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k NOTABLE EVENTI Until January, 1887, we make ft special offer in Ladies’ and Misses' Cassiraere and Wool and Thread Hose, in fancy and plain colors, and ribbed in all colors. IN UNDERWEAR We can supply gentlemen, as well as ladies and misses, in Camel’s Hair and and Scarlet Wool and Merino, all qualities. Prices lower than ever offered before. IN GLOVES AND MITTENS, Lined and fur tqps, and all the new ahades of kid, which we fit to the hand, we have the largest stock at the lowest prices. IN UMBRELLAS We control exclusive styles, and we have now over 1,000 of the best make of silk, with silver and gold mounted bandies, which we will offer at a price that will close them out. IN HANDKERCHIEFS (These also for gentlemen, as well as ladies and children,) we have plain white, hemstitched, printed bordered, embroidered in white and colors, initial, lace, China silk, Japanese silk and brocaded silk. MUFFLERS Os all grades and styles, in Cassimere and Silk, for ladies and gentlemen, and, like all else in this list, these go at a special cut price for the remainder of the year. CLOSING OUT. This applies specially to FELT HATS, thus: French Felt $1.50 French Felt 1.25 Fur Felt 1.00 Fur Felt .75 Wool Felt .50 Also, a lot at 25c each, with a large lot of fancy feathers at reduced prices. For the balance of the season we will trim hats for from 50c to 75c. L, S, AYRES k CO, P. S. —Come this year, if you would get these special prices.

u.cKEIR BROTHERS’ " 1 MATCHLESS PIANOS! UNRIVALED IN Workmanship, Tone, Design and Durability. d.h.balWin&co, 95, 97 and 99 N. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Steinway & Sons, Decker Bros., Haines Bros.. Fischer and D. H. Baldwin & Cos. Pianos, and ESTEY and SHONINGER Organs. Parties at a distance desiring bargains should not fail to write for further descriptions. TUNING and REPAIRING a specialty. Orders for moving given prompt attention. LADIES’ AND GENTS’ HANDKERCHIEFS and MUFFLERS. FINE FANS, KID GLOVES and SILK UMBRELLAS. We have a larger lino of novelties than ever before, and respectfully invite an early call. • WM. 4 West Washington St. | Established in 18G2. THE NBWYORK STORE lESTABLISHED 1853.] ’ LINEN DEPARTMENT. Our Linen Department will be found full of good, desirable articles very sutable for Holiday Gifts. PRICES IN PLAIN FIGURES. FETUS, BASSETT k CO. TO DAY’S DOINGS. Mooting of the Indianapolis Presbytery, Second Presbyterian Church, 11 o’clock A. M. Meeting of the Board of Aldermen, evening. Grand Opera-house—Thatcher, Primrose & West’s Minitrels, evening. English's Opera-house—Keilar, the magician, evening. The Museum—''Taken from I/ife,” afternoon and evening. The best pattern* of folding-beds at Wat 1 Elder's.

SINNEBS FALLING IN SPASMS A Noisy and Irreverent Crowd Attracted to 3lrs. Woodworth’s Meeting. A Hundred Mourners Unite in Shoutin? and Praying Around the Trance Evangelist, While Some Writhe in Convulsions. Mrs. Woodworth drew & crowded house at Meridian Rink last night, nearly 1,500 persons being preseut. The front seats were mostly ccupied by members of the United Brethren Church, on Oak street, whose meeting-house recently burned. Mrs. Woodworth’s opening talk was in the nature of a defense of catalepsy or the trauce condition. She spoke of the wonderful visions of John on the island of Patmos, and said: “Nearly all we know of heaven is from John, and it comes in one of these despised trances.” Shb gave an account of the birth and life of Jesus, that in parts abounded in beautiful language, quotations from the Word, from hymns and gospel songs being strung together with a reckless disregard of logical sequence and congruity. One of her exclamations was, “Oh, my God, the sleeping churches to-day, sleeping while Jesus is treading the wine-press!” and adding, “Oh my God, there are Judases all over the land and in our churches. They profess to love the Lord, but they betray Him with a kiss.” This assertion was not exactly clear, but was suffered to Btand as it was while the song, “Are Yon Washed in the Blood of the Lamb?” was taken up. The paßtor of Oak-street Church then said: “The duty devolves upon me to speak on the subject of money. It is known to most of you that a meeting of this kind can’t be run without money. I know there are many things said in the newspapers, but they have not said it all. I want to say to-night that if the object of this brother |meaning Mr. Woodworth] and this sister [Mrs. W.j was to make money as they say —it is an untruth. I know they had gn offer made to them to come to this place an<t preach the gospel for four weeks, and all expenses paid, and they refused it. fA voice: “At the Operahouse.”] Had he [Mr. Woodworth] accepted it, I assure you, as one who loves him, I could not have taken part in the meetings. He was determined to make salvation free. This gospel is offered free to you to-night. The papers say it is a money scheme. You see at once it is impossible to make money. This brother is at great expense His object is to save souls. The expense to run this great hall is an enormous thing, not short of SSOO during the month. He cannot afford to bear all this expense himself. I want eight persons to take hats and wait upon this congregation.” While the collection was being taken up the persons about the platform who were provided with song books sung: I’d rather pray my life away Than live in hell a half a day; There is a union in the heaven where I belong, There is a union in the heaven where I belong, There is a union in the heaven where I belong; I belong to the blood-washed band.

After the collection one of the men who passed the hat expressed to a Journal reporter his disgust at the beggarly offering of small change that had been taken up. Mrs. Woodworth called for short testimonies, and half a dozen or more persons spoke. One man rose in the audience and said: “I have been crucified in my heart to see the spirit of irreverence that has been manifested here. 1 say without feeling that Indianapolis has not done right in this. The papers of this city, and some of the ministers, have creatly erred in this. When Brother Sara Jones and Brother Small were here they tried to break tboir necks, but they broke their own. In a town down in Texas a preacher who met with a great deal of opposition asked in a meeting if there wore ten persons there who woutyl stand up for Jesus. No one rose. He then asked if there were five, and there wa3 no response. Finally a rough fellow got up and said: ‘I don’t know who this man- Jesus i3, but I am for any man who seems to have as few friends as he appears to have in this town.’ Now I don’t see things just as this sister does, but I am for any woman who tries to preach Jesus who has as few friends as Mrs. Woodworth seemed to have when she began preaching here in this town.” The speaker had made a tenstrike. No less than thirty-five or forty persons came up to shake hands with him and pat him on the back. George Rico then spoke. “There are many here that knows me,” he said, “and the channel I was in—danbed all over with sin. To-night I stand saved. I’ve been saved for two years—saved in the same channel they're trying to save some to-night. I went into a little meeting, not expecting to be there, a wandering sinner, and to-night I am saved on the solid rock.” This was followed by half a dozen more short speeches, and there began to be great haud-clapping and frequent cries of “Bless the Lord.” A man named Bogert made a stirring appeal. His voice rang out like a bugle, and its sympathetic strains thrilled the audience. In a moment no less than twenty were on their feet at the same time, talking, shouting and clapping their hands. Mr. Woodworth and three or four other men seized the benches that are used for the mourners and rushed them in front of the platform. One of the workers, seiziug the hand of a man near the reporter, yelled with glee, “She’s got the turn on ’em now,” More than a huudred persons were on their knees around the platform and mourners’ benches, while there was a perfect bedlam of prayer, thirty or forty persons praying at once. “Ginger Ale,” the Italian, and others moved about among the audience yelling, clapping their hands and shouting at the tops of their voices all the various appellations of the three persons of the Trinity, and shaking hands with everyone they could reach. While the praying and showing were at their height there was a great noise in the back part of the room, with much crowding. Persons were elbowing their way forward to Bee what was going on, while others jumped upon the seats in order to look over the crowd. Mrs. Woodworth, with the light of triumph in her eye, jumped upon one of the mourner’s benches andjcalled out: “Everybody come up and shake hands with each other. Come around the altar. Get around the altar and pray for those who want to get into the kingdom.” At this time there were about a hundred persons on their knees. Some of these were swaying backward and forward, shouting as loud as they could. Half a dozen or more appeared as if they were trying to work themselves into convulsions. After a time one young man keeled over, but the spasm was a short one. Two women fell over limp and pallid. Another rush was roadb by the crowd, and it looked for a moment as if those who were down would be smothered. They were, however, vigorously fanned, the crowd was pressed back and the prostrate mourners recovered. At this point a large part of the audience, satisfied with having seeu what they had come to see, rushed for tho door. The rink is poorly provided as to exits, the one door being about as large as the opening to a rat-trap. “Please do not leave,” exclaimed Mrs; Woodworth. “It is your souls that are at stake.” There was some laughter, and sho continued: “It is a fearful thing to laugh at the work of God. This is God’s work, and when I meet you at the bar of God, if you don’t know it now. you will then know it When you are mocking God’s child you are mocking Him.” A roan on the platform raised his voice and tried to stop the crowd, but the audience was headed for the door, and tho benediction was received by about a hundred who lingered about the platform. The meetings will continue every afternoon and evening this week. Obstructions on a Railroad. For several days a gang of a dozen tramps havo been making North Indianapolis their headquarters, and havo been committing small depredations of all sorts. Last night A freight train on the Big Four road came near being thrown from ths track by a eross tie they had placed on the rails, and other smaller obstructions made it difficult for tho train to reach the city. The rail-

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL. MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1886.

read officials called on the police for protection, which was furnished by Superintendent Travis. Patrolman Farrell was sent out with the 11:30 o’clock pasaeneer train, in citizen’s clothes, to watch the infested locality and arrest all suspicious characters. These are the first tramps that have made th*>- appearance about lae city since the work-house was erected. The camping place of the gang is the Fall-creek bottoms, below where the canal crosses the stream. THE LIQUOR LEAGUE’S BLUFF. No Arrests Yesterday, Although Many Disregarded the Threats of the Safoonists. Another quiet Sunday was experienced by the citizens of Indianapolis yesterday. So far as could be observed the Liquor League made little or no effort to secure information against anyone. Members of the League could occasionally he seen strolling about the streets, but if they were seeking information they obtained it in a very sly way. The constables were not out, and several of them said last night that they had kept their promises to the justices to take no hand in the League’s business. “All this talk of the League is only a bluff,” said a cigar-dealer last evening. “I suspected as much a week ago, and I have been selling all day, and propose to sell next Snnday. I have no fears of them molesting me, and none of the cigar-sellers should have. In my opinion all their talk and boasting is for the purpose of turning the attention of the public and the Police from their business, and, if members of the League were not violating the law to-day, they will be at it by another Sanday.” Amon? the police the opinion prevailed that the saloon men did not obey the law as strictly as they did the two preceding Sundays. The blinds of many of the down-town saloons were np, and the indications were that liquors were being sold on tho inside, though there was not sufficient evidence to warrant any arrests. There was no drunkenness on the street, and if the saloons did sell it was to the drinkers who do not get drunk. During the day there was not an arrest made by the police, which is very uncommon for Sunday, Many of the cigar men sold all day yesterday, and if the League spotters were oat they doubtless had no difficulty in getting the kind of information they sought. Sergeant Fredericks’s place was open all day. Most of the restaurants sold cigars to their customers, but a few of the more timid covered their cigar cases, and their best friends could not induce them to sell. The drug stores that closed last Sunday were nearly all open, but many of them refused to sell cigars, and merchandise of any kind could only be bought with the aid of a prescription. The butchers have recovered from their fright, and were all supplying their patrons with beef -as usual. Last Sunday but one or two hacks ventured out on the streets; but yesterday the usual number were congregated about the frequented vlaces, and the drivers were as clamorous as usual for patronage. The hotel registers showed no falling off in patronage. On the contrary, the clerks at the Denison. Bates and Grand said their patronaee the last three Sundays by T the transient public was larger than it had been for a year past. The Bates and Grand had their news and cigar stands open, but the Denison sold no cigars, though the news stand supplied customers with papers as usual. The usual number-es ingeniously constructed notices adorned the saloon windows, affirming that Indianapolis was fast going to decay.

TERSOXAL AND SOCIETY. Mr. E. T. Gilliland, of Boston, is in the city for a short visit. Albert Gall returned from New York yesterday after a ten days’ trip. Mrs. Dr. Rooker and daughter, of Castleton, are visiting friends in the city. John H. Lewis, editor of the Benton county Era, was in the city yesterday. Mrs. Colfax, of South Bend, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. T. P, Haughey, at the Denison. Mrs. Charles L. Holstein returned yesterday morning from a visit of several weeks to friends, in New York. Mr. Jere Johnson, formerly of this city, but now a law practitioner at Washington, is here on a visit to friends. A paper treating of the architecture of insane hospitals, written by E. H. Ketcham, of Indianapolis. appears in the Chicago architect and Builder for December. Mr. J. G. McNutt, the assistant district attorney, who has been seriously ill from intermittent fever at his home in Terre Haute, has recoveted sufficiently to return to this city. Mr. John Fisher has had a magnificent statue and pedestal of Italian marble carved in Italy and placed in Crown Hill in memory of his wife, Mrs. Pet Smith Fisher, who died last spring. Dr. L. W. Munhall has an engagement to begin a meeting at Talmage’a Brooklyn Tabernacle. on “watch night,” to be continued for at least two months, or as much longer as the interest may warrant. During the kitchen brigade drill at the Paper Fantasm on Saturday night, the company were presented with handsome bouquets by Mrs. Sallie D. Vajen, under whose direction the drill was given. The uniforms and accoutrements were also designed by Mrs. Vajen. The Newport, anew dancing club composed of leading young society people of this city, gave a delightful dance on Saturday evening at the residence of Miss W. Tilford, on North Meridian street. itnong those present were the Misses Lida Brown. Beck, Closser, Potter, Self, Leonard, Gossett, Brunson, Pretty man, Blake, Godown and Carrie Farquhar. and the Messrs. Gall, Francis, Reed, Recker, John A. Pfaff, Ed Bingham, Frank Hutchins, George Hoover, Ricketts Hord, Harry Hildebrand and George Sloan. Hotel Arrivals. Grand Hotel: John H. Grafe, Terre Haute; J. C. Kluber, Milton; S. J. Brash, Columbus; Warren G. Sayre, Wabash; W. W. Dunn, Peoria; J. M. Sempell, Lafayette; M. M. Kigur, Frankfort; J. R. Little, Rochester; Joe Blair, Frankfort; R. Douglass, wife and son, Princeton; G. W. Suminerton, Atlanta; ffohn W. Berry, Montezuma; George W. Jones, Fort Wayne; George W. Schessman, Richmond. Denison House: Conly Ogle, Earl M. Ogle, Miss Alice Willard, Washington C. H.. O.; Cal Bates, John Reansy, A. Jackson, Independence, Kan.; James Schuler, Allegan, Mich.; O. S. Lehman, Cleveland; H. McLeod, Philadelphia. Pates House: Richard Keifeke, Liverpool, England; Geo. W. Parker and wife, Chicago; Josh Gregg, Cleveland; John Hurd, Santa Clara, N. M.; D. L. Anderson, Greencastle. This Week's Amusements. At the Grand, to night and to-morrow night, Thatcher, Primrose & West’s Minstrels will appear in anew bill of specialties and entertaining features. The last three nights of the week the attraction at this theater will bo the celebrated Conried Opera Company, in the latest New York Casino success, “The Gypsy Baron.” The advance sale will begin to-morrow. The attraction at English’s to-night, and all this week, will be Keller, the necromancer, whose unique entertainments have proven so successful elsewhere. He has various clever performers with him and tho engagement will be at cheap prices. At the Museum, this afternoon, to night and all this week, “Taken from Life” will be presented by Miss Phisa McAllister and a strong company. A Prisoner at His Mother’s Funeral. Mrs. Faucett, the mother of William McCaw, the murderer, was buried yesterday. McCaw asked permission to attend the funeral, and his request was granted by the sheriff. In company with Deputies Grinsteiner and Langenberg he was taken to the house in a hack, aud allowed to go in and view the remains. He also went to the cemetery, but there expressed no desire to leave the hack. He was much affected by the funeral ceremony, and on the way back to the jail remarked that the death of his mother was a

greater misfortune to him than to her, for he would not have been arrested had not her sickness CAiled him here. A Cock FJgbt at Broad Ripple. A hundred or more sporting men, who had been quietly informed of the event, went out to Broad Ripple Saturday night to witness a cock fight between chickens owned in Noblesville and this city. The brutal sport continued without interruption until nearly daylight, and in the fighting fourteen cocks were killed. Several hundred dollars changed hands in the betting. Precautions were taken to prevent the presence of any person likely to cause the prosecution of the leading participants in the affair, and nothing is known by the police about the fight. Newly-Wedded Lovers Held as Prisoners. Young John W. Shepherd is still locked in a room in his father’s residence, and his wife, Myrtle Maiden Shepherd, is in the station-house. Mrs. Shepherd says she will bring suit against James Mcß. Shepherd, her husband’s father, for false imprisonment as soon as she is released. The marriage, she claims, was legal, and they were arrested, not in her house, hut in a house rented by young Shepherd. Charles Zollner, who was arrested Saturday night for an assault on Leopold Voseuborg at the West market, denies having used a knife in the fight, as reported. Detective Thornton last evening arrested James Darrell, who was caught trying to sell a lap-robe that was stolen from W. H, Rhodes’s buggy the first of last week. Gold spectacles, gold eye-glasses, gold canes and opera-glasses, at Marcy’s, “The” Jeweler. Elegant Diamond Lace Pins at Marcy, “The” Jeweler’s. Low prices this week. Go to Marcy, “The” Jeweler, and make early selections, and save the great rush.

Uur Boys’ Kit for Christmas. R< .'.ognizing the demand for a complete kit of tools of good quality for boys’ use, we havo gotten up a numberof sets for the holidays, tweutyfive tools, all good and useful, just the thing, money well invested, good for the old boy too, with or without chest, at a very low price. Call and see them before wasting money on things not useful. Hildebrand & Fugate, 52 South Meridian street. KNABE PI-AISTOS In Grand, Upright and Square Cases, to suit any style of furniture. See our Holiday assortment. Prices and terms within the reach of all. THEO. PFAFFLIN i CO., 82 ana 84 North Pennsylvania Street. HANDSOME Solid Silver-handled SILK UMBRELLAS! FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS. ewaiK, JEWELERS, 12 E. Washington St. PELOUBET’S SELECT NOTES OF THE International Lessons FOR 1887. PRICE $1.25 Mailed on receipt of price. cathcartTcleland k CO,. 2G East Washington St., Indianapolis. \OU CAN HAVE 150r20 YEARS If you wish, in which to pay for a home. Call and see me. Jos. A. Moore 86 East Market Street. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■a \ COAL \ „\ COKE. \ K 1 0 BRAZIL BLOCK, JACKSON, £§ RAYMOND, £! PITTSBURG, g £ts ’ *£ ANTHRACITE, \Ji CRUSHED COKE. sim® MONEY TO LOAN. C. F. SAYLEB, Insurance and Real Estate Agent, , 7 east Market street. KEEP YOUR Ikes from Failing on (ho Icc! USE THE NEVER-SLIP HORSE SHOE. C. M. RASCHIG, 21 East Washington Street.

A. DICKSON & CO. C H E A. ]PI Dry Goods! To-day (Monday) we open a CHEAP SALE OF WINTER GrOOIDS TO REDUCE STOCK. See our Cloaks. See our Shawls. See our Dress Goods. See our Underwear. See our Hosiery. See our Wool Flannels. See our Cotton Flannels. See our Blankets. See our Bed Comfortables. A. dicksonA CO.

PURE AND CLEAN COAL! “OLD LEE” A NTHRACITE. Try it, and you will liave no other. A. B. MEYER & CO., ’WESTERN' AGENTS. BTOYEB CHEA'P! We have too many heating stoves of all kinds. Tiif.y must re sold* Round Base Burners at your own prices. It will pay you to see us before buying. JOHNgTON & BENNETT, 62 East Washington Street. NOTE THE CHANGE COAL TI~CQKEI GEO. IL BRANHAM Has removed his principal office from 50 North Delaware to “THE COAL OFFICE,” Northeast corner Pennsylvania and Market—old Journal office. TELEEHOTSTE 444. COAL Dost Quality and Prompt Delivery* w. g7wasson 24 South Penn. St • | Telephone 989. OUR STOCK OF BOOKS,TOYS, GAMES. CHRISTMAS GOODS is very complete. We save you 50 to 100 per cent, on them. INDIANA EA E 1-0 1i COMPANY, 21 EAST MARYLAND STREET. NOVELTIES i HOLIDAY NEEDLEWORK AT (j Alj i a B *®*Bargains in RUGS. Call and see.