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En!o stated that the member of the Hon referred to bad, with one or two exceptions, Um he had ot tern, denied any knowledge of O'Farrell. Several members who were given as reference then stated they did not know him. Th circular has been sent to the Post-office Department, and the Postmaster-eeneral will wake an investieation of Mr. OFarrU's "one-itliaall-around,' scheme.

. ARABIAN MIRES. Senator rainier' Futile Kfforta to Soiae The Sultan' Firman. Washington Special. Early last winter Senator Palmer sent an pent to Arabia to purchase for the Senator's farm on the outskirts of Detroit, fire full Hooded Arabian mare3 which- he desired to cross with Percheron horses and produce, if possible, . breed of horses that would be superior to, or at least different from anything in this country; The agent bas telegraphed his inability to secure the horses. Upon his arrival at Damascus few weeks ago, ha learned that a firman had keen issued by the Saltan prohibiting the further exportation of horses becao.se of the probability of war, in which event they would be needed. This did not dannt Senator Palmer's agent, nor did the historical belief that do Arabian hordes are ever disposed of except as tifts to royal personages and for purpose of war. II poshed on and bad little trouble in persuading the Sultan to revoke his firman in the interest of a Uoited States Senator. II was elated by his success in this direction, bnt he bad nevertheless signally failed in hi3 efforts to jet the horses. The rules against selling did not prevent his success, however. He failed ?rora a far different cans, it being none other than th fact that every bors shown him was spavined, ring-boned, wind-broken, blind, or afflicted with soma other disease to which even Ibe pink-eyed, soft-skinned Arabian species are subject. Only one horse did the senatorial agent see that apparently w?.s worthy of being transported to America, and that one, en close inspection, proved also to be unsound. The enterprise was given up in despair, and the Senator bas received a cable that the search has been absndoned. The agent visited La Perche, France, however. Senator Palmer thinks that If it were feasible for bis agent to spend a month with an Arab sheik in the desert, good borses could be obtained. This course, howsver. is not deemed advisable. Though failing to eet his Arab horses Senator Palmer's agent will return with twenty-four of the finest Percheron horses ever brought to this country, they wer purcbasad at La Perche and will be taken to Mr. Palmer's Fort Hill farm, where ' there are many of their kind. CONGRESSMEN WITH TIPS. Thousand of Dollar Made In Speculating: on the Telephone) Decision. Washington Special to New Tork World. The decision in the Supreme Court in the famous telephone case, was evidently no surprise to the speculative Congressmen, who relieve the monotony of a strict attention to the public business by taking an occasional flyer in the street They had been given the tip. While this occasion is not the first on record on which an important Supreme Court decision has been given out in advance, the magnitude of the interests involved in this case and the opportunities for speculation, which have been eagerly embraced by a number of Representatives, have served to create a decided sensation. How this advance information was obtained is a problem ever which there has been a good deal of braineudgelling to-day. That it was obtained from an authoritative source theie can be but little doubt. Before the convening of the eourt this morning, it was whispered about the corridors that a certain prominent New England Congressman had placed a margin of $50,000 on Bell Telephone tock at 234 on the strength of the tip. As ChiefJustice Waite and bis associates filed into their eats at 12 o'clock this Congressman and three or four of bis colleagues in the House pressed Ihrougn the erowd that packed the room almost to suffocation, and stood within the bar breathlessly awaiting the decision. Justice Blatchford sat before a voluminous pile of manuscript, which he began to lead in a steady, monotonous voice. As he slowly disposed of the claims of the parties contesting with Bell the priority of the invention that has almost revolutionized telegraphy, the anxious face brightened, and first one and then another left the inclosure, and pushing through the throng, hurried to the telegraph office in th House corridor. Near the window stood, the tall young man who, in the days of tha tickers, furnished stock quotations to speculative statesmen of both houses. II is bancs were full of dispatches, but they were the anxious queries of his principals, and pot stock orders; those had been sent hours before. ' "How does it look1?" the dispatches asked. "Do you note any change? " Keep us posted." "Bell is steadily, but very slowly rising." As one after another of those who had been listening to the reading of the decision left the courtroom the tall young man buttonholed them for th latest details and then hurriedly scribbled dispatches, which he tossed in at the window of the telegraph office. Occasionally be received a quotation on the stock, upon which he was at once surrounded by an eager crowd, many only curious, but others to whom a point either way Jneant a loss or gain of thousands. Little Deacon White wa very nervous. During the early part of the reading ot the decision he stood in the court-room, but afterwards trotted up and down the corridor, waiting for the termination of the suspense, It was a long EnlL For an hour and three-quarters Justice latchford threaded his way through a maze of technical terms and scientific phraseology. The claims of each opponent of the great Bell monopoly were taken up separately. One after another they went down before the argument that in many passages sounded oddly like a plea for Bell rather than a leeal decision. Casey Young, of Pan-electric fame, now counsel for Prof. Gray, sat within the bar, his thin ringers r. laying nervously with bis watch-chain. To the eft of the conrt sat dapper little Storrow, chief of Ball's legal advisers, his'sharp eyes taking in very detail of bis surroundings, and his lips parted in a half smile, which deepened as the points he bad raised in his argument were one by one sustained by the decision. Opposite Storrow sat young and stalwart Charles J. Kmtner, at one time Chief cf the electrical division of the Patent Office, on whose affidavit the inventor, McDonougb, bases in a large degree bis claim to transmit speech by the "maxe-and-break" currant of electricity. When the conclusion in favor of Bell was finally announced there was a wild rush for the door and Congressmen and correspondents took ?art in a lively sprint for the telegraph offices, "he tall young man. his band shaking so that he could hardly hold a pencil, scrawled a message and pushed it towards tha operator. In a few minutes he was handed a dispatch. It read: "Bell, 214; 250 as&ed." As he read it aloud the faces of several who had expected the stock to jump a dozen points or more wore an expression of disappointment. "It was discounted in advance," said Deacon White, bnt the New England Congressman's face was wreathed in smiles. He had made $100, 000 in three days. It is said that among the heaviest winners by the big jump the stock has taken within a week are Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts, and Archie Bliss, of New York, MINOR MATTERS. The Russian Extradition Treaty Considered Dead Stepnlalc Returns Thanks. ecll to th ladianasolis Journal. Washington, March 21. The proposed extradition treaty between the United States and Russia is understood to be dead. It was sent to the Senate soma time ago, but was laid over till next December witn the British extradition treaty. There was much opposition to the Hnsstan treat?, on the cround that Russia offers do protection to Americans in the empire f tb Czar, and that there was to be no benefit derived from it except to the Russian government. I have just received a letter from Step- . i.iak, the Russian exile now in London, and who Is tha leader of tha revolutionary movement in Russia, and in stating that across the water it is believed that the treaty is defeated, he says: "As tha matter stands, every freedom-loving American can ba a.i glad as wa are at any new chaoe of the defeat of the treaty of alliance between the Czar and tba American Republic. I hear from America that several prominent literary men, Mr. Fouiko included, are doing all tbry can to influence the American Senators gainst th treaty." Mr. Stepniak add further that ha shall always feel thankful, and in this he voices the oppressed millions in Russia, for the assistance that has been rendered by the American press and freedom-loving people generally for th part they have taken in defeating a treaty which wa destined to do no good to Americans, tut which would work groat injustice to tha opprt tsscd subjects of th Czar Manufacturing Campaign Material. Bwdal to th 2?aianpotis Journal. Washington. March 21. There are some very strange things going on jo tha Postoffice Department bow. Postmaster-General Dickmis baring a fore in the Sixth Auditor's of

fice which is in his department work night and day on the old money-ordr lapses under Republican administrations. ftting up tabular statements which, it is presumed, he will have , called for by Congress and used for campaign purposes; but what be expects to show by them cannot be imagined. A cam, a couple of elerks in the Sixth Auditor's office have taken their leaves and gone to Northwestern Ohio and the First congressional district of Indiana, to hunt up campaign material. Other clerks have been given to understand that they can take leaves and go into Wisconsin and Michigan to do campaign work. Not long asro a colored messenger la the Sixth Auditor's office resigned his position and . went to Florida, where be became a successful star-route bidder. The Sixth Auditor gpasaea upon all star mail accounts. A few days ago the messenger wrote a friend here that he expected the Sixth Auditor to visit Florida soon. Sure enough, but a day or two elapsed till the Sixth Auditor went to Florida, where be is now enjoying himself on a pleasure boat. There are other interesting things going on at the Postoffice Department nowadays. The Capitol Struck by fclghtnlng. Washington, March 2L At 2 p. m., during' the heavy thunder storm, lightning struck the Senate wing of the Capitol, but apparently did no other damage tban to frighted the occupants nd destroy telegraphic and telephonic communcation between the building and the outside world. The flash was vivid in the chamber itself , and startled every one, but the proceedings continued without more tban momentary interruption. In the lobby of tha press gallery it appeared rs if a ball of - fir dropped from each chandelier to the floor. Ia the sub-basement the engineer was prostrated. A cab horse outside was knoexed down; the report was not louder than a pistol shot, but seems to have been heard in all quarters of the wing, as if each gas chandelier bad made its own special report. In the Supreme Court room every justice, every lawyer at the bar, and every clerk at his desk sprang to bid feat, but sat down again very quickly and tried to look as if notuing had happened. Theorists have it that the charge struck the plume of the eoddess on the dome, spread over the metal roof in all directions, and sought the ground by the thousand chandeliers, steam-pipes and electric wires in tha structure. Similar phenomena were noticeable in the House wing of the CapitoL "Balls of blue fire" played about th corridors, and each occupant of the House or of tba committee rooms seemed to think be was the especial object of attack. Th crash led some member of the House to the belief that the roof was tumbling in. Electric lights in soma parts of the wing were extinguished. No Export Bounty on Grain. Washington, March 2L Chairman Hatch, of the committee on agriculture, this morning received a telegram from H. C Hoarstick, of the Merchants' Exchange of St. Louis, stating that he is asked from Paris, France, about the probability of the passage of the bill granting a bounty on export corn. He further says that it appears that the pendency of tha bill is injuring American dealers in effecting sales for future delivery. The chairman laid the telegram and the bill before the committee, and he wa3 instructed by a unanimous vote to report the bill back adversely, with a recommendation that it be laid on the table. Tha chairman immediately telegraphed the decision of the committee to Mr. Hoarstick, with the remark that "this effectually disposes of it for this Congress." The bill proposed to pay an export bounty of 7 cents a bushel on wheat and corn, and 50 cents a barrel on flour, and an additional bounty of 2 ; cents per ton for everyone hundred miles carried by water on wheat, corn and flour, to the owners of the vessel transporting them. Dennis Kearney Call on the President. Washington, March 21. Dennis Kearney had an interview with the President to-day, and denounced th pending Chinese treaty. He said that under the clause permitting Chinamen worth $1,000 to return in case they left the country, each thousand dollars would be made to do duty for a thousand incoming Chinamen. The President said he thought the treaty could at least be tried for a while. Kearney said that if it was, it would mean the loss of the fourteen electoral votes of the Pacific coast to the Democratic party. Ha further told the President that it would require an armed man at every forty rods of tne boundary line between the United State and British Columbia to prevent Chinamen from coming over the line. In conclusion, Kearney said to the reporter: "I'm going back to 'Frisco to-morrow, to report my nonsuccess to my people. I've been unsuccessful before committees of both Houses, and at the White House, too." A Three-Mln ate Session. Washington, March 2L The session of the ways and means committee to-day lasted but three minutes. Contrary to general expectation, no attempt was made to formally vote upon and dispose of the tariff bill, and the Republican members were left in the dark ac to the reason for adjournment. A conference of the Democratic members was held immediately after the adjournment, in a room in the basement of the Capitol, at which it came out that the report which will accompany the bill when it is presented to the House, was not completed, and another day's time is required to give it shape. There was also some discussion as to the proper time to present the bill to the House. The committee will meet again to-morrow.

General Note. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, March 21. Ephraim J. Smith, of Indiana, was to-day appointed to a $1,400 clerkship in the Pension Office. Judge T. C- Jones, of Delaware, . Ohio, chairman of the Ohio Live-stock Commission, is in the city to aid in proouring legislation to prevent a spread of contagious diseases among animals. Ex-Secretary and Mrs. McCulloea, late of Indiana, began the celebration of their golden wedding anniversary to-day at noon, with a family breakfast The table was laid in the dining-room, with a mound of yellow jonquils in the centre and tall vases of rosed at the ends. Mr. McCullochis hearty and happy, and has few of the infirmities of old age. Mrs. McCullocb, bis bride of half a century ago, is as blithe and full of enjoyment as if she were thirty years younger. Few women of her age enjoy life so thoroughly as does Mrs. McColloch. Near her at the table sat Mrs. Collins, who was Mrs. McCulloch's bridesmaid, Dr. W. A. Leonard, A. P. Mann, of New York: N. P. Bailey and children, of the House; Mr. and Mrs. Frederick McCulloch, Mr. and Mrs. Charles McCulloch, Mr. and Mrs. Yale, and Miss Mary, composed the breakfast party. This evening Mr. aad Mrs. McCulloch held a card reception from 8 to 12 o'clock. Serlon Charge Against a Postmaster. St. Joseph, Mo., March 2L William Stigalb postmaster at Stewartsville, DeKalb county Mo., was to-day brought before C. D. M. Dunham, United State Commissioner, by a United States marshal on two separate charges, one for taking and opening letters addressed to others, with intent to pry into the business and secrets of others. The other charee was willfully detainining. delaying and embezzling letter addressed to others. He waived examination and entered into bond, on each case, in the sam of $1,000 for his appearance at the April term of the United States District Court. Stigall seems to have been systematically intercepting the correspondence of parties from here and elsewhere in regard to the late Stewartsville tank failure. He was detected through decoy letters. Murdered by Indians. Spokane Falls. W. T., March 2L Judge Hogan to-day received the following telegram from Sand Point, I. T.: I learn from Indians and other parti's who understand th Indian language that Pel key, Pendleton and Pipkins have been murdered at Priest lake by Indians. W. P. L:;iUT. The three men referred to went up to Priest lake last fall to . prospect through the winter. Nothing has sinee been heard of them. Pipkin was a mid-shipman in the United State navy at the breaking out of the war, but resigned to go into tha confederate army, where he served throughout the war with much distinction. The matter will be thoroughly investigated. Reception to Distinguished Women. New York, March 21. The Woman's Suffrage League to-night gave a reception to the foreign delegates to the International Council ' of Women, to be held shortly at Washington. The parlors of the Park avenue Hotel were crowded. Among the foreign delegates present wer Mrs. Ashton Dilke. of New Castle, England; Mrs. Alice Scatcherd, of Leeds, England; Mrs. Zandelbarne Gustafaon, ot Sweden; Mrs. Sophia Groth, of Norway; Mm. Boeelot, of Paris, France, and Baroness Alexandria, Grupe a berg, of Finland. Obituary. Elkhart, Ind., March 21. A. F. Shurear, aged sixty-nine years, a retired business man. died her to-day. He was an old and prominent ereident. -

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Settlement of a Civil Suit Involving $30,000 and a Criminal Charge. Oratorical Contest at Wabash A Traveler "Confidenced" Ont of $185 Stricken with Apoplexy While Keadmg an Address. INDIANA. An Important Civil Suit Settled After Iong and Costly Litigation. Special to the Iodianacolis Journal. Wabash, March 21. One of the most important civil cases involving, . as it did, alleged criminality on the part of an administrator of a valuable " estate ever tried in the Wabash Circuit Court was determined to-night. The facts in the asa are as follows: Twelve years ago, Jaeob Christman, a wealthy farmer residing east of the city, died, leaving an estate worth about $20,000. His brother Peter was appointed administrator, and when the time for final settlement came, the sister of the deceased, Sarah Christman, presented two notes signed by Jacob, one io? $15,000, payable to her, and the other for $1,500, in favor of herself, and another brother, Lewis. Judgment was taken in 1876 on these notes, practically wiping out the estate. . The hirs of Jacob, nearly a year ago, filed a suit to reopen th final settlement, alleging that a conspiracy existed among Sarah and Lewis Chri6tmn and Peter Christman, administrator, to appropriate the property, and that the two notes were forged. Trie case was begun last Thursday, before Judge Baldwin, of Logansport, and at 8 o'clock tonight a verdict was returned in favor of the defendants, the notes being pronounced genuine. The amount involved, including interest on the notes and th rents and profits of the real estate, was net less than $30,000. Toe suit was hotly contested and aroused much interest here. Oratory at Wabash College. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. - Crawfokdsville, March 21. The" sixteenth annual Baldwin prize exhibition was held in Center Church last evening. This prize is given by Hon. D. P. Baldwin of Logansport, and is contested for by six members of the senior class of Wabash College. As many of the class as desire to contest for the prize write essays upon one of three subjects, and these are submitted to a committee, who select six of the best, and the writers of these six speak for the prize. The following were the speakers: M. E. Wilson, of Goshen; O. S. Thornberry, of Lebanon; W. H. EarL of Attica; G. S. Harney, of Ladoga; O. D. Humphrey, city, and Harry Greene, city. The judges were Rev. , D. P. Putnam, of Logansport;" J. S. McC. Cary, of Greencastl. and Judee E. C. Snyder, city. The prize of $40 was awarded to Mr. Humphrey, whose grade was 86.6; Greene received 86.58; Wilson, 82.2; Harney. 78.6; Earl, 77.22; Thornberry, 76.3. Mr. Humphrey will represent Wabash College at the coming State oratorical contest The subject of Mr. Humphrey was "The American Sentiment" The following are the Baldwin prize orators for the past fifteen years: C. D. Whitehead, Kansas City; Rev. EL. P. Cory, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. ; Ed Daniels, of Indianapolis, and Rev. J. P. Roth, of Viola, 111. (these two divided the prize); Rev. C. E Hills, of Madisonvdle, O.', Rev. W. F. Rmgland, of Hastings. Neb.: Rev: Howard Bill man, Cincinnati; A. B. Anderson, Crawfordsville; Rev. A. J. Brown, Oak Park,' 111.; II. L. Anderson, Cala, Fla.; Rev. G. L."McNutt, Indianapolis; E. H. Anderson, Chicago; G. L. Mackintosh, Cincinnati: Rev. E. W. Brown, Chicago; R. S. Shannon, Crawfordsville; W. E. Humphrey, Crawfordsville. Of the above, six are lawyers, eight ministers and two teachers. Rev. W. F. Ringland is also president of a college at Hastings, Neb. , Confidenced" Out of $185. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Vincennes, March 21. On the arrival of the VAelhnn rA CWirk fir. Mioctiflinni f.aln K i a mrvmJinr . U U V. V. . .w W WU.DBII ...... It...? M.V.MU,,. F. A. Maphael, reported to the police thai be' had bean confidenced out of $185. Two men entered the car when west or Seymour, and fell into conversation with Maphael. Soon a man dressed like an express messenger came in and informed one of the former that he must pay certain charges or his goods would not be loaded at Mitchell. The usual a Dp al vas made to Maphael, who banded over $185, ail t le money he had, taking as security an $800 ch. ck. The sharpers eot off at Mitchell to "see th ir goods loaded," but failed to return. Maph lei vas from West Virginia, and was accompa.net by his family on his way to Creston, la. ' ' Ilig- Verdict Against a Railway. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ' Vernon, March 21. The heaviest verdict that has ever been given in the Jennings county Circuit Court was rendered last night by the jury in the case of Mrs. Florence O'Conner vs. the O. & M. Railway Company, for the killing of Mrs. O'Conner's husband, who was employed as a brakeman on that road. The plaintiff sued for $10,000 damages, and the jury gave a verdict in the sum of $3,000. .rr 51 in or Notes. ; , - Hon. Jasper Packard, who will shortly begin the publication of a Republican daily newspaper at New Albany, is arranging for removing his family to that city. N. L. Thompson, who was recently arrested at Danville, on the charce of forgery, was given a trial on Wednesday, March 21, and the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. An I., B. & W. freight train ran into,, the mail train on the Midland railroad, at. New Ross, about 3 p. m , yesterday, making,, a complete : wrecE or botn engines, xso one was hurt. The Board of Manaeers of the Rose Poly- , teenmc institute nave elected Jt'rct. John Collet and Leslie D. Thomas to the' vacancies on the board made by the deaths of Samuel S. Early and Robert S Cox. . - ,r - The postoffice at Wiles, Tipton county, was broken into Tuesday night and robbed of money and stamps to the amount of several dollar. The thieves were frightened away before they could gain entrance to the safe, containing considerable money. The people of Charlestown have decided to hold a festival at Prnther Hall, on the evening of April 2. for th purpose of raising funds wiui which to purchase a hook and ladder eqnipment for fir protection. It is not intended, to purchase an expensive out St. Arthur Thurmaa, of Rising Sun, eldest son of Professor Thnrman, music teacner, committed suicide on Tuesday by shooting himself through the head with an old Co!t"s revolver. Hi mind has been affected for sorte time, and he was confined in the Iosane Asylohi . at Indianapolis a year ago. but after some months was discharged, cured. For several days he has acted strangely, and his friends were watching him, but he obtained possession of the p:6tol and went to a eorn-crib. a short distance from the house, and fired the fatal shot through his head. ILLINOIS. Physician Stricken with Apoplexy While En jraged In Heading n Address. Epecial to the Indianapolis Journal. Champaign, March 21. The Eastern Illinois Dental Association is in nession here. The president, Dr. H. J. Ball, an old and well-known dentist of Paris, IlL, was stricnen down to-day with apoplexy while delivering his annual address. His condition is critical, but he was removed to his home this evening. Interesting addresses and papers were presented by i Drs. E. W. Sheriff. C. R. Dwieht, of Danville; Sitherwood, of Bloomineton; Campbell, of Mattoon, Adams, of Charleston; M. L. Whiteside, Conners, and others. Brief Mention. Monday, M. Marty, of Nauvoo, hanged himself at his home. Domestic trouble was the cause. The spring session of the Congregational Association of southern Illinois commenced at Centralia Monday evening. Solomon Sapp. aeed eiehty-three, and Mrs. Thomas Stevens, aged seventy-five, early set tiers of Princeton, were married on Tuesday by Rev. O, A. Walker, aged eicbty -four. The omnibus 'boodler' case was argued in the 'jjupr"ine Court at Ottawa yesterday. The case wa taker, under advisement, and decision cannot ba handed down before May or June. - Six well-known residents of Tolono vere bound over to tha Criminal Court Tuesday, on indictments returned by the Cbamoaicn county grand jury in session at Urban. Charley Hartbank. Lou Miller and BobMcCaan, for violation

of the liquor law, eve bail, as did Colonel Sbafer, Jim Hays and Travis Day for assaults and

resisting omcers. Alonzo Canada, the cowboy who shot Mike Chris man, at Champaign, on Monday nieht, has not been arrested, and it is thought the desperado will fight to the death before being taken. Chrisman died yeaterday. The preliminary trial of William Devine, charged with the murder of Andrew Akers, was held yesterday before J udge Ames, at Spring field, i he defense offered no evidence. Devme was placed under a $2,000 bond. . MAX0R HEWITT'S SERVICES. He Says Hft Has Rendered Valnaole Services to His Country, and Been Foorly Paid. Special to th Indianapolis Jonrnat. New York, March 2L Mayor Hewitt was overrun to-day with visitors and letters congrat ulating him upon his utterances in favor of rec ognizing oniy xne American nag. ne said to a reporter that the Irish were wrong if they supposed he bad any disregard for them. His record in Congress shows that he took a promt cent part m penau ot tne msn-American prisoners in 1882 and acainst Minister Lowell's course. In regard to the criticisms of the Grand Army of tha Republic, he said the services of his firm during the war had been officially recognized ' by the government. Instead of making money out of government contracts, it was ad mitted that they had practically thrown their foundries open to the government at cost. The government at one time could not buy sufficieat gunin. n abroad. Mr. Hewitt then went to England, disguised himself as a . workman, obtained employment in one of the foundries ther. and thus learned thevseert of making gun-iron. He introduced the process in his works here, and thus enabled the government to obtain eun-iron at home. The books of the firm show a total loss of $100,000 on government work. Mr. Hewtt tboaeht he was getting a poor recognition for these services in the abuse of G. A. R. men. STATE POLITICS. Fountain Comity Republican . Delegates Elected at Attica ""terday. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Attica, March 21. The most enthusiastic and harmonious Republican convention ever held in this eity convened at the City Hall last evening. The ball was well filled, notwithstanding a cold, driving rain, and it was a source of congratulation that many business men were present and took creat interest. It was essentially a business meeting, conducted in a business way. Capt. B. F. Hegler presided in a felicitous manner and made a rousing opening speech. There were a large number of first voters present, who took an active part in the deliberations of the convention. A complete township ticket, headed by John Cooley (present incumbent) for trustee, was nominated. Delegates were selected as follows: To Indianapolis convention, May 3, A. S. Peacock; alternate, L. G. Martin; to Crawfordsvilla convention, April 19, W. II. Brunson; alternate. G. W. Mentzer. A committee of twelve prominent business men was appointed to make arrangements for organizing a Lincoln League, and a committee of three was appointed to secure club-rooms. Resolutions for Harrison. .Brazil, March 21. Brazil township Republicans have nominated R. BL Forbert for reelection as trustee, with Jas. Lydick, Monroe Cntsbail, and W. D. McLain for constables, faDd Geo. Stunh'ard for road supervisor. The following, introduced by Maj. W. W. Carter, was enthusiastically adopted: Whereas, Wa recognize in Hon. Benjamin Harrison a broad and comprehensive statesmanship; an earnest devotion to the publio interests; a pure and unspotted publio and private character; a love of country, and all the sentiments and heroism of a good citizen-soldier, in the American army, doing tho full measure of his duties ou all occasions; Therefore, be it Resolved, That he is our first choice for nomination for the high office of President of the United States by tho Republican national convention. DAILY WEATHER BUIXKTIX. Indication. Washington, D. C, March 21. For Illinois and Indiana Fresh to brisk northwesterly, backing to light fresh south westerly winds; colder, followed by warmer fair weather. For Wisconsin and Upper Michigan Fresh northwesterly winds; colder, followed by warmer fair weather. For Ohio and Lower Michigan High northwesterly, backing to light to fresh southwesterly winds; colder, followed by fair weather. Unocal Weather Report. ' Indianapolis, March 21, 188S.

Time. Bar. Ther. R. H. Wind Weather 7A. M... 29.70 31 90 N'wst Cloudy. 2 P. M... 29.95 34 65 West. Pair. 7 P. M... 30.08 22 66 N'wst Cloudy.

,0.58 ""t Maximum thermometer, 39; minimum thermometer, 21. Following is a comparative statement of the condition cf temperature and precipitation on -March 21, 18S8: Tern, Normal 36 Mean 29 Departure from normal.... 7 Total excess or deficiency since Mar. 1 71 Totatexeess or deficiency since Jan. 1 323 Plus. Piecip. 0.13 0.58 0.45 0.07 2.18 General Observations. Washington, March 21, 9 p. m. Stations. Bar.

Ther WinLj Pr. Weath 38 N'wst .28 Rain. 42 N'wst .54 Cloudy. 42 N'wst .08 Clear. 54 West Clear. 60 North ..... Cloudy. 54 West. Clear. 44 N'wst Clear. 56 North Clear. 60 West Clear. 52 N'wst Clear. 52 North Clear. 58 North Clear. 52 Neast ..... Clear. 38 j North Uiear. 40 N'wst Clear. 56 Neast Clear. 50 Neast Clear. 62 East. ..... Clear. ' 38 West Clear. 36 Vest Fair. 32 West Cloudy. 22 N'wst T Cloudy. 30 N'wst T Cloudy. 36 West Cloudy. 46 Neast ..... Cloar. 32 West Cloudy. 1 8 West. T Snow. 12 West. Clear. . 4 N'wst ..... Cloudy. 8 j West. Fair. 4 West. .02 Clear. 8 ! N'wst T Clear. 6! N'wst Fair. O; N'wst T Cloudy. 2 N'wst Fair. 10 N'wst TiClear. 24; North Clear. 14jN'wst ..... Fair. 38 (West Clear. 18; N'wst Clear. 26 N'wst . Fair. 28iNwst Cloudy. 22 North Clear.18 N'wst Clear. 14 North Clear. lOjN'wst Clear. IO! N'wst Clear. 20 Seast Clear. 2 Calm. Clear. 14' West Clear. 22 South Clear. 32 South ..... Clear. HCalm Clear. 18 Swest Clear. 20 N'wst Clear. 18S'east Clear. 30 South Tlear. 30, N'wst Clear. 28! North Clear. 36!N'wst TiCloudy. 46 Neast j Clear. t0:Calm. ..... Clear. 42 Neast 'Clear. 40: South 'Clear. 36; East. ! Clear.

New York city 29 Philadelphia, Pa.... 29 Washing'ton Citv... 29 Charleston. S. C... 29 San Antonia, Tex.. 30, Jacksonville, Fla... 30 Atlanta, Ga 30 PensHCola. Fla. 30 Titusvule, Fla, 30 Monteomerv, Ala... 30. Vicksburg, Miss.... 30. New Orleans, La... 30. 56 74 .94 26 .04 .06 12 .02 .Ot 26 18 Shreveport, La..... 30 Fort Smith, Ark oO o4 .42 Little Rock, Ark. .. 3U. Galveston, Tex 3(). Palestine. Tex 30. Brownsville........ SO. Memphis, Tenn..... 30. Nashville. Tenn.... 3o. Louisville. Ky...... 30. Indianapolis. Ind... 30. Cincinnati. 0 30 Pittsoure. Pa '29. Boise, I. T 30. Oswego, N. Y 29. Toledo, 0 29. Minnedosa. N. W.T. 30. Escanaba, Mich... 2 Chicago, 111 30 Milwaukee, Wis.... 29. Duluth, Minn 30. St. Paul. Minn 30. La Crosse. Wis 30. Davenport, Ia...... 30. Des Moines, la..... 30. Concordia, Kan..... 30. Keokuk, la. . ... 30. Cairo, 111... 30. Springfield. Hi SO. 38 iJ8 HS 24 28 08 10 08 04 80 .24 64 90 42 76 02 96 14 24 18 22 36 44 28 24 22 St. Louis, Mo 130 Sprinztield, Mo 130. 2 32 Leavan worth, Kan. 30. Omaha, Neb 30. 42 43 Valeutine, Neb .. 30. Yankton, D. T ,30 Moorehead. Minn.. . 30. Ft. MoKinnev, W.TjSO Bismarck, D. T ISO Fort Buford. D. T. . 30 44 4fi 46 1 46 30 FtAssinaboine,M.Ti30. Fort Custer, M.T.J30. 14 26 Qu'Apelle. N. W.T.3o. Cheyenne, Wy. T. . . 30. North Platte, Neb.. ISO, 52 44 44 Detver, Col !3(). 44 W. Las Animas, Col. Dodge City, Kan Fort KUiott, Tex... Fort Sill, I. T Fort Davis, Tex.... Kl Paso, Tex Salt Lake City, U.T. Santa Fa. N. M Montrose, Col 30. 42 48 42 50 3(. 30 3(. 30. SO. !iO IO 30. 30! 30. 20 30 20! T Traces of precipitation. Note One-tenth of an inch of melted snow equals' one inch of snow. Ixs by Fir. Sattk Center, Minn., March 21. Cogan's Aeademv burned early this morning. Loss, $10,000; insurance, $6,000. Baltimore. Md., March 21. The four-story brick building corner Baltimore . and Wolf streets, owned by and occupied as grocery store by Richard Stumpf, was destroyed bv fire tonight. Tba loss is estimated at 140,000 on stock and building; insurance, $39,000. - New York, March 21. To-night fire broke out from unknown cause in th third floor of th five-story roarble-tront buildinsr at No. 372 Broadway. The building is in the very heart of tba dry goods district. Th fir smouldered and occasionally blazed up in the en;r of

th buildioe and proved an obstinate on, but

was finally extinguished after the bniidioe had been delugf u with water. The total loss is placed at $50,000. HURRICANE AND SNOW. Destructive Wind Storm In East Tennessee Several Uvea Lost. Nashville, Tenn., March 2L Dispatches to-nieht state that the hurricane which did such great damage at Calhoun, Ga., last night, passed over East Tennessee. At and near Lenoirs much damage was done and several lives lost. The residence of J. H. Williams, three miles east of Lenoirs, was completely swept away, and his wife carried off in the wreck and killed. The body of Mrs. Williams was found to-day in the Tennessee river, where it bad been blown. She was in bed when the house was blown away. The next residence struck by the storm was that of Geo. W. Hardin. The building was totally demolished, but the family escaped. The storm then crossed a timbered ridge and tore up every tree in its track by the roots. The home of James Linginfelter was reduced toKindlingwood. In it were John R. Smith, who was killed, and a little daughter of Lineinfelter, wbo i . , . m . . . - . rr- Tjusu a ice orosen. j. ne awemngs or iu. iviuk and John Gideon were blown down. Seven mem bers of the King family were badly injured, and two of the Gideons were so seriously hurt that they cannot recover. The house of Lafay ette Prater is a total wreck, and Jackson Prater was blown over a garden fence, but es caped with slight injuries. The cyclone trav eled in a northeasterly direction, and a bureau in the Williams house was found this afternoon half a mile from where the residence stood. At Loudon, Tennessee, the bouse of Geo. woses waa completely destroyed and every memner oi his family badiy hurt Andrew Worlcy's house was alo carried away and the members of his family barely escaped with their lives. They ar all seriously injured. The bacon from Worley'a smoke-house was blown two miles away. The Strm m Georgia. Atlanta, Ga., March 2L A terrible electric storm enveloped the State last night, beginnine about 10 o'clock and lasting until after mid night. In Fairburn, both the colored churches were demolished, court-house chimneys torn off. shad trees uprooted and other damage don. TtT a a lv . i.nt?ar .austeu. a nouse was blown on a negro blacksmith, killing him. Reports of the storm in and around Gainesville show that while it was not so severe, much damaee was dooe. Th colored Baptist Church wascompletely de molished. CMloun suffered most, in north Georgia. It was visited by a terrible funnelphaped cyclone which cut a swath seventy-five yards wide through the middle of the town, taking in the court-house and station. Tho cyclone bounded down on the little town suddenly, and after doing its work of destruction, lifted from th earth to strik again, no one knows where. Every build ine in its path was either destroyed or damaged. Th streets are full of shineles and debris of roofs. The storm played eccentric pranks, in one instance cutting a house in two and carry ing away one-half. Then it tore down a house around some women and children without barmjns a hair of their heads. The Baptist Church was demolished and the colored Methodist Church was razed. About a dozen business piaces - were eitner totally .wrecked or badly damaged, and their contents ruined by ram. Several dwellings were demolished about the heads of their occupants, who, eineularly'enoueh. escarjed uonurt. The south ern arm mt the storm passed eastward through a eieiair county, taKine everything in its path, 400 yards wide. The turpentine-works of Whitten & Holland, two miles north of Lumber City, wer completely demolished, the still, commissary and every house and s b an ty being blown away. W. B. Whitten was sleeping in the bouse with Holland, and they rushed out to save them selves, but had run only a few steps when the bouse was blown over on them, and crushed tnem so to at they seemed to have hardly an un broken bone left in their bodies; and were killed instantly. Two other men sleeping in another house, were also crushed and killed by the house being blown upon them. Several others were wounded and injured. ' General reports come in of houses blowinc away, and fences destroyed. A negro brakeman of the Northeastern train was killed by a falling tree. Flood at Rncine, Wis. Racine, Ws., March 21. The warm weather of the past week and the heavy rain of yesterday broke the immense volume of ice in the river above the Northwestern railroad bridge, and in the afternoon it began to move down the river. When the immense blocks reached Mead "street bridge the outlet was not sufficiently wide, and a gorge was formed about forty rods wide and from fifteen to twenty feet high. The cracking of the ice conld be heard for blocks, and hundreds of people visited tha scene. The gorge having formed a perfect dam, the rapidly running river was soon forced over the adjoining dock property, and in less than an hour the land con tiguous to tha river was submerged. At Kerrick's flats the river overflowed its banks and soon covered the entire country south of the river up to Thirteenth street, a distance of half a mile. The water was from three to five feet deep, and all houses were flooded. Fami nes were obliged to move out in boats, and the roads are absolutely impassable. Nearly all the boat-houses on the river, with their contents. have been destroyed, and abutments and dock property have been seriously damaged. Vessel property in tne river is in danger, and large gangs of, men are working ro keep the craft to their moorings. Lost In a Snow-Storm. Denver, Col., March 21. On Sunday night last, a man named Berkley left Kit Carson, in the 'eastern part of this State, for his ranch, eighteen miles distant, accompanied by two other men. Shortly after their departure a blinding- storm of wind, snow and rain began. Yesterday evening Berkley' wifa reached Kit Carson from the ranch, in search of her hus band, who had not appeared. A searching party was organized and started atone for the missing men. The searching party was over taken by a second storm, and. as they were poorly provided for it. iears are felt that all have perished. Passenger Train Snowed In. Minneapolis, March 21. A passenger train on the Chicago & Northwestern is reported to be snowed in between Havana and Claremont, Minn., with between 120 and 175 passengers on board. Provisions are exhausted and supplies were sent this afternoon from Owatonnie. their being no prospect of getting the train oat. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. The Arensdorf brewery, at Sioux City, Ia., was leased, yesterday, to a Dakota man, to be used as a butter and egg packers. Samuel Edison, father ot T. A. Edison, the inventor, is lying very HI at his borne in Fort Gratiot. Mich., with very little hopes of his recovery. At Tiffin, O.. Tuesday, Louis Watcher shot his wife twice, and she will doubtless die Mrs Watcher had applied for a divorce because of ber husband's abuse. Watcher was intoxicated when he committed the crime. He is under ar rest. A San Francisco dispatch says that dectective Hume, of Wells. Fargo & Co., is advised that after the Stein' Pass train robbers had been killed by the Mexican troops, re-entlv, all th stolen diamonds, jewelry and money except $100 were reconered from the oodles. On the 10th lost., Lieutenant Colonel Gon zales, with a force under his command, bad a battle with a band of Yaqui Indians in the Latinijo mountains, Arizona. Two Indians were killed and several wounded. On the sam day. at a point called Aznajo de Los Burras. the sam officer encountered another band of Indians and bad a fight, in which hs succeeded in routing them. A coke train on the Pittsbure, Virginia & Charleston tailroad ran into a rock near Green Springs, ten miies from Pittsburg, about 1 o'clock yesterday mornine. and th entire train was precipitated over an enbankment into the river, a distance of fifteen feet. Brakeman Smith was terribly crushed, and will die. En gineer Buchanan was painfully scalded, but will recover. For several weeks friends of th Cleveland Y. MC. A. have ben soliciting funds for th erec tion of a new building and the purchase of a valuable sit. Thirty thousand dollars wer pledged, when John D. Rockefeller, president of th Standard Oil Company, wrot trom New York that b would subscribe ..$23,000 if the amount already pledged w; doubled. The off r has been accepted. The Bowie county (Texas) grand jury has re turned indictment aeainst City Marshal Geore Edmonds and Detective Joha W uiiarus, charg ing them with horse-stealing. EJrcoads Is a

candidate for Mayer of Texatkana. and has hitherto possessed an exee!leof. rep itation, and no one before suspected WiMiaras of wroog-d nog. Their friends declars the indictmenti a scheme to defeat Edmunds's election. A heavy Davton, Fort Wayn & Cnieago freight, running twentv-fiv miles au hcur, dashed into a wagon in which wer riding Henr Weiffenbach. John Jeni.i ai,d Joseph Frank, at Tate's Hill, near Dayton, yesterday, and, tearing the horse from the vehicle, carried it a quarter of a mile and dropped it dead by the side of the track. Neither of the three men was hurt. The wagon was shattered to flinders A letter has been received at Baltimore, from President Cleveland, accepting his election as a member of th Brownine Lake Trout Fishlna Club.' He expresses his gratification at his election, and tho hope thatth number of trout will not diminish except through the efforts of the ciub. Browning lake is about six miles from Oakland, in western Maryland, and is the most noted trout-fishing grounds in the State. Steamship New. Movtllb. March 21. Arrived: Carthagenian, from Boston for Glasgow. Rotterdam, March 21. Arrived: Leerdam, from New "York.

Qceenstown, March 21. Arrived: Gougb, from Philadelphia; Palestine, Boston; Istrian. from Boston. Southampton, March 21. Arrived: Lord from Westernland, from New York for Antwerp. , New York, March 2L Arrived: Wyoming-, Arabic, from Liverpool. Stopped by a I'ralrie Chicken. La Crosse, Wis., March 21. Rather a queer circumstance is reported as happenine to tha fast mail from th East yestesday. At a. point a abort distance this side of Sparta there was a flock of prairie chickens on th track. They fi-w up, but one of them did not get out of the way and was struck by the engine and pitched into the air. It fall on the bell-cord back of tha cab and rang the bell. The engineer did hot know the cause of it and brought the train to a standstill as soon as the air-brakes would do it. The dead bird lying on the platform of the for ward mail-car told th story. 4 A Bis? Failure. Rome. March 21. Maroni Bros., builders and contractors. hae failed. Their liabilities are 2,000,000. FRANKLIN'S GKANU-MKCB. Amusing and Pathetic Reminiscences by Her Old Pastor. The Rev. Dr. W. II. Furness, in Boston Christian Register. "Years ago we had in our church here a crandniece of Dr. Franklin, that native of Boston of whom Philadelphia is very proud. Her character, far more directly tban the genealogical tree, attested ber lineage. She died at the advanced age of ninety-eight, kept her liberal faith, and indeed all her faculties, her memory even of recent incidents included, to the last. 1 think her kind orthodox kinswoman, with whom she dwelt, kept her mind wide awake and active bv suggesting occasionally some objection to the old lady's liberal faith, asking her once, for example, bow she accounted for the fact that there are so many Presbyterians and so few Unitari.lans. Oh.' was tha reply, 'broad is the road that leadeth to destruction, and many there be wbo go in thereat,' etc Once when I called to see her, she told me that one of her visitors bad asked her (rather an unauthorized query) what was tne amount of her annuity. 'If I tell you.' she answered, 'you will know as well as I do my self. Suffering from rheumatism, it took her some time to go down stairs in the morning. '1 say my prayers then,' she said. 'It saves time' a touch of the Fraaklinian economy that led her grand-uncle, when be was a boy. to sngeest to his father saying grace over the pork barrel. A few weeks before ber death, in going down stairs, she leaned so heavily on the banister that ber arm broke. The physician who set it said that, at her great age. the bone would not knit. Consequently she could not knit, her chief employment, (she had made an afghan 1 dare not say of how many hundred pieces.) So she sat in her chamber and faded away like a gentle summer day. "1 went to see her. She was much moved. I shed a good many tears. she said, 'but they are not tears .of pain. My friends are all so good to me, and yet.' she added, 'it may ba with me as it was with the woman who told ber min ister she was afraid she was incurring the wov pronounced upon those of whom all the world speaks wall. You may set your heart at rest,' the minister remarked, 'I've heard your neigh bors say soma pretty hard things about you."' "I was told that, when she was dving. her hostess felt of her head, and then of her feet, which roused the old lady. 'Ob, cousin, wha did you disturb me fori' she said. 'I was dying beautifully. Never mind; IH try again.' I tol this to a friend, au Episcopal clergyman, and it shocked him greatly. It bad produced no such effect on me. Tennyson represents man as An infant crying in the night. And with no language but a cry. not knowing (I presume to add) that he is Ivin all the time, in life and in death, on the bosom of Infinite Love: but my old friend knew, ana she nestled there with a child's perfect faith." The Vice-Presidency. Boston Herald (Mug.) 1 he delusion that Ohio Is a doubtful State has been dispelled by her later votes, but New York and Indiana are as important to either party as ever. In all probability it lies with them to decide who shall be the next President. The Republicans will not make the mistake of leaving both of them off of their ticket this time. Tne Democrats are likely to have both of them represented on theirs. We made the prediction some time ago that th liepublican ticket would be Blaine and Harrison. No one but Mr. Blaine himself conld have prevented this com bination, if the party man were half as shrewd in dealing with the vice-presidency as we took them to be. Now Mr. William R. Morrison shows that sagacious head in politics which has always been his by pointing out Cleveland and Gray as the Democratic slate. The Republican programme will have to be varied. It may be Depew and Harrison, or, if a Western candidate for President is taken, it will probably be difficult to nominate one from Indiana, and thus, perhaps, Hiscock alone will represent the two pivotal btates. But skill in politics is indicated as being only less necessary in select ing a candidate for Vice-president on the tickets of both parties than one for the higher place, and while presidential elections continue to turn on the votes of New York and Indiana, as they have of late years and promise to do for the present, the South need not again expect a place on either party ticket. Art That Must Re True to Nature. Chicago Tribune. "That farm scene you seem to be sneering at, sir." said the indignant artist, "is valued at $500. It is generally considered a fine painting. Allow m to ask you if you are familiar with works of art!" "Not very familiar " replied the agriculturist, who was looking through the studio with his wife; "but I know something aoout the works of nature, young man; and when you man a cow that gets up from the ground by putting out her forefeet first, you are doing something that nature never did. Corns Nancy, letV go." To Save Life Frequently requires prompt action. An hour's delay waiting for the doctor may be attended with serious consequences, especially in cases of Croup, Pneumonia, and other throat and lung troubles. Hence, no family should be without a bottle of Ayers Cherry Pectoral, which ha3 proved itself, in thousands of cases, the best Emergency Medicine ever discovered. It gives prompt relief and prepares the way for a thorough cure, which is certain to be effected by its continued use. S. II. Latimer, M. D., Mt. Vernon, Ga., says: " I have found Ayer's Cherry Pectoral a perfect cure for Croup in all cases. I have known the worst cases relieved in a very short time by its use; and I advise all families to use it in sudden emergencies, for coughs, croup, &c," A. J. Eidson, M. D., Middletown, Tenn., savs : "I have used Ayer'a Cherry Pectoral with tho best effect in my practice. This wonderful preparation once saved my life. I had a constant cough, night sweats, was greatly reduced iu tlesh, and given up by my Jdiysician. One bottle and a half of the 'ectoral cured me." "I cannot say enough in praise of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral," writes 12. Bragdon, of Palestine, Texas, "believing as I do that, but for its use, I should long since have died." Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, PREPARED BY , Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mas. Cold by all Druggists. Price 1; six bottles, d.