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Hendricks exhausted as to influence, and Bynum rebounds from his defeat like another Antaius refreshed and strengthened.” ’ A SPURIOUS RKPORT. An Extraordinary Imposition an the Senate of tlie United States. Washington, March 27.—-The Senate committee on postoffices and post-roads has, to-day, been investigating the publication, at the government printing office, of an alleged report of the committee, and its circulation through the channels provided for public documents. The document, which made its first appearance yesterday, bears the usual formal Senate heading, And is numbered “Reports77—Part3.’’ Members of the committee were at a loss to understand how this document, of which none of them had

ever heard before, could have worfed its way through the Secretary’s office, where alone the formal headings are affixed. The clerk, whose duty it is to record and to put heads on documents of this character as they are received from the Senate, being called upon to explain, said the paper had never passed through his hands. The manuscript, having been sent for, was found to have been received from another clerk in the Secretary's office. whose duty it is to order such extra work as may be required by committees and senators at the government printing office, and it was also found that an order for two hundred extra copies for the use of the Senate accompanied it. This clerk explained that the paper was brought to his desk on March IC, this year, by the late, clerk of the committee on postoffices * and postroads, bearing the usual Senate headings, in due form, with an order for 200 extra copies to be

printed for use of the committee. The printing c lerk, supposing the document to have passed through the regular chunnels and order, and in itself being a proper one, sent the manuscript to the printing office, where it was set up and printed. The document is entitled “Report ca Postal Telegraph, in the Senate of the United States." The first five pages consist of questions propounded to the president of the Western Union Telegraph Company, and the remaining thirty-one pages aie devoted to “press comments ©n the action of tho Associated Press iu furnishing reports of the presidential election." It is not intimated that any of the questions to the president of the Western Union were answered; cor does the document state any reason for ref üblication of the attacks upon the Associated ’ress. which are. in large part, from the columns of papers which hare never been . able to secure the facilities of the Associated Press. A line of the printed heading indicates that the document is printed under authority received May 27, 1884, six months before the publication of the press comments which formed its chief part. The ex clerk of the committee, who also acted as private secretary to its late chairman.l Senator Hill, of < olorado, was sent for, to-day, bv members of :h committee, and in reply to their inquiries. ■ ud he had acted in the matter at the instance < i Mr. Hill. A motion was also made in the enate, in behalf of the committee, to hare this tileged report suppressed. Members of the committee charitably assume that Hilt was ignorant of the fact that he had no right to make a renort as from a Senate committee twelve days after he had ceased to be a member of the Senate.

MINOR MENTION. Order from the Tension Office Concerning the Expediting of Claims. Washington, March 27. —Commissioner Black to day issued the fallowing circular. “To advance any one pension claim out of its order is to retard, by so much, the adjustment f thousands of others which precede it in order of filing. To prevent the practice of fraudulent impositions upon the Pension Office, it is announced that no claims will be made special—that is, taken out of their order, for expedition, unless such reasons are shown in writing as will, in the judgment of the Commissioner, warrant such action. Where the statements of claimants themselves are uncorroborated by those of disinterested persons, they will not be deemed Sufficient to warrant such special action.”

possible Nominations for Important Places. Washington', March 27.—Hon. Henry S. Heal, Solicitor of the Treasury, has tendered his resignation, to take effect on the appointment of his successor. Alexander McCne, of Brooklyn, N. Y., has been tendered the place, and will probably be nominated on Monday. Mr. Mcx'ue is a lawyer in high standing and a man of Considerable means. He is fifty-five years of age, and ha3 just i-etired from the bench of the City Court of Brooklyn. It is understood his appointment was made at the instance of Assistant Secretary Fairchild. Several nominations were prepared for delivery to the Senate this afternoon, but the unusually early adjournment of that body prevented their reception. It is understood, however, that among them were the nominations of Central Joseph E. Johnston, of Virginia, as Commissioner of Railroads, and Norman J. C-oieman, of Missouri, as Commissioner of Agriculture. Mr. Coleman is a resident of St Louis, is about sixty vears old, and and was, for many years, editor • f the Rural World, an agricultural paper pubhed at St Louis. Among the nominations prepared for transssion to the Senate, to day, was that of Capt. m. J. Volk mar, of the Fifth Cavalry, to be ajor and assistant adjutant-general. It is said npther of the delayed nominations designated .apt Geo. H. Burton, of the First Infantry, for appointment to fill a vacaney as major in the Inspector general’s department. McDonald to Succeed Vilas. Special to Chicago News. A Democratic official of high authority is responsible for the statement that McDonald's remit visit to this city was to receive an assurance from the President that there would be a resignation in the Cabinet at the end of this year, and that McDonald could have the place if he desired. Upon Mr. McDonald asking what portfolio he was expected to accept he was told the postoffice. McDonald was also informed that lie might go abroad if he so desired, and represent this government at St Petersburg. He declined this on the ground that, inasmuch as he would succeed Colonel Vilas within the next nine months, it was better to remain at home and settle up his business affairs. It is said that Colonel Viias will leave the Postoffice Department Jan. I, 1886. to resume his law practice in Wisconsin, and that he accepted a Cabinet portfolio with that understanding. Confirmed by tlio Senate. Washington, March 27.— The Senate to day confirmed the following nominations: Postmasters—James E. Neel, Versailles, Ky.; Henry D. Beach, Coshocton. O.; Henry O. Cassiday, Youngstown, O.; John Milbam, Topeka, Kan.; Vincent J. Lane, Wyandotte, Kan.: J. M. Dearmond, Davenport, la; M. M. Ham, Dubuque, la.; James Lander, State Center, la.; Henry C. Shanlon, Erie, Pa; Robert O. Denton, Gainesville, Tex.: Wm. A. Wortham, Sulphur Springs, Tex.; W. R. White. Prescott, Ark.; John Cunningham, Mattoon, IK.; J. Knox Hall, Toulon, 111.; Sorticn Lister, South Bend, Ind.; Willis G. Neff, Greencastle, Ind.; David O. -win, Lake City, Minn.; George W. Cate, Stevens Point. Wis. Thomas C. Crenshaw, jr., collector of internal revenue for the district of Georgia The Colorado Senatorial Election. Washington, March 27.—Senator Teller has received the following telegram from Denver. Your presence is not necessary. Mr. Hill dees that he made any charge, and says he does >t know of any corruption or use of money." his is signed by a member of the Colorado Sente. It refers to alleged statements of ex Senator Gill, and published as interviews, to the effect that his (Mr. Hill’s) defeat and Senator Teller's election was secured by corrupt use of money. The subject has been under investigation by a ton ’nittee of the Colorado Legislature. Proceeding* of the Senate. Washington, March 27.—The Senate met at goon and immediately went into executive seaThe committee appointed to wait on the president reported that they had performed that

du* /* and the President bad expressed a wish that the Senate should remain in session until next Thursday. When the doors reopened the Senate adjourned until Monday. General and Personal. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, March 27.— Speaker Carlisle is expected here to-night. He comes in response to the request of the President, who wants to consult him in regard to an appointment of some kind for ©x-Coagresttnan Phii Thompson, of Kentucky. Nearly all the office seekers have left here, under the impression that the President will not appoint men who hang about the hotels and importune him daily. The hordes from Indiana and Ohio have nearly all disappeared. Minister Pendleton called upon the President to-day. He is about ready for departure for Germany.

The extra session of the Senate will adjourn on next Thursday or Friday, when those who are anxious for changes at once expect to meet with some encouragement from the President. At afiy rate, whatever is done in regard to the presidential offices, it is the intention to make a very decided effort to have fourth-class postmasters changed. These are offices paying less than SI,OOO per year, and in which the commissions of the postmasters are not limited, but incumbents may be dismissed at any time, at the pleasure of the President. These constitute a large proportion of the postoffices in the country. Hon. W. D. .gill, of Lima, 0., is at Willard’s Hotel. Major Calkins will remain here until the first of next week. His cane before the United States Supreme Court can not be argued before Monday.

All the Indiana members of Congress have left here, except Messrs. Holman, Matson, Bynum and Lowry. Mr. Hendricks has appointed his nephew, young Allen Morgan, messenger to the Vicepresident’s room, Mr. Healey, the former messenger, being removed. Representatives Bynum and Lowry called upon the President to-day in regard to some appointments. The horses and carriages belonging to the Interior Department were sold at auction to-day. The Secretary’s pair of bays sold for $3lB, and the large double carriage for $360. Assistant Secretary of the Interior Muldrow, Commissioner of Indian Affairs Atkins, and Com missioner of the Land Office Sparks were qualified to-day, and entered upon the discharge of their official duties.

THE WEATHER BULLETIN. Indications. War Department. j Office of thk Chief Signal Officer, > Washington. March 28. 1885. ) For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley—Partly cloudy weather, local rains, generally followed by fair, slightly colder weather, winds generally northerly, rising barometer. For the Ixwer Lake Region—Slightly colder, fair weather, preceded by local rains, winds generally northerly, higher barometer. For the Upper Lake Region—Generally fair, slightly colder weather, westerly winds, rising, followed in northwest portion by falling barometer. For the Upper Mississippi Valley—Fair weather in northern portion, partly cloudy weather and local rains, followed by fair woather in southern portion, slightly colder northerly winds becoming variable, rising barometer. For the Missouri Valley—Fair weather, preceded in southern portion by local rains, slightly colder northerly winds, becoming variable, followed in northern portion by rising temperature generally.

Local Observations. Time. Bar. Thar. Hum. I Wind, j Weather Rain. i * 6a. M.. 30.00 44.0 81 SW Clcudy 10 a. M.. 29.88 51.0 72 SW Cloudy 2 p.m.. 20.86 56.0 57 W Clcmdj' 6 p.m.. 20.02 47.8 70 N Cloud}' 10 p.m .. 30.04 38.0 60 N j Cloudy Maximum temperature, 56.6; minimum temperature, 38.0. _ General Observations. War Dkpaktmknt, ( Washington. March 27. l<j.-00 p. m. j Observations taken at the same moment of time at all stations. £g3 * 3 • 3 ® 5* 00 =• g B 3 f* gs 2 S STATIONS. |-| ! g 8 , ct- I I © . ' *-- i *: S : • • • • ct • New Orleans. La... 120.07 70 SW Fair. Vicksburg. Miss 129.00 68 S Fair. Fort Smith, Ark....:29.88 58 N Fair. Galveston, Tex i29.95 69' S Cloudy. Little Rook, Ark ...129.86 59 E Tkreat’g Shreveport. La 20.85 67; S Fair. Cincinnati, 0 30.00 46 N Cloud}'. Indianapolis, lud,. 1 30.04 38 N Cloudy. Louisville. Ky 29.93. 58 Calm Fair. Memphis, Tenn 29.00 59; SE Cloudy. Nashville, Tenn 29.05 54: E .01 Cloudv. Pittsburg. Pa. 29.92 46, NW Cloudv. Chicago. IIL 30.03 38 Calm Clear/ Cairo. 11l 1,29.96 58 N Fair. Davenport, la.' 30.11 37 NW Fair. Des Moines, la 30.15 36 N Cloudy. Keokuk. Ia 30.07 40 N Cloudy. LaCrosse, Wis 30.04 33 SW Clear. Moorehead. Minn... 30.28 15 N Clear. St. Louis, Mo 30.02 46 NE Cloudy. St. Paul. Minn 30.08 35 NW Cloudy. Springfield. 11l 30.05 43 NE Cloudy. Leavenworth, Kan.. 30.13 38 N .03 Lt. ruin. Omaha, Neb 30.10 37 NW Cloudy. Yankton. Dak 30.16 35 W Clear. Bismarck, Dak 30.29 21 Calm Clear. Fort Buford Dak.. 30.31 22 NE Cloudy. Ft. Assiniboine, Mta 30.31 37 Calm .01 Lt. rain. Deadwooa. Dak Fort Custer, Mont.. 30.25 36 W Cloudy. Denver. Col 30.13 30 N .03 Cloudy. Dodge City, Kan... 30.25 31 NW .03 Lt snow. Fort Elliott, Tex... 30.07 4iT N Cloudy. North Platte. Neb.. 30.26 27 W Clear. Las Animas. Col Fort Sill, Ind. T Fort Stockton, Tex. 30.00 60 SW ....Clear. El Paso. Tex 30.04 59 W Clear. Key West. Fla Brownsville, Tex Salt Lake City, U.T. 30.22 43 NW Clear. Duluth. Min 30.16 22! NW Clear. Escanaba, W. Ter.. 30.01 21 j N Clear. Marquette. Mich... 30.02 24j NW Fair. Milwaukee. Wis .... 30.04 34 NW Fair. Oswego. N. Y 30.02 38 NW Clear. Toledo. 0 29 88 34 W Cloudv. Washington. D. €.. 20.84 46 NW Cloudv. New York City 29.88! 52 N .03 Lt. rain.

Amateur Cowboys. Cincinnati. March 27.— Miss Hoyt, a teacher in the second intermediate school, on Ninth street, near Main, was alarmed, after the close of school, by an unusual clamor in one of the rooms. When she entered the apartment she found four boys rushing over the desks in the greatest confusion, with large revolvers, and all whooping like Indians. The unruly youths were disarmed, and it was learned that they had planned to go to Texas in May and become cowboys, and were practicing in the school-room when found. All were armed with revolvers and bowie-knives. The oldest was thirteen, and he was to provide funds for the expedition. The children belong to well-known families, and the names are suppressed. Woman's best friend for relieving the many pains and weaknesses incidental to female life, and one that gives rosy cheeks, brightens the eyes,.checks every unnatural drain and creates a perfect picture of health and beauty, is Dr. Guysott’s Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla. It purifies the blood, strengthens the female systems, and removes all feeling of languor, distress, pimples, sores and weakness, producing dreamless slumber and painless regularity of natural functions.

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INDIANA AND ILHNOINEWS Oakland City, Gibson Countyiffers by Fire to the Extent of SIOOO. Sumraitville Business Men Alseose Heavily by Fire—Unpleasant Situin of a Newly-Married Pair —Gleags. * INDIANA. Great Fire at Oakland City, Invtag a Loss of from $40,000 to SIOOO. Evansville, March 27. —A sjal to the Evening Public, from Oakland Cisays: “A terrible conflagration broke out thiaorning in Joseph Wahrseidler’s saloon, on in street, spread all over the square, and in hort time many buildings were in flames. Fcteen building were burned. The total loss variously estimated at $40,000 to SIOO,OOO, on sch there is about $40,000 insurance. Everyly is excited at this hour, but the losses, so fas ascertained, are as follows:

J. D. Davis, saloon and fixtures, J& $1,600; insured for SI,OOO. Frank Failner, tber-shop, loss $100: insured. Dr. W. L. W© stock of drugs and building, loss $6,000; sured for $1,600. Dr. W. H. Stewart, busint building, loss $3,500; insured for $1,300. Jses Wahrseidler, saloon and fixtures, loss $1,0; insured for $l,lOO. J. H. McConnell, businc building, loss $1,000; insured for S4OO. Dr. tMcGowen, dwelling and business house, 3S $2,400; insured for $1,390. Albert Deutsch, stock of groceries, loss $00; insured. Jenkins Bros., building id stock, of general merchandise, loss $1,50 insured. Mrs. J. Martin, millinery, loss sßooyo insurance. R. A. G'astaller, building at stock of groceries, loss $2,000; insured for $9. Lewis Essman, household furniture, loss 500; John Beasley, dwelling aud goods, loss $3,0; no insurance. Robert Rudder, photogra} gallery, loss S2OO. W. S. Specland, barberhop, loss $150; insured. L. T. Robinson, loss obuilding, $200; no insurance. J. H. Root, houselld goods, loss $100; no insurance. There were steral other serious losses, but their extent cod not be obtained. The fire was of incendia” origin. For a time it seemed as if the whole ten would be swept out of existence. The insurance companies interested ai the German,‘of Pittsburg; Springfield, of Massjhusetts; Fire Association, of London, Eng.; Incashire, of London; Germania, of New York; Idiana, of Indianapolis; Michigan Fire and Mane, of Detroit; Home Mutual of California; 'henix, of Brooklyn, and the Northwestern Unia.

Serious Eire at Summitvill, • Special to thß Indianapolis Journal. Anderson, March 26.—Shortly aftr 3 o’clock this morning an incendiary fire wasstarted at Summitville, a small village fifteen files north of this city, on the Cincinnati Wabah & Michgran railroad, and $12,000 vorth of property was destroyed before 4e flames could be got under control. The fire was started in A. Moore & Son’s dry gods store, and it was totally destroyed. The fim looses SI,OOO by the destruction of tho bulling and $4,000 on stock; insured for $3,300. An office building owned by Mrs. Bunt, and valued at $l5O, was also destroyed. liere was no insurance upon this building. Theoffice was occupied by Dr. Swallow, who lost a pi&ntity of drugs and a valuable case of surgcal instruments. Dr. loss will probably reach S2OO. Tho flAnaoc rapidly, a(i W6re fl6Xt communicated to tho adjoining drug store of R. A. Menefee & Cos., and it was soon reduced to ashes. The loss in this iastance upon building and stock is $6,000, relived by $2,500 insurance. Tho stock of goods belonging to David Swindler, and also that of Allen & Allen, situated in the same row of buildings, was carried into the street, and each of these firms suffer considerable loss from breakage and other damages by the rough handling of goods. This fire is a severe blow to the business interests of the town. Only two weeks ago it experienced a SIO,OOO blaze, and at that time the largest dry goods store in the place was destroyed. Death of the Mother of Gen. D. C. Buell. Special to tlie Indianapolis Journal. Lawrenceburg, March 27.—Mrs. Dunlevy, one of the oldest and best-known .residents of this county, died at the home of her son-in-law, Hon. George W. Lane, near Aurora, last night. She was the mother of Gen. Don Carlos Buell and Mrs. W. T. Ferris, of this city. Her remains will be taken to Marietta, 0., for interment. Suicide by Hanging. Special to tha Indianapolis Journal. Lawrenceburg, March 27.— John C. Brand, formerly of this city, but now of Louisville, Ky., committed suicide here last night by hanging. He was about fifty years old, and was once a prominent business man here.

Minor Notes. Rev. J. L. Parsons, of Richmond, is holding an interesting series of meetings at Dublin. The Louisville gamblers, who found sanctuary in Jeffersonville, are now being raided in their new locations. * Moses Carter, of Jeffersonville, has been arrested for stealing $125 worth of green hides from the O. & M. depot at that place. A Clark county farmer, who refused to give his name, found a small gold nugget on his farm the other day. He thinks there ia more of it. Ernest Duden Lodge No. 92, U. 0. H., of Columbus, has passed resolutions on the death of Thomas J. Myers, grand president U. O. H. William Miller, the newly elected superintendent of the Owen county poor farm, is at that Elace at the point of death, from tumor of the owels. The residence of George Barnes, four miles southeast of C%k?nsburg, burned yesterday, with nearly all its contents. Loss about $l,b00; no insurance. John A. Goddard, of Greensburg. who was a brakeraau on the C. f L, St. L. & C. railroad, and had both arms broken in an accident June last, yesterday filed a suit against the company, claiming SIO,OOO damages. The funeral of Wm. Haines, shot by Bishop Scott at Eaton in the chicken stealing prank, took place on Thursday, and was largely attended. Scott is severely censured, and by many thought to be criminal. The team of Hilary Price, a farmer living three miles west of Spencer,, became frightened yesterday and raa away, Mr. Price was thrown out against a tree and run over by the wagon, receiving dangerous injuries to his spine and head. The preliminary examination of David Allen, for the murder of William Pitts, was held yesterday at Bloomington, before Judge Arison, resulting in bail in the sum of $15,000. The only evidence the State introduced made a strong case, though not murder in the first degree. The trial is set for the April term. Bond was given with little trouble, and Allen was liberated. Edward Gignasky, a butcher of Vincennes, stole a cow a few months ago, valued at $75, killed it and sold the meat He was arrested and bound over in the sum of S3OO. Henry Heidenreich went on his bond. Gignasky then skipped out for parts unknown. Detectives

were put on his track, and he was captured and brought back, and will go to the penitentiary. He was caught in Kentucky. ■■ ii .. ■■■ ■ ii——— • ILLINOIS. Finding of the Well- Dressed Body of a Dead Infant. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Decatur, March 27.— This afternoon a sickening discovery was made near the slough emptying into the Sangamon nver, where was found the well-dressed body of a dead girl infant, covered with mud. It is supposed to be a case of murder on the part of a heartless mother. The body, which shows no marks of violance, may have been in the river several weeks. A coroner's jury will make a thorough investigation. No marks were discernible on the clothing. Later —Charles Durbin and wife were arrested, to-night, charged with drowning their six months-old child, whose body was found floating m the Sangamon river to-day. The child has been missing three weeks, but the parents said it had been sent to Green county. The couple have been married only three weeks. A Mystery Unraveled. Special to tho Indianapolis Journal. Decatur, March 27.—The Philip Steinbeck mystery was cleared up to-day, when his body was found hanging to a tree near Illiopolis. He had a family and a valuable farm near Decatur. When he left, on the 7th of March, he had S6O, and when found he had $55 on his person, Steinbeck was in a doctor’s office at Illiopolis, six days ago. There is no cause for the suicide, except sickness. He was sixty-seven years old. Smallpox at Mound City. St. Louis, March 27.— Smallpox is raging as an epidemic at Mound City, Illinois. Out of a population of 1,500, fifty cases are reported. Eight deaths have occurred during the present week. The disease is confined almost entirely among negroes, only two white families having been infected. Vigorous measures are being used to suppress the scourge. One Vote for Black. Springfield, March 27. — On joint ballot 81 members answered. One vote was cast for J. C. Black. Adjourned. Brief Mention. A boy named Nelson, living southwest of Paxton, shot himself accidentally with a shotgun and died. Milton R. Dow. of Pawpaw, a young business man, has acknowledged the forging of notes for S2OO and S3OO each, and disposing of them at a bank in Mendota. He is in jail. ' Oliver P. Hughes, a well-to-do farmer and stock-dealer of Morgan county, shot himself three times in the head, on Thursday, but may recover. Domestic troubles are supposed to have caused the act. John Larish, a farmer living in Osborne county, Kansas, while duck hunting Wednesday afternoon, with his brother Frank, who lives near Pekin, was accidentally shot. Two charges were emptied into his right hip, passing through and into the calf of the same leg. William V. Esmond, alias Mark Felton, who recently figured as a detective in the Zora Burns murder case, at Lincoln, 111., has been convicted of extorting money from both defendant and plaintiff, and sentenced to six months in the county jail, and to return the money he fraudulently got possession of. John Weirick, an Arlington saloon-keeper, on trial in the Bureau County Circuit Court for selling liquor to William Vickery, of Princeton, thereby causing Vickery to lose his life under the cars, while returning from a political gathering last fall, stabbed himself on Thursday fifteen times about the breast. The physicians think he will recover.

THE FIRE RECORD. Carbon Works Burned—Estimated Boss, $150,000; Insurance, $15,000. Detroit, Mich.. March 27.—At 1 o'clock this morning fire broke out in the dry-kiln of the Michigan carbon works, at Rougeville, near Delroy. The bQne-black building almost immediately caught, and the flames spread rapidly. The hand engines with which the works were supplied were entirely inadequate to cope with a fire of such magnitude, and help was asked from the city fire department, and two engines were sent to the rescue. By 5 o’clock the fire was under control. The kilns of the bone-black building, the fertilizer building, and the east two-thirds of the bone-shed are totally destroyed. The entire west end of the works was saved. The owners say that they cannot yet tell the loss, but it is estimated at $150,000; insurance, $15,000. Fire Damage in New York. New York, March 27.-—By a fire at Nos. 66 and 68 Duane street, last night, Hood & Graff, lithographers, were burned out Loss about $25,000; insured for $20,000. John F. Dremer, dealer in document envelopes, loses $12,000; insured for $9,000. The National Blank-book Company was damaged by water $20,000; covered by insurance. W. H. Parsons & Co.’s loss by water is $40,000: fully insured. The building was damaged $20,000. Woolen Mills Burned. Dayton, W. T m March 26.—The Dayton woolen mills burned this morning. Loss, $30,000; insurance, $20,000. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Mrs. Kittle, aged sixty-four veaas, an insane woman residing at Lebanon, Pa., burned to death Thursday evening. Her clothing caught fire from a pipe. Charles Anderson, of Cincinnati, was shot and fatally wounded, Thursday night, in Now Orleans, by Charles A. Bridges, of Crystal Springs, Miss., in a house of ill-fame. The Windsor Hotel, at Randolph, Mass., was badly damaged by an explosion of dynamite this morning. It is supposed to be the work of striking shoemakers, who had a grudge against the proprietors. The steam boiler in the mill of the Groton Pond Lumber Company, in Groton, Vt., exploded Thursday night, killing two men and injuring several others, some fatally. The mill was nearly demolished. ws has been received of the finding of an -i-n camp on river, Michigan, and the bodies of five Indians who died of hunger and cold. An Indian girl was nearly dead from the same cause. Another member of ths same party went to Hobart for provisions, last week, and it is believed he perished. At Toledo, 0., yesterday, while Henry Miller and Michael Yaughman were working at a derrick on the third story of the Memorial Building, one of the guy rope-s broke, throwing both men off the wall. Miller fell inside to the floor and received but few bruises; Yaughman fell outside the wall to the ground and was instantly killed. He leaves a widow and two children in destitute circumstances.

Failures for the Week. New York, March 27.—The failures for the last seven days reported to R, G. Dtin & Cos. number, for the United States, 248; Canada, 29; total, 277, as compared with 258 last week. The failures in the Western States are lighter than for some time past. The Southern and Middle States show an increase. But few assignments are reported from New York city. > After Governor Fierce’s Scalp. New York, March 27. —The woman suffrage party's State executive committee has written a letter to President Cleveland, asking the removal of Governor Pierce, of Dakota, for vetoing the woman suffrage bill passed by the Legislature. The Duty of State Legislatures. Legislation in every State should regulate the sale and use of the many poisons resorted to by women in their desperation to obtain beautiful complexions. There exists in Dr. Harter’s Iron Tonic every requisite to accomplish the object without injuring health or endangering life.

GENERAL GRANT. He Is Still Unable to Sleep Without the Use of Opiates—Two Short Drives in the Park. New York, March 27.—Dr. Douglas’s bulletin to-night regarding General Grant, is as follows: General Grant last night tried to sleep without assistance from any opiate, but did not succeed. He was awake till 4 or 5 o’clock this morning. Then he took an opiate and at 5 fell asleep and slept five hours. Then he breakfasted and afterwards drove in the park with Mrs. Grant He had a quiet day, and in the afternoon the General, Minister Romero and myself drove through the park. The drives did the patient good. His pulse and temperature are about normal. His throat to-night looks quite well. He went to bed at 10 to-night and will again try to sleep without assistance, but he will not wait so long as last night if he is not successful _ A Time When the Silent Soldier Talked Freely. Louisville Evening Times. “I have great sympathy for General Grant, and wish that ho may live to enjoy the benefits of his retirement,” said Joe Brown to a reporter, yesterday. “That seems to be a national sentiment,” said the reporter. “Yes, and Ism glad of it. I feel the more interested because of an incident which occurred and a sentiment expressed by him in an interview with me nearly five years ago.” “He interviewed you?” “No; I interviewed the General for the Denver Tribune. ” “Well, what of the incident and what of the sentimentf’ “Oh,” said Mr. Brown, with a modest stroke of his heard and a downward cast of the eye, “the circumstance is unimportant, except that it led to an expression which I appreciated all the more, because I was a confederate soldier and fought against Grant ia two battles of the war. While returning from his visit to Mexico, in 1880, he made a tour of Colorado. I ‘caught’ the train at Pueblo, and, while speeding along the shadow of the Rockies, within view of Pike a Peak on one side, and a waste of sand and buffalo grass on the other, 1 was introduced by Governor Pitkin to General Grant.’ In that introduction I heard the sixty-four pound rifleshots of Fort Donelson and the deathdealing musketry of Champion Hill. ex Governor Routt, mayor of Denver, was on the train. He was Grant's best boy in Colorado. Governor Routt came up and smiled assent to the new acquaintance. But General Grant was not moved either by the genial presence of Governor Pitkin, the old time friendship of Governor Routt nor the winning ways of the Denver Tribune reporter. “He held a cigar between the thumb and the index finger of his right hand, with one end of the weed in his mouth, and as the blue smoke curled from the other end there was a twinkle in his eye that asked, ‘Who tho devil is Brown? What Brown?” “This is Mr. Joe Brqwn, of the Denver Tribune,' said Governor Pitkin, and then he and Governor Routt quicklv disappeared. Grant smoked in silence and looked out the window. I was keeping him company, though obliged to stand and hold fast to the back of the next seat forward. A good looking young lady, whose face bespoke a generous nature, sat beside him. Behind and on the side the seats were filled with ladies and gentlemen of his private party. There was no seat for me. General Grant continued to gaze out upon the dreary plains, and something seemed to give great amusement to the whole party. I began to feel an unnatural warmth, and. unconsciously turning to the mirror, ob-erved that my face was growing serious and very red. I looked appealingly into the eyes of the young lady, who sat by General Grant, and smiled. She smiled in return. Then I looked significantly at a vacant seat in the corner of tho car, looked again into her sweet eyes, and again glanced at the seat. She was a good woman. She would make any man a good wife, if she has not already made a husband happy. She instantly arose and went to that seat. Then, out of courtesy, as though it had just occurred him to do so, General Grant invited me to take a seat. I said that 1 had come with the determination to interview him if possible, but first of all, to make his acquaintance. He said I was the first newspaper man he had allowed to approach him since the Chicago convention and assured me that he would say nothing that he was not willing to go to print. A lengthy interview then ensued concerning the - elements that antagonized and defeated him at the Chicago convention. He declared, in conclusion, that he was satisfied with the result,and more proud of his gallant 300 supporters than he would have been of the nomination for President. Now I havo given you an abstract of tho incidents to that interview.” “But what of the sentimental part? That’s what you started to relate,” asked the reporter, and his pencil dropped from his impatient fingers. “Oh, yes; now I come to the point. Governor Pitkin had told him that I was a reporter for the leading Republican paper in the State. I had informed General Grant that I had fought against him in several battles. He inferred, as a matter of course, that Iwas a Democrat We could then apppreciate each other. “General,” I asked, “I suppose you sometimes meet an old rebel who fought against you?” “Yes, seldom,” and there was a twinkle in his eye as the blue smoke curled about his stolid brow. For the first time he became enthused with his part of the questions and answers, which passed in rapid succession for half an hour. He turned his eye full upou me, and his hand with the cigar rested upon the window-sill. **Mr. Brown,” he said, “you were a rebel soldier. You now represent the leading Republican paper of Colorado. lam willing for you to print what I sny about the war. I went* into the army to sustain the government and fight for the United States. 1 had great sympathy for the South. I believed from the beginning that the masses of the people in the South were misguided by their leaders as to the true causes of the war, and in every battle where I was engaged I felt that I was fightine for the South as well as for the North. I was fighting for the -whole people of the Nation. You can see the illustration of what I say in the result of that war. The Union is restored more happily and on a firmer basis than it was, with all men free. If therehad been a Southern Confederacy the poor young men of the South would have struggled on through life in competition with slavery, under an ostracism by the aristocracy of the land; more galling than the bondage of the slaves. But, with the opposite result, you see them at home making fortunes and fame, and you see them abroad, in the North, in the East and in the West, accumulating wealth and arising to positions of distinction in tho councils of the State and tho Nation. The good results are still to follow the people of • the South. It will henceforth be anew and better country. When peace w r as declared I felt that I had rendered service to the people North and South, and henceforth I wish no greater reward than their remembrauce.”

Grant While In Office. Wash’ngton Special. General Grant has one trait which made him a multitude of friends among many humble and deserving people. “He was the best man to the widows and orphans in the world, ’’ said a Treasury clerk, the other day. During his terms of office there was no civil-service law, and appointments and removals were made by very arbitrary methods. This operated pitifully at times against Southern women, whose backing was insufficient and who were apt to be unceremoniously thrust out, though poor and deserving. But if a Southern woman was turned out, and could prove it was not for cause, all she bad to do was to see President Grant. He would listen to her pitiful story, tell her to come again, and when she came, if he had found the case a worthy one he would thrust into the petitioner's hand a note addressed to the chief of his department that would send the poor clerk away happy. Nor was he ever weary of listening io their troubles. Some times the people in power would try to wear out bis patient* by continually removing

the same woman. Every time General Granfc would have her put back He was the friend of those who had no friends. Balk-Line Billiards at St. Louts. St. Louis. March 27.—The match-game o£ billiards, eight-inch balk-line, 800 points, tot SSOO a side, between Thos. Gallagher, sporting editor of the Globe-Democrat, and W. H. Cation, which has been on the tapis for a month was played to-night, at Mercantile Library Hall, before a moderate-sized audience. The gam* began at 8:10, and at 11:30 had progressed slow-' ly. At that hour forty-one innings had beeix played, and the game stood: Cattou, 492; Gal* laghcr, 374. The chief features of the game, so far, have been brilliant round-the-table plays oa the part of Gallagher, and the delicate touch and fine nursing of Cation. The principal run* have been: Catton, 74, 44, 45, 42; Gallagher, 3?A 39, 78. At la. m. the game stood: Catton, 719; Gallagher, 581. The play continued about the samo as during the earlier part of the night, Catton doing some very pretty nursing and Gallagher a large amount of round-the-table work. Tho principal runs since 11:30 have been: Gallagher, 67 and 50; Catton, 30 and 56. Hendricks’s Tremendous Responsibility. Chicago Herald. The Vice president, after a diligent search an#, careful inventory, has discovered that the patronage at the disposal of the occupant of his high office is as follows: 1. Private secretary. 2. Telegraph operator for Senate. 3. Keeper of Senate restaurant He is now at work on the matter of appoint" ineuts and hopes to be able to announce his decision before the end of next week. Whilo thankful for all advice tendered in good faith by Democrats, he is careful to have it understood that lie is Vice-president, and that Grover Cleveland must keep at a respectable distance and let him alone. The three appointments will be Jacksonian Democrats, and the man who feeds at the restaurant will eat pork and corn dodger or he will not eat at all. A Woman Lawyer in Oregon. Portland, Ora, March 27. —In the United States Circuit Court, to-day, Judge Deady allowed a motion admitting Mrs. Mary A. Leonard to practice in the federal courts of Oregon. Mrs. Leonard is the first woman admitted to practice in any of the courts of Oregon. A motion in the State Supreme Court, asking for her admission, was denied last week, on constitutional grounds. A Reckless Linguist. Washington Letter. Some very queer letters come to the Stato Department from individuals who aspire to go abroad. One ambitious but honest Democrat desires a foreign mission. He says: “I caa speak five languages fluently and indiscrimiuately.” For Bronchial, Asthmatic, and Pulmonary Complaints, “Brown’s Bronchial Troches" manifest remarkable curative properties. Sold only in boxes. TEST YOUR BAKINS POWDER TO-DAY! Brands advertised as absolutely pure CONTiLZIN THETESI Place a can ton down ou a hot stove until heated, the* remove the cover and smell. A tdieinn-.t will not be n quired to detect the presence of ammonia. DOES NOT CONTAIN AMMONIA. ITS JIKALTIIFI’LNKSS UAS NEVER BEKS QLEST 1090. In a million homes for a quarter of a century It hu stood the consumers’ reliable test, THE TESTJJF THE OVEH. PRICE BAKING POWDER CO., uakxbs or Dr. Price’s Special Flavoring Extracts, Tho strongest,naost delicious iu>d natural flavor known,and Dr. Price’s Lupulin Yeast Gems For Light, Healthy Bread, The Best Dry Hop Yeast In tho World. FOR SALE BY GROCERS. CHICAGO. - ST. LOUIS. STOP THAT CUM It Leadsjo Death COUGH BM S jff I Positively Curas BRONCHITIS // />*iaLZT yv An<l the worst U I fSI ‘ 1 COUGHS, lead--7 j / - to Cons umps * ! / / jFfT-J tion, an litis so ' safe that double doses will not hurt a little chit i SOLD KVEItY WHEiiB ON~ ftUAHVVTKR. WHITE’S NEURALGIA CURE Gives Quick Relief, and Ellects a Permanent Cure of that most painful disease. l3TTry it, and Suffer no more. Price: Small Bottles. 25 ets. Large Bottles. 50 cts, For sale by all Druggists. E. B. WHITE, Sole Prop.. Lancaster. 0, FINANCIAL. MAVERICK NATIONAL BANK BOSTON, MASS. Capital - - $400,000 Surplus - - 400,000 Account* of Banks, Bankers and Mercantile firm* received, and any business connected with Bunking solicited. London correspondent. City Bank. “Limited." ASA P. POTTER, President J. W, WORK, Cash’or. BRUSH ELECTRIC LIGHTS Are fast taking the place of all otners in factories, foundries, machine shops and mills. Parties having their own power can procure an Electric Generator end obtain much more light at much less cost than by any other mode. The incandescent and storage *yatein!. ' been perfected, making small lights for house* and store, nun? wherever needed, and lighted at will, day or night. Portia* desiring Generator* or to form coin nan \es for lighting cities and towns, can send to the Brush Electric Cos., Cleveland, 0., or to the under* fcjgued at Indianapoii*. J. 0AY r EN. D. A. BOHLEN & SON, ARCHITECTS, Pin. Telephone ?i£>