Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 November 1887 — Page 2

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by Pradier not especially .roptvssfv'fe. Tha Shaker's dais i raised shorn tha headg of tha members. 1 consist of what we are wont to call judical 'bench,' and on either side of him are the official clerks. There are no wiea. frowns, or other ancient millinery, as in the House of Commons; there is no mace, no chaplain, no treasorr table dividing the chief antagonists, as In the HouKe of Commons. Below the Speaker's platform, and reached on either side by short flijrht of narrow steps, is the trihnue. which resembles very much the most Puritan-like read-ine-desk that was ever seen in ritual-hatine . eonveotiele. Members do not address tba Speaker from their own places on the floor, as in oar Honse and tha House of Commons.. The tribune is "the floor" in the Chamber of Deputies. No one may mount it nntil the President or. as we wonld say, the Speaker has ciren him

the parole that is, "recopnizea nim. inen be rashes we never tt one of them wa.it np to the tribune and mounts the stairs with a ridiculous tnincin? race, they are so narrow and so short, or takes them all at a jump. He then faces the House, the Speaker Leinfc behind and above him. Only members may be on the floor; but around the entire semicircle, ss in boxes at the theater, there are boxes; for the President of the Republic the central one. directly facing the Speaker's . chair, and on either side for the diplomatio corps, distinguished visitors, etc Admission is only by card from one of these or one of the , Deputies, and at no time are any more visitors - admitted than there are seats for. The first impression the Chamber of Depnt'es - makes on one accustomed to the sobriety of the House of Commons, and the comparative decorum of our American chamber, is that of an unruly school with a very amiable and perfectly impotent master. The opening scene of the first session we saw was more comical than anything ever witnessed in opera bouffe. The coraicalitv arose oat of the incongruity between tbe ideal dienity, the sovereign responsibility, the vast aod daneerous power of the National Legislature of a (treat people, and the Individual and reneral behavior. Although larper than tbe Hons of Commons, the chamber looks smaller, and no person accustomed to civilization would suppose for a moment that it was a Legislature in session. It presented tbe picture of riot not amounting to revolution. The Speaker Floquet. an urbane and handsome gentleman, bis fine mellow face beautifully framed in bis own - wavy Cray hair, clean shaven, and with gold spectacles on his nose stood smiline and unnoticed at the desk, bis hand on the bell, a larce, oval, e'.ass-coverad one. with a sonorous tongue. He rang it incessantly, but with ineffable emilineness of sound, bis face showing no discomposure. He rang it as if to say, "Order, order, if yon lease, gentlemen, but if yon cannot have any order, very well, very weli. No roan was in his seal Everybody was either gesticulating more or less frantically or rushing over desks or edging bis way through the passages between them as if bis life depended upon bis getting to some other man. Many necks were craned eagerly toward the tribune, where . a small, dapper, swart man was undoubtedly talking; but tbe sphinx has heard the pyramids as well as any one heard what be had to say. The Speaker occasionally rapped in the most paltry way upon the side of the table with tha edge of an ivory paper knife; be might as well bave east a slip of paper into a raging ocean. As the deputy in the tribune stepped down a half dozen raced down the aisles all but overturning colleagues in their hot haste to get the parole from tba Speaker without which no one can ascend tha tribune. .31. Floquet looked calmly about him as Canute might bave surveyed tha sea; but in this instance the waves were anxious to answer. He looked again and again, and harsh hisses of . "Vite, vite- (quick, quick!), went up from all over the house. "Moi, moi" (I, I) made the monosyllabic chorus with something that sounded like "Slvooplay" ("S'il vous plait," if ' - you please) from those nearest bim. lie was perfectly unmoved, and the roar went on like a hurricane. In the House of Commons a dozen men rise and take off tneir hats, but they stand mute as statues until tbe Speaker designates the one to speak; all others instantly and in silence put on their bats and tase their seats, in our House many will shriek "Mr. Speaker, Mr. Soeaker!" in. times of excitement, but when Mr. Sneaker has indicated who is to bave the floor. decorum prevails at least to the extent of re quiring all others to be seated. On this occasion tbe whole Chamber undertook to make a choice for M. Floquet There are as many parties in the Chamber as there are antagonistic leaders. It is as if in our House among the Republicans there should be a wing representing tariff reform; a wing representing tariff for protection; a wing representing single standard, and another double standard; a wing advocating one termor the President, and a wing representing a third term all Republicans and all antagonistic. So with the Democrats: making instead of two parties half a dozen. Now each of the wings in tba Chamber wanted tba Chair to name its representative as tba next speaker; and all cried out together in a howling jargon of syllables which it was, of course, impobsible for any ordinary man to differentiate. M. Floquet smilingly began to ring bis big bell, first slightly, even timidly, then a little more sharply, then he seized it with energy and rang, and rane. and rang; then rested his wrist for the bell is heavy and in that instana of rest the chorus went up again with an increased volume and an angry temper that made as ask bow near we were to tbe exit. Some of tha membeis mounted their chairs, shouted and gesticulated. Others sat down at their desks snd began to write and send notes around. Others gathered in hissing knots over at tha wall and held little furious caucuses. Still M. Floquet rang bis bell or struck tha side of tbe table with his paper knife. At length a saliow, thin man ran ut the steps of the tribune as if be bad been shot there out of an invisible cannon, shrieked something at the mob, and ran down again without even a tonebaving been caught, much less a word heard. Then another Deputy from the opposite side of the Chamber jumped over tha legs of several sitting members, ran down tba aisle and menaced M. Floquet, who smiled at bim as an amused father would smile at a willful child whom the father admired for his folly. M. Floquet having grown weary of bell ringing and table-striking, spoke out in earnest and solemn voice, and the clamor began to lull. Everyone stopped long enough to bear what he was about to say. He spoke a name, thereby designating the member who was to speak. A yell of frenzy broke from tbree-fourths of tha Chamber, with exclamations of "Nnnnnnnn-o!" and "Jamais, j'mai!" But the member designated proceeded to force bis way down through the crowd that pressed more compactly together physically to prevent his reaching tha tribune. His own partisans at last lifted him bodily upon their shoulders, and threw him over the beads of those impeding the way. He had tbe rare luck to alight on the tribune; and the moment he began to speak that is, to make tbe pantomime of speaking several shook their fists at bim, but be proceeded quite unconscious of annoyance. When he bad finished M. Floquet quickly designated another from the opposite side of the bouse. There was a rush for the tribune 'by half a dozen, and while tha Deputy named was struggling like as oarsman up-stream to get toward the dais, one of the disappointed flew npon the tribune, turned squarely around, and thrust his closed fist into the face of M. Floquet. That bland and patient gentleman drew back to avoid disagreeable contact, bent his supple old body into a graceful bow, and said with inimitable courtesy to bis assailant, "Pardon!" as if ha were sorry for the offense of not having permitted bis handsome face to be encountered. Tha designated member by this time had reached the steps of the Tribune and mounted, as his rival disappeared in the struggling mass. He bad a tremendous voice and compelled attention. Then a new scene began, an interlocutory one. Every word he spoke brought forth a question, a comment, a contradiction, a modification, not only from the members on tbe floor, but from the visitors in the boxes of the gallery. Flat denials, epithets, sneers, cynical retorts went on nntil the men in the galleries had become involved in a discussion wholly apart from that going on upon the floor. We grew somewhat alarmed and timidly asked our escort, a senator, who appeared to understand everything and to.be surprised at nothing, what the occasion of the tumult was. "Tumult?" be asked, with tbe interrogative in his rising yebrows. AI have heard too tumult. We are merely determining whether we shall add a juarter of a cent to the tax on windows." It would be very reasonable to inquire how ny business is done under such conditions. The record of the Chamber of Deputies for tbe last ten years is a sufficient answer. It has been an industrious, enlightened, patriotic body. It 3 as attended far more faithfully to its constitutional business than either the Honse of Commons or tba American Congress. Its attention S as been given to every detail of the progress of the Republic, and that ibe pa sionate eagerness ef the people for revenge baa been kept so perfectly in check is a proof of its wisdom. The Statutes by whiah trade, education, civil administration, public works, electoral reform, art, and science have all been promoted demonstrate that what seems to us excess is to them only routine. It is their way. It is cot our wav. It is not tbe way of the nonse of Commons. There tbe stubborn, reticent, well-behaved legislators coolly expel from the floor the minority that will not abandon their constituents or hand them willingly over to the fetters and the lasn of coercion. There the prison is the tribune from which tha unruly deputy must speak if here fuse to acquiesce in the will of the majority. The silencing of a member of tba Chamber of Deputies by force and his removal by the ser-geant-at-arms. followed by a day's imprisonment, so shocked tbe snse of liberty in France that it was never done but onee. Perhaps comparison will be made, with, oar

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France. No Brooks, acting for human slavery. has ever broken a cane over the back of a Sum ner, representing liberty, io the French Cham ber or Senate. DAILY TVEATHEU BULLETIN. Indication. Washington, Nov. 241 A. M. For Ohio and Indiana Light rains; slightly colder; light, variable winds. For Lower Michigan Light rain or snow, pre ceded by fair weather in the northern portion; light to fresh northeasterly wind.; colder, fol lowed by a slight rise in temperature. For Illinois Rain, followed by fair weather; light to fresh northerly winds, becoming variauje; sugnt cnanges in temperature. For Wisconsin Light rain or snow, preceded in the northern portion by fair weather; light to fresh northeasterly winds, becoming variable; a siignc law, loiiowed by slowly rising tempera ture. Local Weather Record. Indianapolis, Nov. 23. 1887.

Time, Bar. Ther. Hum. Wind. We-atherjRain. 7 A. M... 30.14 48 68 S'wst Fogey. T 2 P. M.. . 30.13 47 86 S'east Thr'tin 0.08 9 P. M... 30.14j 47 93 East Lt-Rain O.IO

T Too small to measure. Maximum thermometer. 49: minimum thermom eter. 44. Following is a comparative statement of the condi tion of temperature and rain-fall for Nov. 23, 1887: Tern. Rain. Normal i 36 0.12 Mean 47 0.18 Departure from normal.............. 11 O.OG Total excess or deficiency since Nov. 1. 7 2.11 Total excess or deficiency since Jan. 1. 412 15.25 t . z.. At u.i a. M. the cold wave siarnai was ordered to be hoisted. The temnerature will fall from 15 to 20 degrees by 3 P. SC. Thursday. General Observations. Washington. Nov. 23. 9 P. M. Stations. Bar. TherWind.R.F.jWeather New York city...... Philadelphia, " Pa. . . Washington City... Charleston. . C... 30.20 30.26 30.26 44 Calm. 48 N'wst 44 Calm. 54 Calm. 76 S"east iCloudy. Cloudy. 'Hazy. 30.28 fair. Cloudy. Clear. Cloudy. San A&tonia, Tex.. Jacksonville. Fla... 30.02 3U.26 5S;Neast .Atlanta. Ua ..... Pensacola. Fla..... AO 28 56 South 64 1 S'east 64 North 60 S'east 641 Webt. 30.20 ....Cloudy. ....Cloudy. Titusville. Pa. 30.22 30.22 Montgomery, Ala.. Vicksburg, Miss . New Orleans, La.... Cloudy. 30. IO Fair. ! Clear. .46. Rain. 1.78; Rain. (Clear. .20 Cloudy. ... .Clear. .30 Rain. .Ol Cloudy. .18; Rain. .10, Rain. TjRain. TiRain. .....ICiear. .....IHazy. T Fair. 30.16 62 S'east 58! West. 52 N'wst 70 South Shreveport. La..... 30. 06 Little Rock. Ark... 30. 04 Galveston. Tex ...... 30.08 Palebtine. Tex Brownsville. Tex.. Mempnis. Tenn.... Nashville. Tenn.... Louisville, Kv. ..... Indian aooiia. Ind... Cincinnati, O ..... . Pittsburg. Pa 3.l 50 Neast I30.02 TO S'east 60'S'east 30.04 30.14 58! Neast 30.1 52 S'east 30.14 46 East. 30.18 48 IS east 30.22 30.14 30.34 30.04 50 North Boise City, I. T Oswego. N. Y .. Caljrary, N. W. 'J?.-. Toledo. O 26 North 34 Neast 24 Calm 30.3 36! Neast ...Hazy. Minnedosa. N.W.T. Escanaba. Mioh .. 30.52 6! Calm. Clear. Clear. Clear. Cloudy. Cloudy. 30.20 30.60 30.26 22 1 North Prince Arthur's ITg. 4 N'wst 38 j Neast 38;Neast Chicago, ill. Milwaukee. Wis.... St. Paul. Jlinn La Crosse. Wis..... Davenport. Ia...... Des Moines, la.. .... Ooneordia. Kan. Keokuk. Ia......... 30.34 30.42 24North T.Cloudy. 'Cloudy. .01 j Rain. Cloudy. .14 Cloudy. ,52'Rain. .06 Rain. .32 Rain. .16, Rain. .04' Rain. 30.40 331 East. 30.2 36;Neast 30.26 30.32 28 'North 26 North 34 North 44;North 38iNeast 38North 28 North 28 North 26 1 North 16: East. 201 Neast 30 32 30.06 Cairo IiL Springfield, III...... 30.16 fct, i.ouis. Mo....... Springfield. Mo..... Luaven worth. Kan.. Omaha. Neb Valentine. Neb..... Yankton. D. T. Moorhead. Minn. Bismarck. D. T. Fort But'ord Fort, Custer. M. T.. 3O.10 3O.10 30.24 Cloudy. Cloudy. 30.36 30.36 30.38 3O.60 JCloudv. Cloudy. Clear. Clear. Clear. 4! Neast 30.46 6, Calm 2 East. 30.30 30.2G 30.26 8jSwet l6:Neast Clear. Deadwood. D. T Cheyenne, Wv. T.. North Platte, Neb.. Denver. Col........ W.Las Animas. Col. Dodjre City, Kan... Fort Elliot, Tex Fort Sill. LT Fort Davis. Tex El Paso, Tex Salt Lake City Santa r'e. N. M I Montrose, Col .. T Cloudy. 130.12 30.36 30.12 SlSouth .06! Snow. 16 East. .01 Snow. Cloudy. Cloudy. Cloudy. Cloudy. Cloudy. Cloudy 26 24 24 24 North T 130.18 130.34 30.22 East. Neast N'wst 130.28 29.9S (30.00 129 91 30.00 29.92 28! North 54 (North 52 Calm. 36East. 38 South 36lSouth Clear. Clear. Cloudy. .08 .22 Rain. T Traces of rain. Overcome by Natural Gas East Liverpool, O., Nov. 23. This evening Elmer Bennett entered tbe deeoratine shop of James Baum, and was horrified at finding five gins ana two men lying prostrate on the floor. to all appearances dead. Me lammonta assist ance, and by throwing water in their faces man aged to resuscitate two of the girls and two of the men, one or whom fell over again, however. The unconscious on ss were carried home and physicians summoned. They prescribed for the pa tients, bnt could not account for their condition. At the present writing a decorator named James Amehns is raying like a maniac, and a girl -named Ella Hill is not much better. The others -are in a serious condition. The physicians can not tell whether death will result or not, and are much puzzled over the cases. It is supposed mat tne men ana gins were aspnvziated by a leak of natural gas, but no odor is perceptible in tbe shops, and the whole affair is shrouded in mystery. A Generous Gift. Cixcixnatt, Nov. 23. Th Mount Anbnrn Childrena' Hospital, a public charitable institution, was dedicated to-day with appropriate ceremonies. Bishop Dudley, of Kentucky; exuovernor j. a. royes, xiev. uuaiey v. itnoaes. n t- ar t- -w- i w-r-w . and others made addresses. Tbe hospital and extensive grounds are the gift of the Emery brothers, capitalists and real estate owners. The buildings are of beautiful desien and excel lent finish, and will accommodate fifty beds besides tbe administrative department, and the location is in tbe most healthful part of the city. While tbe management is intrusted to the Protestant Episcopal Chnreb, the patients are to be chuaren under hfteen years, without re gard to color, creed or nativity. Lynched by Masked Men. Frkderick. Md., Nov. 23. John H. Bigus, colored, charged with felonious assault on Mrs. leakle. an aged white woman, on Friuav last. was taken from jail at 1:30 o'clock: this morning. and hanged to a tree, about a quarter of a mile from the prison. Bigus declared bis innocence, and said that Joe Hall, another colored man. wan tbe perpetrator of the assault. Tbe sheriff denied- admission to the masked lynchers, who battered down tne doors and took their victim from his cell. When the place of execution was reached Bigus asked to be permitted to pray, which was granted bim. After he was drawn np to the limb of a tree tbrae pistol shots were fired into his body. The French. Decoration Scandal in Canada. TUn-rTT?u-AT. Knr Pf Tho nf Tmnvincial government against C. A. Danserean. to force him to render an acconnt of $40,000 intrusted to him by tbe late Conservative govern ment for the purchase in Franee of books for the Parliamentary Library, is fixed for a hearin? next month. Friend3 of the present Min istry allege that it will be proved that a Iarga portion of this money went to purchase decorations for ex-Premier Chaplean, a dead Senator. a buperior Court judge, and other prominent ity for the statement that nearly every French - a rs M-m r decoration worn oy r rencn Canadians has been purchased. Obituary. New York, Nov. 23. Brevet Brigadier-ee neral Randolph B. Marcy died at Orange. N. J.. last evening. He was seventy -six years of age. and his death is ascribed to general debility. He was in a reeoie condition long before fears were entertained of the death of nis son-in-law. Gen. George B. McClellan. He was bre vetted briea-dier-ceneral on March 13. 1SG5, for gallant and meritorious services in the nld dnring the war of the rebellion, and was retired at his ewn re quest on Jan. 2, 1SS1, after over forty years of service. Htirned by Natural Gas. Beaver, Pa., Nov. 23. While examining a natural-gas regulator here, last night, Henry Camp, toe heat and Ueht company s superintend ent, H. P. Brown, its secretary, and James H. cunmngnam, a nirector, were dangerously in jured by an explosion. Oneof the men struck a match to see the Cnage, onconscious of aleak. Gas had accumulated in the box over the regulator, and it was ignited by the match. Two of the victims are in a serious condition, and will probably die. Tbe Division Question iu Dakota. Bismarck. D. T., Nov. 2a Official retnrns thus far received at the capital show that the majority for division m the Territory is about 3.000. As the official returns come in the estimated majority for division decreases. There is a possibility that the small majority for division may be entirely wiped out by returns yet to be received, as the majority of counties to be heard from are in North Dakota. Bewark of that couch! For over thirty years Brown's Expectorant has been a sure, safe and speedy remedy for croups, colds, etc 50cent bottles. Ask your druggist.

INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS

The Daily Chronicle of Happenings of Various Kinds in the Two States. De Pauw Will Contest Case Postponed Fu neral of tbe Late Rev. II. J. Mpck Death from a Fall Snpposed Uomb Found. INDIANA. The DePanw Will Contest Called for Trial, and a Continuance Granted. Special to the Indianapolis Journey. New Albast, Nov. 23. In the Circnit Court, to-day, when the DePanw contested-will case was reached in the call of the docket, a continu ance was ordered till the February term. The case, indeed, is not yet at issue, service not bavins been bad on some of tbe defendants in time to place it at issue. Besides, there are enough cases on the docket having precedence of this noted will contest to consume the entire term of the court. The published statement that the defendants had asked for a change of venue to another county is not true. They have made no such intimation. ' It is of general report that Mr. Henry Crawford, the noted Chicago attor ney, is to come into the case for the plaintiff. Mrs. Mcintosh, but the report larks confirma tion, and is probably without foundation. The case was first called yesterday, when proof of publication was offered. Colonel Friedley, of Lafayette, and his law partner, Mr. Giles, of Bedford, were present, ar i in behalf of the plaintiff, Mrs. Sarah Ellen M jlntosh, filed a new paragraph to the complaint, setting forth that one clause in the will giving Mrs. Mcintosh $10,000 had been crossed with another colored ink to that in which tbe will was drawn, and that said erasure was made by some one after the will was drawn, and for the purpose of fraud. Tne case was then pasBed until this morning, when the continuance was granted. Methodist Ministerial Association. Special to the IndiaraDolis Jonrna. Crawfordsyille, Nov. 23. The Ministerial Association for the Crawfordsville district, Northwest Indiana Conference, Methodist church, convened at Ladoga on Monday, and has been in session nntil to-day. Tbe opening sermon was preached by Rev. J. W. Greene, of Crawfordsville, on "The Necessity of Revivals." The following papers were read during the ses sion: Doctrinal "The Doctrine of Depravity as Held by Arminians.n J. N. Harmon; "The Higher Criticism." C. W. Switaer: "The Neces sity for Christ's Human Nature," W. F. Pettit; "The V icarions Sufferings of Christ.' J. R. Wood. Historical "The Catacombs of Rome," D. A. Rogers; "Tbe Divisions of Methodism in America The Causes and in What Way They Differ," L. S. Bucales; "Th Causes of Unitarianism and Its Present Strength." D. R. Burr; "The Union of Church and State in England," G. A. Bond. Pbilosoohicaland Scientific "The Origin of Species," J. M. Stafford; "The Doctrine of Cremation." J. G. Cambell; "Materialism Scientifically Impossi ble," W. F. Switzer. Church Polity "Should the Members of tbe Quarterly Conference Be Hiiected By the (Jhurcn .Membership! nr. wall; "The Office of Presiding F.lder. Its Origin and Worth," J. W. Shell; "Do We Need Missionary Bishopsr S. M. Hays. Practical "The Meth ods. Purposes and Strength of Romanism In America," E. R. Johnson; "The Duty of Meth odism to tbe Freedman," H. H. Dunlevy; 'lbe Minister and the Prohibition Movement, E. W. Larshon; "Henry George's Land Theories," G. W. Paul; "The "Minister and the Labor Ques tion," D. M. Wood; "The Ballot Jn American Politics," J. F. McDaniel; "Books and How to Uselhem, W. H. Hicsman, presiding elder; "Tbe Church College, or State College, Which One for Our Youth!" J. W. Loder; "The Social Factor in Church Work," H. C Weston. Faneral of liev. II. J. Meek. Special to the IndlanaDo'is Jonrnai. Kokomo, Nov. 23. The funeral of Rev. H. J. Meek, pastor of Market-street M. E. Church, Logansport, was held at the M. II Church, in this city, on Tnesday afternoon, and was one of tbe largest funerals ever held in this city. The services were conducted in the main by Presiding Elder J. E. Ervin. Fitting eulogies were pronounced by Revs. Dr. C. G. Hudson, of An derson; W. H. Daniels, of Logansport; J. W. Vigus, of Wabash; M. Swadner, of Marion; E. Neal, of Tipton. Dispatches of condolence were read from Uevs. Leslie J. Naftsger, ot Lagrange, and 11. J. Noma, of Noblesville. Rev. Aleck died on Sunday morning at his home in Logans port, at the age of sixty-six years. He entered the North Indiana Conference in 1855, and filled many of the best appointments within the gift of his conference, and during all these years be never missed the roll-call or benediction of bis conference. A blaze of revival work marks the labors of this godly man in every charge to which he was assigned. The last labor per formed by Rev. Meek was in this city, two weeks ago, when he baptized his infant granddaughter, the only child of his son Edgar. Rev. Meek leaves a wife, five sons and three daughters to mourn his loss. His remains were laid to rest in Crown Point cemetery, near this city. To bis physician he said, just before passing away: 'Doctor, I have been preparing for this hour for over forty years, and, 'though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil.7" Finding of a Supposed Bomb. fpecial to the Indianapolis Journal. Peru, Nov. 23. Jacob Schumaker, who oper ates a general store on Grant street, this city, and whose dwelling house adjoins the store. was, last night about 9 o'clock, much surprised on opening his hall door, to discover a piece of gas pipe, two inches in diameter, and two feet long, with a half-bnrned fuse attached, lying close to the door, ibe bomb, or wnatever it is, is solidly and compactly plugged, and has every outward indication of a dangerous missile. It shows the work of some one familiar with the construction ana nature or oomos. wnetner a hoax or a reality, there are none thus far who have had the courage to attempt to extricate the plugs. Mr. Schumaker can think of no enemy dastardly enough to attempt his distruction. City of Fort Wayne Unjoined. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Fort Wayne, Nov. 23. The city of Fort Wayne having arranged to begin the erection. next spring, of a new city hall, to cost $60,000, an injunction suit has been commenced, putting a stop to preparations. The petitioners are owners of property adjoining the market space. on which the new building was to be erected. They allege that by the will of the late Judge Samuel Uanna tbe ground was given to the city for market purposes only, and its use cannot be diverted; also, that access to their property would suffer by reason of erection of the pro posed building. Narrow Escape from Death. Cpecial to the Indianaoolia Jonrnaw Fra.nkl.iw, Nov. 23. Luther Clark, an employe in McDaniel Bros, mill, met with an accident this morning, resulting in tbe loss of his right hand. In attempting to remove a stick from tbe corn-rollers his hand was caught. Another employe near by had presence of mind to quickly throw the driving-belt and prevent what mieht bave been a fatal result. The crushed hand was amputated at the wrist. Death from a Fall, fpecial to the Indiananolis Journal. Bloomingtom, Nov. 23. Mrs. Mary Ann Johnson, a well-known old lady living west of town, met with a peculiar accident last night. She was at the barn leaning with her back to a door, when unexpectedly it came open, letting her fall a distance of several feet, striking on the back of her bead. She was taken to the house and died from the effects in a few hours. Minor Notes. The sum of $1,400 has been secured for the purpose of openiug a Y. M. C A. gymnasium and reading-room at Crawfordsville. ' William Hushes, of Brookville, aged about sixty years, committed suicide on Tnesday morning, by shooting himself in tbe temple with a pocket rifle. The cause assigned was sickness and being tired of life. He leaves a widow and several grown children. John Hall, fireman on the Lake Erie & Western passenger train, which arrived in Peru last night at 9 o'clock, was eeriously and perhaps dangerously injured by some unknown person throwing a stone through the cab-window and striking bim on tbe head. The White-caps in Montgomery county seem to be in tbe vicinity of Waveland. Howard Clare, of that place, some two wreks ago received notice that if he did cot aond his house

keeper away or marry her they would whip him on tbe 15th inst. Mr. Clare stayed at home that day, prepared to receive them, but they did cot come. Wm. B. Walls, who cut his throat at Bain-

bridge four months ago, died on Tnesday, at tbe county asyium, or starvation. He was about fifty-fire years of age. and leaves a family. He was formerly a traveling salesman for Crane & Co., boot and shoe dealers, ox Cincinnati. Rev. J. C. Barb, of Whitestown. is holding a religious meeting in the Lutheran Church at New Augusta. Four persons were added to the church this week, and. during bis ministry. nearly one hundred members have been added to tbe church. Tbe meetings will continue dur ing the weeK. k On Wednesday morning Mrs. Joseph Butcher. of near Colfax, was found dead in bed. Tbe cause of her death was snpposed to be heart di sease. The coroner of Montgomery county will coia an inquest. Jesse Shepley and Wesley Crider. two farm ers residing near Nashville, Brown county, had a difficulty at a country dance a few nights ago. which was revived on Tuesday, resulting in Cri der, being terribly cut by shepley with a pocketknife, leaving him in a dangerous condition. Shepley escaped. Frank Hooks, a young married man living near Bunker Hill, was found dead in tbe woods on Tuesday. He had been out hunting, and the supposition is that, while resting on a stump, his gun in some way was discharged, the contents of whicn entered his heart, killing him instantly. He had only been married about one week. ILLINOIS. A Copious Supply of Pure Water Appears In a Spot Where It Is Much Needed. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Champaign. Nov. 23. The sudden breaking out of a stream of excellent water in a level field of dry, parched land, five miles west of here, has brought great relief to the farming community. who have dammed up the water and are hauling it away to points several miles distant. Its ap pearance in such a ruinous drought is a remark able phenomenon, and excites great interest. Brief Mention. Thomas Kelly, of Mason, was lodged in jail Saturday night on the charge of insanity, and was to have had a bearing in Morris. ja Tuesday morning he cut his throat and probably will die. Abraham Holderman was riding in Morris with Dr. Wilcox, of Seneca, with a span of runaway horses, when be was thrown out and so severely injured that it is thought he cannot live. Charles Rule was shot four times in Jackson ville on Tuesday by Richard Berry. Rule is a clerk in the Chicago & Alton freight office in Jacksonville, and Berry alleges he has been unduly intimate with Mrs. Berry. On Tuesday as an express train going east was passing through Somanauk, DeKalb county. it struck a carriage containing John Rose and bis daughter Lillian, causing the instant death of Miss Rose and dangerously injuring Mr. Rose. John Walko stabbed Andrew Plasko in the abdomen Monday night in front of a Streator saloon. Both are Hungarians, and the affray grew out of some old feud. Plasko will probably recover. Walko fled and has not been cap tured. A spirited auction sale of short-horn cattle. including the celebrated Hazelwood herd, owned by S. S. Brown's sons, took place on Tuesday at Hazelwood farm, in Joe Daviess county. Eighteen animals were sold at an average price of $103. The drought has assumed formidable propor tions in Lawrence county. Farmers have been hauling water for ten miles in some cases, and the cold weather has now frozen the smaller streams, cutting off much of the already scant supply. The Embarrass river can be crossed dry-shod five miles from its mouth. at Lawrenceville, and only the holes in its bed are available. which will soon freeze up. The bottoms are on fire for forty miles along the river, burning furiously. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. its next meeting at Topeka, Kan. Georgia Fargo, daughter of the late W. G. Fargo, has brought suit against the executors of the estate to compel them to pay her $40,000 which she alleges they have wrongfully with held. A challenge to fight a duel passed between the son of W. A. French and W. S. Matthews, editor of the Parisburg Virginian, last Friday. They have been arrested and bound over to keep the peace. John Hart, formerly manager of the Hart & Smith Manufacturing Company, at Bellville. Ont. , has been arrested on charge of embezzling funds of the company, amounting to about $30.000. The Socialists of Spain have sent to Justus H. Schwab, of New York, a contribution of $362.72 towards the support of the families of the de ceased Chicago Anarchists, accompanied by a very sympathetic leter. The last merchant to mysteriously disappear is Joseph Hood, a manufacturer and dealer in cloth, of Brooklyn, N. Y. Mrs. Hood says her husband left home last Friday, taking $30,000, and she believes another woman went with him. A gentleman in Portland, Me., yesterday re ceived a dynamite bomb in a package from Boston. He opened it so slowly that it did not explode. He took it to the police station. The police refused to divulge the receiver's name or show the bomb. A special dispatch says Chas. Kitchen, a highly respected citizen of New Hope, Bucks county, Pennsylvania, was shot there yesterday morning by Harry E. Gettys, and expired in about twenty minutes. Gettys gives as his rea son for the murder that Kitchen was the destroyer of his home. Gettys is also a highly respected citizen. At Seguin. Tex. yesterday, Martin Robertson and James Bromley, white boys, each seventeen years old, were sentenced to the penitentiary for life for having decoyed Archie Henry, their companion, into a cave and murdered him. The three boys ran away from home and con federated together lor the purpose of commit ting highway robbery and other depredations. Young Henry informed the authorities of their thefts, and it was for this reason that his as sociates killed him. Diamond Thieves Arrested. New York, Nov. 23. Wm. H. Dorsey. a colored man, is locked up at police headquarters as the thief who stole $10,000 worth of diamonds from Banker Morgan last Saturday evening. Several of the missing jewels were found on him. Dorsey was assisted in disposing of some of the diamonds by Thomas Tucker, a colored man. and it is thought he betrayed bim. He i Tucker) is also locked up at the Central office. Dorsey has the reputation of being a Western crook and one of the smartest in the business. Chicago Wants the Conventions. Chicago, Nov. 23. The Republicans have commenced active operations toward getting the comming national convention located in Chicago. Dan Shepard has gone to Washington already to prepare the way for a committee which will be in the capital next week. A meeting of prominent Democrats was held this afternoon for the purpose of urging the members of the national Democratic committee to locate the convention of 1888 here. Business Embarrassments. New Orleans, Nov. 23. The German-Amer ican Insurance Company to-day filed a petition in the civil district court praying for the for feiture of its charter, the cause assigned being the failure of Runk & Co., of Kentucky, the company's largest correspondent. New York, Nov. 23. Lawson & Green, deal ers in laces, of No. 53 White street, made an as signment to-day. liabilities, $43,292; assets nominal. Tidbits In an Elephant's Stomach. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Bridgeport, Conn., Nov. 23. Professor Seguin and Dr. Godfrey dissected the carcass of the elephant Alice, burned in Sunday's fire at the Barnum winter quarters. In the stomach was found over 300 pennies, part of a pocket-knife, four cane ferules, a piece of lead-pipe and some pebbles. Opera Company in Difficulty. Cincinnati, Nov. 23. A part of the scenery of the National Opera Company, performing this week at the Grand Opera-house, arrived today and was immediately attached under a writ obtained by Van Dusen & Taylor. New York creditors. The company is permitted to use the scenery under the eye of the authorities. Blinky" Morgan Sentenced to be Hanged. convicted of the murder of detective Hulligan. - e i -i of Cleveland, was to-say sentenced to be hanged on the 16th of March. 1888. A motion for a new trial was overruled. Dr. Schliemann denies that be has expressed an intention to bequeath his collection of antiq uities to Germany. He is now excavating the temple of Venus, on the Island of Cerigo.

MOUE COTTON BURNED.

Destruction of the Steamer Charles P. Chouteau and 4,500 Bales of the Staple. Memphis. Tenn., Nov. 23-A telegram to the Associated Press from DViean, Miss, on the lice of the Louisville, New Orleans & Texas railroad, reports the loss of the steamer Charles P. Chouteau. The vessel was burned last night near Sunflower Landing, Miss., 150 miles below Memphis. Her cargo at the time consisted of 4,500 bales of cotton and 4,000 sacks of oil-cake. Two of tbe crew are reported lost. The steamer was about to back out from the landing when fire was discovered among the cotton. The lost were a German deck passenger and a negro named Jenkins, who was one of her firemen. Seven race horses that were on board were burned. The passengers lost nearly all their clothes. When the alarm was sounded the crew of the steamer made a gallant attempt-to extinguish the flames'., but they had gained too great headway. The fire occurred yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Had it not been discovered until after the boat left tbhe landing, nearly all on board would have perished. The Chouteau left Memphis last Saturday at noon for New Orleans. She was the largest cotton carrier afloat, and had engagements below for a full load of cotton, her carrying capacity being about 9.000 bales. Most of the cotton burned was taken on at Helena, Arkansas, and points below there in Mississippi. The Chouteau was running regularly in the Memphis and New Orleans trade in conjunction with the steamer Helena She was formerly tbe old federal gun-boat Chickasaw. Her hull was of iron and ten years ago to-day she was lengthened and transformed into a general passenger and freight steamer, having left St. Louis on her first trip Nov. 23, 1877. She was owned by the Charles P. Chouteau Transportation Company, of St. Louis, valued at $100,000, and insured for $75,000. Her officers were: Wm. H. Thorwegan, captain; A. A. Roland, first clerk; George H. Seibert. second clerk; George H. Dean, third clerk; Jnli Douglass and Jeff Hicks, pilots. She carried a crew of about one hundred. This was her third trip this sea son. In all probability she has more cotton aboard than has been reported. Cape Thorwegan stated to a steamboat man at Helena, on Mon day, that he had 4,200 bales to take from that city, and must have added about 4,000 more bales at Friar's Point, Miss. The steamer's destruction just at this time is particularly unfortunate, owing to the low stage of water and the immense amount of cotton on the banks below here waiting shipment to New Orleans. Sun flower Landing is isolated from any near tele graph station, which makes it almost impossible to obtain details of the disaster. The Chouteau will be missed at St. Louis, where, every sum mer she was used as an excursion steamer, hav ing made 107 trips from that city dnring the past season. Her cargo of cotton, which was con signed to New Orleans merchants, was doubtless fully insured in the open policies of consignees. Other Fires. Greenfield. Ind.. Nov. 23. Fire last nieht destroyed the new G. A. R. building at Gem, this county. The building was recently built by M. P. Stutsman and Hart Post, G. A. R , joint ly, to he used as a business house and hall, and was to have been dedicated to-day. Loss, $2,000, with no insurance. Parkhill. Ont, Nov. 23. Two blocks of stores, owned by Lovell & Gardner, were burned at an early hour this morning. Several occupants bad narrow escapes. Tbe office of the Parkhill Gazette, in the Gardner Block, was destroyed. The loss is $20,000. Bloomington, Ind., Nov. 23. Fire this morn ing destroyed the farm residence of Laurel Dinsmore, loaaterijiix miles west of town. Loss, $1,400: insurance, $1)00. None of the contents was saved. Mansfield, O., Nov. 23. The Mansfield brassworks were destroyed by fire this morning. Loss, $10,000 to $12,000; insurance unknown. Pinkerton's Dynamite Can. Chicago Tribune. In connection with recent dynamite alarms not a bad story is told on Mr. Pinkerton. He is rather fond of horseradish with his meat, and about ten days ago bought a can of the relish and ordered it sent to his house. He forgot to tell his wife about it Mrs. Pinkerton. it appears, has feared that some vicious person would yet make an attempt on her husbands life, and when the servant girl told her of the arrival of a can or something which she could not recollect ordering, becarao alarmed at once. She directed the girl to take the ; package into too oacK yam ai once ana leave it tnere uniu Mr. Pinkerton's return. The girl did as direct ed, but not having a sufficient fear of dynamite before her eyes, and impelled by that natural gift of women, curiosity, concluded to open the can and see what it contained. She carefully removed the top and sustained no carnages. There was no explosion and no fragment of hired girl went gyrating through the atmos phere ot the neighborhood, c-he looked at the contents of the package and saw a whitish damp substance. Curosity still had its grip upon her and she concluded to taste that which looked so harmless. She put a small quantity of the stuff into her mouth and chewed it. 1. he result was not altogether satisfactory; the compound burned her tongue, and she fled to the house and' to her mistress. With tears in her eyes she confessed what she had done, and then her mistress was only less alarmed than she. "It is poison! It is certainly poison!" was the fright ened exclamation, and then presence of mind returned. The girl must take an emetic. One was prepared, the domestic took it and when Mr. I'inkerton returned he found his wife reasonably calm, and his hired girl wan and interesting, but in no immediate danger of death. He found his radish in the back yard, where it had not been interfered with after the episode related. A Break tn the Coke Pool. Pittsburg, Nov. 23. The efforts of the coke operators to form a new syndicate have so far been unsucessful on account of the refusal of tbe independent operators to have anything to do with the combination. Meetings of the representatives of the various firms controlling over two-thirds of the production were held yester day and to-day, but no definite conclusion was reached. Unless an amicable agreement is reached a general slashing of prices is predicted. Steamship News. London. Nov. 23. Arrived: British Crown. from Boston. Oueenstowm. Nov. 23. Arrived: Arizona from New York. Nnvf YmK. Nov. ZX AttivaA- Ttn'v fmm Liverpool; Chicago, from London. Noordland. from Antwerp. .no Dioie xi -in iioiiaay on Saturday. Rochester, N. Y. , Nov. 23. Twenty-six of the leading shoe manufacturers of this city have notified tbeir employes that hereafter the Saturday half holiday will not be observed. The gloss that the Chinese laundrvmen give to collars and cuffs is not altogether due to the starch, but to heavy pressure, the articles passing through heavy rollers tightly adjusted, and very hot. "Did n't Know 'twas Loaded" May do for a stupid boy's excuse ; but what can be said for the parent who sees his child languishing daily and fails to recognize the want of a tonic and blood-purifier? Formerly, a course of bitters, or sulphur and molasses, was the rule in well-regulated families ; but now all intelligent households keep Ayer's Sarsaparilia, which is at once pleasant to the taste, and the most searching and effective blood medicine ever discovered. Nathan S. Cleveland, 27 E. Canton St., Boston, writes : " M 3- daughter, now 21 years old, was in perfect health until a year ago when she began to complain of fatigue, headache, debility, dizziness, indigestion, and loss of appetite. I concluded that all her complaints originated m impure blood, and induced her to take Ayer's Sarsaparilia. This medicine soon restored her blood-making organs to healthy action, and in due time reestablished her former health. I find Ayer's Sarsaparilia a most valuable remedy for the lassitude and debility incident to spring time." J. Castright, Brooklyn Power Co., Brooklyn, N. Y., says: "As a Spring Medicine, I find a splendid substitute for the old-time compounds in Ayer's Sarsaparilia, with a few doses of Ayer's Pills. After their use, I feel fresher and stronger to go through the summer." Ayer's Sarsaparilia, PREPARED IIY Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. Trice $1; six bottles, $5. Worth $5 a bottle.

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