Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 September 1887 — Page 2

TUB ESTDIAXAPCXLIS JOURAI,, TUBrDAT, SEPTEMBER 20, 1SST.

4 MATTERS AT THE CAPITAL

The Late Major Toore's Valuable Collection of Tapers and Autographs. Tha Condition of the National Banks on tho First of August Tho Suicide of J. B. MullettIIonors for Ex-Got. Shepard. THE POO RE COLLECTION. Alan n script and Autograph Valued at S.0,OOO l'apon of the i.ate Henry A. Wise. Washington Special. It has been stated that the valuable collection of manuscripts a ad autograph letters gathered by the late Ben: Terley Poore are to be sold. 3Iajor Poore was aa indefatigable autograph collector, having a particular fancy for letters and documents of political importance. His specimens of revolutionary autographs are particularly fine, and of modern autograph letters io has a vast mass. It was. said that he had gathered letters of nearly eTery Senator and Representative. This is in itself a large collection, as the members of Congress number up-r-'rd of 6,000 names. Various estimates bare lea fut by connoisseurs upon the Poore rolleetion, some figurine iu value at upward of ftSO.OOO. . Quite recently a gentleman came to tbis eityto hunt np the capers of the late Henry A. Wise, of Virginia, which had been left here when Governor Wise finally determined to cast , his lot with his State in the rebellion. The papers were traced into the possession of the government, and were ostensibly surrendered to Governor Wise's family. But all the valuable political letters had been extracted letters of immense historical political value, covering tbe Wise-Taylor correspondence and the transactions of importance from 1840 to I860, in which Governor Wise bad so prominent a part. These letters, it seems, have turned up in the "Poore" collection, and, it is said, were taken by Major Poore. presumably, as a reward for examining the Wise correspondence for the government in search of evidences of treason. It is said that the papers of Mason, of Virginia (whose arrest with that of his colleague, Slidell, came so nearly i embroiling the United States in a war with England), shared the fate of the Wise papers, and ' are also found in the. "Poore" collection. MIX OR MATTERS, Figures Snowing the Condition of the National Ranks on the 1st of August. "Washington, Sept. 19. The Comptroller of the Currency has just prepared an abstract of the reports of the 3,014 national banks of the country, showing their condition at the close of "business on the 1st day of August last. Among the principal items of resources are the following: Loans and discounts ............... $1,553,707,437 United states bonds to secure circulation.... Thj from State banks and bankers. Gold coin...... ................ .... ! old treasury certificates.......... 188,982,050 20,904,290 V4.093.439 64.274,940 9,156.351 535,479 74,482,342 "Tv.lver com ................... fiicer eertiDcaces.... ...... ........ "Liegl tender notes................. On the other side, the liabilities of the banks are found: Capital stock paid in............. National bank notes outstanding. Individual deposits .............. Iue to State banks .............. Surplus.. .............. .......... Other undivided profits.......... $371.C 18,811 166,025,658 1,285.73.97 103,603.593 172,351 62,291,328 Railroad Land Matters Washington Special. Acting Land Commissioner Stockslager has promulgated the orders of the Secretary of the Interior restoring to the publio domain the lands embraced in Indemnity withdrawals for the Northern Pacific railroad. Tbe restored land aggregates 9,000,000 acres, exclusive of 1.090.000 acres embraced in Indian reservations which were, therefore, not included in the withdrawals. Tbe lands affected by tne restoration are in the Ashland, Wis., district, 6,400 acres; in Crookston. Duluth. Fergus Falls, St. Cloud, and Taylor's Falls districts in Minnesota, S90 acres; Fargo and Bismarck, Dak., districts, 1.800,000 acres; in Bozemau, Helena, and Miles City districts, in Montana, j 4,000,000 acres; in Oeur d'Alene and Lewiston districts, in Idaho, 500,000 acres; in North Yakima, Olyrnpia, Spokane Falls, Vancouver, and Walla Walla districts, in Washington Territory, 1.500,000 acres. Tbe Commissioner of tbe General Land Office baa been advised of the decision of the United States District Court for Colorado, Judge Hal lett, in two oases against the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Ccmoany, brought at the instance of tbe Land liepartment, for trespass in , cutting timber miscellaneously on pnblio lands. The court sustains the rulines of tbe Commissioner and Secretary of tbe Interior in holding that timber authorized to be cut for railroad construction purposes can only be taken from lands adjacent; to tbe line of the road. Judge . Hallett defines the Mrm "lands adjacent to the line of said road" as used in the statute, aa being such lands only as are "within such distance from the line of the road as may be reached b7 ordinary transportation by wagons, and not otherwise." Tbe bordeu of proof to show that timber cut for railroad construction purposes is -n.ed for these purposes is upon the company and not upon the United States. Judgment was recommended in favor of the United Mates in tbe two suits mentioned for $40,000. Upwards of $1,000,000 are embraced in other similar suits now pending against the Northern Pacific Railroad Company and other corporations. The Solelde of J. K. Mnllett, Washington, Sept 19. Capt, J. B. Mallett, of the revenue marine service, who committed suicide in San Fraocisco yesterday, was a brother of ex-Supervising Architect Aluilett He was or an eighteen months' leave of absence on accoco't of acute melancholia, caused by malaria contracted in the service. Some time ago Captain Mnllett was stationed at Mobile, and after his return from that station he was examined by Dr. Godding, of St. Elizabeth's , Hospital for the Insene, Surgeon-general Hamilton, of tbe Marine Hospital Service, and Dr. Murphy, of the Columbia Hospital, who found that he was suffering from acute melancholia, and recommended that he be placed in a quiet asylum. Ha improved, however, during his stay at Washington, and as his family were averse to putting him in an asylum, he was allowed to go West to visit a brother, and afterwards went to San Francisco to attend to private business. His friends have feared for some time that his malady would end in suicide. Honors for Ex-Governor Shepard. Washington, Sept 19. The National Rifles' armory was filled to-night with business men assembled to arrange for a demonstration of welcome in honor of ex-Gor. Alex. R. Shepard, of this District, who recently returned from Mexico aud went to the seashore to recuperate his broken health. Ex-Mayor Jamea G. Barrett presided over the meetiug. and Hallett Kil bourn was elected secretary. A resolution was passed declaring it to be the sense of the meeting that there should be a parade of all civio and military organizations and citizens generally on the day of the ex-Governor's arrival, and for a public reception by him and his wife on the following day. A committee was appointed to take charge of the demonstration, and to it were referred resolutions requesting the commissioners of tbe District to tender the freedom of the city to Governor Shepard and to make the day of the parade legal holiday if possible. LABOR INTERESTS. The Culinary Urigade Decide to Withdraw from the Knights. CiriCAOO. Sept 19. The statement is published here to-day that all the Chicago Knights of Labor engaged in culinary rrct-k are about to -withdraw from the order ar.J form a district assembly of their own, to bo known as the Chicago Culinary Union. The assemblies to go into the project are the following-. .Meat cook, pastry. cooks, oyster cooks. hotel and restaurant waiters (white and colored), confectioners, bakers (oread, cracker and pie), and all kitchen help. AH, with the exception of one of tbe bakers' unions, are assemblies of the Knights of Labor, but the chances are that after next Wednesday night they will not be, for then they will probably hand in their resignations to tbe district. The new orgai ization will contain between 5,000 and 7,000 iner. The ' trouble is said to be manly caused br the negligence of the general officers in Philadelphia. The local secretaries are in communication with similar assemblies in Denver, Kansas City, Cincinnati, New York, St. Louis, Louisville, New Orleans, Brooklyn, Buffalo and Breton, and the Knigtits in these cities, it is asserted, will take similar action. The Spring; mutt Axte-Vakers. Cr-RVKLAND. Sept 19. The National Association of Spring and Axle-makers, representing CO, COO workmen, held its fourth semi-annual convention to-Jay. A resolution was Adopted urg

ing the different shop-workers throughout the country to organize assemblies, and beseeching the spring and axle-workers to refuse to work at contract prices or on contract work. The administration of General Master Workman T. V. I'owderly was unanimously indorsed, and it was recommended that members of the association who do not belong to the Kniehts of Labor be gorged to join. Officers were elected as follows: Presdent, W. II. Chism. of Cleveland; vice-president, W. H. McKeen, of Allegheny City, Pa.; secretary, R. J. Casey, of Cleveland; financial secretary and treasurer. John T. McCanna, of Cleveland. The following trade council was also elected: J. J. Mnlvav, of Philadelphia; Fred Brown, of Svracuse. N. Y.; J. P. Kershaw, of Canton. O.; Wm. Hare, of Allegheny City; J. J. McMahon. of Chicago; A. D. Taylor, of New York, and Wm. Gillam. of Amsterdam, N. 11. Ir. McGlynn and the Methodists. New York. Sept 19. Rev. -Dr. McGlynn made an address before the New York Association of Methodist Preachers, this morning, which lasted an hour and a half, and was listened to by 500 ministers and others. Dr. McGlynn referred to his excommunnication "for preaching the Christianity I was brought up in," and, after referring to the peculiar position in which he found biniself in facing a body so distinctively representative of the Protestant religion, he presented the Henry George land theories, and defended them as representing the cause of humanity. When the speaker had concluded a gentleman offered a resolution of thanks to Dr. McGlynn for his "able, eloquent and instructive" address, and "wishing him Godspeed in his efforts to diffuse the doctrine of the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of mac." This created grest confusion, and, after a turbulent scene, which one clergyman characterized as resembling a beer-garden, tbe resolution was amended by a clantie that allowed tbe members to reerv the right of individual opinion concerning the land theories, and adopted. International Cigar-Makers. B i no Hampton, N. Y., Sept 19. The seventeenth annual convention of the Cigar-makers' International Union opened at Firemen's Hall at 9 o'clock this morning. About 200 delegates, representing unions throughout the United States and Canada, were present. The convention will continue ten dav, and during the session the constitution of the union will undergo many radical changes. The out-of-work benefit, a plan of insurance, laws relating to the union label on tbe Pacific coast,' also one for printed matter for the Dominion of Canada and various other amendments to the constitution will probably be adopted by the convention. Advanced Whiz Granted. Mt. Carmel, Pa., Sept 19. An amicable adjustment of the difficulties at the Union Coal aud Mineral Mining Company's collieries was reacned to-day. An advance of 8 per cent has been granted. Davis & Co., of New Castle, have agreed to the advance. Labor Notes. Philadelphia TtecorJ. Labor in the iron and steel mills is overtaxed. Large railroad frog works are to be erected at East St. Louis. The woolen outlook is much better than it was a month ago. A machine has been made which makes either a wire nail or a cut naiL . Twenty-five tons of wire is the daily output of a new Chicago wire-mill. Railroad construction is calling for all the common labor that can be had. There is one bag of coffee in store or in sight for every 120 persons in tbe United States. Two thousand men have just been started making narrow-gauge rails at Carondelet Mo. The Lake Snperior ore output this year was thirty tons for every twenty-three tons last year. The vapor-stove manufacturers will pool their interests in Cleveland, the home of the Standard. The natural-gas fever has struck Tennessee, and a company has started operations at Oliver, that State,. In a comparatively short time all the large industrial establishments East will be lighted by electricity. The lartrest knife-grinder ever made is in use at Fitchburg, Mass., and weighs between three and four tons.

The shoe manufacturers are pleased with the active demand and the good prices realized for boots and shoes. The cutlery manufacturers have advanced prices 15 to 25 per cent since their combination went into effect. A seven months' stove-mold ers' strike in St Louis has been declared off, and old bands are forced to seek employment elsewhere. Tbe Mennoniti colony of silk-growers in Kansas are encouractd by State contributions and by liberal prices from Eastern consumers. Chinamen in California who have picked np a smattering of mining knowledge are in demand to go back to China, to work mines there. There are at this time twenty-one bureaus of labor in the United States, of which fourteen have been established in the last four years. English rail-makers are disappointed because. American makers are selling steel rails at Atlantis ports at $37, or its equivalent anywhere else. The larzest steel ingot ever cast in England weighed seventy tons, was sixty-two inches in diameter, and was for a gun to be forty feet long. The Brockton, Mass., Shoe Assembly, which numbered 1,700 members a year ago, is now practically out of existence, so says its chief officer. Sunday factory labor in Germany is enforced by tbe sharp competition between employers, and an agitation which will arrest it is likely to set in. An English mechanio with an "Hon." before his name, has made an engine that makes 10,000 revolutions per minute, and which can be increased to 30,000. All Western machine-shops seem to be crowded, but labor organizations there are warning Eastern mechanics not to to imagine that they can jump into situations easily. A larger percentage of European labor will remaiu on this side of the Atlantic this winter than usual, to build bridges, open mines, erect shops and manufactories, and do all manner of ordinary labor. Strange as it may seem, after all our extraordinary expansion in iron and steel-making, consumers are obliged to import large quantities of sheet, sectional iron and hoops. Low prices have something to do with it River and lake craft are multiplying in the West, and about $20,000,000 is soon to be invested in plants and equipments to turn out boats. A $5,000,000 plant is to be built at Alton, 111., to construct ocean and river steamships. So far this month 3G.22G laborers struck, three-fourths of whom were miners. One thousand Boston cigar-makers struck against the ectr ployment of apprentices, and 2.500 iron rollturners ana others struck at Pittsburg. A Philadelphia textile firm that came into possession of the textile machinery of ten different inilis, selected tbe most berviceable in all of it and located it under one roof at Atlanta, Go., where yarn from No. 10 to No. 20 is turned out In the machine shops and car and locomotiveworks, as well as in the ship yards and toolworks, employment will be more abundant than it was last winter, and a great deal of new machinery is being put np for a busy winter's work. Kansas sugar-making enthusiasts expect to have this country independent of foreign sugar in a few years. Land there can be made to produce from teu to fifteen tons of sorghum-cane. Besides this sugar, ten gallons of molasses per ton is made. The Minneapolis flour-makers have shipped forty-one barrel of flour this year for thirtyseven barrels last year. The mills are turning out ItiO.OOO barrels per week. For every 100 bushels of potatoes raised last year only 84 are raised this year. One coal mine in Western Pennsylvania is ventilated with natural gas. The fire which gives tbe upward current is a natural eas flame. Pipes are used to collect the gas, which is conducted to tbe bottom cf the ventilating shaft after having been burned. In the bituminous mines there is a demand for r.early all the miners, and but few are coming from abroad. .Mining labor, which ordinarily is obliged to roam to and fro over the country in "seasons," this winter will be more stationary, and employment will be more steady. A worsted-mill, said to be tbe finest in the country, has just been started in Utiea, N. Y., with English machinery. It is menaced by a Pniladelphian. Tbe aim is to eclipse the "Clay" and other like brands, in spite of our disadvantageous climate. Another Utiea cotton-mill is being built, and all English machinery will co in. Manufacturers in nearly all.the large commercial centers are buying for only current requirement. The trade statistics show that the general movement in manufactured products and merchandise is very large. Constant employment of the masses at good wages is producing the usual toatlafactory results in trade channels.

INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS

Knox County Democrats Scramble for an Office While the Incumbent Is Dying. ' InTestifiration Tats a New Phase on the Shooting of Anderson by Mrs. Meadows The 'Bias and Gray Reunion at Evans ville. INDIANA. Death of Sheriff McClure, of Knox County Disgraceful Scramble far the Vacancy. Special to tbe Indianapolis Journal. Vincennes, Sept 19. Sheriff Samuel S. McClure died at 5 o'clock this morning, of flux, after an illness of two weeks. He was fifty-one years of age, and leaves a wife and two grown sons."1 He was one of the Republicans carried into office last fall on a tidal wave of popular revulsion against vhe Democratic boodlers, and had served ten months of his term very satisfactorily. He was universally respected and esteemed. The funeral will take place to-morrow. The bar association, county officers and G. A. Ii. met to-day and took appropriate action, and will attend the funeral iu a body. Coroner S. C. Beard at once took charge of the ofSce, and will bold it until the Democratic board fills the vacancy. There was a stir among Democratic politicians over the succession this morning, there having been some thrifty work put in before Mr. McClure was dead, and an effort was made to have the board summoned at once, but Auditor Dick, who is on his death-bed, slowly dying of consumption, refused to take action, at least until the dead was under ground. It is now stated that the board will take no action before December, but great pressure will be used to get hold of the office and its patronage. It is said that ex-Sheriff Seddlemeyer, ex City Treasurer McCarthy, ex-Trustee Samonial, and Dexter Gardner will be candidates to fill the vacancy. Eighth District Veterans. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Crawfokdsville, Sept. 19. This is the first day of a three day's reunion of the members of the Eighth District Veterans' Association. Everything has been done that was possible to have everybody work together for the good of the reunion. The city is undoubtedly captured, but instead of being in mourning has put on an elaborate holiday attire. Flags float from every house and store in profusion. The forenoon was taken up by the reception of the G. A. R. posts and soldiers by the committee, and the assignment to quarters at camp H. S. Lane, in the fairgrounds. At noon a military salute was fired, and immediately afterwards dinner was served. The afternoon was spent in a general reunion of the regimenta, followed by a dress-parade and supper. After supper the evening salute was followed by a grand camp-fire. The following is tbe official roster: Commander, James E. Southard, of Frankfort; adjutant. J. W. Aughe; commissary, Jas. H. Wasson; quartermaster, J. Q. W. Wilhite: ordnance officer. H. H. Talbot; 'surgeon, S. L. Ensminger; aid-de-camp, Jos. McDaniel; local executive committee chairman, T. H. B. McCain; secretary, B. R. Russell; treas urer, L. A. Foote. The IJlue and the Gray at Kvansville. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Evans ville. Sept 19. The city has been filling np all day with people who have come to attend the blue and gray reunion. Everything is now. in readiness for the opening, on Tuesday morning. Governor Gray, of Indiana, is expected to-night He will deliver tho address welcoming all strangers to the State. Ex Governor Noyes, of Ohio, will arrive to-morrow; also Governor Buckner, of Kentucky. The city has been on tip-toe of excitement all day, and tonight the streets are thronged with thousands of people, and with the gorgeous decorations and magnificent street illumination a grand sight is presented. Tho Nashville Artillery arrived this afternoon, and went into camp. Tbe ltoc Seville, lnd.. Light Artillery arrived at 7:20 this evening, and at once went into camp. They will fire the salnte at sunrise to Anorrow morning. Cantrell's Light Artillery will asrive at 1:30 o'clock to-mgbt, and will go at once to tha campgrounds. The Indianapolis. Louisville and Chicago companies are expected to-night and the other companies to-morrow. Church Dedicated. Special to tu Indianapolis Journal. Raleigh, Sept 19. Yesterday was A redletter day for the quiet village of Raleigh. The Christian Church here had just completed an elegant and commodious house of worship, and Sabbath was the time appointed for its dedication. The attendance was very laree, more people being present than were ever in the town at any one time before. Rev. L. L. Carpenter, of Wabash, who has dedicated more church-houses than any other man in Indiana, and who is the prince of solicitors on such occasions, was present and preached the sermon and conducted the dedicatory exercises. He found an indebtedness of $S0O to provide for, and he easily raised $900, providing for all the indebtedness, and putting ?100 into the church treasury. Mr. Carpenter's sermon and services gave great satisfaction to the immense audience present He left on tbe early train for home, on account of severe sickness in his family. The Coming Reunion at Columbus. Special to tbe tndlanaDolia Journal. Columbus, Sept 19. Columbus is preparing for a grand soldiers' reunion on the Ctb, 7th and 8th of October. Great interest is manifested throughout this part of tbe State, and the attendance of several thousand veterans is assured. Gen. Morton C. Hunter and Gen. M. D. Manson have promised to attend, and many other prominent and popular soldiers have been invited. One of the most interesting features to the public will be the laying of a pontoon bridge and crossing White river under fire from the enemy. A general invitation is extended to all old soldiers and the public likewise. Tent3 will be furnished and all soldiers boarded free of charge. New l'hase of the Anderson Shooting. Srecial to the IndianaoolU Journal. Bloomington, Sept 19. Elsworth Anderson died this morning, at 3 o'clock, from the wound inflicted by a- revolver bullet fired by Mrs. Sarah Meadows. The investigation of the coroner has been in progress all day, and instead of Mrs. Meadows shooting Anderson in selfdefense it is now the opinion that it was a premeditated conspiracy, and that perhaps others were aware of what was goine to happen. Mrs. Meadows was arrested to-day, and a trial will follow, in which Anderson's friends will make every effort to convict her. He was well connected. Mr. Ferry Resigns His Place. peria1 to the IndianaDsUs Journal. Evansville, Sept 19. Deputy Revenue Collector James Ferry, whose son defaulted and then fled, on Friday night, resigned his office today, a ruined man financially, and Frank Gnrin, of Terra Haute, was appointed to succeed him. Young Ferry has not been apprehended. The Killing of IMank and McCarthy. Special to the Indianapolis Journal Logansport, Sept. 19. Coroner Jordan has found a verdict of justifiable homicide in the rr.r.tter of the killing of Charla Plank arid Je:ry McCarthy by David Ilallam, at bis saloon, last Thursday night. Minor Notes. The bee-keepers of Montgomery county will hold a convention at Crawfordsville next Saturday. The mangled remains of Christian Scherer, a farmer near Monroeville, were found on the railway track near his home. Judge Putnam, of Bedford, who is known all over southern Indiana, is iu very poor health, and his son. Wheeler, has taken him East. Tbe Judge is very feebie, and fears are entertained tbat he may not recover his health. As M. W. Fershing, tbe editor of the Tipton Advocate, was on bis way to his office Saturday be was attacked by Will Maudliu, a compositor of the Times, but got the best of it in a lively tnssle which ensued. The dispute arose as to the circulation of tho two papers. The new Baptist church at Franklin, erected at a cost of $16,000, was dedicated on Sunday. Dr. Jeffery, of Indianapolis, delivering the dedicatory sermon. There is no indebtedness against the church but will be fully satisfied- the present year, there beinc nearly $700 raised on Sunday. - On Saturday, Mrs. Will Wright, of New Castle, gave premature birth to four chllden. This ie the firBt case of the kind tbat ever occurred in Henry county, and tbe event has been tbe snbiect of a creat deal of comment To add to this

record, Mrs. Wright had previously given birth to five pairs of twins, making fourteen children at six births. ILLINOIS. now the Big Whisky Trust Helps the Grain Business at Peoria, i Teoria, Sept 19. As a result of ! the formation of the whisky trust a number of distilleries at Cincinnati, St Louis and Chicago have been closed and the operating capacity of the Peoria distilleries increased correspondingly, so that the daily consumption -of grain has increased from 15.1SS bushels to 28,210 bushels. The internal revenue collections so far this month amount to over a million dollars. It is tbe pnrpose of the trust to manufacture the bulk of the whisky where it can be done the cheapest, and it has been demonstrated that this can be done at Peoria. The only important distillers still out of the trust are Barker & S pel! man, of Peoria; Shufeldt, of Chicaeo: Doddawortb, of Cincinnati, and ller, of Omaha. A Minister Resigns. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Champaign, Sept. 19. Rev. W. G. Pierce, an old and honored minister, and pastor of the Congregational Church in this city for fifteen years past, tendered his resignation yesterday, owing to failing health, he havine been apparently near death for several months past. His reHignation was accepted by his congregation w-th regret He was elected pastor emeritus. The church will settle a new pastor.

Brief Mention. During the absence of Mrs. Lew Lewellyn, of Danvilla. Sunday afternoon, her four-year-old son, while trying to build a fire, set fire to his clothing and was fatally burned. Georee Conradi, forty-five years of age, drove into the Illinois & Michigan can al,- near La Salle, Saturday nirht with a horse and bucgy and was drowned. He was a machinist living in Pern. William Main and Thomas, Marion, colored youths of Centralia. quarreled about a girl while returning from a ball, Saturday night, and Main stabbed Marion, killing him instantly. The murderer escaped. After a sharply contested election at tho 'United Brethren annual conference at Areenta, the Rev. L. Field was chosen presiding elder of the Decatur district in place of the Rev. H. W. Trueblood, who was sent to the Lexington district. The old settlers of Champaign county will hold their annual reunion in the City Park, in Champaign, on Thursday, the 22d.. It is expected tbat several thousand people, pioneers and their descendants, will attend. A general review of the progress of society from the first is to be made by interesting speakers. RELIGIOUS MATTERS. Closing Session of Southeast M. K. ConferenceAppointments fur the Coming Year. Special to tbe Indlauaeoiia Journal. Edinburo, lnd., Sept 19. The pulpits of the city were ably filled, on yesterday, by members of the conference and visiting ministers. Bishop Bowman pre'ached at tbe Methodist Church in the morning, and Dr. W. P. Stowe in the evening. Tbe ordination of deacons took place at the afternoon service, and was followed by the administration of the Lord's supper. The conference met at 8:30 a. m. , to-day, for its closing work. Dr. W. P. Stowe, of the Western Book Concern, addressed the conference in the interest of Methodist publications and periodicals. The presiding elders reported the standing committees for next year. The stewards made their final report, distributing over $1,500 to superannuated preachers and widows of preachers deceased. The question of constitutional privilege which is being submitted to all the annual conferences, looking to a reduction of the number of delegates to the General Conference hereafter, was voted down, a majority of fifty-seven being opposed to the proposed change. The committee on education presented a very able report. J. Cotton introduced a resolution pledging the sentiment of the conference as in opposition to the proposed, union of ijtbj two annual conferences of southern Indiana. The motion was quickly tabled. Evidently there is a disposition to treat that problem w::h full consideration. Many of the oreachers favor the movement. A vote of thanks was tendered to tbe people of Edinburg. who have so royally entertained the conference. W. W. Reynolds, as conference treasurer, submitted his report, which showed a handsome increase of the benevolent collections alone the whole line. The total increase was over $2,000. The following persons were admitted on trial: Henry J. Black. James Gillespie, Elijah P. Brown, J. II. Bickford, from Connersville district; Albert A. Jones, Indianapolis district: L. Kennedy, John M. Bailey, Jefferson ville district, and Geo. W. Gelvin and Geo. W. Coehagen, of Moore's Hill district. Resolutions of congratulation were forwarded to Ross C. Houghton, a member of this conference, in the matter of his improved health and promise of effective years in the future. Dr. Mellendsr was granted a superannuated relation. He was tne oldest effective minister in the conference, his age being seventy-one years. He was greatiy overcome in his feelings at the thought of this necessary change of his relation. Kind words were forwarded to L. G. Adkinson in token of the fraternal feelings of the conference toward him, and the assurance of their prayers for his success as president of the New Orleans University. The conference convened at 3 p. m. to heir the reading of tbe .appointments. J. R. T. Lathrop was elected conference treasurer, C. L. Bovard assistant: J. W. Dashieil was elected statistical secretary, and J. G. Chaffee led the conference in prayer, after which Pishop Bowman read the appointments, as follows: Connersville District- C. Tinsloy, presides; elder. Abincrton, J. P. Pel'; Arlm jton, I. (J. Benjamin; Uro kville, .T. W. Duncan; Brownsville (supplied), T. Ayers: Carthage, B. F. Mortar; Clarksburg, G. C. Cloud; Colleze Corner. J. (i. 'hafef ; Coniiersville; J. W. Doddridge: Fairfield, G. W. Winchester; Fayettviile. : Olenwood. J. W. Miller and Jos. Gillespie; Laurel, ,T. T. Thompson; Liberty, C. O. Kdwards: Slanlewood. John Machlan; Metamora. W. N. Fletcher; Milford. J. It. T. Lathrop: Milroy. F. S. Potts: Milton. W. K. Lathroj ; Morristown, E. P. Brown; Mt. Carmel, II. J. Black: New Trenton (supplied). John C. Coulter; Rushville. J. II. Bickford; Ht. Paul, II. Morrow; Waldron. J. T. Fciifi. Tndianapnlia District S. Tincher, presiding elder. Acton (supplied), James Hughes; llrifthtwood, A. Jones; Castleton, J. I). Current; FairlanU, G. S. Contier: Franklin. S. A. Bright: Georgetown, Wilson Stark Greenwood, C. W. Tinsley; Hartsville (supplied); Hope, W. W. Reynolds; Indianapolis Central-avenue, A. W. Lainnort; Seventh-street, W. H. Wydman; Edwin Ray, O. W. Ijee; Fletcher-place, J. S. Tevis; Grace Church, lu I). Moore; Hal! place. M. B. Hyde; Irviuirton, C. E. Line; Roberts Park S. A. K.-an; Mapleton, T. W. Northcott; Nineveh, I. Turner; Palestino, T. B. McLain: Shelbyville. J. A. Sargent; youth port J. W. Dashicll. J. P. D. John, professor in DePanw University. JeSersonvillo District A. I. Marlatt, presiding elder. I'rowustown, B. W. Cooper; Charlestowu, J. Cotton; Colnnibus, V. W. Tevis; Crothersville, A. hi. Lowder: Edinburi. M. L. We'.ls; Flat Rock, 1 j. M. Jones; Freetown (supplied), A. Carnichael; Henryvilie (supplied), J. Morton; Holman, J. R. Maupin; Jeffersocville Port Fulton. Lura Kennedy; Wallstreet. K. Roberts: Jonesvillo, J. L. Perry; Kent, L. Kinc; New Bollesville. It. Ross; New Washington, C. E. Hester; North Vernon. G. L. Bovard; Paris, Adam Scott: Scot-tsburif, C. II. McMillan: Sellersfcerg, H. N. Elrovn: Seymour, J. K. Pye; Tajl rsville. W. C Watkius; I'tic. D. A. Robertson; Vert. on, W. W. Snyder. G. 1j. Curtis, professor DePauw UniveraSty. Moore's Hill Diitrict E. IL.Wood. presiding eldar. Aurora, E. A. Campbell; Canaan. II. C Pelsor; Delaware, George V. Gclv'ii; Dillsboro. H. Harris; f4reensbnrtr Centenary, R. 1). Black: First Church, E. B. Rawls; Hartford (supnly). R. W. Johnson; Ijawrencebursr. E. L. Dolph: Lawrenceburg circuit, Jessie Miller; Madison, J. V". Turner: Manchester. W. H. Burton; Moorefieid. G. W. Coeh;g n: Moore's Hill, G. Cochran: North Madison. W. M. Grubbs: Ospood, F. 'M. Weslhofir; Patriot. F. A. Guthrie; Rising Sun, A. Murphy; Sugar Branch. J. C. White; Versailles, O. B. Larrabee: Vevay. J. T. O'Neal: Westport, R. L. Kiunear. Wilmington, J. W. Mendel. Lu G. Adkinsou. president Orleans Universitv: G. P. Jenkins, president Moore's Hill Collece: C. W. Harcott and M. Vayiuger, professors in Moore's Hill College; J. H. McConncll, to be transferred. Western Yearly Meeting:. Special to tbi Indiaaaoolis Journal. Plaixfied, Sept. 19. The devotional meeting on Sabbath evening was held in the large church building, both rooms being thrown together. The vast auditorium was densely packed. Song and prayer characterized the openine. "Thomas W. Fisher, Thomas Brady, George Gillett, William S. Wcoton and Jehu Jessup were the principal speakers. Tbe meeting on ministry and oversight assembled this morning at 8 o'clock. Jane M. Votaw led in prayer. The opening minute was read. The committee of representatives to nominate officers proposed N. II. Clark and Eunice Furnas for clerks, who were units! with and appointed. Some preliminary business was attended to and verbal reports of committees appointed last year were beard. Ths committee on - credentials for Frances C Jennins and Edwurd C Siler pro

duced them and they were read a ad approved. Words of welcome were spoken by Maria Richardson, of London Yearly Meeting, England, and Jane Trueblood, of Indianapolis, offered vocal prayer. 1 The queries and the answers to them from all the quarterly meetings were introduced, and a summary of -them prepared by the clerks was read. From this it was learned that "much watchfulness and prayer is exercised that in dependence upon Christ sinners may be converted and tbe ehurch edified; great unity prevails, and in general the discipline is supported: family government is nobly maintained, and care taken to train the children intrusted to our care in religious life and conversation, and there is (treat unanimity in relation to sound, Christian faith." Tbe subject of adequate support of the ministry was very pointedly spoken to by the resi dnt ministers, C. W. Pritchard, Lewis I. Hadley, Rebecca Roberts, El wood C. Siler and Rachel H. Woodard, who ware followed by Luke Woodard, of New York, and Elina Woodard, his wife. Pending consideration of tbe state of the body the meeting adjourned. At 10 o'clock the regular business meeting assembled in joint session. ' Prayer was offered by James N. Haviland, of New York. A committee to nominate an executive committee of seven on evangelistic, pastoral aud church extension work to a future sitting was appointed, with Wm. R. Evans as chairman. A nomination, with B. C. Hobbs as chairman, was made to formulate a minute giving expression to the judgment of the Yearly Meeting on the question of the rights of meetings to call and support ministers feeling called of the Lord to labor therein. Credentials were read for John W. Stribling, of Iowa. The report of tbe committee on foreign missions was introduced and read by its clerk, Amos Doan. The mission in Mexico City, Mexico, is in a satisfactory condition. Ervin G. and Margaret Taber have bad charge the past year, and will continue. A day school, meeting for worship, Bible school and prayer-meeting are kept np; also a Dorcas society. Tbe Sabbathschool averages about twenty. A church is about to be established with about fifty members. Money expended about $1,500. Remarks were made on the subject of the mission by Ann and Erainor Haines, of New York, and W. Hadley and Naomi Hadley, of Kansas, who were present at the opening of the mission: Georee Grubb, of Ireland; Charles Brady, of England; John F. Hanson, of Dakota; James' F. Richardson, of Ireland, and C. M. Pritchard, of Chicago. The action of tbe committee was indorsed, A committee was appointed, with Thomas L. Flill as chairman, to report four names for appointment as members of the board for three years. The report of the committee on home missions was next in order. The same was read by the secretary of tbe board, Milton Hanson. It was an able document, clearly outlining the work in the Yearly Meeting, and showing that tbe cause is represented by faithful men and women. John F. Stanton, chairman of the board, made a short address, in which he alluded to tbe fact, as shown by carefully prepared statistics, that only one out of thirty-four attend any place of worship; only 4 per cent attend Sunday-school. Alfred Lucas, of Lewis, Englang, made some statements in regard to the importance of the work of putting down the liquor traffic and the traffic and use of tobacco. John' E. Woodard followed in some pointed remarks on the responsibility of the cburcb in the suppression of tbe rum traffic, in harmony with the report of the committee. The report shows that $1,272.47 were expended the past year; 879 public meetings were held. 388 cottage meetings, 537 families visited, 24 mothers' meetings held. 21 Bible-schools conducted, 26 prisons and reformatories visited, 104 meetings for v worship held therein, 13 temperance organizations formed, 1S8 members working therein; number of Bands of Hope, 8 membership, 192: 155 temperance-meetings were held and 19 public lectures delivered. Very few members use intoxicants. The work at Mountain Home. Ala., is in good condition. Tbe mission board has given financial aid there of ?2SI, and $100 in aid of Maysville (Tenn. ) school. At the close George Grubb and John F. Hanson offered prayer. In the afternoon Thomas W. Fisher was granted privilege to visit the women's meeting and George Grubb accompanied him. The credentials of Anna E. Bell, of'Newberg, Oregon, were read. Rufus King was introduced to the meeting and his credentials read. The usual welcome was extended. Allen Jay, of Earlham College, was also present at this session. A committe was appointed to nominate two Friends as members of the "representative meeting," in the place of Mary Albertson, deceased, and Annie Maxwel), removed. The state of the cburcb Was brought in view by the reading of the queries and answers from each of tbe fifteen quarterly meetings. From a summary of these answers it is learned "that all the older and more firmly established meetings have been regularly held, with few exceptions. Some of the new meetings and smaller ones, with scattered membership, have missed, especially in the middle of the week. With but slight exception, Friends in their intercourse among men give evidence tbat they are imbued with the love of Christ, and the children of Friends are in most cases instructed in the principles of the Christian religion, and they are encouraged in the reading of the Holy Scriptures, Most Friends appear careful i i regard to contracting debts, but not so careful of each others' reputation as tbe gospel enjoins. Care has been taken to deal with offenders in the Fpirit of meekness and love." During tbe consideration or this subject remarks were made by James N. Richardson, James N. Haviland, B. C. Hobbs, John F. Hanson, C. W. Pritchard and others."

TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Thomas Facy, of Bristol, D.vk., fatally Bhot his son at midnight Sunday night. The father claims to have been laboring under a fit of temporary insanity. Homesteaders are rushing into the wilderness near Baraga, Mich., at a rapid rate, to take ud pine and farming lands recently taken away from a railroad company by a ruling of the Interior Department The lands comprise 253.000 acres on uuseleeted and unimproved mineral, pine, bard-wood and farming lands. Last evening, as the lake tug-boat Pathfinder was crossing LakeErie, en route from Detroit to Toledo, John Gorman, the fireman, accidentally fell into tbe crank pit and was crushed to death. His maueled remains were brought to Toledo for burial. It is not known exactly bow the accident occurred, as no one was near at the time. & . Origin of "Chauvinism." Chicago Inter Ocean. The revival of the term "Chauvinism" in France, in connection with the manifesto of tne Count of Paris, mentioned in the cable dispatches, recalls an incident of the life and times of the first Napoleon. The guards of the fallen Emperor were disbanded in the year 1815. A grenadier named Nicholas Chauvin became noted for bis fanatical displays of attachment to the prisoner of St Helena. These exhibitions were very popular with many old soldiers who bad iu sympathy followed tbe fortunes of their chief, and who, 6ince bis exile, took the name of Chauvin and continued to laud his martial deeds. The name came to mean in France a blind adherence to a cause or chieftain that had passed away beyond hope of return or resurrection. The application of the phrase to the Count of Paris's aspirations and party will be seen to be pointed, and may be taken as expressive of tbe drift of French political opinion with reference to monarchical managers and movements in the life of the republic. " Steamship News. Havre, Sept 19. Arrived: Normandie, from New York. Moville-. Sept 19. Arrived: Furnee8ia, from New York for Glasgow. Plymouth, Sept 19. Arrived: Waesland, from New York, for Antwerp. Glasgow, Sept 19. Arrived: State'of Pennsylvania, from New York; Austrian, from Boston. Queknstowv, Sept 19. Arrived: Pavonia, from Boston; British Prince, from Philadelphia; Italy, from New York. New York, Sept 19. Arrived. Fnlda, from Bremen: Egyptian Monaroh, from London, and Ethiopa, from Glasgow. Southampton, Sept 19. Arrived: Werra, from New York, for Bremen; Gellert, from New York, for Hamburg. A Pazzline Hank Robbery. St. Paul, Sept 19. A Duluth special to the Pioneer Press says the facts as to the Union" National Bank robbery have at last come out. Cashier Ware, who had a package of $20,000 for the Minnesota Iron Company, which was to be called for later in the day,put it away and went to dinner. When he returned the money was gone. All attempts of detectives to obtain a clew to the robbery have thus far been unsuccessful. They say it was one of the most puzzling robberies they ever knew. General Itituka'a liook-Keeping. New Yokk, Sept 19. A Washington despatch to the Post says that Gen, N. P. Banks, United States marshal tor Massachusetts, is iu danger of losing bis position on account of confusion in his accounts. There is no doubt of bis integrity and there is no shortage, but bis method of managing the office is said not to satisfy the strict business standard of the Washington officials.

WEATII OF THE ANAKCHISTS

Incendiary Circular Purporting to Come from a Trade-Union Federation. Workers Urged to Use Their Organizations to Prevent the Ilangring1 of Spies and Ilia Companions Most's Harangue. Special to tbe Indianapolis Journal. Columbus, O., Sept 19. -The following circular, which is dated New York, and now published in German and English, was distributed very quietly to-day by the Anarchists, calling on the workingmen to prevent the hanging of the condemned Anarchists at Chicago: "To the Workingmen of tbe United States and North America: "Yon have heard tbe Supreme Court decision in the Chicago Anarchists' trial. It strikes like a thunderbolt in tbe heart of every freeman. The judges who have affirmed the sentence stand on a level with the notorious police bandit, Captain Bon field, with tbe barbarous persecutor Ebersol a, with the monumental perjurer Scbaack, with the corrupt jury, with the tiger of the bar, Grinnell. and with the scoundrel of all scoundrels, Gary, the manager of tbe greatest 'judiciary' crime of our times. Our comrades Spies, Parsons, Schwab, Fielden, Lingg,' Fischer and Engel are to expire on the gallows, while Neebe must be doomed to death in a dungeon, and jet no man has the hardihood to claim that any of these eight martyrs threw the famous bomb on May 11, 1S8& From a legal point of view not a shadow of evidenee was furnished to show that any one of our eight persecuted comrades were directly or indirectly participants in the affair. Why, then, were these champions of free speech condemned? Because tbey exercised tbe rights guaranteed to all men by the Constitution of this country. Though the trial occupied nearly two months, and perjured witnesses came trooping into tbe court in droves, it was impossible to lay any other crime at their doors. "American workers, will you suffer this outrage to be flung in your face? Will you remain silent and allow that so-called justice shall be defiled in so bloody a manner a dastardly deed alleged to be sanctioned bv the will of the people? "It must never be. Arise in your imposing might and let your righteous wrath fall in unmistakable protest upon tbe heads of these interpreters cf the law who have basely betrayed their trust The aims and purposes of anarchy have been blackguarded and vilified by the fiends of humanity who feast upon your servitude. You will know how to guard against such slander and assert your own, manhood. "Anarchy is not a frightful chaos, as pictured by tbe hired press. It aims, on tbe contrary, at the fraternal harmony of all mankind. What the Anarchists strive at is to put 'a stop to tbe wholesale fleecing of the toilers by shrewd monopolists and the robbers who masquerade as exchange speculators. The suppression of every injustice aud tyranny, and the establishment of a social condition where each individual contributes bis share of his useful work and enjoys the benefits of life in a rational manner ;that is our ideal. Anarchism is neither bloodshed, licentiousness, nor the negation of every human principle. It is synonymous with humanity, freedom and justice. "The crime for which the seven men in Chicago are to be hanged is purely a devotion to these high and noble aspirations. Tbe beasts of capital want blood. Their hirelings have shown themselves ready to seize tbe Dest and noblest from the ranks of the people and render them up to their senseless rage. "Workmen! Will you remain quiet while the strivings of your people., identieal with the holiest yearnings of mankind, are sacrificed and trampled under foot in tbe persons of your comrades? You know what Is your duty. These condemned men are suffering beoause they loved mankind ' better thaa themselves. Because tbey wrote and preaohed, to you and for yon, tMe gospel of the future. Now, yon must demonstrate that your solidarity is the strength of your organization. Gather together, summon your comrades from every side and proclaim our opinions in such a way that no doubt can remain of the:r character. The workingmen of America must show that their sense of justice and their hatred of tyranny in this shameless form has not been destroyed. If you wish to do so, you can prevent the consummation, on Nov. 1L of fhis horrible deed, to which the deeds of cannibals ere as nothing. We demand that every man Toes his duty, and that you say to tbis rabble of thieves and murderers which rule you: 'Thus far and no further.' "Indignation meetings must be called. and held as quickly as possible: above all, it is necessary tii.it tbe interpreters of the Constitution at Washington be spurred to pass upon the. judicial murder proposed at Chicago. The judgment of blood is cot yet executed. Let every man do his duty, and At never will be. "Long live the solidarity! Down with barbarism! Federation of Trades-Unions. "Niw YOEK, Sept 18.1887." The New York Crowd Howls for Itlood. S3 New Yokk, Sept 19. Cooper Union was packed to-night with Anarchists and Socialists. The audience numbered 3,500, and assembled to protest against tbe hanging of the condemned Chicago Anarchists. Ushers wearing red ribbon on their breasts handed every person who entered the hall a copy of the incendiary proclamation which was distributed on the streets the latter part of last week, and which was sent in these- dispatches at the time, declaring tbat the con demned Anarchists should never be executed. Many women were in the ball and they all wore red ribbons and affected the red Anarchist colors iu their dresses. There were fifty police scattered about tbe halL The notes of the "Marseillaise" were struck up by the band and a prolonged wild cheer followed. The music was drowned by the noise. The pictures of the doomed bombthrowers looked down from tbe front of the platform." They were draped with red and black, and wreathed with smilax. A black and red banner stood in the rear of the stage. On the platform were Herr Most, Walter Vrooman, Colonel Hinton, of the Leader, Mrs. Black, Mrs. Baudish and two hundred others. "Vive Herr Most" greeted the chief, as, to the tune of the "Marseillaise." he stepped upon the platform with a red rose in bis buttonhole and a slouch bat pulled down over his eyes. Yrooman was chosen chairman. In his opening speech Vrooman quoted tbe Bible to show that Moses slew a man whom he found committing wrong, and Miss Jones rose np and 6houted "Three cheers for tbe Bible." Vrooman continued by saying that if the Chicago brethren had said anything that was wrong it was no reason why they should hang. "If tbey hang those men in Chicago, then," he added, "tbey can hang every man who speaks here to-night" There was a great conspiracy among the ruling classes to crush the labor movement Justice, not mercy, was demanded. Vrooman presented a set of resolutions at the close of his speech which met with the approval of tbe crowd. They condemned the sentence of the Anarchists as murder and a crime against civilization, tbe culmination of a conspiracy to crusii free speech. The working men of America would be untrue to themselves if tbey allowed such an an outrage to be perpetrated. A contribution followed from the audience, netting $200 for the cause. But the hero of tbe night was Most His speech followed. "Friends and Anarchists," said be, "is it unlawful to have free speech in this country? What are these men guilty of I Are tbey thieves or murderers? Cries of 'No, no.' They fought against the murdering police and robbing capitalists. Seven policemen were killed. They want seven of our brothers' lives a life for a life. You cannot allow that hanging to take place. Arm yourselves, and for every drop of blood that is sbed from our friends let it cost a human life. I am not alone an Anarchist, but also a revolutionist. The capitalists shall be .the first to suffer. No one 6hail escape his just dues. The twelve jurors, the judges, detectives, spies, will not sleep very soundly at present Let them beware. Wild yells and cheers from the crowd. The time is approaching wben we will be torcd to use fire-arms. It must come, so be prepared. Bedlam cheers. I warn them not to take the lives of our martyrs in Chicago. I demand that they bo set free. Let there be a social revolution." Editor Sehevitch and others made speeches of a similar character. - The First Liglitning-Kod. If we are to believe &n Austrian paper, says La Lumiere Electrique, tbe first hgntning-rod was not constructed by Franklin, but by a monk of Seuftenburg, in Bohemia, named Probop Diwisch. who installed an apparatus tbe 15th of June, 1754, in the garden of the curate of Prtnditz Movaria). The apparatus was composed of a pole surmounted by an iron rod supporting twelve. eurved up branches and terminating in as many metallic boxes, filled with iron ore and closed by a boxwood cover, traversed by twenty-seven sharp iron points, which plunged at their base in tne ore. All tbe system was united to the earth by large chain. The enemies of Diwisch, jc&loos ot bis auccois at the

eonrt of Vienna, excited the peasants of the locality against him, and under tbe pretext that his lightning-rod was the cause of the great drought tbey made him take down the light ring-rod which he bad utilized for six years. What is most curious is the form of this first lightning-rod which was of multiple points like the one which M. Melsen afterwards invented.

Putting ij av Hoy's Lunch. Robert J Burdtte. A recent writer and she writes as one whom aay boy would Ioto tells how she saw a mother put up a -lunch for her boy to take to school, and then she tells very prettily how daintily she would have put up that lunch, and I know she would do just as she eaid. But she didn't go far enough. Now, if I were going to put up a lunch for a boy 13 years old, I wouldn't take a bttle tin pail nor yet a neat little covered basket. I would just take the market basket, if the family wasu't going to use it that day, and I would cut up a loaf of bread, and trim off every bit of the cruat to keep the boy from lying about it. and telling me that " he ate it and didn't fire it over the fence, when he came borne. I would cut tbat loaf of bread into slices and spread on butter until it began to fall oil, then I would stack on the sugar as long as it would hold. Then I would load in a cuple of links of sausage aud some slabs of ham; a dainty cluster cf hard-boiled eggs say half a dozen all the cake there was in the house, and fill up the rest of the space with pie, and then stuff two of Lis pockets full of apples to eat 'during school hours, and fill the rest of his pockets with nuts, and give him 5 eents to buy taffy." Then, if tbat boy came home at 4 o'clock and said he didn't have enough luncheon aud couldn't he have a piece, I would give hira the keys to the celler, cupboard, pantry, cake chest, and fruit closet, and, yielding to dark despair, go out into tKe barn aud bang my self. We were a boy myself, once. Bishop Williams's Timely Second. Nowalk, Ct.. Eecord. This story is true. A few years age, while Bishop Williams, as was his annual custom, was spending few days at Lake George, he went out on the lake with briends to try his luck. After fishing for some time with indifferent success, it was suggested that a bottle of champagne be opened, and the Bishop was elected to draw the cork. The eork being a "tticker," he was obliged to pull so hard that when it finally started the bottle ''kicked" from his band, struck the bottom of the boat and was shattered to pieces. Ths Bishop viewed the wreckage in frowning silence for a -moment. It was their only bottle of champagne and their throats were parched. Slowly raising his head, the Bishop turned to one of his companions, and in a voice kept serene by an effort, remarked: "Can you think of something to cay thtt will be appropriate to the occasion!" "No, Bishop, I'm afraid 1 couldn't do justice to the subject." "And you," turning to a second, "cant you say something to hit the case!" "I've nothing to say. "Well. Finkle, what eaa you say?" asked hie reverence, appealing to the boatman. "I say the luck!' ' was Kinkle's cordial reply. "And I say amen!" was the Bishop's fervent and unhesitating response, whieh seemed instantly to relieve his mind, and be resumed his fishing as satisfied as if nothing had occurred. New Designs In Table Ware. Jeweler's Weekly. In milk and water pitchers a pleasing design is lis the shape of a powder-horn. A leaf of Roman lettuce, in which lies a cherry, makes an appropriate olive dish. A unique design in dessert plates of royal Worcestef ware represents a folded napkin. Bowls, plates and dishes in Novo ware, beautifully figured, promises to become popular. Handbells of brays, modeled after the lirge ea thedral bells and handsomely etched and engraved, make an artistic decor aHon. Bread aud milk sets, consisting of a bowl and cup with two mouths, like those of a pitcher, are recent additions to supper services. . A set of salad dishes, recently imported from Italy, represent the various sized leaves of a cabbage, the center piece or bowl being a whole cabbage with promoting leaves as handles. This set is as original ard appropriate in design as one may desire, but is rather an expensive indulgence. Singular Provision In a WtlL Boston Post. A lawyer of my acquaintance yesterday told oe about a queer will which was lately laid bef ore him in his professional capacity. The testator, a physician of considerable wealth, after providing liborally fo his family, lett in trust the sum of $10,000. the income of which was to be paid over annually to "some professional man who has failed in life." the trustees having the power to transfer the income from one person to another if they should see fit. Several of the heirs and the residuary legatee, he tld me, desired to contest the will on the ground that this strange bequest was too indefinite to be sustained in law. What is failure, and who can undertake to say that So-and-so has failed in life, whereas So-and-so has succeeded! Tbis would have been their line of argument if the case had come into court; bus it was finally resolved to accept the will as it stands, and tne sum of $500 or $600 will be at the disposal of the trustees annually for tbe purpose indicated. According to the will the disposition of this annual sum is to remain a secret between the t ruitees and5 the beneficiary. A Lively Class-Sleeting. Philadelphia Becord. ', After a brother had made a forvent prayer at a elass meeting in the Keid-a venue Methodise Episcopal Church the other evening his wife put new life into the meetirg by rising and saying: "Brethren an sisters, that man my husband is a fraud; he has no more religion than a cannibal; be hasn't spoken to me for the last two years." Thcu her voice was drowns! by the leader's as he began a prayer. That feeling of extreme debility is entirely' overcome by Uood's Sarsaparilia. "1 was tiret all over, but Hood's Sarsaparilia gave roe net! life and strength," says a Pawtucket. R. I., lady. Hood's Sarsaparilia is sold by all druggists. $1 a bottle, or six bottles for $5. 1 DICKSON k CO. NEW FALL DRY GOODS. Prices lower Than Ever Before. New Colored Dress Goods. New Black Dress Goods. New Wraps of all kinds. New Shawls of all kinds. ; New Velvets. New Silks. New Wool Flannels. New Cotton Flannels. New Linen. Goods, New Underwear, New Hosiery, New Gloves, New Corsets. New goods in all departments and at lower prleeC than ever before. See our new goods and you will be convinced thaC prices are low this season. A. DICKSON & CO. HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & CO.'S NfeWBOOKS. Memoir of Ralph Waldo Emerson. By James Elliot Cabot. With a fine ne steel Portrait. 2 vols. 12nio.f gilt top.$3.50; half calf, $6. 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