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time on Saturday afternoon. A temporary vault will in the meantime be constructed in the cemetery at Logansport. Mr. Owen intends returning for the reassembling of Congress on Jan. 5. An Enthusiastic Advocate of Silver. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, Dec. 23.—An old member from the South who has taken an interest in the silver question, and who, of course, thinks there should be unlimited coinage of the standard dollar, in a moment of impatience about the agitation of the suspension of coinage, remarked to your correspondent this morning: “I never saw so much gross ignorance on the part of any set of men as I find entertained by the new members in my party on the question of coinage. Here is a little incident, although it is on my side of the question: A colleague, explaining to me how enthusiastic he was in favor of a continuance of eoinftge, said: T believe we should coin the silver dollar in unlimited amounts; just giving the authorities at the mints power to buy all the bullion they can get and stamp the dollars off as fast as they can. We will need them sometime, and they can be stored up in the vaults. If we haven't got room for them, more room can be made. There is nothing like having plenty of money, and metallic money, too. Silver is good enough for me, and I think this talk about certificates, whatever that niay be, is ail rot,’ This is just about the caiibre of the new silver converts.” Chairmanship of the Labor Committee. Washington. Dec. 23.—A delegation of representatives of the various labor unions of this city called on Speaker Carlisle to-night, and presented the resolutions adopted by the labor congress, which met here a few weeks ago, urging the appointment of Mr. Foran, of Ohio, as chairman of the House committee on labor. The delegation was very cordiallu. received by the Speaker, who promised to give the matter consideration. Ex-Mayor Powderly, of Scranton, Pa., and grand master workman of the Knights of Labor, called on Mr. Carlisle a few days ago, and has since written him a letter strongly recommending Mr. Foran’s appointment. Representative Weaver, of lowa, is also prominently mentioned in con nection with the chairmanship of the committee. The lSliiir Education ltill. Washington, Dec. 23.—The friends of universal education are very hopeful of securing an educational bill in Congress this session. Senator Blair says he expeets that the committee will report the bill to the Senate soon after the holidays. and he has no doubt of its passage. He receives a great many letters and petitions on the subject, and eavs there is an almost universal demand for Congress to provide for the establishment of common schools throughoutthe country. He says the money Congress thus expends would be returned in the increased value of each man’s labor, and the investment would be a good one. The increased industrial value of the people in the South would be equal to $212,000,000 a year if all the illiterate people were educated. Groundless Humors. Washington, Dec. 23.—A New York evening ■pftpgy tn dny published a statement that President Cleveland had rotnuvgil Collector Hedden, of that port, and appointed Hubert O. Thompson in his place, and added, as a rumor, that United States District Attorney Doraheimer, of New: York city, had also heen removed, and Randolph JB. Martin, the district attorney of New York county, appointed to the vacancy. An inquiry at the White House, this evening, in relation to these subjects, developed the fact that there is no foundation for either report.

General and Personal. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, Dec. 23. — Representative Holman will go to his home at Aurora at the end of this week, to spend the holidays. Senator Voorhees will divide his holidays between Washington and New York. Third Auditor John S. Williams and wife have gone to their home at Lafayette for the holidays. They will return next week. Richard Huncheon, a prominent Democrat of LaPorte, is “doing” the capital for a while. Postmasters’ commissions were to-day issued to Michael Conniff, at Hagerstown, Ind., and to Henry A. Sinks, at West Middletown. Judge Thoman, of Ohio, and Representative Anderson, of the Dayton, 0., district, were at the White House to-day. The latter was for some time in consultation with the President, and is said to be an earnest aspirant to some federal position which will be easy to fill, and with a good salary attachment. It is reported here that Senator Voorhees is now preparing a speech, to be delivered in the Senate, against the present civil service reform law, wnich, it is said, will be one of the greatest efforts of his life. The Postmaster-general has appointed the fol lowing fourth-class postmasters iu Indiana: Aaron. Switzerland county. Green Seavers, vice C. G. Adams, resigned; Florence, Switzerland ounty, Henry Lsmann. vice J. M. W. Langs>ale, removed; Mansfield, Parke county, Abratam F. Coleman, vice A. H. Smith, resigned; lanville, Jefferson county, C. F. Ogden, vice J. Van Buren, removed. It wa3 reported to-day that 400 clerks and examiners in the Pension Office were to be dismissed on the Ist of January. The chief clerk denies the statement, and says the report probably grew out of the fact that they are systematizing aud lessening the work of the office. They cannot, however, get along with any smaller force. General Black, Commissioner of Pensions, has rendered a decision upon the application for pension of an ex-soldier who left his command when it was approaching the enemy, for which net he was dishonorably discharged, but subsequently re-entered the service as a captain, and while in line of duty received the injury for which ho claims pension. The Commissioner holds that the execution of the sentence of his dismissal for the fir°t service was the completion of the punishment of the offense charged, and does not destroy his claim to a pension for injury received during the second service. The President will spend Christmas day quietly at the White House. He will have no company, but wiil eat his Christmas diuuer with Miss Cleveland. It is said that the President will sign the bill granting a pension to Mrs. Grant in time for that measure to become a law before Christmas day. Adjutant-general Drum to-day received a telegram from General Crook confirming the Associated Press account of the ambuscading of Lieutenant Fountain’s command by the Indians. Speaker Carlisle will remain gin Washington and uring the recess of Congress and devote his time to the preparation of the committee list. He said to-night, to an Associated Press reporter, that the list will not be made public until it is officially announced in the House, which will be on the day of the reassembling of Congress. A Huckster Murdered for Money. New Bedford, Mass., Dec 23. —The body of R. N. Lawton, of Westport, who made a living driving about the country buying eggs, was found in his waeon to-day, on the road between Plainville and AchusneL He had evidently been murdered. O. R. Misher, who made the discovery, had previously seen a man driving the vehicle on the road, and observed blood on the wacon and the legs of the murdered man sticking out from under some egg boxes. Returning, later, the driver bad deserted the wagon. A man answering his description has been arrested. Lawton was probably murdered for bis money. General Shaler Pleads Not Gaflty. New York, Dec. 23. — Gen. Alexander Shaler Appeared in the General Sessions Court to day and pleaded not guilty to the indictment recently laid against him. charging bribery in connection with the selection of armory sites. The General's counsel reserved the right to withdraw this plea in the future and substitute a demurrer to the indictment, “Harpy is the man who has his quiver full of them" for tbo’ some fight and fall, and get cut and bruised, and bumped and sore, he knows he can get Salvation Oil, the greatest ear* on earth for pain.

INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS The Daily Chronicle of Happenings of ail Kinds in the Two States. Resignation of a Derelict Trustee—Young Girl Burned to Death—An Insane Mother Tries to Kill Her Children. INDIANA. A Derelict Trustee Resigns, Leaving $1,900 for His Bondsmen to Pay. Special to the Indianapolis JournalWabash, Dec. 23. —Mr. John Wharton, trustee of this (Noble) township, who was so recently found short in his accounts, to-day resigned his office, by request of his bondsmen, and turned over the effects of his office to County Auditor Hazen. There are no orders outstanding. The total amount of Wharton’s shortage is $1,903, which his bondsmen will have to pay. His successor has not yet been appointed, but the position will to-morrow be tendered to ex-Sheriff Asa Ross, who was one of Wharton’s bondsmen. Raiding the Rochester Gamblers. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Rochester, Dec. 23.—For the past two years there have been a number of gambling-rooms in operation here, and although the city authorities have repeatedly warned the gamblers, they were allowed to go unmolested until last night, when City Marshal Clough and deputies raided the room in the Citizens’ Biock, where a game of poker was being played. The players succeeded in evading the officers by means of the stairs in the rear of the building. A number of names were secured, among which are several prominent and respectable young men, whoso arrest will cause a sensation. Franklin College. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Franklin, Dec. 23. —The fall term of the fifty-second year of Franklin College closed at noon to-day. The past term has probably been the most successful in the history of the college. Rev. W. T. Stott, D. D., the president, who was compelled to be absent last year on account of ill health, is fully restored to health and has heen able to occupy his position. Prof. W. J. Williams, who has lately been called to the chair of didactics, begins his work at the beginning of the next term, Jan. 7. 1886. There will be a large increase in the number of students over the present term. Young Girl Burned to Death. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Huntingbitrg, Dec. 23.—While two young daughters of Roland Scribner, who lives near Pikeville, were at play around the fire-place last evening, the clothes of one of them caught fire, and betore the flames were extinguished she was fatally burned, and died after twelve hours of asiuy. a Brakeman Killed. .Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Darlington, Dec. 23.—While the local train was going north, at 2 p. M. to-day, J. L. Stevens, a Vandalia brakeman, fell between the cars. Ten cars passed over him, killing him instantly. Deceased was thirty-four years old, and lived at Logansport, where ho leaves a widow and six children.

Minor Notes. The packing-hou/e of Baldwin, Roberts & Cos., at New Castle, will likely close this week for the season. The men injured by the boiler explosion at New Castle on Monday are not so badly hurt as was first supposed. Dr. N. Field, of Jeffersonville, has married fifty couples during the present year. In the past sixty years he has married 500, and has a complete record of every marriage. At Columbus three children of W. T. Hocker, ex county superintendent, died with the scarlet fever in the last three weeks, two of them being buried in the same grave —all the children he had. The Jeffersonville City Council has passed an ordinance for the issuing of bonds to the amount of $35,000, at 5 per cent, per annum, payable semi-annually, the bonds to run for twenty years from the let of January, 1886. Logan Collins, a farmer of Union township, Delaware county, suddenly fell dead while working about his home on Wednesday. It is supposed that he died from paralysis of the heart Up to the hour of his death he appeared in his usual good health. His death was a severe shock to his family and many friends. B. F. McCollum, of LaPorte, who was badly injured some ten days ago by being kicked in the head by a horse, died on Tuesday. He was a member of t’ne Fifth Indiana Battery. On the 14th of June. 1864, daring an engagement opposite Pine Mountain, Ga., he sighted the piece that killed Bishop Polk, of the confederate army. The village of Prairieton, Vigo county, is much excited by the opening of a saloon there by William Baird. A meeting of citizens was held and a resolution passed, signed by 119 citizens, boycotting the salodn and all who patronize it. On Monday only one person visited the saloon, and a solitary five-cent piece found its way over the bar. George J. Heib, for many years connected with Hedgwald & Co.’s foundry. New Albany, as night watchman, fell dead on Tuesday. Deceased had been afflicted for years with asthma, and it is supposed that he had taken cold and a sudden congestion caused death. His age was forty-six years. Two months ago a daughter of Mr. Heib died suddenly, and his wife is iu the State Insane Asylum. Stephen G. Armstrong, felling a tree on his farm two miles from Camden, placed a pole against the tree to prevent it falling on a fence. As the tree fell the poie sprung and struck him on the head, knocking him unconscious. He afterwards recovered and went to the house, complaining of his head. He went to bed and his wife went to a neighbor's to have a doctor sent for. She returned in a short time and found him unconscious, in which condition ho remained uutil midnight, when he died. A fire at Fredericksburg, Washington county, destroyed the McPherter Block, in which was the dry goods house of George T. Kay, drug house of W. R. Avery, furniture store of C. H. Julian, tho News printing office, and also the residence of Alexander Lofton, The loss of property, including goods, is estimated at from $15,000 to $20,000, and the aggregate insurance $6,000. The town has no fire service, consequently the people were compelled to fieht the flames with buckets. The block of buildings burned belonged to Mrs. L. G. Richards, who had only $1 000 insurance. Mr. Lofton had no insurance on his residence. His loss was about $5,000. ILLINOIS. A Mother Becomes Grazed and Attempts to Kill Her Children. Decatur, Dec. 23. —Stephen Madden, a young farmer, came to this city from Long Creek township, last evening, having in charge his wife Sarah, aged thirty, the mother of two small children. She had suddenly become dangerously insane in the forenoon, displaying her violence by trying to kill both her children. She took them ny the limbs and dashed them across the room, injuring one seriously. Her husband had a desperate struggle with the woman, not snbduing her until she bad torn bis clothing badly. Mrs. Madden was apparently well a week ago, when sbe began reading the Bible daily. She read Jeremiah, principally, and imagined that she and her family were lost forever. She is now in the oounty jail. _ Wolves Near Hillsboro. Hillsboro, Dec. 23. — Wolves have appeared in this vicinity in large numbers, and are playing havoc among the sheep. One farmer lost twenty five ont of a flock of sixty-one one night ibis week. The woods seem to be full of wolves.

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and the farmers are organizing hunting parties and making vigorous efforts to exterminate them. Brief Mention. In the case of Joseph Zane against the city of Cairo, to recover on coupons, judgment was rendered the plaintiff by the United States Court for $7,566. Robert Smith, a coal miner, of Coal Valley, was run over and killed at that village by a Rock Island & Peoria train. He had just returned from Rock Island, and was intoxicated. A large barn on the farm of Captain Havley, near Cerro Gordo, burned to the grouud. Inside the barn were five cows, and they, too, were burned, with a large amount of hay and corn. Insured. Dr. W. F. Harding and H. T. Osborne, alleged managers of the “Osborne Frivolities”company, arrested in St. Louis for practicing a confidence game on two men named Robert Davis and Oliver Hendryeks, are now in the Decatur jail in default of SSOO bail each. As Walter Scott, a young farmer living near Streator, was out hunting, his companion, who was eight or ten feet in advance of him, broke through the ice as they were crossing a creek, his gun being discharged, the full contents entering Scott’s leg, making amputation necessary. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Isaac Everett, a brakeman, was killed at Gabon, 0., yesterday, his body being frightfully Burglars entered F. C. Price’s jewelry store, at Jamestown, Pa., Tuesday night, and, blowing open the safe, secured plunder valued at $1,200. At Flemingville, N. Y., a farmer aged sixtytwo, yesterday shot and fatally wounded his wife, aged forty eight, and then shot himself. Jealousy was the cause of the crime. The Coshocton iron and steel works has shut down, throwing about one hundred men out of employment. Inability to work at prevailing prices is the cause of the suspension. The weekly report of Secretary Wise, of the Western Nail Association, issued yesterday, shows 725 machines now in operation at manufacturers’ scale, an increase of twenty-five in the past week. Banks of Toledo have received for collection checks upon the banking house of C. B. Bennett Sc Cos., of Toledo, siened J. A. Denton. They are from Louisville and New Albany. No such banking firm exists at Toledo. At Laredo, Tex., about midnight, on Tuesday, Senor Fernando Morellos was shot and killed by a young Mexican named Vincent Martineze. Martineze was arrested, and the grand jury last evening returned an indictment against him for murder. At Milton, Ontario, early yesterday morning, burglars broke into the jewelry store of Ramsay & Cos. and carried off a cart-load of jewelrj-, silverware, money, etc. The store was cleaned out. The stolen goods were worth thousands of dollars. The Canadian government has wired instructions to all inspectors and commissioners under the Dominion license act to cease all attempts to enforce the act, as it is now a dead letter. The provincial governments alone now issue liquor licenses. Governor Hoadly was banqueted last night by the members of his military staff. It was an elegant affair, and toasts were responded to by each member present. Governor Hoadly, in his speech, paid a glowing tribute to Governor-elect Foraker. On Monday evening Mrs. Fred Kopb, of Wadesville, W. Va., went to a store near by. leaving her girl of four yearsanda babe eighteen months old locked up in the house alone. The house caught fire, and, despite the efforts of neighbors, the children were burned to death. Yesterday morning, while Daniel and Jacob Himes, masons, and Frank Lessing, laborer, all of Pottstown, Pa., were driving to work, the wagon broke down, and their horse, a vicious animal, ran away. Jacob Himes was throwu on the road and killed. Daniel Himes had his scalp torn off, exposing the skull, and also suffered bodily injuries. He is in a critical condition. Lessing received slight injuries. William Graham, a laborer, living alone about five miles south of Clinton, Wis., was relieved of nearly $4,000 by a burglar, who entered his bouse at an early hour yesterday morning, and compelled him. at the muzzle of a revolver,to deliver. Henry Lawson has been arrested charged with the robbery. It is said that a portion of the money was found on his father's premises. Lawson was formerly a resident of Cincinnati. Mr. William A. Davidson, a prominent lawyer of Cincinnati, was married to Miss Jennie Halstead, daughter of Murat Halstead, editor of tho Commercial Gazette, at the residence of the bride’s parents, last night. A telegram of congratulation was received from Hon. George H. Pendleton, United States minister to Germany. Presents were received from James G. Blaine, Senators Sherman, George W. Childs and others. A Silverton, N. M., dispatch says the bodies of Burke Ovey and J. M. Scales, the two miners imprisoned in the Prodigal Son mine, on Tuesday, by the 6now-sli<ie, were fouud, late Tuesday night, at the bottom of the shaft. Both were packed in snow as in a mold. Hovey was standing upon a piece of timber. Scales was standing at the. bottom of the shaft with a candle in his left hand and his right over his eyes. From appearances, death was instantaneous Scales was from Orange, Tex.

The Coming: Chess Tournament. New York, Dec. 23.—Ten days ago J. H Zukertort, the champion chess player of Great Britain, arrived in this city for the purpose of contesting with Mr. Steinitz, America’s best man, for the championship of the world. Extraordinary interest is manifested by the members of the Manhattan Chess Club in the coming tournament, and Dr. Zukertort’s practice play is eagerly watched The plaving will continue until either participant has captured four games, then the scene of battle will be changed to the rooms of the St. Louis Chess Club, St. Louis, until four more games are lost and won. The final struggle will be made in the parlors of the New Oleans Whist and Chess and Checker Club. The first series of games will take place in Horticultural Hall, this city. The wager is $2,000 a side. Books are being made by the sporting fraternity of the country on the event, and much money is being placed privately at the various city clubs. Arrested After a Long Chase. Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 23 —Thomas Clements, who is wanted at Alexander, La., for murder, has been arrested here. After killing his man he disappeared. He went to Marshall, Tex., and then to St. Louis. From St Louis he went to Cincinnati, and from that city back to St Louis, and then came to Atlanta. Being interviewed. Clements said: “If I could have stayed away two or three years I’d have come out all right My father is worth $150,000. He is United States rnnr Vil of the Northern district of Louisiana, aud . .s once Chief-justice of the Supreme Court ot that State.” “How did you kill the man?” was asked. “In a drunken row, with a knife. A detective has followed me nearly 7,000 miles.” ■ —— Fatal Family Fight Greenville. Ga., Dec. 23.—Chunk McLenden shot and killed his father-in-law, Judge Rufus Johnson, while the latter wns endeavoring to collect a rent account. McLenden married Miss Johnson a year ago, against nerjfather’s consent The same trouble existed when Johnson’s other daughters wero married, and as a consequence there was much irritation all around. When Johnson approached McLenden, he bad in his hand a revolver. McLenden warned him not to approach, which warning was unheeded, when both men began firing. Johnson fell dead under McLendon's fire, but not before he had mortally wounded McLendeu, who is now dying. Hog-Slaughtering Statistics. Cincinnati, Dec. 23.—The Cincinnati Price Current to-morrow will eav were packed in the West last week, as compared with 535,000 for the same week last year. This makes the total to date, since Nov. 1. 3,775,000 hogs, against 3,275 a year Ago. The movement in November at the principal points is as follows: Chicago. 1.565.000; Kansas City, .’166,000; Cincinnati. 340,000; St Louis. 225,000; Milwaukee, 202,000; Indiunapolis, 190,000; Cedar Rapids, 105,000. Mb. John Hews, our neighbor, was very bad with rheumatism last winter, and was not able to work or even to get out of his room. One bottle of Athiophoros cured him almost entirely of the disease Rev. Samuel Porter. Crete. 111.

BALK-LINE BILLIARDS. Schaefer and Slosson Play a Game Before a Small Audienee—The Former Wins. Chicago, Dec. 23. —Schaefer and Slosson played in the billiard tournament, to-night, before less than 400 spectators. There was little or no betting, as Slosson’s supporter sasked odds, and Schaefer's friends were not betting more than even money. Schaefer having won the l ank and missed the lay-out, Slosson took hold promptly and opened the game with a run of 71. Schaefer responded with 54, and then came a series of hard breaks and small results for tho next four innings. Schaefer got an opening in the seventh, but a careless miss stopped him at 21. He left Slosson a set-up, and he turned on his second string with a ruu of 55. Runs of 41 and 56 by Schaefer in the tenth and twelfth innings brought him very close, and when Slosson had scored 9 in the twelfth and stopped because he completely forgot to get tho balls out of balk, the call was Slosson, 206; Schaefer, 196. Taking advantage of the fine set-up, Schaefer rattled off a clever run of 78. which took him fairly to the front for the first time in the came. Schaefer’s miss of a masse by a kiss-off left a good break for Slosson, but the balls lined at 15, and he missed again. Ia the fourteenth. Schaefer left a set-up, and this time Slosson did rather better, running 26. He had good luck in leaving the balls safe, aud it was not until the fifteenth inning that Schaefer got another chance, when, by elegaut balk-line play, he piled up 58, and led Slosson, 336 to 298. Slosson now rallied handsomely with a run of 108, in which he played some very elegant billiards of all sorts, and received a round of ap plause as he tied and passed his opponent. The score now stood 35G to 336 in favor of Slosson. The latter claimed that he counted on the 109th shot, but the referee decided against him. Schaefer found the balls bunched, but played them badly, and stopped at 14 on a kiss-off. Slosson inherited an easy break, and by steady and strong execution went to his fifth string with a run of 69. The score at 9:45 was: Slosson, 425; Schaefer, 350. Schaefer failed wretchedly at his next opening. spreading the balls badly on his third shot, and leaving them bunched when he missed. This gave Slossoru added confidence, and in his eighteenth inning he took a long lead with a run of 59. The score at 9:50 was Slossom. 484: Schaefer. 435 Schaefer cut this down in his nineteenth with a neat run of 122, in which he played a twenty-inch balk line very prettily for a dozen counts. Then he got them on a fourteen inch line, and made about 50 in this way. When he beat Slossom's high run he was loudly cheered. The score at 10:05 was Slossom, 484; Schaefer, 475. Slosson got his next opportunity in the twentieth inning, but fouled at five. The balls were lined against the end rail, and Schaefer missed an almost impossible masse aqd left the balls together. Slosson utilized his good luck to the extent of fifty-one. and the score at 10:18 was 540 to 475 in his favor. Schaefer got a fine balk-line position at once, and had made twenty-five nurse shots when he froze and was compelled to spread the balls. As the result of bad judgment in attempting an extra hazardous ruu, he left a set-up. For his twenty-fifth inning Schaefer found a fair opening, and availed himself of it for a run of 94, and he now led once more. The score was 608 to 556. Missing a cross-table position shot in his twenty-sixth, he gave Slosson another chance, but ha stopped at 25, on a kiss-off, and left Schaefer a gift, but he lost it at 14 on a careless overdraw, and again Slosson got a chance. He played roughly, however, and stopped at 13. Schaefer fell down on an easy draw, and this time showed better control of the balls. At the end of the twentyeighth inning, which closed at 10:55. the call was; Schaefer, 639; Slosson, 614. Both men were doing poor work, but in the thirtieth inning Schaeffer ran 55, missing a two cushion shot. In his next inning he missed through carelessness. Slosson was unable to do anything, and Schaefer, in the thirty-second inning, got the balls for a run of 36, closing his run at 11:15. Once more Slosson had the balls well fixed, and he settled down to business for a run of 36. Schaefer went back at him gamely, and did some elegant playing for 49, missing an awkark masse, and leaving the balls bunched for Slosson. who went to pieces at onee. and Schaefer, at 11:17, made 13 and game. This leaves the tournament another tripie tie. Following is the score: Schaefer-O. 56, 5, 0. 0. 0. 21, O. 17. 41. 2. 56, 78. 3.1, 58. 14. 3. 122, 0, 0. 34, 0. 5. 94, 16, 14. 1. 0. 5, 5. 8, 36, 49, 13. Average, 23 4T7; highest run, 122. Slosson—7l. 2. 8. 8, O. O, 55, 18. 22, 9. 4,9, 15, 26. 1. 108, 69, 59, 0. 5. 51. 0. 12. 4. 1, 25, 13. 19, 4. 2, 14, 31,3. Average. 20 8-32; highest run, 108. Time. 3 hours 35 minutes.

A Reminder of the Credit Mobtlier. Newport. R. 1., Dec. 23.—Suit has been entered in federal court here by J. A. Griswold against R. G. Hazard et. al. The case is an outgrowth ot the celebrated Credit Mobilier litigation. Aug. 22, 1863. I. P. Hazard and others, for themselves and the Credit Mobilier stockholders. begaD suit against Thomas C. Durant, on a claim of $53,735. Durant, it is claimed, was a resident of New York, hut that on a representation that he was a resident of Rhode Island, and intended to leave tho State, complainants se cured his arrest on a writ of ne exeat, he having arrived at Newport on his yacht Durant was imprisoned, and, on a Sunday morning. Griswold promised that if Durant was released he (Griswold) would become surety foi him the next aay. This he did. but now claims it was only for Durant’s appearance, whereas the bond makes him Durant’ssurety pending the issue of the trial. He holds that he should be released, because fraud was practiced on him in connection with it. Durant’s recent death has precipitated this action, in order that the Hazards may be prevented from suing him for money. The fellowdefendants with Durant in the original suit were: Oliver Holmes. Benj. E. Bates. John Duff, C. S. Bushweil. Sidney Dillon. H. S. McCornb. the Credit Mobilier of America, and the Union Pacific Railroad Company. These, briefly, are the facts, and it is stated that it is not impossible that the entire Credit Mobilier case may be reopened as the suit proceeds. Tho reason for bringing tho suit in Rhode Island instead of New York is found in the statement, of R G. Hazard, a Rhode Island millionaire, made April 21. 1875, which was “because of the notorious corruption of the courts of New YorK and the reported connection or relation of Durant with some of the judges then presiding in the same.” Trichiniasis at Cleveland. | Cleveland. Dec. 23.—Trichiniasis has made its appearance here. For several days the members of the family of George S. Korell, a prominent carriage maker, have complained of being ill. The family consists of Mr. and Mrs. Korell and three children, aged ten, twelve and fourteen years. During the past eleven days the father arid children have been eating freely of raw ham cut into sausage. The next day the children complained of feeling unwell, but nothing serious was believed to be the matter. Mrs. Korell had not ehten of the pork and consequently was not ill. On Monday, however, she ate of it and early this morning she fell to the floor and remained unconscious for an hour. Some of the ham was examined under a microscope and found alive with trichinae. To-night the patients are better, and the physician thinks he can cure them. The matter has heen reported to the authorities and an investigation will be made. Steamship News. Baltimore, Dec. 23.—Arrivod: Peruvian, from Liverpool. Glasgow, Dec. 23.—Arrived: Furnessia, from New York. Hamburg, Dec. 23.—Arrived: Ruegia, from New York. New York. Dec. 23. —Arrived: Herrm&n, from Antwerp; Devonia, from Glasgow. Compensation for Carrying Express Goods. Topeka, Kan..Dec.23. —ln the well known liti gation between the express and railroad companies, which has finally reached the Supreme Court at Wasnington, where it was argued last month, all tho questions have been decided by the Circuit Courts except one. viz.: What is a fair and 'reasonable compensation for sorvices rendered by the railroads to the express companies! This question,in all the cases, was referred to a master to take testimony. The first report of the master has just been mado to the United States Circuit

Court. It is that the express company should pay to the railroad 40 per cent, of its gross re ceipts from transportation, whether moneys, parcels or merchandise, as a just and reasonable compensation. Changes on the A. & P. Railway. San Francisco, Dec. 23.—The announcement has been made here that George W. Ristine. the general traffic manager of the Atlantic & Pacific railroad, has tendered his resignation, to take effect Jan. 1. W. A. Bissel, the present local freight agent of the A. & P. companv, will succeed him. It is also stated that Mr. Ristine will accept the management of the Erie fast freight. BOWIE KNIVES AND BULLETS. Articles that Are Always Kept Ready for Use on Georgia’s Federal Officers. Atlanta Special. United States Marshal John W. Nelms has, by authority of the Department of Justice at Washington, offered a reward of S3OO for the arrest of the murderer or murderers of Deputy Marshal W. D. Kellett. Captain Nelms is sure that Jim McCoy is the man who fired the fatal shot throngh the body of the deputy marshal, and in his published announcement of the reward he gives a description of McCoy. This fellow is about six feet in height, with light gray or pale blue eyes, a light sandy beard, fair complexion, stooping shoulders, high cheek bones, hair of a dark sandy color. He weighs between 160 and 170 pounds, has a short neck, broad shoulders, and walks with a quick, swinging gait, more from the hip than from the knee. When talking he looks in the distance. When last seen he had on a coat of navy blue, a light dove-colored hat. and light jeans pautaloous. He wears a No. 10 shoe. “Yes,” said Captain Nelms yesterday, “lam sure that McCoy fired the shot that passed through I£ellett’s body and resulted in his death. There is a most interesting story told about the two men. Ten years ago Kellett attempted to arrest McCoy, and in doing so shot McCoy in the arm. When the surgeon extracted the bullet McCoy exclaimed. ‘Doctor give me that ball.’ For ten years McCoy kept the ball, and three weeks ago he showed it to a crowd of men on Lookout mountain, remarking as he did so, ‘Boys, Bill Kellett put that bullet into me ten years ago, and I will never die satisfied until I plant it back into his carcass.' “It is a wiid country up on the mountain. The people raise no crops, but they hunt, and sell their came to the valley people for corn and the other necessaries of life. McCoy is a wonderful shot, and the gun he uses, and which 1 have now in my possession, 1s a breech-loading rifle. carrying a 44-caliber cartridge. It is said that McCoy is so expert in working it that he could fire three shots at a deer before the animal could get out of range. That is the sort of a marksman who was nursing his malice toward the deputy marshal. You will have to depend on your imagination for a description of the wild, broken character of the region in which the man lived. McCoy was the terror of his neighborhood, and it is said he had put five men under ground. Such was the bloody boa.t he made to his neighbors prior to the murder of Kellett. Kellett and his prisoner. Calvin Young, left the home of the Youngs about half an hour before sundown, and approached the c* 00 *’ -bout dark. Kellett was riding and Young was walking. Behind a ledge of rocks and a cluster of laurel bushes the murderers were concealed. An examination of the place showed that the cold-blooded bushwackers had trimmed away some branches to give them a clear view of the road, which was only twelve feet distant. Keilett's horse turned to go down the creek, and Young started across the footing. The assassins behind the ledge fired and Kellett fell, one leg thrown across the edge of the rock and one of his hands resting against a dump of bushes that grew beside the stream. His hat was pierced by five buckshot and his hair was grazed. That load had missed its mark, but in the middle of the back a ball had entered and passed entirely through the body. It was from a 44-calibre rifle, and hut two men in that locality own such a gun. One of them was Jamcg McCoy.” “I will leave no stone unturned to capture the murderer," said Cnptain Nelms. “The whole thing was premeditated. Old man Young wrote down here for Kellett to come up and get Calvin, and Keilett went. Calvin Young had just retruned on Saturday afternoon, late, from Whitfield county. He was footsore and tired, but, as he says, he got a gun and went out to kill a crow. On the way he fell in with McCoy. Young was away ali day Sunday, until just before night, and the old man persuaded Kellett not to leave until just before night, as he had enemies who might do him harm. When the alarm was given an effort was made to get people to set up with the corpse. Those who went to McCoy’s house found him and Jim Wiley sitting before the fire. McCoy had his shoes off. When he was told about the murder he asked the question; ‘What sort of a horse was he riding?’ The reply was that Kellett was riding an iron gray. McCoy answered that he had seen him pass the house. McCoy went with the people to the place where Kellett lay dead. After seeing the body he grew quite nervous, and refused to stay and 6it up. When we found McCoy’s eun it had evidently been recently fired, and when we next went to see it sand had been run through it in an effort to destroy the evidence that it had been discharged.” Captain Nelmscontinued: “This is the seventh attack that has been made on my deputies in the last mouth. One deputy was killed. Four others were shot at, and two were carved with bowie-knives. The attacks were not attributable to iil treatment, for ray deputies are uniformly kind to all prisoners under their charge. One of the law-breakers explained to me that the mountain people thought that when the Democrats came into power they had a perfect right to make whisky." The Captain drew out an immense bowieknife, a murderous-looking weapon, and said: “Here is a bowie-knife with which a man attempted to murder Deputy Marshal Hayes. The man is now in jail. My intention has always been to administer the federal laws ivith kindness and humanity, I have not deviated from that intention, but it is well for the violators of the revenue laws to understand first, as w*dl as last, that they cannot intimidate me by killing, shooting and cutting my deputies. We will follow them with new men to take the places of those they make away with, and we will take our chances on bringing them to justice. I intend that the law shall be enforced if I have to leave my office in charge of my two office deputies and take to the field myself. I would not ask a deputy to go where I would not go myself.” The Captain has the reputation of being afrnid of nothing that walks the earth. The moonshiners may not know this, bnt the Captain's acquaintances all know it Charles Kellett. a son of Deputy Kellett. was before Commissioner Haight as a witness in the investigation against Andy Young. This witness had seen his father's hat, which was riddled with bullets. but the deputy sheriff had the hat in charge. The latter gentleman has been subpoenaed, and will be here Monday. Andy Young was released on bond, and left for his home in the mountains. The Youngs are in jail. A Congress man’s Literary Zeal. Boston Traveller. A gentleman from northwestern Arkansas tells the following joke on Congressman Peel: Peel, it is well known, is not a man of very high literary attainments, but to appear well read he professes to have gloated over every piece of literatnre that comes under discussion. Judge Pittman, who is a highly-inteilectual and wellread man, takes keen delight in talking literature to Peel. Some time ago, while a party of gentlemen were sitting around listening to some of Peel’s experiences of Congress, Judge Pittman asked: “Peel, you have read Tennyson, haven't you!" “O, yes, yea. and I like him very much." “Do you like Goldsmith?" “Dote on him." “What do you think of his poem ‘Goldsmith’s Maid’T” “By George, sir. it is the best thing he ever wrote! 1 fell you what, Pittman, going to Congress whets a man’s appetite for literature.” _ Advantages of the Water-Works System. Chicago News. A local drug firm has sent to the Daily News a fine mess of fish caught In the pipes that supply the firm's building with water. The mess comprises all sorts ot fish, including a number of plump, well-fed crabs. There is certainly no reason why any citizen of Chicago should go hungry while he has money enough to pay his water rent. A Golden Text. Boston Herald. There is one “golden text" for Christmas which is not often pot on cards that accompany presents, but which is, nevertheless, worth remembering: “If ye give to them of whom ye hope to resolve* what thanks hare yeP

THE SKATING CRAZE. What Caused the Sudden Rise of Roller Skat-ing-Future of the Pastime. Philadelphia Record. There were thirteen skating rinks in this city* last season with a daily patronage of 7,000 skat-’ ers. Five of these rinks have tins season closrfl up, and several others are likely to follow their example very soon. Last year Frank Hall, the proprietor of the Olympian Rink, who has a skate factory in New Jersey, sold 100.000 pairs of roller skates. This year he has sold nomi and has closed his factory. One rink in the city, which was opened on February 22 last. and closed on July 4. netted a profit of $23,000; the proprietors will be satisfied with a profit of $7,000 this season, and the largest rink in the city, which cleared SB,OOO in three months last* season, promises nothing like such profits this season. 1 liesc facts indicate in some measure the extent of the decline of the “roller skating craze.” The eight rinks left in the city can furnish skating room for 7,000 or 8.000 persons, but it is doubtful if much over half that many lovers of the sport are left of the eager thousands who a year ago flocked to the rinks until they could hold no more. Mr. Hall says that, though the “roller skating craze” is nearly over, it is a mistake to suppose that roller skating, as an amusement, is to die out When “the craze" has entirely subsided it will, he says, be reduced to the limits of i< pastime upon which legitimate business venture may be safely made. While the excitement lasted there was a wild period of speculation, in which, a great deal of money was made and some speculators were bankrupted. There will always be a considerable class of people who will patronize the amusement, but there will never be such another insane rash for the rinks. Nothing connected with “the craze" is more curious than the manner in which it affected the trade in boxwood, maple anil hemlock. The boxwood was found to be the best material from which to manufacture the rollers. In consequence, last year, that wood jumped up from S2O a ton to S4O, and one firm, by a fortunate purchase just before the market took an upward turn, made $17,000 in less than two weeks. The market was stripped almost bare of boxwood for a time, and thousands and thousands of tons were made up into rollers in a few months. Boxwood is selling now at sl7 a ton, and the price is still going down. So enormous did the proportions of the infatuation for roller skating become that companies with hundreds of thousands of dollars as capital were formed for the purpose of constructing rinks in small cities all over the country. These rinks were built for the most part of hemlock, and so extensive were the operations that, this lumber, notwithstanding the immense supply, made advances, until the market at one time showed that its value had been increased at least 25 per cent bv the large operations of these construction companies. Since last year the priceof hemlock has fallen off 30 per cent, because the building of the rinks had to be stopped. One of these construction companies in ten months divided profits of $400,000. The plan of the managers was to build a rink in a promising locality, run it for a few weeks, and then sell out to local speculators. Maple was found to be the best wood with which to construct the rink floors, and this lumber jumped up to SSO and $55 a thousand feet. It is au interesting fact that the “roller skating craze” would have come long ago but for the patent. For seventeen years after the skate was patented not a pair was sold, and yet the patentee in that time made $3,000,000. Eben Plimp-_ ton was the lucky fellow who first conceived the~ idea of the roller, and he made all the roller skates used during the years his patent ran, and rented them out to skating rink managers. He always made the contracts read that ho should receive 10 per cent, of the admission receipts to the rink and all the money from the rental of the skates. Os course, roller-skating did not flourish under these circumstances, hut the amusement was popular enough to keep up small rinks in the large cities, and Mr IMirapton made money. As soon as the patent expired, and skates could be made by any one, tho “craze” started, and started in Boston. Jerry Barker in Trouble. The Pennsylvania-street druggists, W. M. & J. A. Haag, were acquitted in Esquire Johnson's court, yesterday, of selling liquor on Sunday. It is asserted that Jerry Barker, the attorney, had something to do with the proceedings against tho Haags, although it was upon bis testimony tho defendants were acquitted. Prosecuting Attorney Harding has summoned these gentleman to appear in open court and testify to what Barker said to them previous to the trial. It is alleged that Barker attempted to compound a misdemeanor, the Haags refusine his offer, which, it is charged, lay through Barkor’s attempts to borrow money from them.

Accused of Cattle-Stealing:* W. C. Noble, who lives on First street, with his widowed mother, was arrested and locked up at the station-house, last evening, by Officer Raftery at the instigation of Constable Reinhold. He is charged with stealing a cow and<heifer which he found running on the commons, and which he tried to sell to butchers. He got sl6 for the cow, but before he could consummate the trade for the second animal the butcher suspected something wrong, which led to the arrest Cauglit with Stolen Goods. Thomas Cryon, alias Dolphin, an old pffemier in this city in the line of loitering and drunkenness, was sent to the work-house, yesterday, for the latter offense. When arrested, several articles of furnishing goods were found on him, which Moses Cahn, of Connersville, last night identified as his property. Cryon is to ho taken to that place, to answer to the charge of burglarizing Cahn’s store a few nights since. A Verdict for the Company, In judge Walker’s court, yesterday, the jury having the question of whether wind or lightning destroyed Mrs. Barbara Karibo's hduso in Brightwood, three years ago, decided that the wind did it This is a verdict in favor of the defendant —the Insurance Company of North America, whose policy, in this instance, covered loss by lightning but not by cyclones. “Work, Work, Work!” How many women there are working to-day in various branches of industry—to say nothing of the thousands of patient housewives whoso lives are an unceasing round of toil—who are martyrs to those complaints to which the weaker sex is liable, "’heir tasks are rendered doubly hard and irksome, and their lives shortened, yet hardj necessity compels them to keep on. To such Dr. Pierce's “Favorite Prescription"* offers a sure means of relief. For all female weaknesses it is a certain cure. All druggists. J|||| Most perfect made Prepared by a physician with special regard to health. No Ammonia, Lime or Alum. PRICE BAKING POWDER Co. y CHICAOO. (SOLS MLY U iASa.) BT.