Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 February 1888 — Page 2

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to male very liberal appropriations for rub'io buildmpa. There Is talk of an omnibus bill, which will appropriate many millions and provide tor new buildmca and improvements of old tk DOMrnmrat service will

reaommsnd. House committee on trabhe buildinjrs and cnmnda is r.t constructed with a view to keepine a lare o.-pins in tha Treasury." Ine river aoa naronr im, it iawu, .Kmn ir, OOO.OOa. The naval bill will provide for an appropriation to constrnot . . t . . : m .u-. BSW snips anu Kenerai recounrutiiun ui iuo nary, to tha extent of probably $3,000,000 or flV,UUU,UW. 1DU lorwuciuwiis uiii ui iu circulation a few millions. Bills will come from Houses which will likewise appropriate a fw rrv . i i i v : ? i mitk low miiiiOuS. law Hri-uiiurai umt-urncs J lVUv sw sa in i v La uvuaisj a tui -w - - agricultural stations and other enterprises which are not usual. If the Paddock bill, providing - .... . if - .3 . .1 for Duiiaines lor posioinces oi ine lecnnu third class, should ba passed, and the Blair edusion bill should go through this wor.'d add about f latfjWU.uuu to tne numerations aoovo. are almost aure to take effect In any event, - nr. inin iranlifinn from 1Q. 000,000 to f60,000,000 in lumps such aa hava been ma teat a. FRAUDS OF A NOVEL DKSCRIPTIOX. How Davidson was "Elected" MeDaffie Votes Counted for III Opponent. Washington Special. The contested election case of MeDaffie against Davidson, of the Fourth Alabama district, pos sesses some features of' peculiar interest. The uncontradicted testimony shows that Davidson was counted in by the most unblnsbinjr and sys tem a tio frauds. The Republicans were allowed to east their ballots there waa little or no in timidation but tha ballots cast for McDuffie were counted either for his Democratic opponent or for a man of straw set up for him, who did Dot aetoally receive 100 votes in the district. Bearing in mind that tha Fourth district was fixed by the Democratic Legislator so as to con tain the heavy Republican counties, with an ag gregate Republican majority of 15,000 to 20,000, tome facts shown by testimony which the Democratic contested did not try to rebut will ba of Interest As to Orville precinct, Dallas county, "Harrison Ellis swears that ba issued 212 McDuffie tickets to Repnblican votera and saw them voted. Lane Bryant witness for conte3tee. awears that if toe inspectors only counted 24 votes for contestant they failed to count some of the votes ha received; that 200 Republican voters east their ballots, and only 4 for con teste. Yet tb inspectors only counted 24 for contestant, but 163 for contestee." As to Martin's precinct, in the same county, "Nathan Stratton swears that h issued 364 McDoffie tickets to electors, and lied Hetway swears that be aaw the tickets so issued to the colored voters banded to tha inspectors; still tha inspectors counted only 18 for contestant, but 'MO for contest"." Respecting Mitchell Mill precinct, Dallas eounty, "Lott P. Thomas swears that ha issued 807 MeDaffie tickets aod saw 303 put their votes in the window; still the inspectors counted only 34 for contestant, but 200 for con testae. " At Union precinct, in the same county, the ballot box was stuffed: A die Jones swears that be issued eighty-six McDuffie tickets to electors and saw them banded to the inspectors; still the inspectors only counted 19 for contestant, but 620 for eon testes." As to Brown's precinct, also in Dallas county: "Charles IL Walker swears that a list was kept outside of voters for MeDaffie and it contained the names of 282 electors; that after the vote was announced by tha inspectors the Republican lectors expressed great dissatisfaction and that a meeting was called and 250 electors put down their names as having voted for McDuffie. Lewis Berid swears that he issued McDuffie tickets to electors, and saw 285 electors vote these tickets and they were anxious to vote the MeDaffie ticket W. M. Ellerson swears that he took down tha names of the electors who voted for McDnffie. and that he took down 115. Carson 40 nd Holmes 115; that they sent for Democratic tickets, and after explaining the difference sent them in the woods for gun-wads, and that tha voters wanted only the Republican tickets, aud still the inspectors only counted ui for contestant, but 207 for contestee." The facts relating to Snow Hill precinct, in the tame county, are epitomized as follows: "Dan iel Carmichael swears that be was issuing 31cDnffis tiekets and keeping tallv of same; that 425 electors voted there that day for John V. McDuffie. Started to take down the names of .voters, but Mr. Bar son, a Democrat .issuing out Davidson tickets, stopped him. Carmicbael then tallied ou piece of pasteboard. Saw them all vote. . Six colored voters voted for E. S. Tnrner. and one for Davidson. About 160 whites voted for Davidson and one white for McDuffie. On cross-examination, says ba knows exactly how the colored voters voted. Nathan Scott says in bis cross-examination that be stood in front of window; also saw each and very one deposit his vote with inspector; votes eonnted for contestant. 15; contestee, 451." So much for Dallas county, at every precinct in which the aame kind of fraud was perpe trated. It is not to be wondered that the official returns cave Davidson 5,193 votes and McDuffie only 713 votes in that county. One more citation from the brief of testimony will be found interesting. It relates to Union town precinct Ferry eounty, m which Davidson, the contestee, lives, and is as follows: 'George A. Clarke swears that be issued 836 McDuffie tiekets to electors and took down their names and saw them vote those tiekets. Fount ain Hudson, an inspector, swears that 400 lectors voted an open McDuffie ticket, and that Alax Pitts, a nephew of contestee. counted the ballots, put them in a sack and took charge of them, and that be told Pitts. 'if you don't give MeDaffie mora votea than tbat they will take us to the big bouse,' and tbat A. u. Pitta replied tbat 'Uncle Alex might as well have tbem aa McDuffie. Ned Braxton swears that the colored voters were anxious to vote the McDuffie tick ets, and tbat ha watched them and did not see any of them change their tickets. David Lacey wears he was keeping tally near the door of the city ball and tallied over 100, when A. (J. David son, contestee, stopped him, saying that he had no lesal authority to do It" Tbe record of testimony shows that at every precinct investigated in four of the five counties whieb eompose tbe district, like frauds were committed, in lowndes county, in which contestant lives, there were two Democratic factions. In the Angnst election of 1886 McDuffie lent bis aid to one of tbe factions in consideration of which be was assured of fair play which he received at the November election. Tbe reresult wss the votes being counted as cast tbat he was credited with 2.070 votes and David son with 540 votes. Of course tbe frauds shown in tbe sestimony could not have been so easily committed if tbe election machinery bad not been in the hands of Davidson and bis friends. Other gross frauds of a different nature from the one above described are shown by the record f uncontradicted testimony. RIGHTEOUS WRATH OF MR. SCOTT. Ills Timely Appearance Saved Ills Colleagues from s Woful Blunder. Washington Special. The Republican members of tbe House committee on ways and means are having considerable fan at the expense of their Democratic colleagues over an incident which occurred at the committee meeting yesterday, and which leaked out to-day. There has been for some time a disposition on the part of tome of the members of the committee to bring in a bill providing for the expenditure of a portion of the great sums of money locked up in the Treasury as a reserve fund for tbe redemption of outstanding greenbacks and other purposes, in the purchase of interest-bearing bonds. Tbey argued that the money could thus be put into circulation and would be earning interest at the same time. From the several bills of this character tbat bad been prepared, on wa drawn up by Mr. Breckinridpe and urged upon the commit iee. The Democratic members thought it was a goad thine, and the Republicans, thinking discretion tbe better part of valor, said notning. The matter was talked over, put to a vote, and to tha surprise of tb Republicans and the great delight of Chairman Mills, it was ordered to be reported to the Hons. During these proceedings the Pennsylvania member of the committee, William L. Scott, was not present He pot in an appearance, however, just as the vote had been taken. When he beard what bad been done he was astonished. Then be grew angry aod proceeded to tell his colleagues on the committee what a foolish set of men tbey were. II langhed sarcastically at their financiering, and said that anv party tbat would propose such reckless leuiation would lose and ought to !oe the confidence and support of tb people everywhere. lie said that saeb a bill would be an annoancement to the country that the very bssis of their paper circulation had been taken away, aud wouid raise the snepicion that if there was no gold in the vaults with which to redeem the greenbacks, there would be none with which to pay the bonds when doe. Mr. Scott whos advie in the committee is potent, alarmed his colleagues so much that they obeyed his order and at one reversed their action, much to the sorrow of the Republicans, who for obvious reasons, wanted the bill brought Into the House. Chairman Hills did not wholly agre with Ssott, however,

and argued the case with bim afterward. Scott was more bitter than ever at tbe course of the

Democrats, and plainly told Jims what a blunder they bad escaped by his timely advice. HOLM AN AND THE MULES. The Persistent Objector Raises m Fanny Scene in the House. Washington FpeciaL The Hons had a lively hour just before ad journment to-day with Mr. Holman and some mules. The subjects were in no way related, but it was the gentleman from Indiana, assum ing after long rest his old position as objector, who paraded the animals before the House. Mr. Stone, of Kentucky, chairman of tbe eommittea on war claims, reported a bill in favor of tha claim of a loyal citizen of Kentucky for certain property taken for use of the Union army dur ing the war. Mr. Holman fished out some documents of a previous Congress from the secret recess where he keeps such little flyblisters, and nndertook to show that the claim, as mad ' in 1866, whn the man's recollection of his losses should have been vivid and accurate, called for only three mules two whit mules and one black onevalued at $200 apiece, wbereas it had now grown so as to include another mule and a bay mare, besides a flock of sheep and a quantity of lum ber. W bile tbe mule is not famously proline, he was not disposed to quioble over the extra mule, and the bay mar even might be allowed to go. But all the experience of the gentleman from Indiana has been against sheep and sawed lumber as a product of any number of mules, and be made a determined effort to draw the line right there. He persisted in his objection even after Mr. Stone bad given what be considered ample ex planation of tbe apparent inconsistency, and nr. ally stirred Mr. stone up to a very vigorous speech. "This is the claim of a loyal citizen of the United States." Stone declared, "for property taken for the service of bis country during tbe war. 1 was not a loyal citizen at that time, but I am now, and I am here in this Congress uoon this committee working eighteen hours a day in an endeavor to seeure justice, shamefully delayed to loyal men who suffered during the war, and it is a man from a .Northern State, a State whose people were loyal during tbe war, wbo continually raises his voice here to defeat and delay every bill of this kind, al though he did not hesitate to ask my assistance and my vote' when he had in charge a bill for the benefit of one of bis own constituents. Mr. Warner, of Missouri, also took a band in the debate and declared tnat he would rather have tbe note of any pauper forty years old than an honest claim against this rich government of the United States, unless it was in the shape of a bond. Mr. Laird, of Nebraska, cited the con tinued talk about the surplus iu tbe Treasury, and said that if the government would pay its honest debts to honest claimants there wouldn t be any surplus, "If any private debtor," he continued, "should treat his creditors as this government treats its creditors, be would be in jail half the time, and he ought to be." Judge llolman's objections were swept away in the storm they provoked, and the bill passed. THE NEW CIVIL-SERVICE RULES. Their Promulgation Raises a Sbout of Joy Among the Spoilsmen. Washington Special. There is general joy among Democrats over the hammering which the President has given the civil-service system in th new rules. The reassertion of the rules forbidding participation in primaries, conventions and the like, and the collection of assessments, have been greeted with a general shout among the faithful. This springs from the knowledge that all this means nothing more than it meant in the late Maryland election, and in the meetings to se cure indorsement for Mr. Cleveland at Harrisburg and Albany. As to assessments, the pro hibition is interpreted by th raid on the Gov ernment Printing Office at the time of the New xork election, when levies were made even on those women who were only able to pay a quar ter of a dollar from their eeanty waee3. All this virtuous pretense of enforcing this portion of the rules no longer strikes terror to the Democratic heart. Tbe provisions of the new rules which make the blood of tha spoils men run quicker are those which open a numerous and varied assortment of good offices to appointment outside of the civil-service rules. Chief clerks, clerks of divisions, private secre taries in goodly numbers, and other attractive places, can now be had iu the ancient, brassmounted way. And then the President refused promptly to direct that reasons must be given for removals. Th new system also allows of a general inter change between the great postofQees and customnouses ci tne land and corresponding depart ments here. No on fully comprehends the exact purpos or this, but the Democrats con strue it to be a scheme by which good political workers can be transferred to Washington or from Washington to the points where their services are more needed. The tub thrown to' the soldiers is nothing more than a very late declaration that long-standing laws for their benefit will now be enforced. WAR CLAIMS. Names ot Indlanian Who Are) Remembered In the Bill of Stone, of Kentucky. Washington Special. The committee on war claims has under consideration a bill introduced by Mr. Stone, of Kentucky, for tbe allowance of certain claims reported by the accounting officers of the Treas ury Department Among the fifteen hundred persons named in the bill are those of tbe fol lowing Indianians: Robert H. Richardson, administrator of David Adams, deceased, Dearborn county, $80; George J. M. Appiegate, focott county, $40; Adam W. (jauble, administrator or Richard W. Bardett. deceased, Washington county, $124; Elisha liraxton, administrator of Wm. Braxton, deceased. Orange county, $38; Wm. IL Bonfer, Ripley . county, $125; Walter IL Crew, Ripley county, $125; Walter Connolly, Dearborn county, $50; Jonathan W. Cobbs, Jennings county, $100; Rachel Eddelman, widow of Samnel Eddelman, deceased, J ennings county, $125; heirs of A. C Gutbrie, . deceased, Jefferson county. $125: Wm. B. Han cock, Floyd county, $05; John H. Kooke, Ripley county, jos. u. juewis, xtipiey county. $10; Benj. Morris, Washington county. $115; Henry Merrill, Ohio county, $75; Zacbariah Nelly, Jennings county, $100; Samuel H. Patterson, Clark county, $480; Mary Hincbman, administratrix Henry H. Reeves, deceased, Jennings county, $130; Geo. M. Seifres, administrator Joseph M. Seifres. deceased. Washington county, $135; Wm. H. Trout, Scott county, $8; Samuel J. Wright, administrator John Timberlake, deceased, Harrrson county, $120; Smith Vawter, Jennings county, $130; Archibald S. Welton, Jennings county, $5. MINOR MATTERS. Tha Administration Seeking the Defeat of th Logan and Blair Pension Bills, Special to the Indlananolls Journal. Washington, Feb. 5. Chairman Matson, of tha House committee on invalid pensions, re -fused to sign the majority report in favor of pensioning the widows of Generals John A. Logan and Frank P. Blair upon the request, it is said, of the administration, which has subordi nated everything to tariff reform. In itself the passage of these bills would amount to prac tically nothing, as they take f rom the treasury but $4,000 a year, bnt they would set a prece dent and an example which the administration believes might male mischief, since they would set th ball rolling in the direction of not only liberal private pensions, but general pension icibiauun. j.u ouject oi tn rresiaent in vetoing so many private bills in tbe last Con gress and the dependent pension bill was to enrb Congress as much as possible on pension mat ters, and teach the people of th countrv that it is not an easy thing to have Congress give "cnarmes, wnicu pensions are now termed. There is more design in what the present administration directs than wasever seen in an admin istration. Scarcely "a swallow falleth" without the notice of the President and not a move is made by Cong.-ess without bis influence, and his influence is never wielded except for the purposes deeper than ordinary eye sight can pene trate. Th Demagogue's Favorite Field. Special to tbe Indianaoolls Josrnau Washington. Feb. 5. It will be an interest ing study to watch th manoeuvers from the ground of action of . the special committee ap pointed by th Honse to investigate tbe Reading railroad strikes. This is tbe opportunity wbieh demagogues will embrace and corrupt men will empioy. ine memDers wbo bav made political clap-trao out of their alleged friendship for the laboring classes will struggle to show their hand in th inquiry, and tb men who want to be subsidizedwill r ush themselves forward to wield an influence. .Men who have watched Congression al investigations of this character for years bave verv little faith ot any good coming out of the investigation, and instance th work done bv th special commit. in th last Congresa.

which investigated the strikes on railroads in tbe Southwest That dragged along for many

months, and tb committee divided tn its con clusions, and no aetion was ever taken upon tbe reports. It was just so mucn money thrown away. If one could select the committee which will conduct tbe Reading investigation, no doubt some good results could be obtained, but in the general shuffle which composes a committee im proper men generally are pot in tha majority. Indiana Pensions. Washington Special. Pensions bave been granted the followingnamed Indianians: Edward Lane, Anderson; Elisha Sexton. Thorntown; Isaiah Griner, Fairland; Andrew Morns, Frankfort; Jacob Fisher. Michigantown; James feimpson, Yevay, Charles Sanders, Wortbington; William Stuart Logansport; Cary Wooley, Flora; Isaac Johnson, . Kokomo, Lo renzo Jbmery, New Albany; Charles Gardner. Taylorsville; David Baker, Gosport; Charles Wiest Nine Mile: David Pop. Shelbyvilie; Daniel Mitchell, New Salem; Charles O'Donnell, Columbus; Daniel Stauts. Coal City; Wil liam Silvey, New Maysville; Henry Byman. Le banon: JLdward Gier. Bobo; Philip Albright, Dunkirk; Jonathan Crouch Elmdale: Samuel Kin Be v. Crooked Creek; George McKain, Metz; John Elliott, Zenas; William Bartholomew, Noblesvtlle; Frank Phillips. Elizaville: Silas Sutton, Six Mile; George Rich, Yallonia; Joseph Lewis, Bedford; Henry Kuneaman, bouth tfend; widow of Joseph Adam, TitnsvMle; minor of John Fen nock, Crawfordsville; father of John Carrol. North Vernon; father of Lewis Asbby, Anderson; minors of Martin Duck, Garrott; mother of Clayton Cox. Centreton; Horatio Tolbott, Quakertown; widow of Moses Cook, Henry George's View of Cleveland's Attitude. Washington, Feb. 5. In an interview to-day Henry George said: "Mr. Cleveland has set his face clearly in tha direction of free trade. The length or number of the steps is not of so much importance as that a step has been taken. President Cleveland is even now in advance of his party, and has made the issue. It cannot be dodged or evaded. I am with the administra tion and opposed to a third-party presidential candidate as long as the administration and the Democratic party tend toward freedom. I have a strong belief that President Cleveland is far more radical than his party, or even his mes sage, and that h will, at the opportune mo ment, take a stride that will make his last ad vance look msignincant. Mr. Clardy'a Waa tad Ammunition. Washington Special. Mr. Clardy tells a joke on himself in connection with the strike investigation. He thought it wonld be a snitable time to strike a blow for free trade, so he worked up an elaborate argu ment upon the sinfulness of a duty upon anthra cite coal. After preparing it. and while waiting nis chance to get it on in the House, lie Happened to look in the tree list and there was anthracite coal as free as air. A Demand Fur Dodge's Scalp. Washington, Feb. 5. A communication signed by eightv-eight members of Congress, asking for th dismissal of Statistician Dodge, was received yesterday by the Commissioner of Agriculture. The movement is understood to have originated with the tobacco growers, who were aggrieved by the Statistician s crop reports last summer. DAILST WEATHER BULLETIN. Indications. Washington, Feb. 6 1a. m. For Indiana and Illinois Fair weather; slowly rising temperature; light variable winds. For Ohio Fair weather; slowly rising tem perature in northwestern portion; stationary temperature in southeastern portion; light to fresh westerly, shifting to southerly winds. For Lower Michigan Fair weather, followed in northern portion by light snow; light to fresh winds, shifting to southerly; slowly rising tem perature. For Wisconsin and Upper Michigan Light snow in northern portion; fair weather in south ern portion; warmer, light to fresh variable wicds, generally southwesterly. Local Weather Record. 'Sf Indianapolis, Feb. 5, 1888.

Time. Bar. Ther. R. H. Wind. Weatb'r Preo. 7 a. M... 29.95 32 80 West. Cloudy. O.OO 2 P. M. .. 30.02 27 75 West. Cloudy. O.OO 9 P. M... 30.12 23 80 N wst Cloudy. O.OO

Maximum thermometer, 36: minimum thermom eter. 23. Following is a comparative statement of the condi tion of temperature and precipitation on Feb. 5, J.3S: Tern. PreciD. Normal. 29 0.12 Meaa 27 O.OO Departure from normal ...... 2 0. 1 2 Total excess or deficiency since Feb. 1. 17 0.43 Xotal excess or deficiency since Jan. 1. loo 0.52 "Fins. 1 Too small to measu re General Observations. Washington, Feb. 5, 9 p. M. Stations. Bar. Ther! Wind. 1 Pr. (Weather New York city 29.82 29.90 29.96 40iSwest --

T Rain. .02 Rain. .08 Rain. Cloudy. ..... Cloudy. Clear. .06 Rain. Clear. ..... Clear. . Cloudy. ..... Cloudy. . .... Cloudy. ..... Cloudy. Clear. Fair. ..... Cloudy. . Cloudy. Clear. .01 Clear. Cloudy. Cloudy. .. ... Cloudy. Cloudy. .02 Snow. . .... Clear. T Snow. ..... Cloudy. ..... Fair. .04 Snow. T Clear. ..... Clear. ..... Clear. ..... Clear. ..... Clear. ..... Cloudy. ... . Clear. ..... Clear. ..... Clear. . .... Clear. . .... Clear. ..... Clear. ..... Clear. Clear. .. Clear. ..... Clear. Clear. ... . Cloudy. ..... Cloudy. Clear. .32,' Fair. .02Snow. .....Cloudy. 'Cloudy. Cloud y.. .04 Snow. Fair. .... Clear. .... Clear. .... Clear. .... Clear. .... Clear. .... Cloudy. .... Clear. .... Clear. .... Clear. Clear. Clear. - - Clear.

Philadelphia, Pa... Washington City. 40 West. 40! Calm Carleston, fc. V..... San Antonio. Tex.. 29.90 50 N'wst North 30.24 29.06 44 64 46 58 68 54 Jacksonville, -Fla Atlanta, Ga.. ...... Sweat 29.9 N'wst Fensacola, 1 la. .... . 30.00 1 South Titasville, Fla 30.02 iSwest .Monteomerv, Ala... 30.00 N'wst ! North Vicksbnrg, Miss.... 30.08 46 New Orleans, Lia... Khreveport, La..... Fort Smith, Ark... Little Rock, Ark... 29.96 58.' .'North 30.12 46:North 30.20 32 North 40 North 54! North 42North 60 Neasti 30.14 30.10 30.16 30.12 Galveston, Tex..... Palestine, Tex Brownsville. Tex... Memphis, Term..... Nashville, Tenn.... Louisville, Ivy Indianapolis. Ind Cincinnati, O .. Pittsburg, Pa Boise. LT 30.01 30.08 36 N'wst 32 N'wst 28i Nwst 30.12 30.12 3U.OG 29.94 30.26 24 N'wst 32 North 32North 36iNortb Oswego, N. Y Calgary, N. W. T... Toledo, O.: 29.90 221 N'wst 29.96 32 1 West. 22 j West. 8 West. 30.06 29.98 30.O0! 30.00 30.10 30.08 Minnedosa, N. W. T. Escanaba, Mich ! 6 North Prince Arthur's L'g 6 i West. Chicago, 111 Milwaukee, Wis....l 12 West. 12West. O I West. Duluth, Minn 30.08 30.10 30.14 30.14 St. Paul, Minn OiSwest La Crosse, Wis....J 6Calm. 8 1 West. 18 Swest Davenport, la...... Des Moines, la..... Concordia, Kan.... Keokuk, la.........' Cairo, 111 Springfield, 111.. St. Louis, Mo...... 30.16 30.08 30.16 30.16 28 South 14!North 28 North 16 N'wst 24!N'wst 24 i North 30.20 30.18 30.18 30.18 30.12 29.92 fepnngheld. Mo..... Leavenworth, Kan Omaha, Neb ... 24('alm 24 (South Valentine, Neb.. 26; Calm. Yankton, L. T..... Moorhead, Minn It. McKinnev.W.T. Bismarck. D. T 30.00 24!S'east 30.06 29.88 29.84 SjS'east 32 Calm. 12 South 24 West. Fort Buford, D. T.. 29.68 Ft. Atsinaboine, M.T 29.96 29.90 29.86 32iN'wst Fort Custer, M. T-. 36N'wst iWest 26 Calm. 20iSwest 30Swest 18jSouth 2S'Calm. 28jNeat 32!S'east 30North 40 Calm. 44 Calm. 30iKeaat 28;North 26, Seas t Qu'Apelle, N. W. T. Kapid City. D.T. . ; 30.38 Cheyenne, Wy. T.. . North Platte, Neb.. Denver, Col...' .. W. Las Animas, Col. Dodge City, Kan Fort Elliott, Tex... 29.98! 29.94 29.94 30.OO 30.14 30.10 30.24 30.08 Fort Sill. 1. T Fort Davis, Tex El Paso, Tex 30.O4 30.26 30.04 30.10 Salt Lake City,U.T. Santa Fe, N. M Montrose, Col...... T Traces of precipitation. Moody's Meetings at Louisville. T-iiTTSVTT.T.ir TTah Mt Vuu) J .1- - .v . ....... . .... tf&wv. w Li CU IUO fifth week of bis stay in Louisville to-day by addressing a mnetinc eRneeintlv tn Ut.. t o r - - - - - J .w. .MW&VQ o'clock in the afternoon, and nn far man ii at 7:30 in the evening. Th aggregate attendance was between 12,000 and 15,000. Lately the Tabernacle has become so crowded, thousanaa oeiog turned away nigntly, tbat it has several of the different churches. Tb meetings close with next Sunday's services. Steamship News. London. Feb. 5. The t.amr T,inAn.... - - w - - w VSt UC from New York, arrived at Hstk tn.Amrr ti,. steamer Citv of Berlin, from Nw Vnt rn. Liverpool, passed Browhead to-day. New York, Feb. 5. Arrived: Zaandam. from Amsterdam; Aurania, from Liverpool; Elbe, irom tiremen. Philadelphia, Feb. 5. Arrived: Nederland. from Antwerp. Mr. Red path Very Low. New York. Feb. 5. Late to-night achanir for the worse in Mr. Redpath's condition took place, and it was feared tbat be could not sur vive until morning. Tn treat an annettt. anil rlv tnna in. di gestive apparatus, us Ayer's Sarsaparilla.

INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS

Singular Statements Brought Oat by Refusal to Grant Downs a Kew Trial. A Fortune Waiting the Appearance of the Fnlwider Heirs Exciting: Contest with Richmond Eonghs Notes and Gleanings. INDIANA. Downs Refused a New Trial Doubt as to Who Killed Holloway. fpeclal to the Indianapolis Journal. Lafayette, Feb. 4 This afternoon Judge Winfiald refused the application for a new trial in the case of the State vs. Isaac Downs, last weelc tried for murder and convicted of manslaughter. The punishment waa fixed at five years' imprisonment. The defense maintained in their argument for a new trial tbat tbe defendant was guilty of murder or he was guilty of no crime. Ths jury had said he was not guilty of murder, but of manslaughter, to support which verdict there was not an atom of evidence. The judge, in his remarka overruling the application, said if the case had been tried by himself, he would have entertained reasonable doubt whether the deceased was killed by Downs or Jo Holloway. He thought the evidence tended strongly to show tbat Holloway was shot by bis son; he (the court) really believed that he was so shot. He cited the deliberateness of the defendant's efforts to shoot, and thought the evidence showed great probability that some of the scattering shot, especially the one in the bowels, came from Downs' l gun. It will be remembered the theory of the defense was that the fatal shot came from the gun of Joseph Holloway, the twenty-year-old son of the dead man. Young Holloway had a gun. his father a club, and Downs a gun. They were in an almost straight line, the elder Holloway between the two gons. ijotn nrea, uowns being ten or twelve feet dis tant from Holloway. and Joe Holloway being sixty or seventy feet distant. Downs s gun was loaded with No. 6 shot; Holloways with mixed shot. In the body was found mostly No. 6 shot, but tlere were one or two of other sizes. Downs, the defendant, made a short speech prior to his sentence. He said he did not think justice bad been done him, either by the court or jury. He did not shoot Hollo way. Joe had a gan. and the elder Holloway told his son to make ready. Joe was excited and fired, and shot his father in the breast. Holloway and the speaker were closer together than tbe evidence showed them to be, and he (Downs) never got his gun to his shoulder at all. Holloway was approaching bim with tbe club raised, and was near him: he (Downs) threw back the hammer of his gun and pulled tbe trigger without taking aim. Holloway's son fired first, and some of th shot struck bim (Downs) on the hand and others struck his sus pender buckles. Then Joe saw he had killed his father, and Holloway himself had told Jo that he bad killed him. Tne speaker said Joe tried his best to kill bim. but his father was be tween him and Holloway. and Joe could not snoot mm. i oe deiense took an appeal to the Circuit court. Natural Gaa Explosion at Anderson. Anderson, Feb, 4. A second natural gas ex - plosion this week in Anderson occurred at o ciock xnis auer noon. This time it was in a large two-story fram tenement house occupied by a number of families. Natural gas had been piped to one part of the house and was being used in a common coal stove. The weather be ing rather warm, and the- houee having been heated by cook-stoves, while getting dinner, tbe gas was turned on tbe bea-ing stove. After ward a child turned tbe key so as to allow tb gas to now. When soma on en dered the room afterward to start the fir in the beating stove and lighted a match, a most terrific explosion followed. The entire south side or tbe lower story of the building was blown bodily out. On the north side strong pieces of timber wer wrenched asunder and two walls of a kitchen blown out. Doors and windows in all parts of the house were torn from their hinges and smashed to splinters. lleavy pieces or furniture were hurled against the walls and broken; in fact, the entire build ing was completely wrecked. Mrs. Judic Stephenson, Miss Allie Lylton, Mrs. Streighton and Mrs. Sarah Lylton were badly burned, tbe nesn cropping irom tbe hands of tbe former. The explosion was the result of gross carelesscess on the part of persons using the gas. A Fortune for the Fulwlder Heirs. El wood, Feb. 4. Three gas wells have been sunk here. They have a daily output of 2,000,000 feet, and land is growing to fabulous value. The surrounding country is a veritable Eden, a soil that cannot be surpassed anywhere in the United States in point of productiveness. In this place a fortune awaits the lucky heir, or heirs, to the amount of $250,000, which will be shown by tbe following facts: In the year 1837 one Jacob Bay bought of the United States forty acres ot land. He deeded it to Jacob and David Fulwider. A year after, Jacob FulTider married. He then sold his half to Marcus Si almonds, and Simmonda deeded it to William Barton, and tbe last named having died, the administrator sold it to D. Sigles and he caused it to be laid out in town lots and sold. Since then tbe town has been making rapid strides toward a city of no mean proportions, and the laud in question is in the very heart of the place. Da vid Fo I wider never conveyed to any on bis part. It is, therefore, awaiting bis heirs for ownership. The situation is causing considera ble speculation, especially by those who fear suits for damages and ejectment. Exciting Tussle with Officers. floecial to the Indianapolis Journal. Richmond. Feb. 5. A trio of policeman had a lively experience late last night. George Decker, a "tough," got into an altercation because Ben Haner, a saloon-keeper, would not tap another keg of beer at closing-up time, and on being put out he and his fellows resumed the fight by breaking in the doors and windows with stones. Decker was promptly arrested by Policeman Murray, but at the station resisted violently, at the suggestion of his brother and a host of saloon loungers, who, when Policemen Bartol and Morton took a band, branded them as cowards. Tbe police began using their maces and tbe crowd began pushing toward the door, which Jailor Moore bangel in their faces, while tbe policemen proceeded to lock Decker up, badly punished. His head had three bad wounds on it, and he was very bloody. Through a window the crowd could see th police pelting Decker in rapid succession whilo he still struggled, and the roughs tarried until the officers came out. as though to mob them, but the police drew their revolvers and the crowd dispersed very quickly. 1 Minor Notes. Dr. Howard, of St Paul, is waiting upon a young German living at tbe home of Jacob Metzler, near Waldron, who haa tbe hydrophobia. He was bitten by a dog fourteen years ago. He is now twenty-two years old. Burt Brown, wbo was hit upon the head with a pick handi by "Wm. Moore, in a fight at English. Crawford county, recently,' has sufficiently recovered to be out, but has lost his speech. He has not spoken a word since he was hit, and acts in such a queer manner tbat it is thought he has lost his reason. Benjamin Thurston, of East Connsrsville, a painter by trade, worked until five o'clock Saturday evening, then threw a rope over a beam in his wood-bouse, tied it around bis neck and deliberately drew himself up by his hands and bnng until dead. He was about thirty-five E ears old, ai.d in comfortable circumstances, e leaves a wife. No cause for the act is known. On Friday night Mrs. Lucy Gardiner, of Seymour, while returnitg borne from a neighbors, walked against a small tree, a twig striking her in th right eye, totally destroying tbe sight. The accident is a particularly sad one, leaving her totally blind, as she lost the sight of tbe left eye several years ago. Mrs. Gardiner is th wife of J. L. Gardiner, presideat of tbe First National Bank of Seymour. Calvin Goss, editor and publisher of tbe Bridgeton News and Carbon Globe, is missing since Monday. He ce me to Bridgeton from Frankton, Ind., about eighteen months eicce, and had built up a fair business through bard work and some newspaper experience. He is said to bave written bis wife, whom he deserted, a letter indicating his intention to leave, but without saying where b was going. No apparent cause exists for his conduct. A rich find was made Saturday afternoon in an old bnilding situated in the lower portion of Evaosville. The structure was a large log bouse, which had from time to time been altered to keep up with tbe times. A few days ago it was purchased by Mr. Fred Karges. wbo employed laborers to tear it down. While rolling th logs off, a large tin box, securely locked, waa found

in a crevic. which, when opened, was found to contain $6,0C0 in gold. The com was turned oyer to Mr. Karges.

ILLINOIS. Cleanings from Exchanges and Callings from Correspondence. One hundred delegates wer present at Galesburg, at the first State convention of th Young "Women's Christian Association. The Fayette county Democrats have nominated John K. Webb for county judge to succeed the late Judge Stillmau. Both Democrats and Republicans are confident of winning a victory to-morrow. J. L. Raymond, who betrayed Lena Oshman an uarrisourg. was arrested on Friday and put in jau. itaymona contessea his guilt and says he will marry the girl to settle tbe tronbl. Per haps Lena will elect to keep him in jaiL It has been decided to issue th call for the convention of Repnblican clubs of Illinois for March 8 and 9, at Springfield. Correspondence had with various clubs justifies the executive committee in believing there will be 600 del egates present. xne iarmers institute ot the seventh con gressional district, to be held at Dixon. Feb. 7. 10, and 11. is creating a deep interest among the iarmers and citizens generally. The Hon. Simeon Elliott, vice-president of tbe State Board of Agriculture for that district, has secured the services of many of th ablest teach ers and speakers in the State, who will be present, among them Professor Forbes, Professor McMurtie, th Hon. E. E. Chester, all of Champaign; Colonel Charles F. Mills, of Springneia; tne tion. iu. j. Lewis, of LaSalle County; Colonel Clark E. Carr; Mrs. Mead, of Galva; Mrs. Elliott, Mrs. Harrison, and Arthur Bryant, oi FTinceton. THE FIRE EEC0HD. Oakland City Business Honsi Burned, volvlne; a Loss of S3 5.00O. Special to th IndianaeoUs Journal. Evansville. Feb. 5. One of the most de structive fires tbat has ever occurred at Oakland City, Gibson county, was experienced this morn ing. The fire destroyed the business bouses of Thomas Dryden, George Bohrnet, and Rieker & Aucb Bros., causing a loss of $35,000, on which there was an insurance of $21,000. Th citizens turned out en mssse aud fought the flames, but only succeeded in retarding their progress after the above loss had been sustained. mis is a serious blow to the business interests of that progressing town. Oakland City is twenty eight miles north of here, on the EvansVUle &: Indianapolis railroad. Kokomo Business Block in Flames. Special to the Indiananolis Journal. Kokomo, Ind., Feb. 5. The new Union Block, at the corner of Mam and Walnut streets, is now (1:30 A. M.) burning. This block occupies the sit of th old Dixon Block, which was fired by an incendiary, Jan. 17. looo. xo-nignts nr originated in tbe same place as the former one, and the general opinion is that this, too, is incendiarism. The city fire companies, reinrorcea by about th en tire population, are now fighting th flames, and the building will probably ne 6aved, though greatly damaged. Burner & Coata occupy the centre room in the block with an immense hardware stock, and tney will be the heaviest losers. M. and R. Irueblood, millinery will also be heavy losers. Up to this hour the losses on building and stock are estimated at ?lo,000. The fire is probably unaer control. Heavy Logs at Sc. Louis. ot. jjocis, Jan. o. ine losses by the nre en Fourth street, early this morning, are estimated as follows: Hugh R. Hildretb. printing, lithographing and book -binding establishment, $75,000; insurance. $50,000. L. Herzog, fancy dress goods, laces and cloaks, $35,000; insurance, $30,000. Mermod & Jaccard Jewelry Company, about $2a,000; covered by insurance. The building 40o and 407 was owned by Mrs. Webb, valued at $ou,uuo, and damaged perhaps onehalf. The building 401 and 403, occupied by the jewelry and silverware department of Mermod & Jaccard, is owned by the Odd-fellows, who bave their ball in the uoper story, but this was not materially damaged. A S9O.00O Loss at Chicago. Chicago, Fb. 5. Tbe two upper floors of the five-story building, Nos. 63 and 70 Wabash avenue, burned this morning, and the remainder of tbe structure and its contents were badly damagea by water, causing damage aggregating asyu.uuu. a. k. uarnes sr uo.. printers, are the heaviest sufferers. Their loss is $55,000, insured for $36,000 among twenty companies. The other losers are fully insnred. They were as follows: G H. Blakely & Co.. printers, $17,000; Schott & Co., leather jobbers. $5,000; R. R. McCabe & Co., printers, $3,000; H. It. Eaele & Co., grocers. and C. O. Theil & Co., lithographers, $2,500 each, and ti. A. is-oan, owner of the building. $5,000. Planing-Mill Burned. AtTOONA, Pa., Feb. 5. The Union plapingmilL owned by Louis Plack, was entirely destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning. Loss, $25,000; partly insurod. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. The Southern Ohio Brick & Tile Company, of Cincinnati, has assigned to George W. Worthington. Assets. $10,000; liabilities, $70,000. Commoner Cox has been removed to the infirmary of Limerick jail. He has entirely lest bis appetite and his strength has apparently diminished within the last twenty-four hours. The congregation of Emanu-El Temple, of Milwaukee, last night decided to extend a call to Rabbi Hecht. of Montgomery, Ala. Emanne- -El is tbe leading Hebrew congregation of Wisconsin. The Spanish government, which has been acting as arbitrator between Daly and Colombia, has decided in favor of Italy, declaring that Cerruti and others have not infringed the laws of neutrality. Israel Lucas, the absconding treasurer ot Auglaize county, Ohio, and his wife, were arrested at Toronto, Ont., last nieht. Lucas was living under the name of L. v ise. When he left the United States, on Aug. 27, last, he had $32,000 in his possession. W. C Farmer, a commercial traveler from St. Louis, was shot and killed, Saturday night, in a saloon at Shreveport, La., by one Charles Parker, "from Georgia. Parker and a man named Pierson bad a difficulty over a card table, and Farmer received the bullet meant for Pierson. 1 armer s friends live at Ashley. I1L An express train on tbe Pittsburg & Western railroad ran into a wagon at the Cherry Street crossing. Allegheny City. Saturday evening, killing Wm. Steinbronner, tbe driver, and seriously injuring "Wm. Albrieht, a boy fourteen years old, and his companion, a young eon of policeman Johnson. Mr. Steinbronner and the boys were crossing the tracks on their way to the river for coal, when the train struck the wagon in tbe middle. Obituary. Coxcord. N. IL, Feb. 5. Col. John H. Georere died to-night. President Pierce tendered him the office of Secretary of the Territory of Minne sota, in 1855, bnt he declined. Baker's Breakfast Cocoa is a varv comforting drink as the weather grows colder. One of its special merits, giving it a great advantage over tea and coffee, is its heat-giving aualitv: it forti fies delicate constitutions against th cold, supplying an asily appropriated fuel for those internal fire3 upon the adequate eoDDort of whirh health and happiness depend. Bale or 'a Break fast Cocoa may. therefore, b especiallv com mended as a morning drink, and manv nennU who are liable to sleeplessness have found tbat a cup of it drunken hot on going to bed brings a. sound and refresbiug sleep. It mav be hn.l i.f all grocers. Allow your Clothing, Paint, or Woodwork, washed in ihe old rubbing, twisting wrecking -Kray. Join that large axny of sensible, economical people, who from expetienec have learned that James Pyle's Pe-iiline, tised as directed on. each package, saves time, labor, tubbing, wear and tear. Yoar Ciothes zte worn oat moic by washing than wearing. It is to' your advantage to uy -Prarline,. JAMES PVLE,. Nctt Yoilu Sold Everywhere.

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Oa of the most popular things ever written by Bill Nveis his brief description of a per sonal experience with actual occurrence which a cyclone. Tht came, near costing him his life, and the miraculous meani of his cure, are given below : Cyclones are of two kinds, viz: Th dark maroon cyclone and the iron gray cyclone with pale green mane and tarl. It was the latter kind that I frolicked with at the time alluded to. My brother and I were riding along in the grand old forest, and I had just been singing a few bars from the opera of "Whoop 'em Up, Lizzie Jane," when I noticed that the wind was beginning to sough through the trees. Soon after that I noticed tna I was soughing through the trees also, and I am really no slouch of a sougher either when I get started. The horse was hanging by the breeching from the bough of a largo butternut tree, waiting f v some one to come and pick him. I did not see my brother at first, but after a while he disengaged himself from a rail fence and came where I was hanging, wrong end up, with my personal effects spilling out of my pockets. I told him that as soon vas the wind kind of softened down I wished he would go and pick the horse. lie did so, and at midnight a party of friends carried me into town on a stretcher. It was quite an ovation. To think of a torchlight procession coming way out there into the woods at midnight and carrying me into town on their shoulders in triumph ! And yet I was once only a poor boy. Mr. Nye received the warmest sym pathies of the press, and to a personal friend connected with the Chicago Ji'mes who wrote to him immediately after, hf replied as follows : Hudson, "Wisconsin. My Dear : I've written a good many letters relative to that blasted cyclone of mine, and I get madder and madder as tha incident gets further and further away. My leg is getting along very well, but I shall not feel like going on the stage with it. The knee is swollen considerably, and it will be some time before I can get mj pink tights over it. It's knobby, but it's nice. I could play "Richard III" this winter, but I can't appear as "Romeo." It wouldn't do to delay the balcony scene for the purpose of rubbing St. Jacobs Oil on my knee The public would feel justly incensed and the galleries would make jeering remarks Sincerely yours, Kill Nye. Upon another subject Mr. Nye lias written as follows: "My little daughter recently burnt the palm of her hand very severely, and after I had wet it well with a remedy and put my handkerchief on it she did not even cry. So I tried it again th e other day on the frozen cheek of a little girl two years old. It worked like magic. The remedy is St. Jacobs Oil, and it's a mighty good thing to have in the house. I now believe if we keep the ten mandraents and this rem com edy we will beprosperous ana nanny BRIDGE RODS, TRUSS RODS. Bolts, Stirrnps, Plates, Washers And CONSTRUCTION WORK STEEL PDLLEY AND MACHINE WORKS (Successors to Machine and Bolt Works). 79 to 85 South Peansjlvaai St. INDIANAPOLiI3 CREAM BALM For 15 vears I was an noyed with catarrh, dischaiges into my throat, unpleasant breath and severe pain in my head. My sense of smell was much impaired. I have overcome these troubles with Ely's Cream Balm. J. B. Case, St. Denis Hotel, New York. A particle is applied into each nostril and is a?. able. Price 50 cents at Druggists: bv mail, resristered . iO cts. Circulars free. ELY BROS.. Druggists. Owego. N. Y. GOLD MEDAL, PAEIS, 1378. BAKER'S si "Warranted absolutely pure Cocoa, from which the excess of Oil has been removed. It has three timet the strength of Cocoa mixed with Starch, Arrowroot or Sugar, and is therefore far more economical, eating less than one cent a cup. It is delicious, nourishing', strengthening, easily digested, and admirably adapted for invalids as well as for persons In health. Sold by Grocers eirerywhere. JR. BAKER & CO., Dorclieslor, Mass.

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