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Senate to order, this same man was seen to atop him for a moment. Senator Sherman received him ideasantly, and in fact seemed to be quite giad to meet him. The omnipresence of this at tractive gentleman created the impression at first that he was engaged in some lobbying scheme, bat it is learned that he is no less than a life iosnranee agent who is anxious to increase his list of policy-holders. This man is known as Fred Webber, and he represents a New York life insurance company, and I am informed that daring the past month he has written something like $2,000,000 of risks upon the lives of members of Congress, senators, Cabinet officers and other prominent officials of the government. Many members of the Senate who have been indue ed to take out policies by this obiqnitous young man are Senator Warner Milier, of New Yoik, for $50,000; Ingalls, of Kansas, $20,000; Call, of Florida, $25,000; Jones, of Arkansas, $20,000; Manderson, of Nebraska, $20,000; Butler, of South Carolina, $10,000; Cockrell, of Missouri, $10,000; Teller, of Colorado. $10,000; Dolph, of Oregon, $10,000; Morrell, of Vermont, $20,000, and several others whose names haTe not yet been learned, for similar amounts. Among his poliey-bolders in the House are Dick Towshend, of Illinois, for $10,000; Carlisle, for $10,000; Ranney, of Massachusetts, for $20,000; Jndge Ward, of Indiana, for $10,000; Beriah Wilkins, of Ohio, for $20,000; Loutit, of California, for $10,000; Herbert, of Alabama, for *10,000; Taulbee, of Kentucky for, $10,000; Henderson, of North Carolina, $20,000: General Warner, of Ohio, $20,000; Colonel Weber, of New York, $20,000; Richardson, of Tennessee, $10,000; Holmes, of lowa, $10,000; O’Farrell, of Virginia, SIO,OOO, and Dunn, of Arkansas, SIO,OOO. Besides these he has got Secretary Endicott for $20,000, and one or two other members of the Cabinet. It is said that, in spite of the fact that he has been repeatedly informed that the President does not want to increase his life-insurance, Webber has declared his intention of captaring him before he leaves the city, and if his successes in other directions are criteriods, he will carry out his promise before ho leaves. ________ EDGERTOJi’S LITTLE WORDS. Lengthy Addresses Which Contain Only Words of One Syllable. gpfWal to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, Jan. 16 —Civil-service Commissioner Edgerton, for a number of years has delivered an annual speech before the pupils of the public schools, at his home at Fort Wayne, lud. These addresses have been characterized by the simplicity of language employed. Although the addresses were of considerable length, not a word containing more than one syllable was used in them. A New York paper called attention to this tlie other day, and a down-East educator, who read the paragraph, wrote Mr. Edgerton a letter, in which he doubted the truthfulness of the statement, saying that he did not believe such a thing could be done. The incredulous individual asked Judge Edgerton to write him one sentence of thirty words of one syllable each. In reply, the Judge wrote no less than three sentences of Anglo-Saxon one-syllable words, one of the sentences containing fortytwo words. Another story is told about Judge Edgerton, of a man who applied for a pension on account of some disability and received it for an undiscovered complaint He immediately addressed a letter to the Judge, in which he inquired, as the government had been so kind as to grant a pension for a broken ear-drum, how much were they giving for a disordered lung.

MINOR MATTERS. A Veteran Who Asks that Congress Provide Pensions for School-Teachers, fipeeial to the Indianacolis Journal. Washington, Jan. 16.—A dilapidated-looking veteran, rejoicing in the name of O’Keefe, has been haunting the floor of the House of Representatives all of the past week. He wears a thread-bare coat, which was once a beautiful ecru, but has now ebanged to a Yellowstone-val-ley elay color. It is fastened together by bits of string, and looks as worn as its owner. The old man was once a school teacher, and of lato has been trying to persuade Representative McComas, of Maryland, to use his influence with the House committee on pensions to report a bill to pension all the old school-teachers in the United States. His claim for this bill is that in the time of war the soldiers preserved the Union, but in the time of peace the Nation had to look to the school-teachers for its preservation. He thinks the latter are as mnch entitled to a pension as the soldiers. The committee on pensions has not decided to take up the matter, nor has Mr. MeComas pressed the 'claim very bard. The President’s Course About the Senate’s Inquiries. Washinpton Special. Colonel Lamont said to-day that the President has not notified any senator as to what course he will pursue with regard to any demand or request from the Senate for information as to causes for removal. The President will not define his position until the Senate or some of its committees have made application directly *o him, which they have not yet done. Colonel Lamont says the heads of departments will today return some of the circulars of inquiry with the statement that no instructions have been received from the President to furnish the information requested. Great Scarcity of Information. Washington, Jan. 10.— The Secretary of the Treasury to-day sent a communication to Senator Morrill, chairman of the committee on finance, in which he acknowledges the receiDt of his letter requesting the “reasons” for the suspension of a certain collector of internal revenue and the appointment of another person in his place, and then says in substanca *T would reply that, as yet, I have directions from the President in relation to transmitting the papers and information called for.” About fifty applications from the same committee for similar information were answered in the same way. _ Tlie Telephone Suit. New York, Jan. 16.—A Washington special to the Post says: “The Attorney-general, this morning, when asked as to the circuit in which ho would probably order the suit to test the validity of the Bell patent to be brought, said that he had as yet only heard of Secretary Lamar’s decision through the newspapers, and that he should not docide until he received it officially. It is clear, however, from what the Attorneygeneral said, that a suit will be ordered in some circuit. The opinion of the Interior Department board, which investigated the telephone matter, was unanimous.” General and Personal. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, Jan. 16.—Senator Harrison is receiving requests from all parts of the country for copies of his report on the Dakota statehood bill. Mrs. Kate E. Hubbard, of Ohio, was to-day appointed to a S9OO position as copyist in the Patent Office, under the civil-service rales. Griffith Johnson, the seventeen-year-old son of the late Capt. E. T. Johnson, of Indianapolis, will on Monday next take a desk in the office of tho Geological Surveyor. Senator Voorhees secured the position for him, and will give him fatherly care till he is of age. Mrs. Ralph Hunt, of Springfield, 0., is here to spend the winter with Mrs. Tiers, at 1441 Rhode Island avenue. John A. Finch, of Indianapolis, is at the Ebbitt. Col. W. R. Holloway, of Indianapolis, is here. John M. Simpson was to-day commissioned postmaster at Providence, Johnson county. Mail messenger service has been established pt Ridgeville, Randolph county, from the G. li & I. Railroad. Senator Sherman returned from Ohio thia He expressed himself as much pleased with the cordial reception given him at Colambus. Arrest of Professor O. S. Fowler. Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 16— Professor O. S. Fowler was arrested to-day, and held to await the action of the grand jury on a charge of practicing medicine illegally.

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IMPEACHING A JUDGE. A Report Seriously Impeaching the Honesty of an lowa Dispenser of Justice. Muscatine, la., Jan. 16.—A committee, consisting of ex State Senator Plany Nichols and John Mahone, was appointed by the Connty Alliance, to day, to present a report to the Legislature for the impeachment of Judge W. L Hawes, of the Seventh lowa judicial district. The report charges Jndge Hayes with willfully, deliberately and persistently defeating the law by imposing merely nominal fines, and decreasing the amount of subsequent offenses, instead of increasing them, as the law requires. It charges collusion with District Attorney GannOn in requiring convicted saloon-keepers to plead not guilty instead of guilty, so that the attorney can get double fees, and gives instances of men fined large* amounts when they pleaded guilty than when they pleaded not guilty. It charges the Judge with shamelessly refusing to apply the law as changed by the last Legislature, requiring him to abate nuisances, the word •'shall” having been substituted for “may,” of Section 1534 of the code. The report concludes as follows: “He gives all possible aid and encouragement to the liquor traffic by his charges, opinions, decisions, letters, circulars and interviews with the public press. In committing the above grave offenses against justice and propriety he has, in many ways, been guilty of gross and glaring malfeasance in office. Your committee are confident that they have in their hands, or at their disposal for the use of the Legislature, ample proof of everyone of these statements. —■■ ■ OBITUARY. Sadden Death of Miss Bayard, Daughter of the Secretary of State. Washington, Jan. 16. —Miss Kate Bayard, eldest danghter of the Secretary of State, died suddenly about 3 o’clock this afternoon. She dropped dead at her home just as she was starting for tho White House to attend Miss Cleveland’s reception. The reception was suspended immediately on reception of the news. Miss Bayard had accepted an invitation to assist Miss Cleveland at her reception this afternoon, and that lady and her guests, Mrs. Uttley and Mias Lowe, who wera>also to assist at the reception, were awaiting Miss Bayard's arrival, when they received the news of her death. It was just abont five minutes to 3 o’clock, and the reception was to begin on the hour. The Marine Band was stationed in the main vestibule and the leader was conversing with Col. J. M. Wilson with regard to playing a tune as a signal for the opening of the reception. Many callers had already arrived, and were waiting for the doors of the Blue Room to be thrown open. The President was engaged in conversation with a visitor in the Library, and Miss Cleveland and her guests were chatting with Colonel Lamont in a parlor on the second floor, prior to descending to the Blue Room, where the reception was to take place. The absence of Miss Bayard was commented on as singular, as sho was usually very prompt in such matters, and was momentarily expected to arrive. While they were wondering at her 'delay, a messenger notified Colonel Lamont that Mr. Harry Bryan, private secretary to Secretary Bayard, was in his office, and had something important to communicate to the President Colonel Lamont excused himself and went to see Mr. Bryan. That gentleman informed him that Miss Bayard was dead, and that Secretary Bayard had instructed him to communicate the fact to tho President., who was very much shocked at the unexpected intelligence, and the two gentlemen joined the ladies and announced the sudden death of their friend. Orders were at once issued to close tho house. The band was dismissed and the people in waiting were notified that the reception had been postponed. Ushers were stationed at the main door and at the carriage entrance, to inform callers that the house .was closed for the day. The news spread quickly through the city, and universal regret was expressed at the sad occurrence. The President, upon the receipt of the message from Secretary Bayard announcing the death of his daughter, recalled invitations to a dinner which he had intended to give ou Monday evening, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Erastns Corning. Tho immediate cause of Miss Bayard’s death was disease of the heart. She had been troubled with weakness of that organ, and had been troated by the family physician at intervals for several years. At the reception at her father’s house last night it was remarked that Miss Bayard was unusually animated, and exerted herself to the utmost to entertain the guests. It is presumed that the undue excitement may have precipitated the fatal end. When the young lady retired last night she expressed the wish not to be disturbed until noon. Between 1 and 2 o’clock this afternoon her sister went to her room, and was at once alarmed at the pallor and death-like appearance of her Bister’s face, and being unable to awaken her, immediately summoned the family. As soon as the family recovered from their consternation, physicians were summoned and powerful restoratives, including electricity, were applied, but in vain. The physicians express the opinion that Miss Bayard had been dead several hours when her sister entered her room. The interment wili take place at Wilmington, Del., probably on Tuesday, where Secretary Bayard’s family are buried. The news of Miss Bayard’s death created a profound sensation throughout the city, and for a time, in the absence of definite information, a number of wild rumors circulated. The facts, however, stated above, are from an unquestionable source. Other Mortuary Matters. Richmond, Va.. Jan. 16.—Dr. Thomas W. Keene, a member of the House of Delegates, from Danville, fell dead on the. floor of the House, a few minutes before 1 o’clock, to-day, from heart disease. He had just taken his seat after addressing the House. He was sixty-five years old. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Grkencastle, Jan. 16. —Mrs. Emma Black, wife of Edward Black and daughter of Edward Allen, of this city, died last night after an illness of but three days. The circumstances of her death are particularly sad, as she leaves a sou only four months old. Her only sister, Mrs. Wiil Overstreet, of Spencer, died but a few months ago, leaving two small children. Morristown, Ind., Jan. 16.—Mrs. Martha Shinp, wife of the lato Rev. T. Shipp, died yesterday of paralysis. The funeral will occur Monday, at 10 a. m., from the family residence. Interment at ML Lebanon. Shelbyville, Jan. 16.—Last evening Mrs. Mary Goodrich, mother-in-law of Israel Maloy, who lives with John Cherry, on East Washington street, went over to the residence of Mrs. Henry Grass; she had only been in the house a few minntes when she fell over and expired. The cause of her death was heart disease. The coroner held an inquest to-day and found the facts as above stated. She was about fifty-eight years old. The funeral took place this afternoon. _ Three Murderers Sentenced To Be Banged. Washington, Jan. 16—In the Criminal Court, to day, Richard Lee, alias Dick Sharrow, convicted of tho murder of his wife, on November 3 last, was sentenced to be hanged between the hours of 11 a. M. and 1 p. M., on the second Friday after the adjournment of the next term of the court Antonio Nardell, alias Frank F. Rose, convicted of the murder of Carmine Buttino, by cutting his throat, on July 29, last was sentenced to be hanged on the same day, between the hours of 1 and 3 p. m. Louis Somraerfield, convicted of the murder of his wife and son in-law, was last Saturday sentenced to be hanged on the same day, making three murderers to pay the penalty of their crimes on that day, which will be somo time in May or June. Facts About the Cheyennes and Arapahoes. Little Rock, Ark., Jan. 16.—From an Indian Territory special the facts concerning the condition of the Indians on the Cheyenne and Arapahoe reservation are learned. It appears that reports of starvation and suffering which have been given out are generally untrue, the Indians being as well supplied as usual in the

matter of food. Bands of bucks of either tribe, who have been in different portions of the reservation, at a longdistance from camps and village, have suffered from cold and privation. The dissatisfaction reported arises from local causes of little moment, and is confined to a minority of the tribes. At the agency no trouble is anticipated. It is stated that no Indians have left the reservation. THE FIRE RECORD. Fifty Families Rendered Homeless by the Burning of Their Dwellings. Washington, D. C., Jan. 16— A fire this afternoon totally destroyed the long line of three story frame houses on E street southwest, between East Capital and First, known as Howard’s Row, from the fact that it was by General Howard that the buildings were constructed, in the.early stage of the war, to afford homes for tho friendless and homeless negroes who sought shelter in Washington in their flight from the Sonth. The row consisted of ten frame houses, containing eight rooms each, and were constructed with a view to permitting the use of each room by a separate family. It has, for twenty-five years, sheltered a small colony of colored people, the number of occupants varying from 200 to nearly 400 persons. The occupants of the upper rooms had, in some cases, heard no alarm until smoke and fire entered their appartments and compelled a speedy flight for their lives. In many cases the frightened inmates rushed down the smoke-filled halls, but in some instances this was impossible. Hezekiah Wards, a colored man, found no other means of escape, and climbed from the thirdstory window to the water-pipe, and down it for several feet, when exhaustion caused him to relinquish his hold, and he fell headlong to the ground. He was picked up bleeding and apparently fatally injured aud sent to the hospital in an ambulance. The man’s mother was in the room below him when she became aware of the fire, and jumped from a rear window without serious injury. Some colored children, in a half nude condition, were huddled together in the garret of another of the houses, and were rescued, partially suffocated by smoke, and two or three old sick people had to be carried to neighboring houses. About fifty families are rendered homeless, and two hundred people are out in the cold. The total damage is estimated at SB,OOO. Fruit Store and Railway Offices Burned. St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 16.—A fire alarm, shortly before 3 o’clock this morning, summoned a large part of the fire department to the large fourstory building, Nos. 23, 25 and 27 South Fourth street, which was then in flames, and which was completely destroyed, leaving nothing except the walls standing. The first floor and cellar of the building were occupied by Cafferata. Sons & Cos., extensive fruit dealers, and the three upper floors by the Texas & St. Louis Narrow-gauge Railroad Company. The fire started in the basement, and spread rapidly, despite the efforts of the firemen, to the floors above, which soon fell in. Mr. Cafferata places the loss upon his stock at $20,000. The total loss amounts to $30,000, $15,000 of which is the loss upon tho building, which was fully covered by insurance. Cafferata, Sons & Cos. wore also insured to the full amount of their loss, which is $20,000. The loss upon Witter’s book store and stock was very slight.

DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN. War Department. I Office of the Chief Signal Officer, > Washington, Jan. 17, la. m. > Special Indications for Twenty-four Hours from 7 A. m., for Indianapolis and Vicinity— Colder, fair weather, slight cold wave. For the Ohio Valley and Tennessee—Colder, fair weather, with a cold wave, winds generally northwesterly, higher baromter, except in southwestern Tennessee, slowly falling barometer. For the Lower Lake Region—Cloudy weather, with local snows, colder westerly winds, with a cold wave, rising barometer. For the Upper Lake Regftn— Local snows, followed by colder, fair weather; with a cold wave; winds generally northwesterly, higher barometer. For the Upper Mississippi Valley—Slightly colder, fair weather, winds generally northwest erly. higher barometer, followed in the extreme southern portion by falling barometer. For the Missouri Valley—Fair weather, northerly winds, becoming variable, slightly colder this morning, generally followed by slowly rising temperature. Local Observations. Indianapolis, Jan. 16. Timt. Bar. Ther. Hum. Wind. Weather| Rain. 6a. M.. £9.83 35.0 94 South Lt. rain. 0.12 10 a. M-.i29.91 35.0 90 j West iLt snow 2 p.m.. 29.95 31.0 81 I West Cloudy. 0.02 OP. M.. 30.08! 24.7 77 'West I Cloudy 10 P. M.. 30.18| 17.2 80 'West .Fair Maximum temperature, 36.0; minimum temperature, 17.2. General Observations. War Department, ? Washington, Jan. 16,10 p. m. > Observations taken at the same moment of time at all stations. fl f 4 a STATIONS. 1 1 f fl f I § j • £ • ; S' ! • Si* • • ”* ; ; ® • New York City 29.99 32; N’east Foggy. Washington City... 30.03 30; North .16 Cloudy. Vieksburg, Miss 30.21 46 Calm .04 Cloudy. New Orleans. La... 30.17 42 N’east Clear. Shreveport, La 30.21 38 North Clondy. Fort Smith, Ark... 30.29 24 i N'east Cloudy. Little Rock, Ark... 29.23 30 N T west Cloudy. Galveston, Tex |30.16; 46 East Cloudy. Memphis. Tenn '30.22 3F Nwest' (Cloudy. Nashville, Tenn ;30.20j 36 West Cloudy. Louisville, Ky 130.19 34 S west I Cloudy. Indianapolis. Ind... 30.16) lOWesfc Fair. Cincinnati, 0 30.13| 29;Nwest; ;Cloudy. Pittsburg, Pa 29.94; 37 Sweat! .07 Cloudy. Oswego, N. Y 29.8 G 30 S’easl .04 Lt snow. Toledo, 0 29.95; 25 West ICloudv. Escanaba. Mich 29.85 j 16 North 1 .21 Lt snow. Marquette, Mich... 29.88' 15 Nwestj .OSjLtsnow. Chicago, 111 30.06 1 12! S west ! Clear. Milwaukee, Wis.... 29.96; 12;West j (Cloudy, Duluth, Minn 30.19 4 Nwestj .16 Lt snow. St. Paul. Minn 30.19 4 West .01 Fair. LaCrosse. Wis 30.09 13. West Clear. Davenport, Ja 30.21 3jWest Clear. Des Moines, la 30.28 o West Clear. Keokuk. la 30.26 3 West Clear. Cairo, 111 30.27 27 West (Clear. Springfield, 111 30.24 14 West Clear. St. Louis, Mo ;30.29; 17 Nwest (Clear. Lamar, Mo !30.36j 10 North Cloudy, Leavenworth, Kan.. ,30.37; 7 Nwest (Fair. Omaha. Neb 30.36i 1 West (Clear. Yankton, Dak 30.39 1 Nwest : Clear. Moorehead, Minn..'30.43.—11 North Cloudy. Bismarck, Dak 30.53; —8 North Clear. Fort Buford, Dak.J3o.s7j—l7;Sonth Clear. Ft.Assiniboine,M. T 30.51'—18 West Clear. Fort Custer. Mont.. 30.47'—31 Calm Clear. Dead wood, Dak. ...30.30—12i N’east Clear. North Platte, Neb..i 30.36 4(Nwest Fair. Denver, Col 30.30 —6 South Clear. W. Las Animas. Col 30.21; 1 Eaet .01 Cloudy. Dodge City, Kan.... 30.30 4 North (Cloudy. Fort Elliott, Tex...(30.28 11 North ] .02;Cloudy. Fort Sill, Ind. Ter..! | | Forf Davis, Tex 1 j j ( j El Paso. Tex 29.961 43 Calm Clear. Salt Lake City, U. T|29.911 20iNwest( jCloudy. Why Gen. McMahon Hides Himself. Special to the fndianapolis Journal New York, Jan. 16—Gen. Martin T. McMahon has been in hiding for several days. He is the United States marshal for this district, and ought to be found in his office. But he is not to be found there, and his most intimate friends are unable to discover him. Indeed, it is from them that he is especially keeping away. The customs officers have seized a number of foreign packages of shocking books and pictures, and put them into the custody of McMahon. In the items chroncling the fact, it was published that the matter would remain in his safe uutil, after the owners had declined to claim it,he would officially burn th i lot. Then his trouble began. Acquaintances beueiged him with endeavors to get samples of the condemned stuff. He soon became aware that he could not refuse the requests, however politely or jocosely, without offense, and so ho took to flight, to be gone until after the incineration.

KATISHA CRIES WITH RAGE. Not on the Bills—An Angrry Actress Stops the Play of “The Mikado.” Detroit, Mich., Jan. 16.—A good deal more than an ordinary sensation was created at the Princess Theater matinee, by Miss Grace Atherton, the Katisha in Pyke’s “Mikado” Opera Company, leaving the stage and passing down the center aisle of the auditorium, showing her feet and calling attention to the ragged leather shoes she wore. Her face was white with passion. “Ladies and gentlemen of the Detroit public,” she shrieked, “I leave tho stago this moment because my manager will not give me $lO to buy a pair of shoes.” She waved her arms furiously for a moment and then continued: “You may all go home. This play can’t go on without me and I’m going to stop.” The orchestra struck up a lively air, but Katisha refused to be comforted, and she went down the aisle berating the management The audience sat amazed. At the door of the house Miss Atherton encountered an acquaintance, who persuaded her to go back and allow the performance to proceed, which she did, after having a good cry. It seems that Pyke’s company have had a hard time of it recently, and about all the management has been able to do was to pay board and running expenses, and salaries are therefore all behind. LABOR TROUBLES. Strike in tlie Connellsville Coke Region—A Call for Troops Probable. Pittsburg, Jan. 16.—At the meeting of the coke-drawers at Scottsdale, to-day, all the mines in the Connellsville region but two or three were represented. After a lengthy discussion it was unanimously decided to ask an advance in wages of 10 per cent., and if granted by 1 o’clock Monday afternoon, the strike will be declared general. A special to the Dispatch from Connellsville, says she situation at Mount Pleasant looks alarming. The coke-drawers and miners at the Moorewood and Standard works struck yesterday, and both works are now idle. A howling mob of Hungarians have congregated in the vicinity of the mines, aud will allow no one to lift a tool. In these two works, there are 1,050 ovens. The strike was started by the Hungarians, and from present indications it will be necessary to call out the militia. A report reached Connellsville this morning that a riot was in progress, and all the coal and iron police, besides numerous deputies, are now at that point. In the coke regions there are over 7,000 workmen. If a general strike is ordered there will be much trouble, as the Hungarians are a turbulent set It is the general opinion, however, that the demand will be granted, and that the strike will not last long. At Moorewood and the Standard works the strikers have been ordered to vacate the company’s houses within ten days, and have also been refused credit at the company’s stores. _ No Change at the Edgar Thomson Works. Braddock, Pa., Jan. 16. — The situation at the Edgar Thomson steel r works remains still unsettled, and the outcome of the trouble is hard to determine. The men are confident their terms will be complied with, and think tbat by the middle of next week the mill will be running full in all departments. Is is rumored here tonight that the firm has offered the men 35 per ceut advance in wages, and work twelve hours as heretofore, or no advance and work eight hours. It is difficult to tell which of these propo sitions would be accepted. To-morrow Father Hickey, a Catholic priest, will address a meeting of the striking steel-work-ers, and offer them the eight-hour turn, as demanded, but not the 10 per cent, Father Hickey represents Carnegie Bros. & Ca in this transaction, and possesses much influence. The probabilities are that the strike will be ended, though the men say they will refuse anything but eight-hour turns and 10 per cent advance.

Ryan Anxious to Meet SulAvan. Troy, N. Y., Jan. 16—A dispatch was sent from Boston yesterday afternoon announcing the arrival in that city of John L. Sullivan, and the receipt of a dispatch from Wm. Bennett, of New York, to the effect that the proposed fight betweeft Ryan and Sullivan was off, because Ryan could not raise the $2,500. Paddy Ryan was shown the telegraph by a reporter, to-night, and the pugilist said: “I know nothing at all about it. I have telegraphed and written to Coburn for information, but have received none, except the dispatches Eublished last Sunday. I did not authorize Courn to make any match for me, nor do I belibve that Sullivan authorized Bennett to match him. You can say for me, though, that lam ready and anxious to meet Sullivan at any time or place, and fight on any conditions that he may name, and that I can raise the $2,500 there is no doubt. When I received Coburn’s dispatch, although my mother was very sick at the time, I had to’accept it, or I should have been put down as a coward and afraid to meet Sullivan. What I said then I say now. I believe that Sullivan and I will eventually come together, but I do not believe that anything will be done until Sullivan’s contract with Lester & Allen has expired. Let Sullivan name the place, conditions, and amount, and I’ll be on hand. ” Colored Men Leaving North Carolina. Charlotte, N. C., Jan. 16.—The exodus of colored laborers from North Carolina for points West is beginning to excite some interest Charlotte is the raiiroad center, and it is here emigration parties are made up, and the railway agents meet and arrange for their transportation. Not less than 3,000 have left the State, mostly for Arkansas and Kansas, but there seems to be no further demand for them in Kansas, and they are now going to California. Last night seventy were turned over to the Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific roads for transportation to California. This batch of emigrants are bound for Los Angeles, having contracted to work in the vineyards and hop fields of E. F. Baidwin, who owns over two million acres ot land. According to agreement made with Mr. Baldwin, through his agents, before leaving here, they are to get sl2 a month for the first year, with board and house free. Mr. Baldwin advanced money to pay their transportation to Los Angeles, the price of each full ticket being $69.70. Dynamite Explosion. Yonkers, N. Y., Nov. 16.—A small wooden building, loosely thrown together, in which were 250 pounds of dynamite stored in a frozen state, at shaft No. 14 of the Croton aqueduct, was blown up at 12:20 o’clock this morning, spreading destruction in all directions. Around the building were the engine and compressor-room of the shaft, boarding-houses and other buildings, which were all badly damaged. A peculiar feature of the affair is the fact that nobody was hurt, with the exception of a Mrs. Fox, who keeps a boarding-house near the spot, and she only received slieht braises. The glass in all the houses in the neighborhood was broken, and people at a distance thought the shock was caused by an earthquake. Cashier Hubbard Refused a New Trial. Chicago, Jan. 16—The motion for anew trial in the case of Benj. T. O. Hubbard, the defaulting cashier of the First National Bank, of Monmouth. came up unexpectedly before Judge Blodgett, yesterday afternoon. The court overruled the motion, and sentenced Hubbard to seven years in the Joliet penitentiary- Hubbard took his sentence without apparent feeling, and was taken back to jail. He is to be removed to Joliet in five days. Hubbard was convicted on nearly all the counts of the indictments charging him with making false returns to the Comptroller of the Currency and embezzlement, the amount embezzled being about SIIB,OOO. The trial attracted considerable attention when it was on, several weeks ago. Corn and Hogs. Chicago, Jan. 16—The Times, of this morning, gives reports from nearly five hundred Eoints as to the crop of corn and hogs in the forth west and Southwest It appears that the yield of corn has been overestimated and its quality ranked too high. Ohio and Indiana farmers have sold more freely than those in other States. The hog cholera has made its appearance in every State of the corn belt, forcing hog3 upon the market much more rapidly than

is usual, and it is probable that the receipts at the chief packing points for the remainder of the season will be le3s than last year. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. The total imports of merchandise at New York during the past week were valued at $6,320,381, and of dry goods at $2,903,695. The Cincinnati Poultry Association will give an annual exhibition, Jan 20 to 27. Prominent breeders throughout the country have already made entries. A stationary boiler in Walter’s flouring-mill, at Butler, Pa., exploded yesterday afternoon, wrecking the structure and seriously injuring two small boys who were in the mill at the time. Jacob Leeper, aged fifty, was found dead in his bed, at Longview Lunatic Asylum, near Cincinnati, yesterday. Two other insane patients slept in the Rame room. Leeper boro marks of violence, and it was supposed he was murdered. H. J. Bruning, proprietor of a cigar factory in Quincy, 111., was found dead in his office, yesterday morning, with a brilet hole in his head. The cause of his death is supposed to be suicide, caused by trouble with the internal revenue officers, who took charge of the factory yesterday afternoon. Henry Jones, Thomas Johnson and Richard Brown, living in Dinwiddie county, Virginia, attended a dance, on Thursday, which was kept up until a late hour, when they started on their way home. Becoming benumbed with the cold, the three sought shelter in a stable, were they were, on Friday, found frozen to death. Robert M. Gouraen, a young son of the late Dr. Peter G. Gourden, of Charleston, S. C., was killed while hunting in Santee swamp on Friday. When found he was lying on his back, with a bullet-hole in his forehead, and died in two hours. He is supposed to have been shot accidentally by some hunter, although no one was found in tho vicinity. For some time past efforts have been made at Baltimore to procure a delivery of the mails on Sunday, but have failed. A letter from Port-master-general Vilas to the postmaster of Baltimore says it is not done elsewhere, and, out of respect to the moral sense of the community, it will not be granted. Further, he can see no necessity for a Sunday delivery. Governor Hubbard, of Minnesota, yesterday pardoned D. F. Swan, the defaulting local treasurer of the Northern Pacific Company, sentenced last summer to three years in the penitentiary. The cause of the pardon was a certificate, signed by two physicians, to the effect that Swan would not live a month longer in prison, and not many months at best Business Embarrassments. Cincinnati, Jan. 16.—J. F. Shumate & Cos., book-sellers, assigned this afternoon to Howard Douglas. The assets are estimated at $25,000; liabilities, $40,000. Preferences were eiven as follows: Queen City National Bank. $5,000; W. R. Musgrave, $2,000; F. F. Fatob, $5.000; t B. Hazard, $1,000; Eliza E. Williamson, $1,000; Charles Richter, $2,000. The creditors are said to be mostly in Eastern cities. Milwaukee, Jan. 16.—The Western Crockery Company’s business was placed in the hands of Charles Andrews, as receiver, to day. The assets of the company are stated by one of its officers to be $51,000, and the liabilities $30,000. The failure grew out of a claim for SB,OOO filed by Burgess & Goddard, of New York and Liverpool. St. Louis, Jan. 16.—John S. Emery & Cos., extensive dry goods dealers of St. Joseph, Mo., have executed a deed of trust in favor of creditors to the amount of $25,600. The firm’s liabilities amount to this sum. Their assets are $50,000. Their principal creditors are in St. Louis, Chicago and Eastern cities. Chicago, Jan. 16.—Louis Rienach, wholesale dealer in toys, failed to-day, with estimated liabilities of $75,000 and assets about $68,000. His creditors are principally in the East Mr. Rienach hopes to effect a settlement and resume business. New York, Jaq. Id— Schedules of Adolph Goldsmith, dealer in watches, filed to day, state his liabilities at $177,866; actual assets, $73,870.

Sensation Among Odd-Fellows. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Richmond,* Ind., Jan. 16.—Something of a sensation was created in Odd-fellow circles this evening by a charter for a canton of the degree of Patriarchs Militant being displayed in the store window of a member of the old Patriarchial Circle. The presumption was that the members of tho circle were still turning a deaf ear to the edict of the Sovereign Grand Lodge, as they threatened to, and their disgusted brethren of the three links who had not gone into the circle were on the eve of having them expelled for not obeying the edict of the Grand Lodge, when they suddenly reveal the fact that Richmond Temple No. 4, of the Patriarchal Circle, was auietly mustered in on the night of Dec. 8 as a canton of the Patriarchs Militant (whicn the Grand Lodge ordered substituted for the Circle), by Gen. H. C. Underwopd, who came in on a a night train and left at 5 o’clock in the morning, without his presence being known to any of the hundreds of Odd-fellows in Richmond, save the forty-odd in the Circle, who kept quiet on tho matter until now, to worry the other Odd-fel-lows who had opposed the Circle. Chicago’s Grant Mannment Chicago, Jan. 16.—The trustees of the Grant monument fund to day considered the numerous plans submitted for the statue in Lincoln Park. The following resolutions were adopted: Resolved, That after a careful and faithful ex ami nation and consideration of the many artistic plaus submitted for a memorial arch, it is the judgment of the committee that the funds at, its command are insufficient to erect any appropriate and enduring sti’ucture of that natnre which will be worthy of the subject or the park where it should be located. Resolved, That the treasurer is instructed to collect, as soon as possible, all subscriptions made to the Grant memorial fund, and report the total amount to this committee. Resolved, That the efforts of the committee be directed to the selection of designs of an equestrian nature, and a suitable pedestal therefor, with or without, bronze work thereon, and that no contract for either statne or pedestal be entered into until after the treasurer has reported the amount of funds collected for the purpose. State Mutual flenellt Association. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Mattoon, 111., Jan. 16.—The State Mutual Benefit Association, the successor of the Indiana Stale Mutual Benefit Association of Indianapolis, had its first annual meeting at the home office, in this city, this week. Reports showed that the association has had a rapid growth during the year, the total membership now being 847, scattered over Indiana and Illinois. James F. Hughes was elected president, John W. Hanna vice-president, J. W. Hughes secretary, and Dr. A. G. Pickett medical director. The constitution was amended so as to assess each member $1 March 1, of each year, until the association shall be able to pay the full benefit of $2,000. The association has many members in Indianapolie, whose membership came by way of the old Indiana State Mutual. A Victory for a School-Teacher. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Elkhabt, Ind., Jan. 16.—L. D. White, a teacher of this township, was to-day awarded S4OO damage by being ejected from a schoolhouse, by J. W. Kellogg, the trustee. This has been a case of unusual interest Last winter the trustee, at the request of some of the patrons, ordered White to give a week’s vacation. He refused, and was thereupon put out by force. White sued for $5,000 for injury to reputation, with the above result John Kelly Dying. New Yobk, Jan. 16.—John Kelly was very near to desth the early part of this weeK, but now is a little Detter. He is a very sick man, however, and it is hardly possible that he can recover. He is slowly sinking from nervous prostration, and is not likely to live ten days, The Kvil Lives After Him. Charleston, 8. C, Jan. 16—J. Hecsoman, a merchant here for forty years, died suddenly on Jan. 4. It was found to-day that he had forged notes on banks for SIO,OOO, and a

defaulter to that amount. He was treasurer of St Matthew’s German Lutheran Church, the Grand Lodge of Odd-fellows, and several other organizations, and was short in his accounts with them all. The affair created a great sensation, as the deceased was generally considered one of the most respectable and responsible merchants in Charleston. 1 ictlms of the Storm, Denver, Col., Jan. 16. — A Benkleman special to the unbuna Republican says: “G. W. Tup per, living on a claim eleven miles southeast of Benklemen, started to a neighbor’s and got lost He was found frozen to death. Three men named Cherry, Carson and Carter left Wona, Ivan., the Gth of this month, going home, sixteen miles south; Carson and Carter, going to Goody, eighteen miles further, lost their way. They were found, five days later, sixteen miles from Cherry’s place, lying side by side in a small field, frozen to death. ” McNeil's Alleged Accomplice. Boston, Jan. 16.—Dr. E. S. Nelson, who wa* arrested, charged with complicity with President McNeil in the embezzlement of the funds of the Lancaster National Bank, and who was arraigned and placed in $15,000 bail, was arrested in this city to-night, on a United States warrant, for embezzlement. He was taken before Com* missioner Hallett and placed under SIO,OOO bonds, which he furnished. The Bakers’ Convention. Pittsburg, Jan. 16.—The national convention of journeymen bakers adjourned to-day, after electing Charles Bloch, of New York, national secretary, and adopting a resolution to boycott all proprietors who refuse to reduce the hours of labor to twelve hours per aay. The next convention will be held in Chicago, Jan. 15, 1887. Killed by a Railway Train. Elmira, N. Y., Jan. 16.—Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bennett, of Horseheads, N. Y., while crossing a railroad track, two miies from Elmira, to-day, were struck by a train. Mr. Bennett was instantly killed, and Mrs. Bennett will probably die. Gold Discovered in Texas. Fort Worth, Tex., Jan. 16.—A special to the Gazette from Leakey, in Edward county, telLs of the discovery of a paying gold mine. The ore yields from S6B to S3OO per ton. Prospectors are pouring in, and many claims have been staked off. _ Steamship News. Queenstown. Jan. 17.—Arrived: Lord Gough, from Philadelphia. House Plants in Winter. Prairio Farmer. The greatest obstacles in the way of making plants grow and blossom in sitting-room windows are the dry heat, the great difference in the temperature of day and night, anil the ravages of insects, such as the green fly, or aphis, and the red spider. The first can be removed to a great extent by keeping water upon the stove, or inside the register of a furnace. In very cold weather, when hot fires are needed, it is well to set a kettle of boiling water among the plants occasionally, that the steam may load the aif with moisture. At night, take a basin of tepid water and an atomizer—a little whisk broom will and sprinkle the foliage with a fine spray in imitation of nature that moistens the plants with dew at nightfall. I have seen ladies give’ their plants a good showering and then set them in the hot sun, which is not nature’s way, and this way often injuries tho foliage. Red spiders thrive in a warm, dry atmosphere. They are very small, and can only be found by close examination, usually on the under side of the leaves, where they suck the vitality from the plant and cause the leaves to wither and fall, in a manner quite unaccountable to one who does not know the cause. A thorough washing will remove them, and the nightly sprinkling will prevent their return, as they do not like dampness. The ereen fly, on the contrary, thrives in a moist, moderate temperature, and in trying to avoid Scylla one is almost sure to fall into Charybdis; still I find frequent sprinklings tend to subdue even these. Tobacco is the great specific, of course, but one cannot fumigate with this in a sitting-room, or even in * conservatory connected with the housdi If I find a plant troubled with them I dip or plunge it in a vessel of water having in solution a small quantity of carbolic acid, about a teaspoonful to a quart of water. Carbolic acid is fatal to insect life, and this small quantity cannot injure the plant. The keeping of a • sufficiently even temperature through the twenty-four hours, is perhaps tho most difficult of all in many houses. Newspapers pined around plants at night when there U danger that the room will get too eold, will keep them from ehilling. I often put several thieknesses of paper between my plants and the window on cold nights, and in the day time also, if the wind is strong on that side of the house.

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