he did, remaining there for a couple of years. Mrs. Stanford seems to be affected mentally precisely as her husband, and has caused her servants and dependents to make extraordinary exhibitions of woe over the loss of their young muster. THE FIRE RECORD. A Hocking Valley Coal Mine fired by In- . cendiaries. New Straitsville, Jan. 29.—Mine No. 35, better known as the Pluraer Hill, was fired by incendiaries early this morning, and fire is issuing from all the openings. The. mine is valued at $200,000, and there is little hope of extinguishing the flames. It is also understood there is a plan to fire mine No. 3, which is expected to be done to-night. A large number of old miners are going to work, which, it is supposed, aroused the lawless element to the deeds of last night. The joint legislative committee investigating the cause of the strike in the valley, left for a trip to the mines this morning, and it is thought the firing ’of the mine will have a tendency to prejudice the case of the miners. Bank Building Burned. Ripon, Wis., Jan. 29. —Fire, which started from a defective furnace in the Ripon National Bank, last night, resulted in the destruction of the bank building, two adjoining stores aud several'nllices. The local fire department made little headway in checking the flames, and assistance was asked from Oshkosh and Fond Du Lac. Both cities responded by sending engines, and the flames were thus brought under control The loss is estimated at $18,000; insured for two-thirds. Burning of Carroll College. Waukesha, Wis., Jan. 29.—Carroll College, one of the oldest colleges in Wisconsin, was destroyed by fire to-day, together with its contents. Loss. $10,000; insurance, $3,000, The fire originated from a defective chimney. Arrangements have been made to complete the college term now in progress, the Presbyterian Church having been secured for that purpose. Fire Losses at Romiout. Rondout, N. Y., Jan. 29. —In the fire last night the principal losers were: Sampson Operahouse. insured for $30,000; Sampson & Ellis, $12,000, Thomas Burke, $15,000: E. Sherer, $7,000. The fire started in the Sampson Operahouse, and communicated to E. Sherer’s Hotel adjoining. Minor losses will run the total up to* $50,000. Fire at Angola, N. Y. Buffalo, Jah. 29.—Fire to night which threatened the destruction of the village of Angola was fortunately confined to the store in which it originated, and adjoining stores. The loss is about $10,000; insurance partial. William Thompson, aged sixty-six, during the fire became greatly excited and dropped dead. Dwelling Badly Damaged. Boston, Jan. 29.—The and wiling of Charles W. Morris was badly damaged by file this morning. The building was owned by George B. Chase, and his loss amounts to $17,000; insured. Morris’s loss is $33,000. Fire in a Newspaper Office. Washington. Jan. 29.—The Evening Star building was partially burned this morning. The paper, however, is being published as usual, and the loss will not exceed $25,000; fully covered by insurance. Printing Office Destroyed. Louisville, dan. 29.— Fire at Bowling Green, Ky., this morning destroyed a portion of a business block, including the Times office. Loss, $20,000; partly insured. Plauing-Mill Destroyed. Wooster, 0., Jan. 29.—D. C. Curry & Co.’s extensive planing-mill was entirely destroyed by fire this evening. Loss, $25,000; partly covered by insurance. Hotel Burned. Concord, N. 11., Jan. 29.—The Kearsxrge Hotel, at Warner, T. B. Underhill proprietor, burned last night. Loss, $10,000; insurance, SOOOO. Dry Goods Store Damaged. Wilkfsbarbe, Pa., Jan. 29. —-Orr’s dry goods store was partially burned this evening. Loss, $15,000; insurance, SIO,OOO. Grant's Preparations for Retreat. To the Editor of the Commercial Gazette. I have read with great interest General Grant’s account of the battle of Shiloh. 1 was fortunate enough to be ao eve-witness to a great deal that transpired at the battle of Pittsburg Landing, and in justice must say that General Grant's account is the most correct that I have ever read. 1 was present when General Grant met General Buell on the dispatch-

boat “Tigress,” and, as I have never seen it in print, will relate what passed between them. After saluting each other. General Buell said to General Grant: “What preparations have you made for a retreat?” remarking at the same time: “Yon haven’t boats enough to carry more than ten thousand men.” General Grant said: “If I retreat I don’t expect to have more than ten thousand men to retreat with.” After winch they left for the scene of battle. Greenup, Ky., Jan. 26. j. m. p. Recipes. One-Egg Cookies—One and a half teacupfnls of white 6ugar, one small cupful of butter, one cupful of thin, sour cream, one egg well beaten, one levelteaspoonful of soda, spice to taste, and a little salt. F lour sufficient to roll out; mix rather soft Bake in a quick oven. A Substitute for Macaroni—lt is a delicate substitute for macaroni, and may be oateu even by people with sensitive stomachs: Soak slices of bread in milk until they will absorb no moret Butter a baking-dish and place a layer of the soaked bread with a dust of salt; then a thin layer of grated cheese; then other layers of * oread and of cheese until the dish is filled. The top layer must be cheese. Bake in a moderate oven for half an hour and serve hot. Care must be taken that the bread is perfectly soaked. C ream Cake—A comparatively inexpensive cream-cake is made of two cups of sugar, two cups and three quarters of another cup of flour, half a cup of sweet milk, four eggs, a piece of butter as large ns two eggs, one teaspoonful of cream of tartar, a half a teasponnful of soda. This may be baked m three or four layers. The cream is made of one cup of sugar, half a cup of flour, two eggs, the whites and volks beaten separately, and the whites beaten to a stiff froth, and one pint of milk. Let this cook until it is thick, let it cool, and then flavor with vanilla Good Corn Bread—Excellent corn bread is made of two eggs, the wl\jtes and yolks beaten separately, and very light, one pintofeorn meal, a good lump of butter about the size of half an egg, one quart.of boiling milk, half a teaspoonful of salt; put the lump of butter into the hot milk, then while stirring with or.e hand scatter the meal in with the other, a little at a time, so that there will be iio danger of lumps. When entirely smooth add the yolk aud then the white of the eggs Have a bread pan well buttered, pour the mixture into it, and bake in a quick oven. Ammonia Better than Soap. A housekeeper says ammonia, when purchased in large quantities, is cheaper than soap, and cleans everything it touches. A few drops in a kettle that is hard to clean makes grease and stickiness fade away, and robs the work of all its terrors. Let it stand ten minutes before attempting to scrape off, and every corner will be clean. It cleans the sink, and penetrates into the drainpipe. Spots and finger marks on paint disappear under its magical influence, and it is equally effective on floor and oilcloth, though it must be used with great care on the latter or it will injure the polish. There is nothing to equal it in cleaning the silvorware, and it gives a higher polish aud keeps clean longer than anythiug else. If the silver be only slightly tarnished put two tablespoonfuls of ammonia into a quart of hot water, brush the tarnished articles with, it and dry with a chamois. If badly disoolored they may need a little whiting previous to the washing. An old nail brush goes into the cracks to polish and brighten. For fine muslin or delicate lace it is invaluable, as it cleans without rubbing the finest fabrics. Put a few drops into your sponge bath in hot weather, and you will be astonished at the result, as it imparts coolness to the skin. Use it to clean hair-brushes, and to wash any hair or feathers to be used for beds or pillows. When employed in anything that is not especially soiled, use the waste water afterward for the house plants that are now taken down from their usual position and immersed in the tub of water. Ammonia is a fertilizer, and helps to keep healthy the plant it nourishes. In every way, in fact, ammonia is the housekeeper's friend. Just as Respectable, Boston Evening Record. No one can blame Susan B. Anthony for a& ministering a verbal spanking to the Rev. Dr. Patten, of Washington, for his slanderous slur on the woman snffragists. Whatever may ba thought of their political aspirations, the leader* of this movement in New England are as pure and noble women as can be found on thebenohea of Dr. Patten’s church with Paul’s padlock fastened on their lips. A decided improvement on the old-fashioned bibs for children is made of a towel. Take a towel long enough to cut two bibs, cut it in half and hollow out for the neck at the top. If yam take an all white towel you can work a fancy border in colored worsteds, but be careful not to get the towels too wide, or the bib will always be over the hands. Bind the neck with white tape and cat-stitch with color. Horsford’s Acid Phosphate. HUNDREDS OF BOTTLES PRESCRIBED. Dr. C. R. Dake, Belleville, 111., says: “I have prescribed hundreds of bottles of it. It is of great value in all forms of nervous disease which are accompanied by loss of power.” NO POISON IN THE PASTRY IF 4#* EXTRACTS TJSCTD. Vanilla,Lemon,Orange, etc., flavor Caku, Creanu,Putltlln|[,<tc.,a* delicately and nat* iirally as I be fruit from which they are, made, FOR STRENGTH AND TRUE FRUIT FLAVOR THEY STAND ALONE, ‘ PREPARED BY THI Price Baking: Powder Cos., Chicago, 111. St. Louie, Mo. MAKERS OF Dr. Price’s Cream Caking Powder —AND— Dr. Price’s Lapnlin Yeast Gems, Meat Dry Ho, Yeat. PO SALE BY a-ESOCE3a®. WE MAKE BUT ONE QUAUT*. INDIANAPOLIS & ST. LOUIS RAILWAY Cft Indianapolis. Ind., Jan. Tiio annual meeting of the stock ‘company will meet at the office of the com, Indianapolis. Indiana, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, ‘tßSwi betwoon the hours of 10 and 11 o’clock a. m. The transfer books will be closed from Feb. 7 vw Feb. 19. GKO. H. RUSSELL, Secretary. GLENDALE FEMALE COLLEGE. The second session of the THIRTY-FIRST year will besrin Feb. 2, when there will he room for a few more boarding pupils, bujesrior advantages in all Department*. Address IIE V. L. D. POTTER, D. D.. President. Glendale, Ohio. GRAND HOTEL, INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Pas-cinder elevator and all modern conveniences. Lending Hotel of the city, and strictly hrst-ola**. Rates, $2.50, $3 aud #3-30 per day. The latter nrioe including batu. GEO. h\ JFFlNirtsT, Proprietor