Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 December 1885 — Page 2

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WEAKNESS OF THE TORIES. Iladstone Writes a Letter Pointing Out Advantages Held by the Liberals. she Latter Will Outnumber the Opposition, ami Can Seek Irish Support Without Being Suspected of Bad Motives A Caucus of Liberals To Be Held for the Purpose of Deciding on a Policy. ?he Sultan Informs King Milan that the Terms of Peace Between Servia and Bulgaria Must Be Approved by the Porte. TUE ENGLISH ELECTIONS. Mr. Gladstone Points Ont the Strong Points of the Liberal Position. London, Dec. 7.—Mr. Gladstone wrote a letter, Saturday, in which he said: “I am certain that the Tories will be much weaker than the Liberals in the next, as in the past Parliament. It will be impossible for the Tories to conduct the government on their own strength, or to hold a position of dignity and independence. The Liberal party will outnumber the Tories and Parnellites combined, and will be the only party independent of unworthy motives to court the Par nellites for support.” It is stated to-day that Mr. Parnell, seeing that the Tories and Parnollites combined will not be able to deal with the affairs of Ireland in view of certain concessions to the Irish Tories by the Conservative, has made overtures t) the Liberals. Mr. Parnell, it is said, declares that the Liberals and Parnellites combined can carry everything before them. Lord Randolph Churchill has drafted a scheme for Irish Home Rule, the basis of which, it is reported, is the formation of four provincial councils, with a central council at Dublin, to deal with local legislation and taxation, but without power to interfere with tariffs, police or military administration. In Wexford, north division, J. E. Redmond, Nationalists, has been elected by a vote of 0,531, to 817 for Viscount Stafford, Conservative. In Tyrone division William O’Brien, Nationalists, has been elected by a vote of 3,435, to 338 for Captain Mahwell. Orangeman. Sir William Hart Dyke, Conservative membereloct of Parliament for the Northwest division of Kent, has offered the workmen on his estates in the county of Kent small holdings at an annual rent of tire shillings per acre. The press association announces that it has received information from an authoritative source that the Conservatives have formulated a programme dealing with the education, loyal government, land and mercantile marine questions. Respecting the Irish question they will probably await Mr. Parnell’s views. The Times attaches more weight to Mr. Parnell’s prediction of a short Parliament than to a settlement of the Irish question by the Liberals, which would break the latter party to pieces directly. It says there is more likely to be a coalition between Whigs and Conservatives, which, even if for a short time, would show Mr. Parnell that he reckoned without considering the patriotism of the two great English parties. The Policy of the Liberals. London Cable. The Liberal leaders are to hold a formal conference, within a few days, to arrange their tactics for the new Parliament. The conference of tneTinal result of the elections. Among other subjects to be discnssed is the question of attempting to unseat certain mem bers-elect on charges of unlawful practices during the elections. If the Liberals find that they can obtain a good working majority by unseating a few Tories and Parnellites, charges of intimidation, bribery, etc., will be made in several cases, and will be vigorously pushed. If, on the other hand, the Liberals find that they have a sufficient majority, but little will probably bo heard of these charges. The chief interest of the Liberal conference will center in the struggle for supremacy that is sure to be made between the Whig and Radical factions. Mr. Chamberlain is, as usual, iu an aggressive mood, and proposes to force the fighting. It is known that he favors introducing a motion of want of confidence in the present government the very first day of the session. Lord Hartingtou and many other Whigs will oppose the proposition, partly through a timorous feeling about taking office with only a bare majority to support them. Mr. Chamberlain argues that his proposed motion will force the government's hand and show the country, promptly and decisively, that the Tories are absolutely dependent upon Parnell for the retention of power. Some weak-kneed Tories are urging Lord Salisbury to evade the trap by resigning just before the opening of Parliament. Mr. Parnell is perfectly satisfied with the situation as it is. believing that both parties will bid high for his support, and whatever the decision may be as to the method of fighting the Tories, the Liberals have resolved to introduce bills radically reforming the land laws, with a view to strengthening the Liberal hold on the county constituencies..

THE BALKAN WAR. The Peace Between hervla and Bulgaria Must be Approved by the Sultan. London, Dec. 7.—The Porte has informed King Milan that peace between Servia and Bulgaria will be of no value unless the terras thereof have the approval of the Sultan. Milan has replied that he should rofuse terras that were in violation of the Sultan's rights. A dispatch to the Porte from Prince Alexander announces that the armistice ias been prolonged until January 13. Th* Porte has withdrawn its delegates from Roumelia, and renounced its intention of sending a commissioner to Philipopolie, and ask* the powers to appoint an international commission. FORBJdN MISCELL ANT. Mario’s Daughter in Prison—How She Squandered a Fortune. Beri-tn, Dec. 7.—The Marohesa Rita di Candia, after languishing for thirteen months in prison, has at last been tried for swindling by the Second Chamber of the Berlin Landgericht. The Marchesa is the natural daughter of the great tenor Mario, who died in Rome two years ago, poor and neglected. From Mine. Grisi, her . mother, she inherited $20,000, but, having extravagant tastes and no particular morality, she soon squandered it, ran into debt, ruined her father by her dashing ways and style, and be gulled a legion of tradesmen and usurers. During the trial one usurer confessed he had act ually lent her 6.700 marks ffecause she told him a deputy had promised her 30,000 marks to absolve him from a promise of marriage. The Marchesa adopted the artless line of defense, and swore she meant no harm, and had no idea of the valuo of money, but the court declined to admit the plea and condemned her to twelve months’ imprisonment. Good Cougregationalirits Shocked. London, Dec. 7.—Miss Lydia Finkelstein, who is described as a native of the Holy Land, occupied the Rev. Dr. Joseph Parker’s pulpit in the City Temple, Holborn viaduct, Sunday evening. Miss Finkelstein is a plump, rosy and handsome woman, and was dressed coquettishly. She wore a fashionable high hat, with a gay feather, and a tightly-fitting jacket displayed the graceful curves of her form to good advantage. Instead of preaching a sermon, as was expected, Miss

Flnke4stein simply delivered a lecture, which was varied with many amusing anecdotes. Some of the straight-laced Congregationalist.B who belonged to Dr. Parker's flock are much shocked at this innovation. Italy’s Annexation of Maaaowafi. London, Dec. 7. —ltaly has annexed Massowah, with the approval of Lord Salisbury. This action is doe to Russia’s intriguing in Abyssines to acquire territory southward of Massowah. The Moscow Gazette, in an officially inspired article, urges the necessity of Russia’s haviDg a naval station in the Red sea, and proposes that Abyssinia be offered a Russian protectorate. Anti-Slavery Meeting in Morocco. Tangier, Dec. 7. —The first anti-slavery meeting ever held in Morocco assembled here to-day. Delegates from foreign anti-slavery societies were preibnt in large numbers, representing all nationalities. The American minister sent a letter expressing his sympathy with the meeting, and regretting his inability to be present Pasteur Explains a Failure. Paris, Dec. 7. —A girl who was bitten by a mad dog, and subsequently inoculated by Dr. Pasteur, has died of rabies. Dr. Pasteur explains that, thirty-six days having elapsed before she was inoculated, the period of inoculation had expired, and the treatment was, therefore, too late. , Cable Notes. Jewelry valued at 300,000 florins was stolen by burglars, in Vienna, on Sunday night Robert Browning has been elected to succeed Lord Rea as president of the Associated Societies of Edinburgh University. M. De Lesseps was thrown from his horse while out riding, yesterday. His face was cut, and he was badly shaken up. A VALUABLE PAINTING. Strange Story Brought Out by the Seizure of a Picture on Which Duty Was Not Paid. Chicago, Doc. 7.—A government inspector has made a seizure of one of Raphael’s original paintings, “The Virgin and Book,” valued at $40,000, on the ground that the duty had not been paid. The painting was imported from Paris. The history of the picture, as related by Honore Kiefer, its present owner, is a remarkable one. Mr. Kiefer, who is now in reduced circumstances, aud occupies a position as cook in a hotel, kept an art store in Paris. In 1882 a Benedictine monk, with two companions, one of whom was named Monasco, came came to Keifer's store with this picture. They exhibited proofs showing that it was the original “Virgin and the Book.” by Raphael, and said it was worth SIOO,OOO. They wished Kiefer's assistance in selling it. Accordingly, the painting was placed on exhibition in Kiefer’s store, and soon attracted the attention of the keeper of a fashionable case, who offered SOO,OOO for it. This offer was refused, because Monasco insisted upon too big a snare of the proceeds. The painting was then left with Kiefer as security for several others, whichMonasco took from the store to sell upon commission. He returned after a while, and claiming that the pictures had been stolen, demanded the return of the Raphael. This Kiefer refused. During their dispute over the matter, Kiefer failed in business, and packing up the valuable picture, with other ordinary effects,, took a steerage passage for New York, his wife sailing as a cabin passenger, and apparently a total straueer to him. Kiefer landed, and came through the customs department with his baggage unchallenged. From New York he went directly to his brother, in Waterloo, la., to whom he showed the painting, explained its history, and named its value. The sum named excited the brother’s cupidity, and one day he secreted the painting in some of his effects, and quietly set Honore sfarfedTn pursuit, and arrived in Chicago, to cause his brother’s arrest before the picture was disposed of. Kiefer had now come to the conclusion that it was not wise to trust his treasure in irresponsible hands, so he placed the painting in a private safe, where it remained until the opening of the Calumet Club art reception, a few days ago. The 1 customs officers and others call the painting worth $75,000 or SBO,OOO. It is on a panel of wood, about two and one-half feet long by eighteen inches broad. and has a very venerable appearance. On its back is fastened a parchment document in Raphael’s handwriting, and bearing his signature. Also, on the back of the picture are several seals, one being that of Pope Clement XIV. Though he has a family to support on a meagre salary, Kiefer says ho will not part with the painting at any price.

Disgraceful Scenes at an Execution. Louisville, Dec. 7. —A Courier-Journal special says: “Joe Early was hanged this afternoon at Williamsburg, Ky., in the presence of 1,000 people. He was resigned to his fate, and said he believed the Lord would forgive him for killing Leander Lawson. He ascended the scaffold without a tremor. Some of the crowd were very drunk, and laughed and joked, and a great many of them tried to climb the scaffold. The guards pushed them back,and then threats to tear it down were made. A row was started and two shots fired. The second shot fired struck Alice Spear in the head, making a bad’ ecalp wound. The woman screamed, and for a time there was great excitement, but very soon perfect order was re stored. Early was asked if he had anything to say. Ho responded: ‘No; I am ready when you are.’ The trap fell and Early was dead in twenty minutes, from strangulation. The crime for which Early was hanged was committed some months ago, when he entered a school taught by Leander Lawson and created a disturbance. Early was drunk and was put out. He returned and shot and killed Lawson with a pistol.” Eleven Thousand Victims. Fort Worth, Tex., Dec. 7.—The furniture and fixtures of the Mutual Self-endowment and Benevolent Association of America were attached to-day, amounting to S3OO. The association owes about $1,000,000. It is now known that the failure is complete. Since its organization, the association has paid out $875,000. Eleven thousand men have been victimized. If a receiver is appointed, and no death claims are considered, the preferred creditors will get one cent on the dollar. If the death claims should be considered, the preferred claims will receive 25 cents ou the dollar. A Defaulter Gives Up His Stolen Plunder. Cleveland, 0., Dec. 7.—A dispatch from Mansfield, 0.. says that Joseph ITasdowitch, the defaulting teller of the Farmers’ National Bank, who returned from Canada, had agreed to show the bank officials where large quantities of the bank’s securities were hidden. He took them, last night, to a barn, beneath the foundation of which were found two tin boxes containing upwards of SIOO,OOO worth of papers and bonds. He then directed them to a vault behind the bank, and from that they fished out papers amounting in value to $*200,000. Ugly Rumors About a Cashier. Toronto, Dec. 7.—Commercial circles have been considerably agitated over the dissolution of the partnership of A. R. McMaster & Brother, wholesale dry goods dealers. Ugly rumors are afloat about A. It. Carmichael, their cashier, and confidential clerk of the firm. Carmichael left this city on Friday night and is now in the United States. Various estimates of his defal cations have been made, ranging between $30,000 and $40,000. Carmichael, it is said, has been leading a very fast life of late. Prize-Fighters Sent to the Penitentiary. Rochester, N. Y.. Dec. 7.— -Patrick Slater and William Baker, the principals in a prizefight laatnight, were sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for one year and to pay SSOO fine each. This is the full extent of the law. Nervous debility, in either sex, however Induced, speedily, thoroughly and permanently cured Address, with 10 cents in stamps for reply and book of particulars, World’s Dispensary Medical Association, 663 Main street, Buffalo, N. Y.

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1885.

INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS The Daily Chronicle of Happenings of all Kinds in the Two States. Arrest of a Circuit Judge—Suicide at Crothersvilie—Assignment at Greensburg— Shot Himself in the Head— Gleanings. INDIANA. A Circuit Judge Arrested for Violating the Gravel-Road Law. Special to the IndianaDolis Journal. Martinsville, Dec. 7.—Quite a senasation was created here to-day by the arrest of A. M. Cunning, judge of the Morgan Circuit Court, by the sheriff of Brown county, on a warrant charging him with failure to make a report, as one of the directors of the Morgantown & Nashville gravel road. ’ The law requires that the directors of all gravel roads shall make a report at the end of each year, which snail be filed with the auditor, and also be published. The directors of this road, it seems, have ignored the law for two years, and five of them, with the Judge, were to-day arrested. Judge Cunning gave bond, and will answer to the charge at the next term of the Brown County Circuit Court. Beginning a Murder TriaL Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Greencastle, Dec. 7.—Thomas Wilson was arraigned for trial, this morning, for the murder of his cousin, George Wilson, in September last The entire morning was spent in impaneling a jury. The defendant is represented by Smiley, Neff & Myers; the Statue by Prosecutors McGregor and Colliver, and ‘Williamson & Daggv. The case is an aggravated one, and great feeling is exhibited by the friends of the parties. The murderer and his victim, though cousins, had a long-standing feud between them, the result of which was, meeting on the highway one day, hot and insulting words were exchanged, and finally Thomas drew his revolver and fired the fatal shots. This afternoon Mr. Colliver presented the case to the jury, after which the State began the examination of its witnessess, Hon. D. E. Williamson examining, and Captain Smiley cross-examining for the defense. Shot Himself in the Head. Special to the Indianapolis JournaL Madison, Dec. 7.—George H. Fry committed suicide early this morning at his home in Shelby township. Mr. Fry came to Jefferson from Switzerland county some years ago, and was well and favorably known in both counties. He owned a laree farm, and appeared to be prosperous, but of late gave signs of unhappiness—some think because of a difference between himself and a neighbor, on account of a small amount of money. He arose not long after midnight and shot himself through the right temple, producing almost instant death. Coroner Forshee has gone to hold an inquest. The deceased had some twenty children, only one at present living at home with the now widowed mother. Mr. Fry was sixty-five years of age. Promissory Note Swindle. Special to tue Indianapolis Journal. Greenfield, Dec. 7. —About two weeks ago a man representing a manufacturing company of Cleveland, 0., appeared at the residence of Daniel C. Hastings, a prosperous farmer of Ripley township, Rush county, representing that he desired to leave a corn-crushing machine with him for a few weeks, so that the farmers in that neighborhood could examine it. There was to be no charge, but he wanted Mr. Hastings’s address for reference. Mr. Hastings signed the FoTsT9sTdne two sought to discount the note Saturday at $lO off, but word had been received from Mr. Hastings that it would not be honored. It is said that the machine is not worth SSO. Assignment at Greensburg. fcpecial to the Indianapolis Journal. Greensburg, Dec 7.—The firm of Bird & Shields, composed of Leoniu: s Bird and John W. Shields, made an assignment to day to John G. Guthrie. They began business five years ago, dealing in agricultural implements and seeds^ but the small sales of the past season and slow collections was more than they could stand. The assets are about $7,000; liabilities, $10,000; preferences, $0,550 to J. H. Bird, father of one member and indorser for that amount. The First and Third National Banks of this city each hold $1,700 of their paper, and two other home parties SI,OOO each, while Hoover & Gamble, of Chicago, hold $1,150.

Suicide of a Crothersville Merchant. Special to the Indianapolis Journal Seymour, Dec. 7. —It was reported here this morning that W. M. Owen, aged forty-two, a merchant of Crothersville, this count}’, had committed suicide yesterday, in his store, by shooting himself in the head. He was formerly postmaster, and a zealous Republican. Pie was highly esteemed. He left a note to a friend asking him to see that his wife was not wronged in the settlement of his business, asked to be buried in the clothes he had on, and requested that there be no preacher called. It is supposed financial troubles and disease led to the act. Minor Notes. Joseph Lumpkins, of Utica, has received $1,200 as pension money. Paul Phillipateux, who painted the cyclorama of the battle of Gettysburg, is to become a resident of St. Joseph county. The Wabash Electric-light Company has decided not to go into business for the present, but will hold the franchise granted by the city. John A. McArthur, an iron-molder, of Terre Haute, had a leg crushed at Crawfordsville, Suuay night, in attempting to board a moving reight train. The new residence of Dr. J. S. Young, at Terre Haute, during a storm at that place, was injured to the amount of SBOO, a brick wall being blown in. Robert Galiispie, who disappeared some time since from North Manchester, is now believed to be dead. No trace can be obtained of him. Galiispie had considerable money when he disappeared. A tramp, calling himself Charles A. Franklin, who was five years ago a candidate for State Treasurer of Ohio, passed through Jeffersonville the other day, and was given lodgings in the sta-tion-house. Hunt’s school-house, in district No. 7, Montgomery county, caught fire last Satunlay morn ing at 10 o’clock, and was burned to the ground. Everything was saved except the seats. Loss, $500; no insurance. Dr. J. Yagerlenner, a prominent resident of Pleasant View, Wabash county, died very suddenly, yesterday afternoon, at his residence in that place. He was ill but a few hours Death resulted from paralysis. Joseph Richey, a farmer living near Rockville, was found unconscious in the court-house yard! Sunday evening, and died without regaining consciousness. He was a hard drinker, and was drunk Saturday night. Mrs. Jane Hampton died on Saturday, at Richmond, aged eighty eight years. She was the mother of Jacob D. Hampton, Lewis Hampton, William Hampton, Jehiel B. Hampton. John D. Hampton, Mahlon T. Hampton and Mrs. Sarah Ann Johnson. At Connersville two new damage suits are on the Circuit Court docket—one by Matilda Narimore against Albert S. Brown, demanding SIO,OOO for slander, and the other by Effie Lyons against the managers of the late connty fair for SI,OOO for alleged injuries sustained by the plaintiff in being shot through the arm by a target-gun used carelessly on the fair grounds last September. At Corydon Judge S. K. Wolfe has just rendered a verdict in the case of Harrison county against ox-County Treasurer L. W. Bowling and

his bondsmen, giving the county jogment for $541.06. The suit was brought at the September term of the court to recover $15,000, alleged to be due the county by Mr. Bowling’s defalcations. A case is now pending against Mr. Bowling on his first bond for alleged shortage during his first term of office. There is considerable excitement at Xenia, fourteen miles south of Wabash, over the death of Georgie, a nine-year-old daughter of James Dunn, a prominent citizen of that place. The child died of trichiniasis after a sickness of only about ten days. The cause of the disease was unknown until it was found that she bad eaten raw pork. A portion of muscle taken from the child’s arm was placed under a microscope, and found to be swarming with trichin®. M. J. Baker, of Lima, 0., and Wellington McCulloch, of Fort Wayne, president and secretary of the Mutual Protection Association of Patrons of Husbandry, which formerly did business at various points in Ohio, but has headqnarters at Fort Wayne,have been arrested at Columbus, 0., at the instance of the State Insurance Commission, on a charge of violating theflaw in not having been admitted to do business in the State, and also appropriating a portion of the funds collected on death assessments in tho payment of running expenses and salaries of the’ association. They gave bond for appearance and trial Dec. 18. ILLINOIS. Culllngs from Correspondence and Gleanings from Exchanges. Samuel S. Jack has sold the Decatur Review to W. J. Mize & Cos. James Ashton, the oldest member of the G. A. R. at Patoka, was buried yesterday. David Boon, a colored deck-hand, fell from a wharf-boat at Grand Tower, and was drowned. John Bennett, the oldest. Mason in Illinois, having been initiated in 1826, will be buried at Petersburg to-day with Masonic honors. Harry Littlemeyer, a young German farmer living near Metropolis, cut his throat and died. He was jealous because of his beautiful wife. The body of Jack Sands was found floating in the Sangamon river, at Petersburg. The coroner’s jury found deceased had come to his death by accidental drowning. The Quincy Herald, the Democratic morning newspaper of that city, has been purchased by J. D. Weaver, formerly of the Indianapolis Herald, and A. L. Halstead, of the Quincy Journal. Near Jacksonville Philip Dooling, aged sixty years, was found dead, with his skull fractured, in a tract of timber. Appearances indicate.that he had been crushed by a falling tree by the heavy wind of Wednesday. At Eureka a man sued another for S2OO dam - ages, because he acted on the man’s advice and took his wife, who was very low with consumption, to Nebraska, hoping that the change would prove beneficial, but which, however, was of no avail, as she died while there. He got judgment for costs. DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN. Indications. War Department, ) Office of thk Chief Signal, Officer > Washington, Dec. 8. la. m. ) Special Indications for Twenty four Hours from 7 a. m., for Indianapolis and Vicinity— Light snow or rain, with warmer weather. For the Ohio Valley and Tennessee —Increasing cloudiness and rain or snow, warmer winds, shifting to southerly, lower barometer. For the Lower Lake Region—lncreasing cloudiness, followed by light sdows, warmer, lower barometer, winds shifting to southeasterly. For the Upper Lake Region—lncreasing cloudiness and light snow, warmer southerly winds, becoming variable. For the Upper Mississippi Valley—Light snow, rain in southern portion, generally warmer southeasterly winds, becoming variable. For the Missouri Valley—Light snows, slightly warmer winds, becoming variable, rising barometer. Local Ousurvatlons. Indianapolis, Dec. 7. 1 ime. Boi. JTM*. 6a. m.. 30.23, —1.2 85 Nwest Clear. 10 a. m.. 30.251 5.0 68 South Hazy 2p. M.. 30.14 j 14.0 61 S’eastFair. 6p. M.. 30.12| 15.0 72 S’eastjClear. 10 p. m..|30.09| 16.2 61 S’eastjClear Maximum temperature. 16.7; minimum temperature, 2.1. General Observations. War Department, ) Washington, Dec. 7, 9 p. m. j Observations taken at the same mprnent of time at all stations.

wa3 * 5 If oo a. 2 S 3 g*? ? STATIONS. I § i 3 5 ? ?®: : B : : : : sr : .•• • • • • • • ct • New York City 130.27 16|Nwest (Clear. Washington City 30.35) 18lWest IClear. Vicksburg, Miss 29.78! 56jEast (Clear. New Orleans. La... 29.84! 62) S’east . 151 Cloudy, Shreveport, La 29.64 57■ S’east >Clear. Fort Smith, Ark... 29.00, 44[S’east Cloudy. Little Rock, Ark 29.70 47jS’east Lt. rain. Galveston, Tex 29.081 68 South Clear. Memphis, Tenn.... 129.831 41 East .02 Cloudy. Nashville, Tenn (30.01! 33!East Cloudy. Louisville. Ky '3O 09 25 East Cloudy. Indianapolis, Ind—j3o.loj 16 S’east Clear. Cincinnati, 0 30.151 19 S’east Cloudy. Pittsburg. Pa 30.23 12iSouth Clear. Oswego, N. Y (30.16 j 14lSwest Cloudy. Toledo O 130.18 81S’east ..... Clear. Escanaba, Mich.— 30.01 OiSwest Clear. Marquette, Mich.. !29.93 3[West • Clear. Chicago, 111 (30.07 18jS’east Cloudy. Milwaukee, Wis 130.04 siSouth Clear. Duluth, Minn (29.90 —4|Swest jClear. St. Paul, Minn [29.98 7 S’east Cloudy. LaCrosse, Wis 129.97 10 S’east IClear. Davenport, la >30.01 10|S’east |Lt snow. Des Moines, la (29.87 13|S’east .OOjOloudy. Keokuk. Ia |29.96 13 East .02 Cloudy. Cairo, 111 29.92 30 East Cloudy. Springfield, 111 29.96 25|S’east Thr’t’ng St. Louis, Mo 29,94 26 S’east Cloudy. Larnar, Mo 29.66 .38 S’east Cloudy. Leavenworth, Kan.(29.78 22 l S’east Cloudv. Omaha, Neb 29.87 lliS’east .02 Cloudy. Yankton, Dak 29.85 13jS’east Lt snow. Moorehead, Minn.. . 29.87 BiS’east .04 Lt snow, Bismarck, Dak 29.81 16 East j Cloudy. Port Buford, Dak.. 29.94 11 North .01;Ltsnow. Ft. Assiniboine.M.T'3o.o4 19!North .03Ltsnow. Fort Caster, Mont.. 1 29.99 25'North Cloudy. Deadwood, Dak 29.93 3l|East .03 Lt snow. North Platte, Neb.. 129.77 28 S’east .21 Lt snow. Denver, Col 129.86 31lNoTth .14 Cloudy. W. Las Animas, Col (29.66 301 East Cloudy. Dodge City, Kan... 29.65 30 North Cloudy. Fort Elliott, Tex... 29.52 38 S’east Clear. Fort Sill, Ind. Ter I Fort Stockton, Tex. 29.65 1 59 S west Clear. El Paso, Tex 129.66 61 West Clear. Salt Lake City, U.T 29.97! 29jNwest .lliCloudy. All Quiet at Salt Lake City. Salt Lake, L T tah. Dec. 7. —Battery D, Fifth Artillery, arrived here at 11 a. m. to-day. Five companies from Fort Douglas awaited them at the depot and escorted them to camp, three miles out on the beach, this afternoon. A blinding snow storm prevailed all day, but the military display attracted great crowds. As the band reached the corner of Temple Block, it struck up a lively air, which was continued oast that and Flething Block. General McCook was at the head of the column, with his staff. Flags were flying, and the magnificent accoutrements of the battery made a grand and pleasant sight. The battery comprises four guns and seventy men. under Major liawles. The city is absolutely tranquil. The Weston-O’Leary Walking Match. Newark. N. J., Dec. 7.—The 2,500-mile pedestrian contest between Weston and O’Leary began here this morning. There was a fair attendance of spectators. Both men were in excellent condition. The rink is thirteen laps to the mile. Each man will waltt twelve hours a day until Saturday night, when the walk will be continued elsewhere. O’Leary kept the lead all the afternoon and evening. This evening little interest was shown in the race, not over 150 persons being present. The contest closed for the night at 10:30, O’Leary having walked fifty-four and Weston fifty-two miles. Coughs. Brown's Bronchial Troches are used with advantage to alleviate coughs, sore throat, and bronchial affections. Sold only in boxes.

THE FIRE RECORD. Losses by tbe Fire in Cribben & Sexton’s Store Foundry—Two Firemen Itijiu'ed. Chicaso, Dec. 7.—Shortly after midnight fire was discovered in Cribben & Sexton's stove warehouse, a five-story brick building at the corner of Erie and Townsend streets, filled with stoves. Three alarms were sounded in quick succession, but before any engines could get to work the building was a mass of flames from top to bottom. The fire was a most difficult one to fight, as the building was protected by iron shutters at all the windows, and the firemen had great trouble in getting at the blaze. The fire soon ate its way through the roof, and floor after floor sunk under the great weight of the iron stock. The east wall was the first to come down, a portion falling into the foundry building, which lies next to the main building. The other walls soon followed in quick succession, forcing the firemen back for protection. The west wall fell over G. B. Page’s oil warehouse, a long, twostory brick building, in which were stored between two and three thousand barrels of lard oil. By the strenuous efforts of the firemen the flames were kept down, and the only damage done was to the roof of the building and to a part of the south wall, which was forced out by the falling in of the roof. The damage to the oil warehouse is about SSOO. and to stock about sl,000. Several small frame houses fronting on the alley in the rear were badly scorched. The stove warehouse is a five-story brick building, having a frontage on Erie street of 150 feet and running back 100 feet. It was erected at a cost of $30,000, and was insured for its full value. Mr. Sexton placed the amount of stock stored in the building at 25,000 stoves, worth nearly $200,000. They were insured for about $150,000. A large amount of valuable wood patterns, worth $35,000, would be a total loss. The insurance on this stuff was about $25,000. The machinery in use was expensive, and could not be replaced for less than $25,000, and was fully insured. Only two accidents occurred, although dozens of the firemen were often in imminent danger from the overhanging walls. When the rear wall fell into the alley, John Hannon and Ed Cudmore, firemen, were injured, the latter suffering a fracture of the leg. Fire Losses in November. Nbw York, Dec. 7. —The New York Daily Comnlercial Bulletin of to-morrow, will estimate the loss by fire in the United States and Canada, during November, at $7,500,000. Although this is $350,000 more than the average November fire waste of the previous ten years, taken together, it is encouraging, as being less by $1,000,000 than the figures of November, 1884, and $4,400,000 less than those of November, 1883. Moreover, August, September and October have shown a smaller fire loss than the average of those months in ten previous years. So that, in spite of the increased severity of fires in the first six months of tbe current year, it now looks as if 1885 would enable insurance companies to at least come out even on the year’s business. Thus far, up to Dec. 1, the aggregate firo loss foots up $85,000,000. The Bulletin gives a list of 124 fires of SIO,OOO and upwards, in November. There were eight fires whose reported loss was SIOO,OOO or more, their aggregate reaching $3,500,000, or nearly 47 per cent, of the total November losses. Round-House Burned. Cedar Rapids, la., Dec 7. —Fire at lowa Falls on Sunday morning burned the Burlington round-house, with the engines. The loss is $20,000, and is covered by insurance in the London, Liverpool and Globe. A tar still in the yards of the Standard Oil Company, at Cleveland, exploded yesterday afternoon. Casper Pfeiffer, foreman of the still, was on the roof when the explosion occurred, and was blown fifty feet in the air, with fatal results. Planlng-Mill Burned. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Greenville, 0., Dec. 7. —Fire at 2 o’clock tliio ujui ulug 11jo plwning mill Mr. Nicholas Kuntz, containing a large amount of lumber and machinery. His stable was burned and piles of lumber in the yard were badly damaged. Loss estimated at $7,000; insured in the Ohio Insurance Company, of Dayton, and the Northern, of London, SI,OOO in each.

Cooper Shop and Other Buildings Burned. Special to the Indianapolis Journal Evansville, Ind., Dec. 7 —Fire in Indpenddence this morning destroyed Rasenberger’s cooper shops, Huthflies’s bakery and two residences; also, coopers’ tools and 3,000 new barrels were consumed. Mr. Huthflies, while removing some of his property, was severely burned and was sent to the hospital. The total loss will reach $8,000; insurance, $3,500. Fire at Dodge City, Kan. Dodge City, Kan., Dec. 7.—Fire broke out in a sporting-house, to-night, at 12 o’clock, destroying two-thirds of the Globe Block, including the Globe Live-stock Journal, the Kansas Cowboy, the Bee hive dry goods store and liamseyer’s grocery. The fire is thought to be under control. Wooden Buildings Burned. Little Rock, Ark., Dec. 7.—A block of wooden buildings in Jonesboro, Ark., including the structure used as the Craig county court-house, burned Sunday night Most of tho connty records were consumed. The loss is about $11,000; insurance, $1,500. Live Stock Cremated. Youngstown, 0., Dec. 7. —The stables of Patrick Malory, contractor for the Mahoning Valley Iron Company, were destroyed by fire last night, and eighteen horses and two cows roasted alive. Loss, $6,000; fully insured. School Building on Fire. Louisville, Dec. 7.—A Courier-Journal special says: “The handsome public school building erected at Frankfort. Kv., at a cost of $25,000, is burning; insured for $20,000.” TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. . Speculators may be warned against fraudulent mining concessions in China, many being now in circulation. There is a formidable movement at Rochester, N. Y., looking toward closing the saloons on Sundays. The South Carolina Legislature has passed a law requiring each emigrant agent operating in that State to pay a license of SSOO. Calves to the number of five hundred have this fall been shipped by rail from Jericho, Vermont, to be fattened on the prairies in 111 inois. At Henderson, while visiting a friend, Miss Maggie Haearty’s clothes caught on fire from a fire place. She was burned so that she died in an hour. At Johnson City, Tenn., Findlay Hale shot and killed his wife, and wounded Abram Torne, who was sitting in her lap. Hale and Torne are both in jail. Fairly & Cos., of Toronto, Canada, retail dry goods dealers, have made an assignment Their liabilities are $32,000. They will probably pay fifteen cents on the dollar. At yesterday’* session of the Texas Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, by an almost unanimous vote the conference refused to recommend a change of the general name of the church. The strike of the Brockton, Mass., shoe operatives has been settled by concessions on both sides, and as soon as the scaie of wages ean be settled, work will be resumed in the forty two factories that have been idle for three weeks. The grand jury of Cobb county, Tennessee, makes report that since the adoption of prohibition quiet reigns where once was disorder. Property values have increased, towns show unwonted prosperity and everybody indorses the change. Mrs. D. D. Lolland, wife of a grocer of Chattanooga, Tenn., eloped, on Friday night, with James Wilson, taking with her $1,400 of her husband’s money. Lofland went iu pursuit, and

overtook the woman before sho reached Scottsboro, Ala. She succeeded in snatching his pistol from him and shot him through the head, inflicting a fatal wound; she then put spurs to her horse and escaped. An effort is being made by the Pittsburg Poor* Board to interest, poor-directors throughout the country in a movement for a national convention to be held in the near future, the object being to recommend to Congress immediate legislation referring to pauper emigration. A co-operative nail company, with a capital stock of SIOO,OOO, all subscribed, has been organized by a pamber of striking nailers and hardware dea ers of Pittsburg. A charter was procured last week. Five acres of ground have been given to them in homesteads, and it is the intention to erect a factory at once. Within the past six months over two hundred foreign glass-blowers, who came to Pittsburg to secure employment in American factories, have been refused recognition by President Clln, of the Universal Federation of Window-class Work ers, and compelled to return to their native country. This is one of the results of last year’s international convention, held in Pittsburg, at which a resolution providing against foreigners crowding out home workingmen was adopted. President Cline says the prospects for a good trade during the winter and spring are brighter than ever before. The Howl of Envy. St. Lonis Republican. “Gath” has met a man who has informed him that a period of reaction is about to set in. “Gath” is not very clear, evidently, as to just what the man meant by his statement, but ho •covers it up by showing the correlation of the Democratic success in this country and the Conservative gains in England with the depression in the iron trade and the troubles in the Balkan peninsula. This is important if true, and goes to show that the Enquirer ought to control the federal patronage in Ohio. Suggestion to the Signal Service. Louisville Courier-Journal. The weather bureau does good and valuable service, but it might do still better. The announcement of a cold wave, as now made, is a trifle indefinite. When the wave is to be of suffi-'-cient frigidity, let the observer add: “This one will be a pipe-freezer.” Think of the millions that would be saved in a single winter were the United States government to head off the can plumber. Rumor that Mr. Pendleton Will Resign. * New York, Dec. 7.—A Cincinnati special says: "A letter from the wife of Mr. Pendleton to a lady in this city intimates that both she and her husband were much dissatisfied vm.h Berlin, and that his resignation might shortly be expected. The facts are well known to Mr. Pendleton’s friends here, but have never become public.” A Triple Execution. Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 7. —To-day, at Gatesvillo, county-seat of Gates county, three negroes —John Swanner, Isaiah Richardson and Edward Saunders—were hanged for the crime of burglary committed last September at a country store. They robbed the store of considerable money and goods, and being heavily armed, overawed the clerk. < Death Resulting from Laughter. ' Belleville, N. J., Dec. 7. —Last Tuesday Mrs. Rooney, an old lady living in this place, was attacked with an abnormal fit of laughter. It was so violent that she fell on the floor in a swoon and remained unconscious until her death, which occurred yesterday, paralysis of the braia being the immediate cause. Disappearance of Prof. Morse’s Daughter. Havana, Dec. 7. — Miss Susan Morse, a daughter of Samuel F. B Morse, inventor of the telegraph, while en route for this place on the'' Spanish mail steamer, disappeared shortly before the arrival of the vessel. It is supposed she threw herself into the sea in a temporary fit of mental aberration. Mahone’s Successor. Richmond, Va„ Dec. 7.—ln the Democratio caucus, to night, Hon. John W. Daniels wiuj nominated for United States senator by a vote of 65 to 31 for Hon. Jno. S. Barbour. 1 Thousands know that St. Jacobs Oil cures the worst case of neuralgia in a night.

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