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explicit instructions to Mrs. Grant, which will or rs sacred to her as any will that could be drawn.'’ The conversation then dropped to the selection of Riverside Park as i.he place of burial for Gen. Grant and on this point General Dent said: •‘I know that it was Fred Grant’s wish that his father should be buried at the Soldiers’ Home, in this city. I am satisfied that the entire family would have liked him to lie there: bat who was there that could guarantee that Mrs. Grant could res*, beside him? Congress alone has jurisdiction over the ground there and at Arlington. No officer of the government could grant the permission as to Mrs. Grant. Had Congress been in session, no doubt a joint resolution covering the authority for her burial would have been at once passed, and then the General would have been Drought here, where he rightfully belongs, anu where the whole country thinly he ought to rest. But Congress was not in session, and nothing could be guaranteed in the matter. The city of New York stepped forward and gave the tract of ground in Riverside Park for the remains of the General and Mrs. Grant forever, and .she has the deed.” ‘ But, General, don’t you think that General Grant's body will ultimately be brought to Washington?’’ “That I cannot say. It will depend upon the action of Congress, I think.” MINOR MATTERS. A Violation of the Civil-Service Law by Employes from Virginia. Br*' : ttl to the Indiananolis Journal. Washington, Aug. 23. —The Democratic employes of the government who hail from Virginia have organized a Virginia Democratic association here, and are prepar g to take an active part in the campaign just ening ip that State. It would seem that this was a case for administration discipline, for it certainly is a violation of the spirit if not the letter of civil-service-rtform law. Then the Democrats are at present, and have been for some time, convicting and removing Republican employes for the same character of offense. But, as it is a case of the Democratic bull goring tho Republican ox, it is rot believed that tho members of tho association are in any danger of losing their posts because •hey have interfered in an election. It is only a Republican who can be offensively partisan. The NeW Postal Delivery System. Washington, Aug. 25. —It appears that the circular containing instructions to postmasters at special delivery offices, receutly sent out by tho Postmaster-general, is not generally understood. A prominent official of the Postoffice Department, who assisted in the preparation of the circular, was yesterday asked the question “if ten cents and the postage added would insure the delivery, under the special stamp act, of such packages as the express companies now earry. And, also, can merchandise be sent through the mail with the special stamp attached as cheaply as by express?” The official replied that the third, fourth, fifth and sixth sections of tho act making appropriations for the postal service for the current fiscal year, which provide for the special delivery stamps, relate only to letters, and the intent of the law is only to provide for the special or immediate of first-class matter. Persons may put lip merchandise, not to exeeed four pounds, as first-class matter, and it would undoubtedly be specially delivered, but it would probably co3t’ the sender more to send it by mail than by express, especially if the distance is short. Third and fourth class matter can be sent long distances more cheaply by mail than bv express, localise trie mail rates are the same all over the United States, while the express rates are regulated by tho distance to bo traveled. It is said that even now large quantities of newspapers can be sent from New York to Washington cheaper by express than by the reduced newspaper rate.

Patents for Imlianians. Special to the Indianapolin Journal. Washington, Aug. 25.—Patents were issued to Indianians to day as follows: Albert M. Barma. Milano, Tex., assignor to W. H. Brevoort, Vincennes, wagon brake; Wilbert F. Cornelius, adjustable truck; Rollerskate Company, Mancie, loiler skate; Harvey O. Gadborrv, Washington, cog-wheel; Joseph Garrick, Michigan City, shell; Ben F. Harrell, New Marion, ventilator for grain bins; William H. Hiteshew, Peru, sewing machine cabinet; William n. Jones, Liberty, hand-rake: Simeon Langford. Cynthiara, sulky plow and cultivator, and cultivator shovel; Charles N. Leonard, assignor of one-half to C. Bradford, Indianapolis, drawing board; Gilbert M. Levette, Indianapolis, apparatus for extracting cold from placer mines; Elijah B. Martindale, Indianapolis, index or directory case; Horace Miller. Wabash, roofing seamer: William R. Mount, Milton, rollerskates James E. Mustard, Glen Hall, wheel; Her.ry Nolen, assignor to J. Guedelhoefer. Indianapolis, dumping wagon: Frederick Key and D. F. Smith, Milford, vehicle spring; George Shaddy, jr., Rexvi’.le. corn planter: Charles Williamson, Crawfordsville, assignor toG. W. Wiley, sr., and G. W. 'Williamson, jr., Ottawa, Kan., corn harvester; Thomas Wiison, jr., Washington, mine veutilator. An Old Servant Retained. Washington special. When First Assistant Postmaster general Stevenson appointed a chief clerk in his office last week the newspapers published the fact, and also said that the new appointee was to supersede old Mr. Marr, who for over fifty years has been receiving a government salary. When “Uncle Jimmy” saw the notice in tho papers that he was to be ignored, his heart was almost broken. His days of usefulness are over. He can do nothing but sign his name, and generally has to do that with a rubber stamp. Still he thinks bo renders good service. He was perfectly miserable all day after the new man was sworn in. When Chief Clerk Nash heard of the old gentleman’s sorrow he took occasion to relieve it. One day when the newspaper men were all present in Mari’s office, Mr. Nash made a neat little speech, saying there was no intention to disturb Mr. Marr in any way, but that he should go right on signing his name as usual. Tho old man was quire happy over the speech, and now feels secure in bis position once more. The Alabama Claims Commission. WAsmNuTON, Aug. 25. —The First Comptroller of the Treasury to day made a ruling that is likely to embarrass the Court of Commission of Alabama Claims for some time to come. It is, iu effect, that the employment of twenty four persons, borne on the reijs of the court, is entirely without warrant of law, and that no payments can legally be made from the Treasury on that account in the future. Mr. Andrew* H. Allen, disbursing agent of the court, recently made requisition on tho Secretary of the Treasury for fit,o(H), to meet the current expenses of the court In the usual course of business the requisitions come before the First Comptroller, and he decided to make an investigation of tho affairs of the court before authorizing the issue of the necessary warrants. His conclusions are summarized in a statement prepared by him, which presents a history of the commission and gives the names of the persons unlawfully employed and the amounts they were to receive. Fourth-Class Postmasters. Washington, Aug. 25.—The acting Postmaster general to day appointed tho followingnamed fourth class postmasters: In Indiana—Kerchville, Oliver Egbert. In Illinois—Sallad Springs, W. D. Delman: Thoinasborough, Thomas J. Matheny; Fisher, James Lynch; Georgetown, Mrs. Laura Blanchard; Induuioia, J. J. Healey; Ludlow, Sarah Proctor; Latouia, J. J. Palmer; Rankin, J. S. McCauley; Altamont, W. S. Holmes. Provisions fur th Starving Utes. ASJUNGTON, Aug. 23.—The report of Gen. Miles upon the condition of the Southern Utes in Colorado was received at the Interior Department this morning, and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs immediately instructed the agent to secure supplies for the Indians. The departk< .rWvored to distribute the amount

of appropriations throughout the fiscal year, but to avert starvation among the Indians, it has beon found necessary to expend more than the limited amount set apart for each quarter, ar.d to rely upon Congress to make good the deficiency. In tho case of the Southern Utes, there is an interest fund that can be used for the purchase of food when the regular appropriation is exhausted. Supplies amounting to 10,000 pounds of beef and 3,000 pounds of Hour will be issued weekly to these Indians. Departments Running Themselves. Special to tlie Indianapolis Journal Washington, Aug. 25.—1 t is a case of things running themselves in some of the departments now. The Secretaries are nearly all away, and few of the assistants and chiefs are on duty. Postmaster-general Vilas and his assistants have left the Postoffice Department in charge of clerks, in the absenco of chief?, and so the thing goes. In the case of Mr Vilas, however, the work is being transacted more satisfactorily, and callers at the department are better pleased than were he here. But where are tho reforms inaugurated last March? Lamar’s Absent-Mindedness. Washington Special. According to a prominent official of the Interior Department. Mr. Secretary Lamar is once more relapsiug into his old habits of forgetfulness and absent mindedness which so distinguished his days in the United States Senate. They say that in the midst of his duties the Secretary will walk out of his office, stroll down the hall into the room of one of his subordinates and talk for flours about the South, the mistake of the secession movement, etc. At other times he will go out for a few minutes' walk and forget to come back all day. Paupers Can Come ly Land. Washington, Aug. 25. —The case of the sixty paupers who were refused a landing at New York, but who subsequently landed at Halifax, or one of tho Canadian ports, and made their way thence into the United States, has been laid before the Treasury Department. Mr. Lyman, chief of the navigation division, says there is no remedy, that the pauper immigrant law only applies to landing directly from a ship; and is silent on the question of their coming by land. Congress will be asked to legislate on the subject. General and Personal. Bpecial to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, Aug. 25.—Dr. W. J. Boyden and James W. Meeks, prominent citizens of Muncie, arrived here this morning from New York. They will see the sights at the Capital till Thursday morning, and then leave for Baltimore, from whence they go to Philadelphia aud New York, and return to their homes at the end of the week. A letter was this morning received by Charles Butler, of the Treasury Department, from exFifth Auditor D. S. Alexander, who is located at Buffalo, N. Y. He reports a large degree of prosperity. Mrs. Alexander arrived there today from Ohio. Congressman Kleiner, of the First Indiana district, arrived here to day, and expects to remain during the remainder of the summer and through the fall Postmasters' commissions were to-day issued to William P. Cummins, at Lewis, Ind., and Perry T. Garaham, at Kirkland. The postoffice at Makiu, Huntington county, has been discontinued; the mail goes to Huntington.

OBITUARY. Death of Hon. Reuben E. Fenton, Politician and Business Man. Buffalo, N. Y.. Aug. 25.—A special telegram from Jamestown states that ex-Governor Reuben E. Fenton died suddenly this afternoon, at about 3 o’clock, while at his desk in the First National Bank, of which he was president. Cashier Morgan stepped into the room to consult him and saw the ex-Governor with his head leaning upon the chair and breathing heavily. lie hurried to him, and the clerks called a physician, bat death resulted soon after he was discovered in an unconscious condition. It is thought that death resulted from heart disease. The date of the funeral is not yet definitely fixed, but will probably be on Saturday, the interment to be made in Lake View Cemetery at this place. Reuben E. Fenton was born in Carroll, Chautauqua county. New York, on the Ist of July, 1819. He received his education at Pleasant Hill and Fredonia Academies, and adopted the profession of law, but pursued mercantile business. His first public position was th,v supervisor of the town of Carroll, to which he was elected in 1843. Later in life ho served five terras in the lower house of Congress, finally resigning his seat as a member of tho Thirtyeighth Congress in 1805 to accent the governorship of New York. At the expiration of his term he was re elected Governor. In 1809 he was chosen a senator of the United States and served the full term, which expired in 1875. •Since retiring from the Senate Mr. Fenton had taken hut little part in politics, devoting himself to business pursuits. Father lirazill. DksMoinks, la., Aug. 25.—Father Brazil! died here this morning. Ho was born in county Clare, Ireland, in 1827; was educated at Montreal ami ordained at Wheeling, W. Va., at the age of twenty-four. He was, for one year, vicar-gen-eral of Virginia. He came to lowa in 1801, and was acting vicar-general of tho Dubuque diocese until the recent division. Minnesota’s Marvelous Growth. St. Paul, Aug. 25.—The official census of Minnesota was received at the office of the Secretary of State to-day, showing the population to be 1,118,480. a gain over the United States ce'nsus in 1880. of 337,713. or an increase of 43.25 per cert. The principal gains are in Hennepin, Ramsey and St. Louis counties, and those gains are in county-seats—Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth, respectively. Minneapolis records 129.200, a gain of 17G and a fraction per cent, since 1880. St. Paul shows a gam of 108 and a fraction per cent., and Duluth’s gain in population is 18.000. The question of holding a special session of the Legislature for a reapportion ment for legislative purposes is now under consideration by the government on the basis of the census. An urgent demand for a special session exists in the northern part of tho State, where the greatest increase is shown. If the session is not railed now. there can he no reapportionment until after 1890, when the next United States census is taken. XVoul(1-Re Lynchers Rallied. Sioux City, la., Aug. 25. —Fred Ward, a farm laborer, was lodged in jail here last night charged with outraging Mrs. .1. S. MeGlasher, of Oto, forty miles east of this city. On Sunday afternoon Ward got drunk in Oto, rode to a sawmill, and finding Mrs. McGlasher with only two little children, committed the crime. Ha was fouud by an officer in a saloon playing pool. Ward made a show of fight, mounted his horse and rode off. The officer chased him three miles and captured him. As the officer was leaving Oto with the prisoner about one hundred men came with a rope to hang Ward, but, on the officer showing a revolver, tho crowd allowed him to start with the man. Another crowd collected at a lonesome spot a mile from Oto, to take the prisoner from the officer, but another road was taken, and the prisoner was brought here iu safety. _ Mutual Life Benefit Associations. Boston, Aug. 25. —The tenth anutial convention of the Mutual Life Benefit Association of America opened this morning, with President K. F. Phelps, of Galesburg. 111., iu the chair. About thirty gentlemen, representing societies in all parts of the country were present. Prepidont Phelns delivered the annual address, taking a very cheerful and hopeful view of mutual insurances, ns also did the executive committee in its re nor t. in the afternoon

TIIE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1885.

INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS The Daily Chronicle of Happenings of All Kinds in the Two States, Indiana Murderer Arrested in Kansas—A Dangerous Man Placed Under Restraint —Seat Robbery and Speody Arrest. INDIANA. An Indiana Murderer Tracked to Kansas and Placed Under Arrest. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Salem, Aug. 25.—0n Sept. 20, 1883, Urari Thompson shot and killed Jacob Johnson, four miles northeast of Salem. A vigorous but unsuccessful effort was made nt the time to secure his arrest. Recently his brother bought a ticket to some point in Kansas. This was all that was known. Tho inference was that Urari Thompson would be found near the destination of this brother. The chief of police in Kansas City was given a full description by wire of the west-ward-bound brother. The trains from St. Louis were watched. Their man was seen; he was shadowed, and followed by an officer into Kansas, and on to his destination, and the man desired was fouud. The authorities here telegraphed, and an officer was sent out, who is expected every day to return with Mr. Thompson. Suicide with Arsenic. Special to tho Indiatianolls Journal. Fort Wayne, Aug. 25.—This morning, at 1 o’clock, Mrs. Mary Keffer, a widow, living four miles northeast of this city, swallowed a dose of arsenic. She refused to say what was the cause of her mysterious illness until 11 o’clock. She died about the time of the arrival of the coroner. Her son’s domestio difficulties with his wife had unbalanced her mind. A Dangerous Man Placed In Jail. Special to the fndianatfoiis Journal. Delphi, Aug. 25.—Alfred Peterson, a young farmer of this county, was lodged in jail to-day to await trial for having murderously fired upon a young rival who was in confpany with a lady to whom Peterson had been attentive. He had threatened to take her life. It is said that darkness is all that prevented the aim from being fatal. Death of Joseph Rawlins. Special to tho Indianapolis Journal. Bedfoki>, Aug. 25.—Joseph Rawlins, one of the pioneers of Lawrence county, died at his residence in this place, at 2 o’clock this afternoon, at the advanced age of ninety years. He was an exemplary citizen, and had by strict integrity amassed a large fortune. Serious Illness of Rev. Robert Sloss. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Greensburg, Aug. 25.—Rev. Robert Sloss, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, was prostrated again to day by a recurrence of intense suffering from Bright's disease. It is quite probable he will never again bo able to fill his pulpit. _ Teachers' Institutes. The Randolph county institute assembled in the court room at Winchester, on Monday morning, with an attendance of about forty teachers. The enrollment is seventy. For some reason the attendance is not up to that of former years. The instructions given by Profs. J. B. DeMotte, C. C. Coffin, ani F. Trondley, is good, and is appreciated by the teachers, at least one would so judge, as they take it in perfect silence. Professor DeMotte's lectures on physiology are very fine, and of much practical value to the teachers. Miss Mira Ross, of Winchester, a vocalist of wide reputation, is instructing the teachers in tho science of music. Evening lectures will be delivered by each of the regular instructors. The attendance at tho first day's session of the Montgomery' county teachers’ institute was very gratifying. The exercises were interesting and instructive. Tho following persons are present to instruct those who are in attendance: W. W. Parsons, president State Normal School at Terre Haute; R. G. Boone, superintendent of tho Frankfort public schools; Joseph Carhart, professor of oratory at DePauw University; George F. Bass, of the Indianapolis public schools, and A. J. Hall, professor of at the Ladoga Normal. The recording secretaries are B. E. Hays. Miss Mattie E. Coons and Miss Lizzie Maxedon. Committee on resolutions: O. M. Lemon, A. N. Higgins, J. B. Evans, George Hultz, A. S. Custer. Finance committee: I). H. Gilkey, Delon Burk, O. B. Hultz, Julia Martin. Mollie Harvey. Committee on visitors: Miss Flora Mitchell, Miss Lida Jones, Miss Hattie Edge, fc>. D. Gilkey and Jacob Hose. The teachers’ institute of Elkhart county is now in session at Goshen. It is ably presided over by S. F. Spann, county superintendent. There are over two hundred teachers in attendance. and more titan usual interest and enthusiasm are manifested. The instructors are Prof. M. Seiler, of the State Normal; Prof. O. S. Hubbell. of Elkhart, and others. The prospects are good for an attendance of over three hundred, making it the most successful institute ever held there. The Decatur county teachers’ institute is holding a very profitable session at the High school building in Greensburg, with about one hundred in attendance. Professor Bryan, of the State University, delivered a very eloquent lecture this afternoon.

Minor Note*. It is estimated that Montgomery county wheat will average twelve bushels to the acre. The telephone company at Evansville claims that no subscribers have been lost by the recent agitation. The survivors of the Twenty-seventh Indiana will hold a reunion at Gosport ou tho 17th of September. Samuel Bingham and family, at Lafayette, were poisoned by eating fried fresh pork. No deaths occurred. Lieutenant governor Manson is attending all soldier's reunions in the Stale. He regards this as his summer's vacation. The dwelling of Mrs. Julia Armstrong, near Macon. Montgomery county, was destroyed by fire. Loss $1,500. with S7OO insurance. Logansport lawyers complain of a lack of business. There are fewer cases filed for the coming term of court than ever before. The Waveland Banner nas suspended publication. ami anew paper called the News has taken the field, under the management of J. Q Russell. Mrs. Patrick Tracv. of Chauncev. swallowed bed-bug poison by mistake. She thought it was brandy. It required heroic treatment to save her life. The Crawfordsville City Council has paftsed a resolution to advertise for proposals for the bui'dine of water works, the bids to be opened on Sept. 21. Mrs. Casper Rau, wife of a grocery keeper, committed suicide at Fort Wayne by severing her jugular vein. Some time since she threw herself in a cistern. A horse thief detective company has been organized at West Union school houe. Montgomery county. David Graves is president, and E. H. Cox is secretary. Jeffersonville newspapers do not like to hear of tho removal of the penitentiary from that city, and warmly criticise Warden Howard for suggesting the possibility of such a proposal. Wright Sberley, who is said to have a wife and children m Logansport. is charged with enticing Addie Grubbs, fifteen years of age, from North Vernon, where she was employed in J. B. McMillan's family as a domestic, fclferiev is a

barber, and for the past two weeks has been taking the girl with him from place to place. They were last seen on a J., M. & I. train on their way north. Philo J. Parmater, a prominent citizen of northern Indiana, died at Elkhart, aged fiftvtnree. He had filled several offices of public trust, and served as mayor of the city two terms. Tho father of Miss Laura Nourse, who committed suicide at Louisville by drowning in the Ohio river, was at one time nnnected with the Lafayette Journal. He also killed himself, it is reported, on account of poverty. The Decatur county fair opened yesterday, and notwithstanding the heavy rain of Monday night aud yesterday morning the space is being filled ub and a tine exhibition is assured. Several noted horsemen are present with their stock, and tho-display of cattle and hogs is excellent. Sadie Little, insane, jumped from a Chicaeo train at Logansport, and ran back through the rain two or three miles. A switch engino was sent after her and she was brought back to the city and put in jail. Sheeame from St. Paul, Minn., and was being sent in care of the railway officials to Cincinnati where her friends live. The Union agricultural fair at Knightstown opened yesterday. Stock continues to eome in. and prospects are good for a successful fair. Many fast horses are being entered. The show of cattle, hogs and poultry will be good. Many new features will be introduced to make the fair a success. A large attendance is expected. The large country church known as the Glass Chapel, eight miles southeast of Greensburg. was burned late Sunday night by an incendiary. Thi3 church was much noted during the war and just after on account of the mixture of religion and politics. Its congregation was then known as “the Republican United Brethren in Christ” Monday’s storm did great damage by lightning and rain in several parts of the State. Lewis Snyder’s barn, near Columbia City, was burned; so was that of Homer Bailey, near Laurel, the aggregate loss being SB,OOO. Near Mooresville crops in the bottom lands were destroyed, and the lightning struck several buildings, among them the Methodist Church of Brooklyn. William Kline has a cancer cure and went to Lexington, Scott county, where he treated several persons. His medicines caused great suffering to his patients, and in some instances disfigurement. Mrs. Wardle’s face is badly eaten by the remedies, tho bone being visible. It is thought she cannot recover. Thomas P. Glendy’s breast is burned so that there is a possibility of the poison reaching his heart. Kline hurriedly loft the place to escape arrest for malpractice.

ILLINOIS. A Neat Robbery, Followed by the Speedy Capture of the Thieves. Special to the Indiauapolis Journal. Marshall, Aug. 25.—While Henry Wallis, a butcher of this city, was sitting in front of his shop, this morning, a little negro boy entered through a back way, crept up to the moneydrawer, which he opened, taking out a bag containing about $22 in silver. He then went hack and out of the alley, joined a man, and they left, going eaßt. Wallis, missing the money, gave the alarm, and the two were soon overhauled by officers, at the Vandalia-line bridge over Big creek, two miles east. The money was found on the man, also sls more m bills, and some small articles, also evidently stolen. They are now in jail, awaiting trial. The man gives his name as Jack Clark, and the boy as William Bibbs. Their stories conflict. They are evidently regular tl ieves, the boy being selected by the man, on account of hissmall size, to creep in windows. Wonderful Freak of Lightning. Special to tuo Indianapolis Journal. Marshall, Aug. 25.—A special from Martinsville, this county, to-day, reports a most wonderful freak of lightning. During Sunday night’s storm lightning struck the house of Joseph Axe, entering an upper room where a young man was sleeping. The bed was utterly demolished and scattered all over the room. The bedding was not set on fire, and the young man was only slightly bruised. Brief Mention. The miners’ strike at Pana is ended. The Second Brigade of the National Guard is encamped at Camp Dickey, near Springfield. Frederick Gall, the Springfield policeman who was wounded by Leonard Gardner's shooting, died this morning. The “No Name Store” of W. C. Ream, at Joliet, was closed by the sheriff on executions amounting to $2,100. John Atkinson, an old and wealthy resident of Shelby county, is dead. He was an old settler, and was eighty years of age. At Centralia, the clothing store of W. B. Sadler was broken into and several hundred dollars’ worth of goods stolen. Charles Boughton and Charles Kirkpatrick, riding in a road cart, at Urbans, were thrown out. Boughton was dragged by his foot about nine hundred feet. The McLean County Agricultural Association has sued the McLean County Coal Company t > recover $70,000 for coal mined under thirteen acres of the fair ground. Fifteen people of the Salvation Army were arrested at Elgin for making too much noise on the street, but they, agreeing to conduct their proceedings with more quietness, were released. At a protracted meeting on Panther creek. Calhoun county, John Gonrley fatally stabbed August Ottwell. The parties are boys, aged about sixteen years. The attack was unprovoked. Special elections will take place Nov. 3. to fill vacancies of supreme justiceship in the Seventh district, of circuit judgeship in the Ninth circuit, and for a congressional election in the Fifth district. It is now thought that Frank Williams, who disappeared mysteriously from Chatham, was an adventurer. An examination of his baggage, it is said, disproves his claim of being a wealthy Californian. Rev. D. King, of Moawequa. who sued the trustees of the Baptist Church for back salary, has been non suited because he proceeded against them as individuals, and not. as trustees of a corporation. Hog cholera is prevailing in the northern part of Fayette county to an alarming extent. Farmers living in the vicinity of Vera have lost almost their entire stock. All remedies have proved ineffectual. A number of men were at work on a farm south of Leaf river, near Rockford, with a steam thrasher. One of the belts which con nected the engine to the thrasher broke, and the engineer was badly injured. He became* enraged. and, catching one of the men, pushed him into tho thrashing machine. The man was instantly Killed. The engineer escaped. The Edgar county fair will open Monday next and continue qjl week. The secretary reports more live stock entries than ever before. Horses and cattle from western Indiana are already entered, and the society feels that this will be the best exhibition for the people that has ever been offered in eastern Illinois. The premium list is the most liberal of any the society has yet offered. Fort Worth’s City National Bank. Fort Worth, Tex., Aug. 25.—The City National Bank today brought suit against the estate of John Nichols, late viee-presioent and teller of the bank, to recover $40,000, the amount of thfc deficit in his accounts with the city of Fort Worth, and the City National Bank. All the real estate of the deceased banker, except bis homestead, was levied upon. Bank Examiner Getman finds the bank's affairs are not as bad as were anticipated. Nichols’s total defalcation i3 found to be SIO,OOO. Suing fur a Portiou of Chicago, Chicago, Aug. 25. —Mrs. Lucretia W. Davis, claiming to be the widow of the'confederate General Davis, who once owned Davis's addition to Chicago, has commenced suit against a large number of the property-owners of the blocks lying between Lake and Fulton street, and Western avenue and Seymour streets, for her right of dower The tract comprises one hundred lots or more. Her attorney offered at

first to compromise for $35 a lot, but has since lowered this price to $25 The basis of Mrs. Davis’s claim is that she did not acknowledge the conveyances of the property according to the form of the Illinois statutes. The propertyowners affected have called a meeting for this evening to take measures to resist the claim. IS ENGLAND TO HE AMERICANIZED? Andrew Carnegie’s Anticipations cf Gladstone’s Return to Power. New York Snn. Mr. Andrew Carnegie, the millionaire iron manufacturer, who came back from England in the Etruria, visited Mr. Gladstone in Richmond Terrace several times, and had a talk with him about visiting the United States. ‘"lt had been suggested to Mr. Gladstone/'said Mr. Carnegie to the reporter of the Sun yesterday, “that he might get his needed rest and vacation before the active work of the campaign this fall by coming to America. The sea voyage would do him good, and he could have stayed a few weeks. 1 had hoped that he would sail on the Etruria. Mr. Gladstone has often expressed tho desire to see America, and this summer is the first opportunity he has had for years. He had planned to land at New York, go to Niagara Falls and Chicago, and. returning by the way of Washington, pay his respects to the President, and be back in England before October. But his physicians finally forbade the trip. They thought that, though the sea voyage would do him good, the excitement of the traveling and receptions here would do him harm. “The only thing that now troubles him is his voice. It was strained in speaking to a large meeting in the Hay market last November, and it has never been the same since. Dr. Semmons hopes to have his hoarseness removed by October, when he will open the campaign with an address to the Midlothian electors. He can talk easily enough but ho cannot address outdoor meetings or speak in very large halls, “Mentally he is as strong and physically as agile as he ever was. He will live to resume power, and when he dips it will be with the harness on his back. He will last long enough to carry through several very important reforms. Mr. Gladstone is a statesman and not a theorist. I believe that in his heart he absolutely trusts the masses, and he is glad to carry out their wishes. His early life, associations, and traditions make him curiously conservative. I think that the next time he is called to power his old Whig friends will not have so much weight with him. The Radicals will be so strong in the next Parliament that Mr. Gladstone will gladly recognize the changed conditions. The vitsH dominating impulse will come from them. Mr. Gladstone has the people at his back. He is greater than ever. Ho is the uncrowned king, and no Liberal government can possibly exist except he be at the head as long as he is willing to hold the power. Even the extremest Radical has faith in him, and would rather wait for the most cherished reform then annoy him. “In the coming elections, for the first time in the history of the world, a majority of the English people will have the opportunity to choose a majority of the English Parliament. Great interest is taken to see what the people conclude they really want. My opinion is that they will want a great deal. I think that the Liberals will have a majority of seventy in the next Parliament over the Parnellites and Conservatives, and the Radicals will control. The siow men will have to mend their pace. All classes of Englishmen are becoming educated. If the Whigs form a party with the Radicals they will get along only as the lion and the lamb would should they conclude permanently to lie down together. The lamb would be inside. So will it be with the Whigs. “In the last Gladstone government the Whigs had a little the upperhand: Everything disastrous came from the six old fossil lords who were in the Cabinet. Everything good should be credited to Chamberlain, Dilke, Trevelyan, Morley, and Lefevre. The next Parliament under Gladstone will last long enough for several important reforms. It will see tho death of primogeniture and entail. “Undoubtedly there is a strong sentiment in England that the condition of the poorest working classes must be made better. The legisla ture has always leon in the hands of the property class, and legislation has always been in favor of property. Now it will be for the people. The factory act and the housing-of-tlie-poor act will be extended and carried out. It is the duty of the state, and the Radicals will see that it is discharged. “The payment of members is a vital reform, but it will be among the last. The workingmen cannot freely send their own representatives to Parliament until they are paid. Election expenses have been greatly reduced by parliamentary restrictions, but a man must have something to live on. The strong feeling of the English against engaging in politics as a profession will delay this reform, but they will never get a thoroughly representative government until the representatives are paid. “Local governing boards will be established in the English counties as they are in our counties. The rural districts will have their officers elected by the suffrages of the people. At present the ’squires and parsons and their little circles control all. The Irish question is about settled. There will be practical borne rule in less than five years. Very soon the federal system will he adopted in Ireland, Scotland, England, and perhaps Wales. England is rapidly following tho American system, and is copying everything from us. Her patent laws are modeled after ours. “There is no occasion for any further extension of the suffrage. It is almost manhood suffrage now. Lender the new system members will be elected on the single district plan. Large cities will be divided into such districts as they are here. The gravest evil now' is that a man may cast several votes on account, of his property if it is situated in more than one district. That will be done away with. The American primary system is getting a foothoold, too. All the Liberal voters in a district elect a largo committee, and they nominate a candidate and manage thecampaign. “There is no question to-day about which the advanced men of the Liberal party are having so much difficulty as in restraining the people in their outbursts against the House of Lords. They want to mend or end it. The wilder the statement against the Lords the greater is the cheering at a publie, meeting. When the House of Lords is not mentioned in a public address tho audience call for the sentiments of the speaker as they called on Chamberlain at Haeknev. This feeling may result, in the adoption "of Bright’s plan of allowing the Lords a suspensive veto for one session. Cumulative taxation, after the fashion of Denmark, will break up large estates, Economic causes are doing that effectually now. Large estates don’t pay any more. In Scotland haif the large estates aro tor sale. “As it is England and America are closely related. The best in each is taken for both.”

Atnericau Scientists. Ann Arbor, Mich., Aug. 25.—The thirtyfourth annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science begins to morrow. The day will be devoted to the addresses of welcome, organization, and addresses by the officers of the association. Beginning on Thursday,-and continuing morning and afternoon for nearly a week, the nine different sections of the association wili meet to consider the subjects in their departments. These sections are for the study of mathematics and astronomy, chemistry. mechanical science and engineering, geology and geography, biology, histology' and microscopy, anthropology and economic science and statistics, and are alphabetically arranged iu tho order above given. On Friday evening Capt. U. L. Corthell, of New York, lectures on “The Interoceanic Problem, and Its Scientific Solution.” The Society for the Promotion of Agricultural Science and the Entomological Society, are two independent organizations, whose members are also members of the large society. They met to-day ami considered topics which were of interest to them as specialists, hut not of great general interest. The Entomological Society elected Professor Lintner, of Albany, N. Y., as president. Rev. *J. F. Newman at Chautauqua. Chautauqua, N. Y., Aug. 25.—Rev. J. P. Newman lectured this afternoon to an audience of 3.000 persons, on General Grant, comparing him to Wellington, and declaring that he possessed one of the greatest intellect* the age ha* produced. Skating Kink and Other Buildings Burned. St. Ignack, Mich., Aug. 25.—About 10 o’clock last niyht fire was discovered in Brown's billiard hall, over which was the roller skating rink. The building was totally destroyed; also Brown’s dwelling and a vaeaut store, John X. McDonald's saloon and residence. Uulett & Meuor’s drug

and grocery store, the large hardware store of Farrell & Cos., and Jameson’s meat market. The Second-ward school-house was saved with slight damage. Tho loss is about $20,000. Brown has SI,OOO insurance on his building, and Farrell & Company are fully insured. Tho origin of the fire is not known, but is presumed to have been caused by a spark from a passing engine. General Grant’s Memoirs, T. C. Crawford, In New York World. Mr. Dawson, the old secretary of General Grant, whom 1 saw to-dav. says that the work of copying the manuscript of the second volume of Grant’s memoirs was finished yesterday. All of the original manuscript of both books has been copied. Col. Fred Grant will deposit the original manuscript with tho Safe Deposit Company in Newsork before he goes West. Mr. Dawson says that the first volume will be out by the Ist of September and the second volume by the Ist of next March. He says that Col. Grant realizes the importance of getting out the book as quickly as possible, but it will be impossible for tho publishers to put the book upon the market before the time named, on account of the time required for the binding. If all the binderies in New York were employed it would not bo possible to hasten the publication of the large edition of this book very much beyond the timo above indicated. The first volume is printed and stitched together, hut not yet bound. Salt Against Insurance Companies. Vicksburg. Miss., Aug. 25. —Tho officers of tho Famous Dry Goods Company, whose store was burned in the disastrous fire of April 21, havo brought suit in the Circuit Court for $00,500, tho amount of policies issued by tho following insurance companies: Factors and Traders’, of New Orleans; Phenix, of Brooklyn; New Orleans Insurance Association; Phoenix, of Hartford; Queen, of Liverpool; Georgia Home; Home, of New York; Germania, of New York; Western, of Toronto, and Crescent, of New Orleans. It is stated that, the dry goods company will also bring suit against some of the companies for defamation of character. Steamship News. Moville, Aug. 25. —Arrived: Circassia, from New York, for Glasgow. Queenstown, Aug. 25.—Arrived: Pavonia, from Boston, for Liverpool. Glasgow, Aug. 25.—Arrived: Siberian, from Montreal; State of Indiana, from New York. New' York, Aug. 25.—Arrived: St. Germain,, from Havre; State of Pennsylvania, from Glasgow. London, Aug. 25.— The steamer England, from New York for Liverpool, arrived off Kinsale to day. Irregularities iu the Customs Service. San Francisco, Aug. 25.—The appraiser’s office of this city, under its former administration, will, it is said to night, be made the object of official investigation. It has been discovered that large quantities of opium and other valuable merchandise have been systematically stolen from the stores by persons having the entree io them. Many of the charges are alleged to be of the most serious character ! and include undervaluation of invoices. The charges are all of date prior to the appointment of the present incumbent, Thomas Beck. _ Serious Results of a Runaway. Pittsburg, Aug. 25.—This morning a team of horses owned by Swartz Bros., tinners, while descending Divilliers street, which has a very steep grade, took fright and ran away. Two men who were seated in the vehicle were thrown out, and both so seriously injured that it is feared they cannot survive. One was William Swartz and the other a workman in his employ named Schilling. Mr. Wagler was knockeddown by the runaway team and dangeiously hurt. A number of telegraph poles were thrown down, and several persons hurt by being caught in tho wires. The Wanderers Return and All Aro Happy. Newport, R. I, Aug. 25.—Mr. and Mr*. Richard Merritt, nee Hodgson, whose elopement created quite a little stir a few days ago, have returned from their wedding tour, and Richard has resumed his old position at Mr. Hodgson’s green houses and Mrs. Merritt has been welcomed back to her father’s household. Everything is forgiven and all are happy. Charged with Embezzlement. Braver Falls, Pa., Aug. 25.—5. Y. Calven, secretary of the Beaver Falls Building and Loau Association, and one of the most prominent citizens of the towr, has been arrested on a chare® of embezzing SIO,OOO of the funds of the association. The accused gave bond for a hearing on next Saturday, when, he claims, he will be abl* to prove his innocence. An Indian Chief Brutally Beaten. Brainerd. Minn., Aug. 25.—H01e-in-the-Day, a noted Chippewa chief, en route to St Paul, was last night taken from a Northern Pacific train at a way-station, dragged into the wood* and so brutally beaten that he is not expected to recover. It is supposed to have been the work of whisky men. against whom he was going to testify in the federal courts. Failure at Dayton. Dayton, 0., Aug. 25.—R. A. Rogers & Cos., closed to-day on a cognovit note for $2.1)00, held by Geo. Friend <fe Son. The firm will make an assignment to morrow. Dayton creditors hold $35,000 secured and unsecured paper, and Cincinnati and Eastern firms hold upward of SIO,OOO. The liabilities are estimated at $75,000; the assets are invoiced at $40,000, and will reach about $20,000. — Large Shipment of Wool. Portland. Ore.. Aug. 25.—A train of twenty cars bearing 438,000 pounds of wool left here last night, over the Oregon Short-line, for Philadelphia. This is the largest rail shipment ever made from the Pacific coast The run to Omaha will be made in four days, and the transcontinental trip in seven and a half days. Matrimonial. Newport, R. 1., Aug. 25.—Mr. Theodore Frelinghuysen, son of the late ex Secretary of State, was married this morning to Miss Alice Coates, daughter of James Coates, of the firm of J. &P. Coates, of Scotland. The floral decorations were beautiful and profuse, and the presents many and magnificent The rain of Monday night and Tuesday morning was the heaviest ever known at Sidney, O. About daylight, yesterday, seventy-five linear feet of the twenty-five-foot embankment of the waterworks reservoir went out, leaving the town without water for motive power or extinguishing fire. Groat damage also has been done by the washing of streets, fills and gutters. The fourth annual meeting of the American Forestry Congress will be held in Horticultural Hall. Boston, on Sept. 22, under the auspices of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, in conjunction wirh the New England Agricultural Society, the Massachusetts 'Board of Agriculture, a fid the Society for the Promotion of Agriculture. j ; ?|i|L fjVfiP# Most perfect madC Prepared by a pbyeician with special regard to health. No Ammonia, I.ime or Alma. PRICE BAKING POWDER CO., CHICAGO. (SOU) Oit* U UI&J 64. LOO Uk