Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 January 1889 — Page 2

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24,

1889.

IXDIAXA AXD ILLINOIS NEWS

Dmtal 'White Caps Take a Woman from llome and Beat Her with Heavy Limbs. A Law Case That Has o Precedent in the State Fatal Casualties at Several Places Jlore Eroom-Corn Brush than Demand. INDIANA. A Monro County Woman Brutally Ileaten by White Cap Regulators. ' Spatial to the Indianapolis Journal. Bloomingto', Jan. 23. Acasoof "whitccapping' 3 reported, this morning, from Washington township, Monroe comity, that is not exccllea lor oruiamy, auu ausuIntely inexcusable. Mrs. Lou Wright is a married woman, who lives peaceably with her husband, in the vicinity of Bryant's creek. Before her marriage there was tome silent gos3ip as to her character, but the husband and wife have lived quietly together. However, since her marriage Mrs. Wright has received two notices from unknown parties threatening injury to her. Last night, about 11 o'clock, a knock was heard at the door, and, when opened, six masked men crowded into the room. The husband was compelled to go to bed and remain there, while two of the strangers caught hold of the wife. She was taken outside, and while held by these two, the other four proceeded to whip her with Tipavr limh. nnd when the woman was al lowed to go back to the house nineteen stripes were counted on her back and limbs. Tho masked men disappeared, and nothing more is known of the outrage. It 6eems a case absolutely without excuse, and it is probable tho matter will bo thoroughly investigated. A Much Tangled Law Case. Facial to the Indianapolis Journal. Crawtordsville, Jan. 23. A rather peculiar case is about to be re-openedin the Montgomery county court. In 1883 a man named Donaldson, of Kentucky, was in Montgomery county, buying hogs. Thos. Wilson sued Donaldson for a breach of a hog contract. Tho process was served on Donaldson whilo he was in that county. When the trial was called Wilson did not appear against Donaldson, and the case was dismissed. But on the same day Wilson filed a new complaint, and had it 6erved on Donaldson at once. Donaldson filed a plea in abatement of the suit, setting forth that he was a citizen of Kentucky, and had come within jurisdiction of the court at Crawfordsville for the sole purpose of appearing and testifying in the former case against, him, and therefore he was exempt ' from the process of tho court. This plea was presented to Judge Britton by Kennedy & Kennedy, and was sustained. The Supreme Court reversed the decision. Then a motion for a rehearing was tiled, and after having the case under advisement for five years the Supreme Court has granted the motion. It is the first time the question has been raised in Indiana. ; Killed "While Walking on the Track. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Union City, Jan. 23. The Panhandle tram from the cast, duo here at 9:25 a. si., . struck and killed G. T. Martin, of Woodington, O., about two miles east of this city. ' He was coming to Union City to be examined for a pension, and was walking on tho railroad track. His remains were picked up and brought here by the same train, and placed in charge of an undertaker. The engineer states that the man was walking on the track, and . that he whistled, rang tho bell and applied the brakes, and that deceased stepped from the track, but just as the train was fifteen feet from him he stepped on it again and was struck by the engine and instantly killed. Martin was sixty-five years of age. Tried to Kill Tier Father and Mother. Jeffersonville, Jan. 23. A few days ago, Mrs. John M. Poindexter, of Kansas, arrived at the home of her father, William Wootten. Her appearance was utterly un accounted for. She never mentioned her husband or children, find if asked about them, manifested si irns of ancer. Mondav she attempted to kill her father and mother with a butcher-knife, but was prevented iy neighbors. A letter arrived, yesterday. from her husband stating that sho is insane and had escaped from her keepers. Pioneer Killed by an Engine. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Portland, Jan. 23. Mills Woods, ono of the pioneers of this city, was killed this afternoon by the Lake Erie & Western express, three miles west of the city, while driving ahorse attached to a cart. At the I crossing of the Blaine pike, tho engine struck tho cart, and Woods was carried j some distance on the engine. He lived but VAAA W mw iA 9. AAA? COVUICU UUUUiUCU Singular Fatal Accident. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Vincennes, Jan. 23. A most singular .- death of a young man, Clarke Stanley, oc curred at Shelburn. Ono day recently he . was on his farm chasing a cow with a fence raung in nis nana, une ena 01 tne suck struck the cround while his bodv was ' thrown against the other. He was punctured . in the groin so severely that ho died in a icw Hours. Terribly Burned by Explosion of Gasoline. ' Special to the Indiana polls Journal. Elkhart, Jan. 23. This morning Martin Houseman, of this city, lighted a lire with tho assistance of gasoline from a can, the contents of which exploded and terribly ; burned both Houseman and his wife. Houseman's recovery is doubtful. Minor Notes. Hiram Staley, aged fifteen, was shot in L1 a. -J m . meioob uurmga bcuuio -Dei ween boys at Joppa. Burglars robbed a Knightsville saloon on Tuesday night, securing between $40 and yA7 ui inuuey. Mrs. Thomas PTi APrin mnfTior fiimvn P. Sheerin.of Indianapolis, died at LogansJ.O.I It y TBICIUUV , Fred Eisenhart, while hunting near Con jiersville, was seriously injured by the acci dental discharge of a gun. Mrs. Katherino Kavanaugh, a nativo of jireianu, uieu at jiauison, yesterday morn ing, aged one hundred and seven. Tho Bcn-Hur tableaux recently given at viitniuiusvuio 1111 uo given m iaiayeite on Wednesday night of next week. JOr. Txi sails, a prominent young physician of Llkhart, died yesterday morning of diphtheria, communicated by a patient. . Lafavetie will nnner Lin wood n. enhn-r'h an town, an election to that effect having iH-cu carncu uy a voie oi iweivo 10 one. The eccentric rod at tho Valparaiso electric-light-works broke on Monday night, leaving that city in darkness for several nights. Patrick Murray, a brakeman on the Chicago Jt Indiana Coal road, whilo coupling cars at Brazil on Tuesday, fell and was instantly killed. Thomas Keid, atred fifty, long afflicted with nervous troubles, committed suicide by hanging, on Monday evening, on a farm near Jinshville. Burglars blew open tho safe of Travis, Carter Co., at Seymour, on Tuesday night, ami seer red a little money and some valuable papers. Two men, who stole a lap-robe in Montgomery county, have been given fifteen months imprisonment, disfranchised for fifteen months and iiued 1 each. The postomY at Milltown. on the Lonisvi le, Evansvilie & St. Louis railroad, was rooneuon lucsuay night, the thieves securing eight registered letters and other valuables. Samuel Andrews's barn in Milton township, Jefferson county, was consumed by lire on Tuesday evening, together with three horses, two cows and a lot of hay and corn. Uninsured. Patrick Colgan, a pioneer of the Wabash valley, and a resident of Miami county for over fifty years, also a prominent and wealthy farmer, died yesterday, of cancer, aged eighty years. An Anderson glutton has wagered 20 that Le ctn cut four pounds of hog'a liver every

evening, between 6 and 7 o'clock, for forty consecutive days. He commenced his dis-

gustiug task on luesday. Isaac Stephens was lodged in jail at Shelbvville yesterday, charged with robbing tho Big Four road at Fairland. m company with a gang who ar now in jail. Stephens was arrested in Kush county. An ineendiarv is sunnosed to have set fire to tho barn of "Uriah Small wood, in Jack son township, Fayette county. It was consumed, with its contents, on Tuesday night. Loss, l,50tf; partially insured. The voung ladies of the Crawfordsville Colored Debatine Club on Tuesday even ing held a discussion on tho question, "Kcsolved. that the broom is more useful than the dishrag." The dishrag won. The Polish citizens of South Bend and vicinity, numbering several thousand, yesterday fitly celebrated the anniversary of the Polish insurrection against the oppression of Kussia, which occurred just twentyfive years ago. Mrs. John Fall, of Dora, died 01 Tuesday from a paralytic stroke. The deceased was a pioneer of Wabash county. One of her sons is an ex-member of the Indiana Legislature, and another is a member of the present General Assembly of Kansas. Alex. Gordon, of Knightsville, had a narrow escape from falling down a mine yesterday. While at the top of tho shaft fixing the cage seat it was accidentally lowered, striking him on the head, and injuring him seriously. It is a mystery how he escaped instant death. At Teegarden, Marshall county, on Tuesday, Frank Johnson and T. J. Plake, business men of that place, engaged in a dispute over an account. During their anger, Plakedrew a revolver and shot Johnson twice, indicting a fatal wound. Plake was arrested after desperate resistance. Columbus business men are discussing the feasibility of constructing a canal from Driftwood river to the city. Its length would be four miles and it would cost $50,000, but as tho fall is about eighteen feet, it would give fine water-power and. as they believe, would be an inducement to manufactories in the absence of natural gas. Some leading Valparaiso ladies have orf;anized a litertrry societyollicered as folOW8: President, Mrs. O. P. Kiusey; viceS resident, Mrs. J. M. McGill: secretary, IrsD. E. Simons; treasurer, Mrs. T. II. Bell. The object of this society is to study the arts. They have begun with architecture, and meet Friday evenings at each other's residences. A few weeks ago Mr. J. E. Thomas, F. W. Kritz, J. L. Roberts and Win. Conner were engaged by Mr. Clay Jarvis in tho erection of a barn on a farm south of Waveland. They were all taken sick within ten or twelve days from the time they commenced work. Mr. Thomas died on Sunday and was buried on Thursday, typhoid fever being the cause of his death. It is believed that the water in the well from which the men drank was impregnated with typhoid fever germs. ILLINOIS. Broom-Corn Growers Agitating the Question of Reducing; Next Year's Acreage. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Mattoon, Jan. 23. The broom-corn-dcal-crsof tho central Illinois district have just completed a census of the crop of brush yet remaining in tho hands of growers and local dealers. The result shows that there is yet 3,500 tons of brush unsold. The holders reside in Coles, Douglass, Moultrie, Edgar and tho border of Shelby, Effingham, Cumberland and Jasper counties. The statistics just gathered show the number of bales held by each individual in the district and whether straight or crooked. Tho price has ruled very low for several months past,, dropping to $45 per ton, though it opened at $07.50 in tho fall. Tho large holders in Chicago who have brush of last year's crop costing 100 per ton, lookwith dismay upon the crop in this district, and tho only thing which promises to let them out whole and at the same time tend to advance the price for the growers yet holding their crops, is cutting down tho acreage of next year's crop to about one fourth that of tho past year, and thereby reducing the supply, to stimulate the demand and raise the prico. Civil Engineers and Surveyors in Session. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Bloomixgton, Jan. 23. Sixty civil engineers and surveyors of Illinois are here attending the annual convention of the State association, which opened this afternoon and will close on Friday night. C. G. Elliott, of Gilman, the president, occupies the chair. The association was welcomed to the city by Mayor Mason Severing. S. F. Balcom, of the Illinois Central railway, to-night gave a very interesting address on the progress of the new bridce over the Ohio at Cairo, 111. The question of 'tile urainage win ue iuiiy uiscusseu. une nun dred members will be here to-morrow, Odd-Fellows' Temple Dedicated. Fpecial to the Indianapolis Journal. Cerro Gordo, Jan. 23. There was a large gathering of Odd-fellows here to-day to witness the dedication of the new Oddfellows' tcmplo by the Cerro Gordo Lodge. Grand Deputy George W. Patterson., of Decatur, was master of ceremonies. Key. S. F. Gibbs, of Decatur, past grand of the order, delivered tho address. The lodges of Cerro Gordo, Monticello, Bement, Argenta ana nimino were present, a large audi ence was also in attendance. TIead of a Big Republican Family Dead. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Bloomington, Jan. 23. Jacrd Bishop, a resident of Randolph, this county, for sixty years, died to-day, aged ninety-three years. He leaves seven sons and six dan ir liters. Mr. Bishon and twentv-one sons and crratni. sons voted for General Harrison last No vember. Brier Mention. The insurance office of J. M. Bishop, at Lerna, was burned on Tuesday. Loss, Si.uuu; iuiiy insureu. Champaign county is to have a great for drive on Saturday over a territory of twelve milts. 1 oxes are abundant. CoL W. T. Dowdall, postmaster of Peoria, was married, on Tuesday evenintr. to Mrs. Mary McClure, of that city. The bride is a wealthy widow. At tho special judicial election in Iroquois county, on Tuesday, Capt. Alex. L. Whiteliall (Kep.) was elected over A. J. Uarwood (Ind.) by a largo majority. Certificates of dissolution of the Miner T. Ames Company, tho Minonk Coal and Coko Company and the Ames Coal Transoortation Company were fijed on Tuesday, at Springueio. The State tile-makers, in session at Springfield, elected otlicers as follows: President. E. M. Pike. Chenoa: vice-nresi-dent, Alexander McLean, Macoinb; secretary, J. C. Stall, Lexington; treasurer, John McCabe, Kushville. Among tho deaths reported Tuesday were thoso of Julius Alexander, at Geneva; Charles Crumbaugh, a resident of Leroj-; Morgan Criminous, a pioneer of Indianola, and J. B. Montague, a well-known temperance lecturer, at Lincoln. Tho old settlers of Winnebago county, met at Kockford on Tuesday, and elected the following otlicers: President. G. C. Cleveland; vice-president, H. N. Baker; secretary, Cyrus F. 'Miller; treasurer, A. C. Suafiord; directors, Phincas Howes, D. D. Ailing and Julius Gerber. The quarterly report of the State Board of Public Charities shows that on Doc. SI last there was O.&H) inmates in tho eleven institutions under its charge, against 0,118 at the beginning of tho quarter. The total cost to the State was ..i0,170. The institutions having the greatest number of inmates are the Eastern Insane Hospital, 1,WJ9 and tho Soldiers' Home, W2. Two Killed and Two Fatally Hurt. Wilkeshakrk, Pa., Jan. 2 A terrifio explosion of g.is took place to-night in No. 1 slope of the Susquehanna Coal Company's mines at Nauticoke. Five mining engineers were engaged in surveying, assisted by fire-boss Thomas Morgan and James X. O'Keilly, laborer. The gas took tiro from a light carried by ono of the engineers. Wm. Sharpies and Chet Owen were instantly killed, nnd Morgan and O'Keilly fatally burned. The others, whoso names are not obtainable, were severely injured. The Throat. 'Brown's Bronchial Troches" act directly on tho organs of tho voice. Thev havo an extraordinary effect in all disorders of the throat.

FEOCEEDIXGS OP COXGPwESS.

The Senate Makes Provision for Counting the Electoral Vote in the Two Houses. Washington", Jan. 23. Mr. Hale, from the census committee, reported back, with sundry amendments, the House bill to provide for takingthe eleventh and subsequent censuses, and gave notice that he would, at an early day, ask the Senate to proceed to its consideration. Mr. Sherman, from the committee on for eign relations, reported two amendments to the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill, to protect the interests of tho United States in the Samoan islands. Mr. Saulsbury, from the same committee, reported tho bill to further fulfill obliga tions in regard to the guano islands. On motion of Mr. Hoar, the concurrent resolution for the counting of tuo electoral vote was taken up and passed. It provides that the two houses of Congress shall assemble in the hall of the House of Kepresentatives 011 Wednesday, tho 13th day of February, 1SS9, at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, pursuant to the requirements of the Constitution and laws relating to the election of President and Vice-president of the United States, and the President of the Senate shall be tho presiding officer, that two persons bo appointed tellers on the part of the Senate, and two on the part of the House of Representatives, to make a list of the votes as they shall be declared; that the result shall be delivered to the President of tho Seuate.who shall announce the state of the vote and the persons elected, to the two houses assembled as aforesaid, which shall bo deemed a declaration of the jpersons elected President and ice-president of tho United States, and, together with a .list of the votes, bo entered on tho journals of the two houses. Mr. Gibson presented resolutions of condolence as to the late Representative Robertson, of Louisiana, and said he would call them un on Friday, the 15th of February. Mr. Bloduett made an explanation as to his pair with Mr. Kiddleberger on tho tariff bill. On motion of Mr. Jones, of Arkansas, the Senate bill granting to tho Big Horn Southern Railroad Company right of way through apart of the Crow Indian reservation in Montana was passed.On motiou of Mr. Sherman, the bill to declare unlawful trusts and combinations in restraint of trade and production was taken up for consideration, and was amended by striking out of the first section the words: "That competes with any similar article upon which a duty is levied by the United States," and inserting in lieu thereof tho words: 'In due course of trade." Ho then nroposed that the bill go over until to-morrow, to allow Mr. Hoar to oiler some amendments to it, which was done. On motion of Air. Voorhees, the Senate proceeded to the consideration of the House bill for the relief of the State National Bank of New Orleans, formerly the Lousiana State Bank. The bill was opposed by Senators Piatt and Edmunds, and advocated by Mr. Hoar. Mr. Edmunds offered an amendment, which was airreed to. strikinc out the word "belonging" and inserting the words "al leged to belong," so as to make it read "the roceeds of cotton alleged to belong to said ank." Ho also moved to amend the bill by inserting a provision that it must be made to appear to the court that the managers of the Lousiana State Bank were, at the time of the purchase of the cotton, in fact loyal to tho United States, , and had not been 111 fact engaged in the rebellion. Tho amendment was rejected yeas, 17; nays, 85. The bill as amended was then passed yeays, 32; nays, 20 and on motion of Mr. Hoar, a committee of conference was ordered. Mr. Fryo asked unanimous consent that the special order the Pacific railroad funding bill should bo given the precedence over other special orders. Agreed to. Mr. Frye said a voto would be taken on the bill this week. The bill was then taken up and laid aside as unfinished business. ' Mr. Chandler gave notice that he would, not later than I riday of this week, ask tho Senate to take action on his resolution proC)singan investigation of the election in ouisiana last April. The District of Columbia appropriation J um was iaKcn up, uut noi uisposeii or, ana after on executive session tne Senato adjouruei. Discussing the Civil Appropriations Bill. Washington, Jan. 23. Immediately after the reading of the journal the Houso went into committee of tho whole (Mr. Dockrey, of Missouri, in the chair) on tho sundry civil appropriations bill. An amendment was adopted appropriating $15,000 for approaches to the conrthouse, at Fort Smith, Ark., and $0,000. for the payment of labor on the public building at Frankfort, Ky. Mr. Lawler, ot Illinois, offered an amendment appropriating .")0,000for the preservation and repair of tho customs-nouso at Chicago. Agreed to. An amendment appropriating $15,000 for the establishment und maintenance of a refuge station at or near Point Barrow, Alaska, was adopted. Mr. Landes, of Illinois, moved to striko out the clause of the bill providing that, for the use of steam-presses in tho Bureau of Engraving and Printing, a royalty shall be paid not exceeding 1 cent per 1,009 impressions. Along discussion ensued as to the relative merits of hand-press and steam-press work, which was partic ipated in by Messrs. Butterworth, Foran, McAdoo. Farnuhar and Craiu. Finally Mr. Farquhar offered an amendment that none of tho money appropriated should be used in the repair of the steam-presses, and Mr. White, of New York, an amendment fixing tho loyalty at 1 per thousand impressions. Pending a vote on au amendment, the committee rose, and tho Houso adjourned. Millers in Convention. Nasiivillk, Tenn., Jan. 23. A meeting of the millers of southern Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and States south of Tennessee, was held at the Merchants' Exchange, today. The attendance was large, a daily output of 13,000 barrels being represented. The meeting was called to order by tho temporary chairman. Dr. E. T. Noel, who welcomed the visitors to Nashville. Mr. Chas. Ballard, of Louisville, was elected permanent president j J no. J. McCaun, of Nashville, vice-president; L. H. Lanier, of Nashville, secretary and treasurer, and tho following board of directors were town, Tenn.; J. J. McCaun, Nashville: T. J. Brownel!, Hopkinsville, Ky.; E. B. Whitfield, ClarksvilJe, Tenn.: I. N. Miles, Frankfort, Ky., and Jos. Le Compte, Lexington, Ky. Tho organization will be known as the Southern Millers' Association." The principal object of the association is to adopt a uniform method for tho sale, manner of payments and length of time upon which llour is to be sold, and to rectify the abuses to which the Southern mills havo long been subjected. The meeting adjourned to reconvene at Indianapolis, Ind., on the first Tuesday in June.' m . A Mystery Cleared Up. ; Mattituck, L. I., Jan. 23. The mystery surrounding the sudden disappearance of Thomas Conway, of New Suitolk, on Jan. 12, the day he was to havo been married to Miss Mary Sullivan, has been cleared up. Yesterday afternoon Henry Kneeland, a farmer residing near here, on going to his bam, found in the haymow a man who was insane and nearly dead. Ho was identified as the missing bridegroom. After having been attended by : doctor during the night Conway recovered his senses and told the extraordinary story that he had been in the barn since the day of his disappearance, and all the food ho had was what milk he got from tho cows. Ho was unable to account for his strange actions. Nothing was known of Conway's disappearance until the guests had appeared for tne wedding ceremony, and tho appointed hour had passed, and when it was learned that Conway had drawn $100 from the bank that day, it was feared he had met 'with foul play. The money was fouud intact in his trunk. Attempted Train Robbery. Cincinnati, Jan. 23. ?ho 8 p. r southbound express on the Cincinnati Southern road was boarded by robbers, just beyond Ludlow, last night. The train had scarcely got beyond the lights of Ludlow when a man, heavily masked, knocked at the rear door of the express car, and one of the passengers, thinking it was tho conductor or brakeman, opened tho door. Tho fellow at once made for tho front door, where c vigorous pounding announced the presence of another person. The messenger, Henry Carroll, and his assistant, mado a desperate

chosen: 1. II. Cheek, Marietta, Ga.; L. II. Lanier, Nashville: Chas. Ballard, Louisville; J. B. Lilly, Franklin, Tenn.; II. B. Williams, Nashville: R. L. Gault. Morris-

fisht and succeeded in dnmniuz the would

be robber oft and he rolled down the embankment and disappeared. Tho other robber seemed to realize that something was wrong, and his knocking ceased. At the ton of tho grade tho messenger pulled the bell rope and stopped tho train, but the robber on the front platform disappeared before he could be caught. It is not known whether the man thrown off was hurt or not. Thero was a large sum of money on the train. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Andrew Scheen, aged fifty years, a wellknown merchant of Scranton, Pa., committed 6uicido yesterday by blowing out his brains with a revolver. Drink and business reverses led to the deed. While in the act of making a trial of a new locomotive, turned out of the Blairsville, Pa., shops of tho Pennsylvania Railroad, yesterday, theboiierexploded, killing Hugh Connell, one of the company's machinists, and injuring Wm. Scott and T. A. renny, two employes. James A. McCool, at ono time a wellknown railroad man, and one of Atlanta's most prominent citizens, committed suicide yesterday by hanging. Mr. McCool was on the bond of Tax-collector Wilson, who was short in his accounts and this fact preyed upon his mind until it became unbalanced. John McGav, cashier of the Park National Bank of Chicago, was arrested last evening, charged with embezzlement. He confesses to having taken $1,500. McGay came to Chicago from New York quite recently.. The money was taken in small sums, and he thought he could pay it; he apparently had no bad habits, and received a fair salary. A premature explosion of a blast, at the stone quarry of James McCanpan, at Shawinont Station, a few miles from PhiladelShia. yesterday, resulted in the instant eatn of Michael O'Meary, sixty-five years old, and the fatal injury of laylor Wan namker. Jos. Olivctto and Michael Disbawa, Italians, were seriously injured about the face and body. Mrs. Amelia Rives-Chanler has oftered a prize of $100 for the best American essay on child labor. The money has been placed in the hands of Prof. Richard T. Ely, of Baltimore, secretary of tho American Economic Association, and was received by Mrs. Chanlerfor some sonnets on tho subject. The essay must not exceed 2,500 words, and must be 111 Prof. Ely's hands not later than Dec. 2, 186U Andrew Egner, of Cincinnati, who, on Now 6 or 7, 1S74, with the assistance of his son and a man named George Rufer, murdered and burned, in the furnaco at Freiberg's tannery, Herman Schilling, died yesterday at his nome. He was sentenced to be hanged for the murder, but on a new trial was sentenced to the penitentiary for life. During Governor poster's administration he was pardoned. The murder was noted for its brutality, and was known as the "Tan-yard Murder." Trusses by Fire. St. Louis, Jan. 23. A dozen business houses and nearly as many buildings in Unionville, Mo., were burned last night. The loss is estimated at about $70,000, insurance $30,000. The principal losers are: George Roth, hardware and furniture, $16,000; C. Figge, day goods, $12,000; B. Fahren & Co, clothiers, $7,000. An entire block of business houses and shops in Mc Kinney, Texas, burned on Monday night. Loss $56,000; insurance, 115,000. The heaviest losers are: G. W. Johnson, dry goods, $15,000, and the Morrow estate, to which the building belonged $15,000. The entire business part of Lancaster, Texas, was burned yesterday morniug. Seventeen buildings and their contents were destroyed. Loss, $75,000: insurance, $13,000. Reading, Pa., Jan. 23. At 7 o'clock this evening fire entirely consumed the planingmill of Rebcr, Weinhold & Co., on the outSkirts of the city. The fire was caused by spontaneous combustion. The flames were communicated to the lumber yard adjoining, which was also consumed. A number 01 workmen jumped out of the second story and mado narrow escapes. Policeman James Hayden wa9 kicked and trampled on by; a fire horse and received probable fatal injuries. The total loss will probably foot up from $12,000 to $15,000; partially insured. Nkw York, Jan. 24. Soon after midnight tire at 88 and 90 Walker street, in the dry goods district, destroyed probably $100,000 worth of property, the amount not yet having been accurately ascertained. About twenty concerns occupied the premises, v IJquor License in Slassachusetts. '. Boston, Jan. 23. Some interesting fig"ures showing the tendency of Massachusetts on the question of licensing the sale of intoxicating liquor was submitted to the Legislature yesterday by the Secretary of State. In 1880, out of S49 cities and towns, only 74 or 21 per cent, voted to grant licenses. The popular majority against license showed 50.9 per cent of the people of the State to be infavor of the policy of prohibition. In 1887, with the saino number of cities and towns, t3 voted yea aud tho majority against licenso had become 51.58 per cent, of the total. Tho total vote was 116.6 per cent, greater than in 1886. In 1887, when the number of cities and towns was Sol, 85, or 22 per cent voted yea. Tho total vote increased 2.5 per cent, in this year, and 53.45 per cent was in favor of license. This is quite a setback for tho Prohibitionists. Business Embarrassments. QuixcY,IU.t Jan. 23. Henry B. Lubbe, dry goods, assigned yesterday for the benefit of his creditors. His liabilities are about $20,000; assets, $7,500. Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 23. Tho Nashville Iron, Steel and Charcoal Company, located in West Nashville, made a geneial assignment this morning to Robert L. Morris, for the benefit of its creditors. Its assets are claimed by officials of the company to bo about $450,000, and the liabilities $170,000. Anolficialof the company says the failuro was caused largely by a lack of working capital. A number of stockholders composing the larger portion of the company, expected speedy dividends when they invested, and were either unable or unwilling to advance the necessary capital to put the undertaking on a paying basis. A Deficiency of 814,000. Saxhorn, D. T., Jan. 23. It has been learned that there is a deficiency in tho Barnes county treasury of over $14,000. Treasurer Benson has turned over all his available assets to his bondsmen, and they and tho county are amply secured. Benson was placed under arrest, yesterday, but was immediately released on bail. Some of his creditors crowded him hard at the close of the vear, and having been ussured that ho coufd replace it when the time for settlement with the county arrived he used some of the public funds tomeet his private obligations. When the hour for settlement came, and he wanted to get the iuone3 ho was startled to find that no could not get it, though it is said abundant security was ofiered. Trenton's Historic Arch. Nf.w York, Jan. 23. Gen. Wm. S. Striker, of New Jersey, has written to Secretary Bowen, of the committee on the centennial of the inauguration of President Washington, saying that tho arch erected by tho ladies of Trenton, und under which Washington passed on the way to tho inauguration, and under which Lafayette passed when ho visited this country in 1834, is now in possession of tho wifo of Hon. Caleb S. Green, of Trenton, N. J., who also has the letter of thanks which Washington wrote to the Trenton ladies. It is now in Independence. Hall, on exhibition, and will be returned to Trenton in time for the centennial services. The committee is anxious to get one of the fans presented to the ladies present at the first inauguration ball. Kate Claxton'g Husband Sued. Cincinnati, Jan. 23. Benjamin Wessel, pecond carpenter at Heuck's Opera-house, to-day sued C. A. Stevenson for S3.000 damages for beating him with a club at tho opera-house, Monday night. Kate Clapton is playing at Heuck's, and Stevenson is her Lusbaud. Wessel says he and the first car peuter were disputing and Stevenson came in and beat him terribly with a club. Stevenson will also be before the police court to-morrow to answer a charge uf assault and battery. Why an Ohio Town Is Excited. Norwalk, O., Jan. 23. Milan, Erie county, is greatly excited over a social sensation in the shape of tho elopement of two prominent and well-known residents of that place, Dr. Storch aud Mrs. W. B. Starbird. Dr. Storch's wife and family left Milan, last Thursday, for Florida. Mr. Starbird left on Friday. Mr. Starbird has received a letter from his wife, dated Chattanooga, Tenn., saying that she had left him forever and had gone away with Dr. Storch.

Mrs. Starbird is the wife of W. B. Starbird.

a well-known attorney of Milan, aud editor of the Milan Advertiser. She is the daughter of Hon. J. W. Stokes, Mayor of Milan. Dr. Storch has been a prominent physician in Milan for many year?. He is about sixty years of age, and sho is-about thirty-five. m Strike of Car-Works Carpenters. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Jeffehsonville, Ind., Jan. 23. For several months past there has been trouble at the Ohio Falls car-works here, on account of the company compelling its employes to take worli by tho contract, or be thrown out of employment. This morning tho company commenced work on a contract to build one thousand box cars for tho Pennsylvania Company, and tho system of letting the work out by contract was to bo continued. 15 being the prico fixed per car. All the carpenters refused to work loneer at the wages ofiered and quit. They claim that experienced carpenters cannot earn more than, 75 cents per day, and they will not work for such wages. Many of the men have sought employment elsewhere. Child Murdered and Mother Badly Ilurt. Kansas City, Jan. 23. For some time I ast Samuel Hatton, a railroad employe at Jiley, Kan., had tried to force his attentions upon the wife of W. H. Bcal, his foreman. On Monday, Beal notified Hatton that his services would be needed only half the time. Monday night Hatton and Beal talked together a few minutes, when Hatton went into tke house. In a few minutts he returned with a shotgun, and 6eeing Mrs. Beal standing at her back door with her two-year-old child in her arms, he fired both barrels full at her. Both charges took effect. Mrs. Ueal was shot in the left breast, and her left hand was horribly mutilated. The little, ono was fatally wounded in the body and face. Mrs. Beal died in a short time and the child yesterday. Hatton escaped. A posse of men is hunting for him, and he will bo lynched when caught. Woman's Union Missionary Society. New York, Jan. 23. The twenty-eighth annual meeting of the Woman's Union Missionary Societi was in session to-day. Encouraging reports of the labors of the association in nearly all the , largo cities of the United States were read. The work during the year included . tho establishment of two new missionaries in China nnd Japan. The afternoon session was addressed by Miss Viele Curtis and Miss McKechnie, both of the Missionary Hospital at Shanghai. This hospital, it was stated, had cared for TjO.OOO patients since its foundation. Dr. Elizabeth Keffsnider and Dr. Phraner also spoke. The latter had visited the missionary stations in the East and had foundjthem all doing excellent service. m ' Obituary. Washington, Jan. 23. The navy department is informed that Passed Assistant Surgeon W. G. Wilson was found dead in his bed on the receiving ship St. Louis, at the League Island navy-yard, this morning. Saratooa Springs, N. Y., Jan. 23. John Whetton Ehninger, artist and member of the National Academy of Design, died here suddenly, of apoplexy, yesterday afternoon, aged sixty-one. m Steamship News. Glasgow, Jan. 23. Arrived: Cynthia, from Baltimore. New York, Jan. 23. Arrived: . Persian Monarch, from London. Queenstown, Jan. 23. Arrived: Pennsylvania, from Philadelphia. The Lizard, Jan. 23. Passed: Ncdcrland, from Philadelphia for Antwerp. Ilali a Million for a Seminary. Port Deposit, Md Jan. 23. Hon. Jacob Tome, a native of this place, but for some years a resident of Washington. D. C, has given half a million dollars to found a free non-sectarian seminary, in which the industrial training of children will bo made a feature. Mr. Tome, who commenced life a poor boy, has made a large fortune in the lumber and banking business. He is the father-in-law of ex-Postmaster-general J A. J. CreswelL Swindled by a Doctor. Kansas City, Jan. 23. Dr. H. A. Eberle, of this city, was arrested in Fredonia, Kan., to-day, on a charge of swindling. Ilia method was to request notes from his patients, which were not to be paid until a cure was effected. He would then negotiate the notes. It is thought that he has realized about $4,500 by his operations. llaucrcisen Refused a New Trial. Geneva, 111., Jan. 23. Judge Wilson,of tho Circuit Court, to-day refused to grant a new trial to Bauereisen, the alleged Chicago, Burlington & Quincy dynamiter, who who was recently found guilty and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. Wants S100.000 from His Mother-ln-Law. Cleveland, O., Jan. 23. John D. Critchfield, a lawyer of Mt. Vernon, began a suit in the courts here to-dav against his mother-in-law for $100,000 damages. Ho claims that she deprived him of hij wife's affections. II iff Verdict Against a Railroad. Boston, Jan. 23. James Harkins has obtained a verdict for 35,000 against the Boston &. Providence Railroad Company for injuries to his head and side in tho Roslindale disaster. The Hoy Preacher Outdone. Falmouth (Ky.) Special. Mary Semons, ten years of age, has delivered four sermons at this place, and is becoming quite popular as a preacher. Sho has a good voice and splendid delivery for one so young. Mary is tho daughter of a fairly well-to-do farmer, who lives about four miles from this place. From infancy she disphi3'ed unusual brightness. About eight months ago she joined the Baptist Church here, and said that tho Lord had called upon her to preach. She first addressed a small congregation at her father's house, and succeeded so well that she spoke next in a church near by. Tho little girl soon had a reputation .throughout this and neighboring counties. After several months in the country, she preached here, and her success was greater than it was in the rural districts. Under her ministry several persons joined the church. Many allego that her sermons cannot be surpassed by any grown man or woman. Mary is rather small for her years, has sharp features; black eyes and hair, and is very intelligent. She will continue her services here for several weeks, and then she will go to the larger Kentucky towns. Connecticut' Celebration. Hartfonl Times. The celebration of. the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the adoption or the first Constitution of Connecticut will tako place on Thursday. As is meet and proper, the recognition of the anniversary will bo made chiellv in the old Center Church "the First Church of Christ in Hartford," and, indeed, for that matter, the first church that was planted in Connecticut, or in New England, outside of eastern Massachusetts. The first Constitution of Connecticut was the first written constitution tho world had produced as a permanent limitation on governmental power. It was tho first American organic law to embody tho democratic idea. For this great fact let usfirst and last honor the name and the memory of Thomas Hooker, t lie head of the littlecolony, and who was really (though this was not suspected) even greater as a statesman than he was in his ministerial character. The constitution was adopted in "a "general assembly," or popular convention of the planters of tho three towns, Hartford, W etherstield and Windsor, which at that time composed tho Connecticut colony. The date of adoption was Jan. 14, 103S-0, old style now the 21th of January. For the Cablnet-Maken. Albany JonmaL Indianapolis is now tho Mecca," said Quiirle3 to Bagley. 1 I'm," said Bagiey. "the dead prophet was buried at Mecca." "Exactly," said Quigley, "and more dead propecies are buried at Indianapolis than at Mecca. Let us weep." The Doctrine of Heavy Guns. Boston Globe. All tho South American States are beginning to ask for shelter under the Monroe doctrine. It is a Krcat and true doctrine, but the greatest doctrine in practice is generally the one that carries tho heaviest guns withit. Brown's Expectorant has been in use in Indianapolis over thirty ycais. It cures coughs and colds.

IXTTIES FKOM THE FE0n.E. . .

A Southern View of I!irrlon. To the Editor of the Indianapolis JoumiL There has been considerable comment in, the Southern press relative to a littlo editorial which appeared in tho Journal soma few weeks since regarding the Presidentelect's Southern policy. Having heard expressions from a groat many business men from various portions of this State, and also, from other sections of the South, upon tho result of the recent national election, induces mo td send you this communication. It is an undeniable fact that, w ith the intelligent and business portion of the South (leaving out the Bourbon Democratic politicians). General Harrison's election is accepted with a confident hope and belief that his administration will bring greater prosperity to the South in building up new industries and the development ot her natural resources than sho has ever yet cu joved. The issues fought in tho last campaign have made a powerful breach in the Democratic ranks that is not likely to be healed. Free trade ideas will never be accepted by a large portion of the South that have heretofore acted with the Democratic party. I say acted with the partj't for thousand who vote the Democratic ticket do so because they fear negro domination in tho South, and for fear of ostracism if they openly act with the Republican party. Tho fear of a conllict with tne races is not now entertained by tho thinking and business portion of the people. Tho relations between the races were never more harmonious, and it is believed that President-elect Harrison will so administer the affairs of government that the race question and sectional ttrife will cease to be agitated, and that he will be truly the President of tho whole country. The time has arrived that tho intelligent voter will no longer submit to the party lash, but will support and advocate such measures as will insure good and honest government, regardless of party bosses. Tho laboring classes are fast learning that tho Democracy of the South is still led by the old ante-bellum aristocracy that have always advocated free trade and low waces, and the intelligent laborer now looks upon tho Democratic party with great distrust, Tho sophistry used by them is too apparent, especially for the last four years, aud but little scrutiny is necessary to detect it. There is a sentiment fast growine in the South to select men to serve them in the national councils who are possessed of broader views and more progressive ideas; men who havo business tact and understand the neccssU' ties and wants of their constituents. Tho people are learning by sad experience that men who served as brigadiers and colonels in the lato war, and men whoso ancestry held prominent positions in the national councils before the war, must have something more than merely this record to ba intrusted with the management of nation. The Republican national platform of 1SS3 embodies the sentiments of a large portion of Southern men who have acted with and supported tho Democratic party, aud in so far as it relates to thoTcpeal of tho internal revenue laws, it meets the approbation of a majority of the Southern white voters. The total abolition of tho whole internal revenue system, with its army of spies and office-holders, would greatly strengthen tho Republican party South, making somoof the Southern States doubtful that are now placed in the solid Democratic column. Tho leading Prohibitionists of tho country demand tho repeal of these laws and the turning over to tho States the regulation of tho whisky traffic, thus taking away from the whisky combinations that protection extended by the general government, believing that it will neither make whisky freer in price or quantity. K. Jonesdoro, G a., Jan. 20. The Society of Vicksburg. To tho Editor ot the Indianapolis Journal: I observe in the Journal a call for a meeting of the survivors of the siege of Vicks burg, to be held at Indianapolis on the 22d of February The movement grows out of a resolution adopted by the Thirty-fourtr aud One-huudredth Indiana regiments at a joint reunion held in October, 1SSS. From so small a beginning it should grow until i society is organized of which every survivor of tho siege of Vicksburg is a member. This should be so for several reasons, but the most important one is that such an organization can puttheVicksburff carapaieu in its proper place, not only in tho history of the war, but in tho minds of tho nen generation which is succeeding the ono that fought tho battles for the Union. Tho further we get away from the war, tho deeper the impression is growing in the minds of those who have grown to their majorities since, that there was but one great battle, and that was Gettysburg. Gettysburg was a great battle, magnificant in its proportions, horrible in its carnaire, and at the time electrifying in its results; but it decided nothing in tho great srame then being played between tho North and tho South. It gave us no great vantage ground, although the victory to us perhaps prevented temporary discomfiture to the citizens of Washington. It was different with the downfall of Vicksburg, which occurred on the same day victory was achieved at Gettysburg. With the reduction of that Gibraltar the Confederacy was cut in twain, and tho Mississippi river was open from its source to tho delta. It was tho first littlo beginning of tho ending of tho rebellion. The Vicksburg camnaign was a Western campaign. Tho generals were Western men and tho regiments were all Western organizations. Vicksburg mado Grant commander of the armies; Vicksburg mado Hovey Governor of Indiana. It is befitting that Indianians should inaugurate a movement to organize the survivors of this great event of tho war. The Vicksburg camfaign ought to stand as the most remarkalo in the annals of war. It stands alone for its audacity and without comparison for its lesults. Let it be put into the minds of the people as it deserves, and those who participated in it given the credit which is "due. Tho meeting on thc22d of February should be very largely attended, to the end that a compreliensivo organization may be efiectcd. J. G Hardkstv, Late Captain Company H, C4th Indiana. Chicago, Jan. la How to Reduce Prices of School -Book. To the Editor ot the Indianapolis Journal: Why not make a law compelling uniformity in 6chool-books throughout tho Statef Let a board, comprised of the Governor, Secretary, and Treasurer of State, or somo one else who would bo above being bribed, bo empowered to advertiso for bids to furnish the books for ten years. Assuming that there is no difference in tho value (which is tho fact) between tho books issued by tho leading publishers, let them take from those who will supply them at the lowest prices. Tho publisher, knowing that ho will have the exclusive salo for ten years, can dismiss his army of hiirh-sal-aried agents who are now at w rk introducing books, and keeping up the fences where already introdued, and can furnish them at one-half the prico he now does, and make about the same profit as he does at present. The actual average cost of making a scries of readers such as are now in use, is estimated to be eight or nine cents per book. The largest part of the remainder of thoexpeuso goe to the agents. Neither tho wholesale nor the retail dealer makes more, than a small profit. There beingabout one hundred and eighty firms publishing school books in tho United States, thero are too many to all get iuto a pool, and competition will bring down the prices. II H. Baunes. lsniANAioLis, Jan. 10. A Lucky 3Ian. Boston Transcript. mere. T.'l...niiri.e ? Vn Avr liMnl of it. nnr i if .i hitorv or record of travels, or only a book of Ami Vnetr clasned the hand of Ttrnwn with effusive energy, and with tears in hi eyes declared that Brown was tho luckiest and the happiest man in America. Fonuda Familiar. , Plttsbnrg Chronicle. Miss Rose Klizabeth Cleveland has left Holland Patent to spend tho winter in Florida. Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland that name sounds familiar, but who is UiCf and whero U Holland PUU

Fogg "I see it stated that Mrs. Hum

phry W ard is not coming to America." Brown "Mrs. Humphry Ward! 1 dou't think I ever heard of her. Who is she!''

Why, she is the author ot 'Kobcrt EIs-

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