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iion of the positions now occupied by the Jhinese. The dispatch was dated subsequent to the defeat of the French forces at Lang Son. Critical .Situation of the Troops at Tonquln. London. April 1.--A dispatch dated Hanoi, this morning, states that the situation of the French army there is critical. A largo Chinese force, under European leaders, the dispatch *ays, is endeavoring to cut off the French retreat. Genoral Negrier has arrived at Hanoi. He is making good progress towards recovering from lus wound. Tins people at Hanoi are calm. General Briere de l'lisle telegraphs from Hanoi, tinder date of yesterday:

“After a fresh encounter with the enemy at Dong Dang, yesterday evening, General Herbinger continued his retreat in good order along the Kep and Deeoquam routes. General Negrier s present condition is favorable. After sceiDg him I hope to rejoin the second brigrade in the defence of the rivers.” Tho War Office has received a dispatch from General l>e ITsle, the commander of the French forces in Tpnquin, stating that the Chinese in large numbers are continually harassing the French troops in their retreat from Lang-Son. Bow tho United States May Become Intertutted. Washington Special. A gentleman who is well informed as to the European situation, and, as to the gossip in the legation here, gives the following information, *rom which it will appear that in certain contingencies the United States may hafe an interest in the war between France and China: France is toonnd to declare war against China, and so enforce a blockade which has hitherto been merely nominal. Os course, if neutral ships had been seized by the French fleet, although there had been no formal declaration of war. the fact that tlie blockade had been ordered would bo considered as equivalent to a declaration of war. This doctrine the Supreme Court of the United States has held in a number of cases, and this position has been affirmed by the English courts. For that reason the French Ministry instructed tho commanders of the French ships not to make any seizures or captures in order to avoid complica tions, but this reverse in Tonquin has driven the government to more strenuous measures, and it will be compelled to order a strict blockade and to prosecute the war rigorously in China. The principal Chinese commercial steamship lines have been purchased by an American syndicate, which is composed of capitalists in Boston, New York and San Francisco. President Arthur recently called attention to this fact in his message. The ships owned by this syndicate, in spite of ( our navigation laws, flv the American flag. In reality they have no right to sail under American • -dors and are not entitled to the protection of -e United States, but if any of these ships >ould be seized by a French man-of-war com- • icatious would ensue between the United tates and France. This might prove to be a erious matter. Probably it would be more serious for France than for the United States, because any complication between France and the United States would encourage the Chinese. *

ENGLAND AND RUSSIA. The Ratter Concede* No Vital Point—No Reason to Count on Peace. New York. April I. —A London special to the Times says: “The temporary relief caused by the pacific talk of the Marquis of Harrington i3 almost wholly dissipated by the statement that Russia concedes no vital point at issue. The war preparations are going ahead as briskly as ever, and there is absolutely no real reason to count on a peaceful solution." London dispatches report that, under the subsidence of the scare, the speculators who had bought American stocks, expecting a rise through a war with Russia, are sellihg. Private St. Petersburg advices say that the government, on the advice of the military council, will spare no effort to avoid a war. The Birmingham foundry which the British government has purchased has the largest rifle factory in Eugland. It possesses patents on the Martini-Henry rifle. The company collapsed on the conclusion of the Franco German war. The purchase includes a stock of rifles valued at $730,000. It is expected that several thousand workmen will be employed directly. It is believed that a Cabinet caucus during the week will consider DeGiers's reply. Hartington remains in London during the holidays. The Ameer has sent a circular to all the governors of Afghan towns on the Amer-Daria river, instructing them to watch and report any Russian movements, especially on the KhojahSolah, which, once in possession of the Russians, would open the road to Balk'n and Cabal. Polish papers state that at a recent banquet at Odessa. Russia officers who had been ordered to join Caucasian regiments responded with enthusisasm to the toast "The coming war with England." Bala Mnryhab advices mention rumors of attempts by the Russians to influence tho tribes on the frontier 'line to interposition enabling Russia to claim certain spots. Russia is rapidly mishing a canal from the Merv to the Tojend, vith the object of supplying water for the •oops moving from Askobad to Merv; also, for ie purpose of cultivating the desert. It is rented that the Tekkes of Merv are disappointed ith the Russian conquerors because they are ■:nable now to obtain spoils by raiding. The Pall Mall Gazette, this afternoon, states that Russia's answer to England’s proposal on the Afghan question amounts to a cordial acceptance of the proposals as made by Earl Granville, British Foreign Minister. The Gazette says that Russia consents to accept as debatable territory the zone laid out as such by England, and accepts the principle that the frontier line shall not be drawn further south than Karezelias and Chamenibeid, or further north than Sherkepe and Soryazi. This leaves as the only point still to be discussed the Russian suggestion that it would be more practical if the zone of survey overlapped the roughly defined zone of debatable land, in order to allow for topographical and ethnographical conditions. It is not expected that this suggested extension of the zone of survey to the south of the boundary line run bj r M. Lessar, the Russian commissioner appointed to meet Sir Peter Lumsden, the British commissioner to arrange the Afghan boundary dispute, will be •serious enough to cause further difficulty. GRAHAM’S CAMPAIGN. The Arab* Appear in Large Force, and Railway Building Is Suspended. Suakim, April I. —A detachment of cavalry was sent out this morniug to’ reconnoitre in the neighborhood of Tamai. They found Tamai occupied by a large force of the enemy. A general advance of the British forces will begin to-morrow morning at daybreak. The troops will stop in tne zeraba to morrow night, and will march on Tamai on Friday morning. The enemy suddenly appeared to-day in large force in the direction of Handoub, and the men who were at work on the railroad were rapidly withdrawn. A later dispatch from Suakim says it is expected that the British attack upon Tamai will be made to-morrow. The Murab tribe, 3,000 strong, have offered to submit to the British. The troops of General McNeill’s zeraba will march out at daybreak to construct a zeraba on the road, three miles nearer Tamai. They will be supported by a detachment of cavalry. There appears to be about 12,000 Arabs between ilasheen and Tamai. Canadian Troop* for the Soudan. Montreal, April L —lt is stated by a government official who came here from Ottawa that a cable message from Lord Wolseley had been received by Ixrd Lansdowne, asking if he could get one or two regiments from Canada for service In the Soudan. FINANCIERING IN TURKEY. A Finance Minister Put to Flight by a Rand of Women. Constantinople, April I.—The government is in arrears to the soldiers for several mouths’ pay, and to-day the wives of the soldiers atsecure attention to tlxeir husbands’

demands by appearing in force at the office of the Minister of Finance. Bands of women collected to the number of 2.000 or more, at a point near the building occupied by the Cabinet officers. At an appointed hour they marched in a body to the office of the Minister of Finance. Rushing past the guards, they entered the office, and, confronting the Minister, demanded the pay due their husbands. Policemen were called in, who tried to expel them, but the women turnea on the officers and forced thfem to retire. The Finance Minister made a plausible excuse for the delay in paying the men. The women declared his answer unsatisfactory, and made a rush for him. He. however, escaped by jumping out of a back window. FOREIGN MI SC ELUANT. Arrival of Queen Victoria at Aix-les-Baines —Honors to Her Majesty. Pauls, April 1. —Queen Victoria and her daughter, the Princess Beatrice, arrived at Aix-les-Baines to day. The depot was handsomely decorated ip their honor. As had been arranged by M. Ferry, a guard of honor, composed of dragoons and the Parisian Garde Mobile, met. her Majesty at the siation and acted as an escort for the royal party. In accordance with the special request of the Queen, her arrival at the station and departure thence were allowed to bo made quietly and without official ceremony. Cable Notes. The total of colliers who went on strike today. in Yorkshire, against the 10 per cent, reduction in wages, is 25,000. A collision occurred with tho police at an Anarchist meeting in the Place de I‘Opera. Paris, yesterday. Forty arrests were made, and order was finally restored, but crowds were still parading the streets at a late hour last night. —i—„ ■ i , ..ii .... THE BALANCE-SHEET. Condition of the Public Debt at the Close of Business Hours, Maxell 31. Washington. April 1. — The following is a recapitulation of the debt statement issued today, according to the old form: Interest-bearing debt — Four and a half per cents. $250,000,000.00 Four per cents 737,710,000.00 Three cent* 194,100,500.00 Refunding certificates 248.200.00 Navy pension fund 14,000,000.00 Principal * $1,106, 1 49,600.00 Interest - - 10,945,579.00

Debt on which interest has ceased since maturity—Principal .... 4,031,503.00 Interest 242,310.00 Debt bearing no interest—old demand and legal-tender notes... 340,739,081.00 Certificate* of deposit 27.215.000.00 Gold and silver certificates 290,099,371.00 Fractional currency 15,343,033.69 Ijcss amount estimated lost or destroyed 8,375,934.00 Principal 677.620,551.00 Unclaimed 6,967,099.00 Pacific railroad interest 4,259.00 Total debt— Total principal $1,878,721,630.00 Total interest 11,192,119.00 Total $1,889.913,776.00 Cash in Treasury 434,474,174.00 Debt less cash in Treasury April 1. 1885 1,403,439,002.00 Debt less cash in Treasury March 1,1884 1,405.923.350.00 Decrease of debt during March... 483,747.00 Decrease since June 30, 1334.... 44,010,633.00 Current liabilities — Interest due and unpaid. $1,552,335.00 Debt on which interest has ceased 4,951.505.00 Interest thereon 242,310.00 Gold and silver certificates 296,099,371.00 United St a. es notes held for vedemntiou <ertificatcs of deposit. 27,215,000.00 Cash balance available April, 1385 153,813,451.00 Total $484,474,17L00 Available assets— Cash in Treasury 484,474,174.00 Bonds issued to the Pacific railroad companies, interest payable by the United States, principal outstanding: $64,023,512.00 Interest accrued, not vet paid.... 909,352.00 Interest paid by United States 05,038,209.00 Interest repaid by the companies by transportation service 19,154,305.00 By cash payments 5 percent, net earnings... 655,198.00 Balance of interest paid by the United States 45,228,705.00 THK NEW FORM. The following is a recapitulation of the debt statement in its new form: Interest-bearing debt— Bonds at 4 1 * per cent. $250,000,000 Bonds at 4 percent. 737,710,900 Bonds at 3 per cent 194,190,500 Refunding certiorates, at 4 per cent 248,000 Navy pension fund, at 3 per cent. 14,000,000 Pacific railroad bonds at 6 per cent 61.623,512 Principal $1,260.773,112.00 Interest ....... 11,957,502.07 Total $1,272,730,614.07 Debt on which interest has ceased since maturity, principal $495,150,526.00 Interest 242,310.18 Total $519,381,544.00 Debt bearing no interest—old demand and legal-tender notes.... 346,739.081.00 Certificates of deposit 20,210,000.00 Gold certificates, 115.645,540 00 Silver certificates 11,250.022.00 Fractional currency less 8,375,991—estimated as lost or destroyed.. 6.967,099.6? Principal 605.003.94 6.00 Total debt, principal $1,873,788,563.00 Interest 12,199,812.25 Total 1 $1,883,988.375.25 Loss cash items available for reduction of the debt $261,150,105.00 Less reserve held for redemption of United States notes 100,000,000.00 Total debt, less available cash items $1,524,838,210.00 Net cash iu the Treasury $22,259,025.00 Debt, less cash in the Treasury. April 1, 1885 $1,502,579,184.00 Debt, less cash in theTieasurv, March 1. 1885 1,502,489,928 OO Increase of debt during the month, as shown by this statement $39,256.00 Cash in tbe treasury available for reduction of the debt—gold held for gold certificates actually outstanding $115,647,540.00 Silver held for silver certificates actually outstanding 112.500,220.00 United States notes held for certificates of deposit actually outstanding 26,210,000.00 Cash held for matured debt and interest uiqtaid 67,788.921.00 Fractional currency 3,478.00 Total available for reduction of the debt $201,150,165.00

Reserve fund held for redemption of U. S. notes account. July 12, 1882 $100,000,000.00 Unavailable for reduction of the - debt, fractional silver coin 30,632,326.20 Minor coin 876,051.54 Cash held for certificates issued but not outstanding 69,556.605.00 Net cash balance on hand 22,259.025.75 Total cash in the Treasury as shown by the Treasurer's general account $484,474,174.30 A Dishonest Express Agent. St. Loris, April 1. —A Chattanooga, Tenn., special to the Post-Dispatch, says: “Charles lieed, agent of the Southern and Adams express companies, at Morristown, Ims disappeared. It is thought he has taken considerable money belonging to the companies. He should have made a quarterly statement yesterday. After receiving money from three trains he left for parts unknown. Reed changed the eombition on the safe, and the officials cannot open it. Detectives are on his track.” The “Old Commoner," as the friends of Thaddeus Stevens, the distinguished congressman, were fond of calling him, once wrote to a fellowmember who was suffering from indigestion and kidney disease: “Try Mishler's Herb Bitters. I believe it will euro you. I have used it for both indigestion and affection of the kidueys, and it is the most wonderful combination of medicinal herbs I ever saw'.*

THE INDIAN APOLIS JOURNAL, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, lsso.

INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS The Daily Chronicle of Happerings of All Kinds in the Two States. Coffey Found Guilty of the McMullen Murder —Saw*Mill and Tobacco Barn Burned —Cut to Pieces by a Locomotive. INDIANA. John If. Coffey Found Guilty of Murder, and the Extreme Penalty Ordered. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. CRAwyoRDSviLLE, April I.—John W. Coffey has been on trial for the murder of James McMullen and wife, who lived near Glendale, on Jan. 7, 1885, and then burning the house to hide the crime. Coffey was at once suspected, and was arrested, but made his escape. He was rearrested a week later at the house of Phil W. Sloan, near Stringtown, in Fountain county. He was brought back to this city and indicted by the grand jury, and appeared before Judge Britton, to whom he made a confession, saying that he alone committed the crime. His object was money, but he found only twenty-five cents. The following week Coffey made affidavit that James Dennis was an accomplice, and that his confession was made through fear of Dennis. The jury to-day returned a verdict of murder in the first degree against Coffey, fixing the punishment at death. Coffey seemed unconcerned. The jury w3 out less than one hour.

Warehouses Burned. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Malison, April I.—A telephone message, at 10 o’clock to-night, to the Courier, announces the burning, at Vevay, Ind., of James K. Pleasant’s warehouse, with 3,000 bales of straw, 200 bale's of hay, 300 barrels of potatoes, and other produce; also, U. P. Schenck’a warehouse, with 300 bales of hay, several hundred bales of straw, and other produce. A number of dwellings adjacent are in danger, and there are no fire engines in the place. _____ Tobacco Barn Burned. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Madison, April I.—Joseph Bare’s tobacco barn, east of Madison, with several thousand pounds of tobacco, a large quantity of fruit boxes, and a valuable stock of farm implements, was consumed by fire to-day. Loss total; insurance small. The light of another apparently large fire appears at this hour in Kentucky, a few miles south of Madison. Burglary at Winamac. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Winamac, April I.—Burglars broke into W. R Hornback’s blacksmith and wagon shop, last night, and procured chisels, a crowbar and other convenient tools, which they used to effect an entrance into tho store of M. D. Falvcy & Cos., general merchants. They blew open the safe and secured about slls in money. A Saw-Mill Burned. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Muncie, April I. — At Shideler, six miles north of this city, last night, fire broke out and entirely consumed I). M. Snider’s saw mill, with a considerable quantity of lumber. The loss is $3,000; no insurance. Minor Notes. Four hundred barrels of beer are sold daily in New Albany. Samuel Stailey. of Winamac, wh'o was reported as haviug made an assigrfmerrtfUast week, has effected a settlement with his creditors and opened out business again. George Trueblood, who stole Elisha Vaughan’s horse from Spencer, on Saturday last, has boen caught at Bowling Green with the horse, brought back to Spencer, and put in jail. The remains Dr. Theodore Meurer, at New Albany, have been taken from the vault and interred in Silver Lake cemetery. The doctor expressed a wish in his will to be cremated, but left the matter to his executor. Dr. T. N. Crowley, of Terre Haute, threw two pounds of gunpowder in an empty slop bucket at his office in the Board of Trade building. Forgetting this he soon after struck a match to light a lamp and then throw the match into the bucket. A terrific explosion followed and much excitement, as the first impression was that a dynamite outrage had taken place. Dr. Crowley’s face is terribly burned, but it is thought his eyesight may be saved. He is twenty-eight years old, unmarried, and recently came from Sullivan. There was a large attendance at Hanover College, on Tuesday night, to witness the spring exhibition of tho Union Literary Society. The programme consisted of orations by Frank D. Swope, of Madison; Wm. R. Stratford, of Vevay; Charles C. McMurray, of Hanover; L. V. Cravens, of Madison: Charles Ailing, jr., of Madison; R. H. Ol instead, of Chillicothe, O.; J. H. Hamilton, of Greensburg. The last named gentleman, whose subject was “The AnCi-elimax of Imperialism," will probably represent Hanover at the State oratorical contest. The murder ot old man Brehm. near Columbus, by poison administered by someone in open daylight and but a few minutes before death, still remains a mystery. The dissolute young woman, Lonia Rogers, who is in jail on the charge of having committed the crime, denies having admistered the poison, saying, “The Robinson girl did it.” No traco of the Robinson girl can be found, and it is believed she is a myth. Still there appears no motive for the murder, as abandoned by the world, and even by her associates in sin, old man Brehm was the only person on earth who would give her a home or shelter and being the miserable old wretch that he dud penniless, she simply sacrificed his friendship, protection and home for a cold and cheerless cell in the county jail. ILLINOIS. A Marshall Man Struck by an Engine and Cut to Pieces. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Marshall, April I.—Charles Bartlett, of this city, to Danville to work, yesterday, and his remains were brought home to-night He was struck by a switch-engine while walking on the track, last night, and his body torn to pieces, so that the fragments had to be gathered in a box. He leaves a widow and two children. Striking Quarry men. Joliet, April I.—Three hundred quarrymen went on a strike this morning for an increas of wages to $1.30 per day, their pay having ranged from sl.lO to $1.15 a day. They vi&ited every quarry adjacent to tlieim, marching through the streets, armed with clubs, and causing considerable turbulence. In one of the quarries 200 Swedes were employed, who fled on the approach of the strikers, but afterward returned and joined tbe strikers. Work at all the quarries has ceased in consequence. Coal Miners* Strike. Bloomington, April I.—Of 230 miners employed by the McLean County Coal Company, 225 struck to day, against a reduction in the price of mining of 25 cents per ton. Failure of an Old Firm. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Mt. Pulaski, April 1. —Shick Bros, failed today. confessing judgments amounting to $7, 000 It is an old firm, dealing in general merchandise. Brief Mention. Mrs. S. M. Lutz, wife of Professor Lutz, of Decatur, died on Tuesday. She was formerly a member of the Indiana Musical Conservatory. The first daily paper ever edited and published

in this country by a colored man appeared, yesterday, at Cairo, the proprietor being W. T. Scott, of that city. The paper, the Daily Gazette, is independent in politics. Ex-Mayor Frederick Rearick, of Quincy, died on Monday. Ho had for a number of years been a mental and physical wreck. He was a member of the Illinois Legislature, from Cass county, in 1861. After the war he removed to Quincy, was elected mayor in 1873, and re-elected in 1874, and subsequently served as a justice of the peace, and while such lost his mind. The grocery firm of Smith & Son, of St. Louis, swore out an attachment, on Tuesday, against Jefferson Freeman, of Vandalia, and threatened to close his store. Mr. Freeman is scheduling his property, claiming that he has not to exceed S4OO, and that amouut is exempt. The claim of Smith k Son will not reach $73, but the claims of other houses will, perhaps, swell his total intebteduess to S7OO or SBOO. There is considerable excitement at Rockford over an alleged case of malpractice which has just been brought to light. Miss Susie AYells, aged thirty-six, is now lying in a critical condition, her life being despaired of. Miss Wells’s present trouble is said to bo traceable to an operation performed upon her by Mrs. Dr. Huntly, who declared that Miss Wells had an ovarian tumor. It is alleged that when the operation was performed no tumor was found, and it is likely that legal proceedings will ensue.

THE FIRE RECORD. Burning of a Portion of the Emory Candle Factory, at Cincinnati. Cincinnati, April I.—The Emory candle factory was partially burned this morning. The fire started in the eastern portion of the large structure where candle manufacturing was carried on. Iron fire-walls, with iron doors, divided the building into three sections. The fire department succeeded in confining the flames to the eastern section, except that in the cellar an encroachment was made. This was, however, soon conquered, and the other portions of the building were saved. From 100 to 150 employes, engaged in thks department (many of them girls) were thrown into a panic, but were Uli safely removed. Tho loss will reach from SBO.OOO to SIOO,OOO, with ample insurance. The building is very near to the entrance to tho suspension bridge leading to Covington, and there was great danger at one time that it would be reached. Glass Factory Burned. Wheeling, W. Va. f April 1. —The factory of the Ohio Valley Glass Company, at Bridgeport, 0., caught Are this afternoon and was totally destroyed. Loss, $12,000; fully insured. DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN. Indications. War Department, ) Office of the Chief Signal Officer, > Washington, April 2, 1885. ) For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley—Light local showers and partly cloudy weather, winds shifting to east and south in the Ohio valley, southerly winds m Tennessee, becoming variable in the district, slightly cooler in Ohio valley, nearly stationary temperature. For the Lower Lake Region—Partly cloudy weather and light rain or snow, and slightly colder, easterly winds, lower barometer. For the Upper Lake Region—Partly cloudy weather, light rain or snow, north to east winds, becoming variable, slightly colder in southern portions, a slight rise in temperature in northern portions. For the Upper Mississippi Valley—Local rains and partly cloudy weather, southerly winds, becoming variable, slightly colder, higher barometer. For the Missouri Valley—Local rains in southern portions, followed by fair weather in northern portious, variable winds, slightly colder, ris’ ing, followed in northern portions by falling barometer. Local Observations. Time. | Bar. Ther. Hum. Wind. Weather Rain. 6a.m. . 30.21 43.6 68 NE Pair. * 10 a. M.. 30.23 58.0 37 SE Fair 2P. M-. 30.171 01.0 23 E Cloudy 6p. M . 30.13 52.2 62 E Fair 10 P. M. . 30.00| 49.8 57 SE Fair. * Maximum temperature, 62.0: minimum temperature, 42.7. —'' liaiu too small to measure.

WAR AND FAMINE. Prospect for a Great Scarcity of Certain. Table Delicacies. New York Times. The war in the Soudan is beginning to appeal to the American public upon personal grounds. The superintendent of the Philadelphia Zoo furnishes the startling information that, owing to the present complications npon the Nile, the price of lions has gone up to $2,000 per pair, and that if all the hippopotami in this country were to die no more could be procured until a cessation of hostilities in that region. He further states that if England and Russia go to war the supply of giraffes will be indefinitely cut off, and that two young animals of this species sold only a few days ago as high as $2,000 apiece. The most careless observer will readily perceive that if lions go up as high as SI,OOO per head it practically places an embargo upon their consumption by the poorer classes. If the market price of undressed lion be placed at this figure, chops and steaks must be proportionately high, and cannot be sold at a profit in the restaurants at less than $75 per portion or SSO per half portion, so that gourmets, unless possessed of unlimited incomes, are threatened with being obliged to entirely forego this delicacy. The conclusion becomes inevitable also—if the superintendent’s dire prediction be verified — that hippopotamus bordelaise will be driven from the menus of local restaurants, whatever deprivation it may cost to iover3 of this choice morsel, with the harrowing possibility that giraffe en brochette will soon follow, unless Viet and Alexander be induced to kiss and makeup. If America is to he thus threatened v ith wne, at the mere whim of warlike foreign po .*ors, it is quite time that a peace congrejc ' e convened. Mrs. Langtry and Her Critics. London Life. Why do some newspapers run down Mrs. Langtry as an actress? Has she perhaps been too proud toward their ‘ representatives’’ as a woman? Mrs. Langtry’s performance in the “School for Scandal" is a most creditable one, but her personal charms are evidently dwindling —and so is her whole physique. Mrs. Langtry is not a whit like any of her photographs—as happens sometimes with beautiful women—not even the most recent ones, and perhaps little like her former self. If she continues to consume her strength through devotion to her profession she will soon be able to rival Sarah Bernhardt for slimness, if not for dramatic art Bank Officials Charged with Embezzlement. Springfield, AprilJ 1. —James E. Chandler. president, and John B. Clemings, cashier, of the First National Bank at Bushnell, were arrested and brought here to day, charged with having embezzled $60,000 or more of the banks funds. They have been held in bonds of $50,000. The investigation of the bank's affairs has not yet been completed, but it is expected the shortage will exceed the amount named. Restoration of Rates. St. Lours April 1. —Passenger rates were advanced here to : day to $22 to New York, and proportionately to other points. Rates to most of the intermediate points are now restored to tariff. “CLOSE the door gently. And bridle the breath; I’ve one of my headaches—sick unto death.” “Take 'Purgative Pellets,’ They're pleasant and sure; I’ve some in my pocket I’ll warrant to euro.” Dr. Pierce’s “Pleasant Purgative Pellets” are both pruveutivc auu curative.

UTTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. Gen. Hunter Alive. To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal: In an interesting article that appears in Saturday’s Journal, prepared by W. W. Woollen, on native Indianians who have held positions in the federal service, the author is in error in bis reference to Gen. Morton C. Hunter in stating that he is dead. General Hunter is still alive, living quietly among his Bloomington friends, known and respected by all. In the winter of 1879 he had a severe attack of sickness, ending in a stroke of paralysis, from which it required more than three years to recover, making it necessarydbr him to withdraw from political life entirely. Since then be has grown stronger, and is now able to do a small amount of work, though his physicians forbid him engaging in any pursuit that will bring about anxiety or excitement. No citizen of Monroe county, his home for more than thirty years, has more friends than Morton C. Hunter. Walter Bradfute, Editor Telephone. Amusements vs. Churches. To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal: We recognize the Indianapolis Journal as one of the great educators of public sentiment, and it is always a most welcome visitor to our household. But there are a few articles published (very few) which we cannot altogether agree with. So we feel like we want to say our piece. In an editorial on the rink question in the, Journal of March 24 you say, “the wholesale objection to nip ks comes from those who largely forget how they enjoyed themselves when young.” Now, who are they that are denouncing, not so much the use but the abuse of amusements? 'The ministers of the gospel. And they would not be true to their calling if they should allow these thing to pass unnoticed. There can be no compromise between the church and the devil, when it comes to sacrificing human lives, destroying happy homes, making physical wrecks of our daughters, diminishing the attendance of churches, racing, betting, etc. Is it not time, when the abuse of such an amusement becomes so antagonistic to the mission of tho church, that the ministers raise their voices against it? Now, we do not say such is the case with every one that attends the rinks, nor are we opposed to the moderate or respectable use of roller skates, and perhaps there are some managers of rinks who would not knowingly permit any of the abovenamed abuses, but all who know anything about rinks could, if they would, tell of some of its deleterious effects. The family and the church are two of the ordained institutions of God, and where anything works to the detriment of either of them we must condemn it. We venture this assertion, that their have been more bitter words, more heart aches, more Caudle lectures between husband and wife and divorces on account of the rinks than of any other amusement of the nineteenth century. The serious accidents that have befallen so many are too numerous to mention; but one, in particular, we must mention, which a friend told us of —a woman that fell and ’ injured her spine so she was confined to her bed for months, and her five children had to be cared for by others. How a mother who has precious souls given into her keeping, after knowing the dangers of this amusement, can, and will indulge in it, is an enigma which we would not try to solve. Now, if the rinks have come to stay, and we must have them, let the press and the pulpit demand that they be run on a moral basis at least; that racing be condemned; that a other abuses of the amusement be done away with, and in the meantime try to instill into the minds of the dear people the fact that it is the brains of the head and not of ine feet that makes this life a grand inspiration. It has been said that the people of this country spend every year for amusements more than they pay for their schools, and three times as much as they pay for their churches. Now, as a matter of inquiry, how much do the managers of these amusements pay toward the support of the churches? One other popular amusement we must notice, and then we are done. Progressive euchre. What a delightful mode of gambling; but we do not believe the participants in the game think it gambling, and especially church members. But if we understand the game and think it over seriously how can wo put any otner construction upon it? Now we are not puritanic in our religious views, nor are we like John Runyan, that we see evil in all amusements, yet shall always insist that there be a line drawn between the evil and the innocent. A. L. Tipton, March 31. Late last night an old house on East St. Clair street, in which several negro families were living, caught fire, and was damaged to the extent of about SSO. The loss was covered by insurance. This is the third time the building has suffered from fire.

HUMOR OF THE DAY. The Mother’s Plaint. No m ore his patt’ring little feet I hear about the hall, No more his song my ear to greet, No more his plaintive squall. No more his racket can be heard, No more his choo-choo car. No more my precious little bird Gives forth his yell—“Mam-Mar!” No, no, not dead! The little fool ’S no longer with us now. We sent him off to boarding-school, He kicked up such a row. —Carlyle Smith, in Life. The Able Lawyer. Behold, a lawyer in the court! His case he pleads. Unearthly ranting is his forte; In this he leads. # - He modulates his voice with care, And with his fists, so big and bare, He thumps his breast and saws the air More than he needs. Anon he lifts his paws aloft, Half shuts his e}'es, And, in a voice both sweet and soft, Pathetics tries; He calls on all things great and good, And tells the jury that, they should Give him the verdict if they would Be just and wise —Philadelphia News. Doga—Not tlio Hairs Thereof^ Boston Courier. “Now, then,’’said the school-teacher, who was an ardent advocate of temperance, “what is it that causes men to fight?” While waiting for someone to shout “Rum!” a little boy held up his hand and cried: “Dogs.” “Dogs!” exclaimed the teacher, in astonishment. “Yesem. When a man says his dog isbetter’n another man’s dog there’s sure to be a fight.” What He Got in Washington. New York Sun. “Hello, Brown! Back from Washington, I see. What are your prospects? Did you see our old friend Grover?” “Yes.” “Get a shake of his hand?” “Yes.” “Anything else?” “No, nothing but the shake.” Mrs. Garfield Is Not to Marry. Cleveland, April 1. —Friends of Mrs. Garfield deny the published reports that she is to marry a Rev. Mr. Taylor, of Pennsylvania. Sho is living quietly in Cleveland, and is educating her children for careers of usefulness. Waldeman Otis, recently wedded, rich and cultured, was nominated for mayor by the Cleveland Democrats to-day. Jett Davis’s Health. Biloxi, Miss., April 1. —Exaggerated reports concerning the health of Jefferson Davis are in circulation. He is suffering from a complication of an old wound in his foot, and rheumatism, which prevents him from walking, but otherwise he is in very good health. O. W, Potter, president of the North Chicago Rolling mill Company, announces that the mill at South Chicago will bo put iu full blast uexfc

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