Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 April 1889 — Page 2

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1889.

upon his bosom and he Trill go off asleep, lie has all the symptoms of general dissolution. That niav not come for some tirao yet. bat it may happen at any time. One of the most touching things connected with bis honorable old ago was his extreme fondness for Mrs. Cleveland. He visited the White House to sco her whenever he was able, and delighted to be in her presence, to hear her talk. This liking for the young mistress of the White House was reciprocated by Mrs. Cleveland, who took great f leasnre in entertaining him. They were he best of friends. On the moraine: of the 4th of March, despite the bad weather, Mr. Bancroft called at the Whito House to bid Mrs. Cleveland pood-bye. As he was leaving, he grasped her by both hands, and as he wept, invoked in a broken voice the blessing of God upon her. Mrs. Cleveland was deeplv moved, and she also wept as she bade good-bye to her old friend. SORGHUM SUGAR.

Conditions Under Which the Cane 3Iay Be Grown and the Product Made Marketable. Washington, April 0. II, W. Wiley, chemist of the Agricultural Department, has completed his record of experiments in the manufacture of sugar from sorghum, conducted last year at Rio Grande, N. J., Kinner, La., and Conway Springs, Douglas and Sterling, Kan., and the bulletin will bo issued by the department in a few days. The work at Sterling differed from that at the other places. It was an examination of ail obtainable varieties of the sorghum plant, begun by the Sterling Sugar Company and completed by the department. The work at Rio Grande, N. J., was carried on by Mr. II. A. Hughes, and the purpose was to determine whether or not sorghum sugar could be successfully manufactered on a small scale. Frof. Wiley says he does cot see any favorable result coming from the two years trial at Rio Grande. All tho conditions combine to render the manufacture of sugar on a small scale commercially unsuccessful. The practical experiments carried on at Douglas consisted in a thorough trial of the open system of diffusion (the Hughes system), to test its litness for working on a largo scale. They were not a success, owing to the failure of the battery to work properly. The agricultural results, however, were of the most encouraging nature, showing that in that locality a crop of sorghum cane- can be grown which, with proper treatment, may be expected to yield eighty to ninety pounds of sugar a ton of mire cane. Prof. Wiley devotes considerable space to a presentation of points to be considered in building a factory. Southern and Western Kansas possess the best soil and climate for Forghum raising, so far as is now known. Texas. Louisana, Arkansas, Tennessee and North Carolina probably present equally favorable conditions, but this yet awaits demonstration. The Indian Territory is destined to be the center of the industry. The expectation of establishing a successful sorghum industry in the great maire fields of the country must now bo definitely abandoned. A season of manufacture reasonably certain lor sixty days is an essential condition to success in the manufacture of sorghum sugar. The water supply must be abundant and easily accessible. Factories must be located in close proximity to the fields, so that the cost of transportation of the cane may be reduced to a minimum. A cheap and abundant supply of iuel is not less im portant than the raw material itself. Re cent experiments snow a strong probability that the refuse chips of the cane maybe used for fuel. The cost of a complete factory, capable of working two hundred tons of cane a dav. may be estimated at from $60,000 to $100,000. Finally, in order to dueceeu, investors mnsi secure some one to take charge of the factory who understands the needs of the business and has had somo experience in the conduct thereof. In detail the bulletin is very complete. It contains the report of the assistants in charge of the experiments at the several stations, with daily records of the results in tabulated form, analysis of suear beets grown in Kansas from seed furnished by Mr. Clans Spreckels, and the effect of the diffusion process upon the extraction of sugar from the sugarcane. The latest report on this subject shows that an average of vh pounds oi sugar is made from a ton or cane. AIDS TO AGRICULTURE. The Experiment Stations In the Various States and Their Work. Washington, April 9. The first docu ment published under the authority of Gov. Rusk, Secretary of Agriculture, is bulletin No. 1, about the agricultural experiment stations of the Department of Agriculture. This pamphlet, advance copies of which were furnished to the press to-night, con tains a great deal of information relating to the history and prospects of the agricult ural experiment stations which are now conducting scientific and practical experi ments in soil, manuring, tillage, crops, stock feeding, dairying, horticulture, etc., in the different States. Such institutions for scientific investigation in behalf of agriculture have been long in operation in Europe. Tho first one in this country was begun in Connecticut, in the chemical lnlimvitnrv of tlm WrAlxmn TTnnrAvc? f v fourteen years ago. Other States followed the example, and in 1887 Congress espoused the enterprise, and appropriated $15,000 jper annum to each State and Territory. The enterprise has enlisted in its support the best universities and colleges, and the ablest investigators of the country, as well as a great army oi practical farmers, to whom it has already brought substantial benefits. All the States aud one Territory Dakota now have agricultural experiment stations. Several States nave two, and Louisiana has three. The total number of stations now is forty-six, or, connting branch stations, nearly sixty. They employ more than 370 scientists and agriculturists, and receive this year $5Qr,000 "from the national goverrraent and about $125,000 from the Stat l and other sources. This is one of tho n.ost important of the government's scientific enterprises, and. although, so young, is the largest of tho sort yet under taken uv any nation. An especially favorable feature is the cordial relations existing between tho stations andthe Department of Agriculture at Washington, which is charged bv Congress with the duty of supervising and aiding the stations in their work, 1 he otticers of experiment stations, acting with the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and experiment stations, are able to accomplish much in this line. There is established a direct connection between the national depart ment ana tiie people 01 the country, which must resuu m mucn gooa. .MINOR 3LITTEUS. A ITearinsr Affecting: the flights of Colored People on Hallway Train. Washington, April 0. The Interstatecommerce Commission will to-morrow be gin tho hearing of arguments in tho caso of Wm. II. Heard, colored, against the Georgia Railroad Company. The issue presented in this case is whether the petitioner, while riding on a car of tho company, was subjected to undue and unreasonable prejudice nd disadvantage. Heard was traveling on first-class through ticket from Philadelphia to Atlauta. When the train reached Augusta, Ga., the passengers had to change Irom the road on which they were traveling io a car on defendant's road. Petitioner being a colored man, was compelled to enter and occupy, while on the tram, a compartment car in use on the road. These car? are divided into two compartments. one of which is for the use of colored persons and the other for the uso of smokers by persons of cither color. Petitioner claims that these accom modations were second-class, and inferior in every way to the accommodations of the first-class coach occupied by the white passengers on the same train. This, he claims. was in violation of the section of the inter state-commerce law which makes it unlaw ful for any common carrier to subject any particular person to anv undue, unreason able prejudice or disadvantage in any retnect whatever. The same petitioner was oinplainant in a case involving like charges about eighteen mouths ago. This lormer case was decided by the commission against the company, and the commission tnen ordered the company to cease and derist from subjecting colored passengers to prejudice and disadvantage. Peti

tioner brings this charge so as to obtain a supplemental order from the commission, mandatory and effectual in character.

Soldiers Record. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, April 9. The Secretary of War has issued orders correcting the mili tary records of Indiana soldiers as follows: The discharge of Daniel N. Dressier as first sergeant. Company II, Twelfth Indiana Cavalry Volunteers, July i, iwjo, is amended to take effect Juno SO, 1S63; his muster into service as second lieutenant, same company and regiment, July 25, 1Wj5, is amended to date July 1, 1805; his discharge as second lieutenant, Nov. 18, 1865, is amended to take effect Aug. 31, 186"; he is mustered into service as first lieutenant, same company and regiment, to date Sept. 1. 1S65; mustered out and honorably discharged as first lieutenant Nov. 18. 1865. lho discharse of Hanson 21. Beck as first sergeant, Company II, Twelfth Indiana Cavalry volunteers. rov. 10, 18to, is ttiuciiucu v Left .u.t,v iu. uv mustered into service as second lieutenant, same comnanv and regiment, to date Sent. 1, 186,); mustered out and honorably discharged as second lieutenant Nov. 10, 1865. I he discharge of James Dundon as hrst sergeant, Company G, Seventh Indiana Cavalry Volunteers, Sept. 19, 1865, is amended to take effect April 80. 1865: his musier inio Bervice as Beconu ueuieuam, same company and regiment, June 10, 1865, is amended to dato May 1, 1865; ho is mustered out and honorably discharged as second lieutenant Sept. 19, 186a. All are mustered for pay in the advanced trades during the periods embraced be tween the aforesaid dates. Enforcing the Contract Labor Law. Washington, April 9. Secretary Windom has sustained the action of the collector of customs at New York in refusing to allow a Swiss immigrant, named I. N. Flaig, to land; and as a consequence he will he sent home at the expense of the vessel which brought him over. It appears that Flaig came to this country in response to an ad vertisement inserted in a Swiss newspaper by Mr. George Baum, of Arosbach, at the instance of Mr. II. Bornemann, of tho Newark embroidery-works. The advertisement called for twelve embroiderers for Newark, saving that the trade in this coun try is short of operatives. It was shown that Flaig paid his own passage money and had made no contract with tho Newark company. He, however, brought a letter from Mr. Baum to Mr. Bornemann, saying that he had engaged him as an embroiderer. He also admitted that he had made up his mind, 6ix months ago, to come to America, and had availed himself of the present opportunity to secure work in advance. The collector held that Flaig was prohibited from landing by the provisions oi the con tract labor law. White House TUitors. Washington, April 9. Tho rush of visit ors at tho White House was resumed this morning with increased vigor. The Presi dent gave a patient hearing to all who came prior to 12:S0 o'clock, at which hour the Cabinet assembled. Among those who saw the President were Senators Sawyer, Frye, Allison, Davis, Sherman. Stewart, Hiscock, Vance, Beck, Stockbndge, and McMillen, Mr. Justice Harlan, ex-Kepresenta-tive JLacy, oi .Michigan; Kepreseutatives Cannon, Owen, Dunnell, Williams. Adams and Houk; .ex-Kepresentative Butler and friends, Kepresentative Morrill and friends, ex-Kepresentative James and friends, Gen. Flummer, of rlonda; Judge btephenson Burke, of Cleveland. O., Mr. James A. Roberts, Dr. Piece and Dr. Sloan, of Buffalo. Kepresentative VV eber also headed a large delegation from Buffalo, who talked over local appointments. Manley D. Wilson Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, April 9. To-day's Post has this among its gossip about prominent men: "A tall, well-dressed gentleman, with a youthful face, keen dark eyes, and a brown mustache, a typical product of the wide awake West in his general make-up, was pointed out to loungers at the Ebbitt House, last night, as the Republican who made Objector' Holman hump himself in the last campaign. Mr. Manley D. Wilson was the individual receiving this attention. He hails from Madison, an old Hoosier town that has produced a number of great men, and is an attorney. He was the nominee of his party for Congress in the Fourth district, which, formerly was overwhelmingly Democratic. Mr. Wilson made a brilliant canvass, and came within TOO votes of elec tion." Indiana Patents. Special to the Imllanapolia Journal. WAsn lngtox, April 9. Patents were to. day issued for Indiana inventors as fol lows: Peter Anderson, assignor to II. G. Olds, of Fort Wayne, corner iron for wagon boxes; Benjamin i . Berger, fcouth Bend, cultiva tor: Andrew J. Calloway. Chester Hill, cornplanter and drill combined: Clark Chiddister, Decatur, gate; Joseph Frenick, LaPorte, wheel; Thomas J. Harriman. New Paris, drive apparatus for wiles, etc.; James A. Little, Cartersburg, spade or shovel; Ed ward J. Purdy, Michigan City, hunters7 portable stool; George W. Pyle, Geneva, retail case and support for stores; Abbott M. Reeves, Indianapolis, metallic mat; George W. Schock and W. H. Wansbrough, South Bend, paint mixer; J: redenck W. Tremam. Fort Wayno, washing machine. A Bond That Is Never Canceled. Special to the Chicago Times. Even after the count is completed and the vaults are turned over to Mr. Huston the responsibility of Mr. Hyatt does not end, as the bonds of United States Treasurers are never canceled. The bond is for $150,000. The sureties are bound forever, and if twenty years from now it should be discovered that a defalcation existed for which Mr. Hyatt was responsible his bondsmen of to-day would be liable It is a mat ter of record that in all of tho counts of the government funds at the Treasury the largest discrepancy ever detected was two cents. A nackaco that the paving-teller had put np and labeled one dollar was iounu to contain out ninety-eignc cents. The other two cents were afterward found on tho lloor. Indiana and Illinois Postmasters. Special to the Indianapolis Journal WAsniXTON, April 9. Indiana postmas ters were appointed to-day as follows: Henry W. Berkshire at Moore's Hill, Dearborn rniintr. vim T. C Jones, resicrned? John J. Brenner, Mount Ayer, Newton county, vice J. M. Huty, removed. In Illinois tho following appointments were made: Andrew Galbraith, at Toulon, vice J. K. Knox hall, resigned; Clarence A. Murray at Wauketran, vice James Moran, jr., resigned; James II. Merrill, at May wood, vice Samuel C. S. Kemp, nominated Dec. 17, 1888, but not continued; Walter W. Lindley, at Urbaua, vice S. 13. Kabebaugb, removed; Abraham Andrew, at Watseka, vice Wm. H. Harry, removed. Recognizing the Drummers. Special to tho ImlianapoUs Journal. Washington', April 9. Tobias Herte, of Bedford, one of the brightest and most poplar commercial travelers in the country, was to-day appointed a special claim agent under the Indian Bureau, at a salary of $2,5(X) a year and expenses. This appointment is a recognition of tho Commercial Travelers' Association of the United States, of which Mr. Herte is an active member. He will leave for his home at Bedford tomorrow, and will proceed to Washington Territory, which will be his field of labor, as boon as he closes up his aflairs at Chicago. Democratic Aspirants to Office. Fpeclal to the Tn!laiiapolls Journal Washington, April 9. Late Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Thompson, of South Carolina, whoso appointment as Civil-service Commissioner was defeated at the recent session of the Senate on account of his flagrant political record, is an ardent applicant for reappointment to that position. Judge Durham, of Kentucky, at present First Comptroller of the Treasury, and Kichard Kandolph McMahon, of West Virginia, are also aspirants. Bond Purchases. Washington, April 9. To-day's bond offerings aggregated $197,150, as follows: Kegistered fours, $06,050, at $1.29; coupon fours, $3,000, at $LS0; registered four-and-a-

halfa. $157,200, at $1.08. The Secretary of the Treasury this afternoon accepted the following bonds: Four-and-a-half percent, registered, $1,157,800. at $1.08; four-and-a-half per cent. coupon, $5,000 at $1.08; four per cents, registered, $41,950, at $1.29. Several of these offers were received after the regular opening of offers. It was stated yesterday that all bond offers were accepted. It should have been aU except the $50,000 fours at $1.29 1-16. Movements of the President. Washington, April 9. Secretary Halford said this evening that the President had made no arrangements to leave Washington before the 29th of this month, when he will go to New York to attend the centennial celebration. The President has declined a number of invitations to visit various cities, including tho invitation of the Manufacturers Club, of Philadelphia, to attend a reception to be given to Postmaster-general Wanamaker to-morrow evening. Appointments by the President. Washington, April 9. The President made the following appointments this afternoon: Frank Plumly, of Vermont, to be United States attorney for the district of Vermont: George A. Knight, of Texas, to be United

States marshal for the is or t hern district of Texas; Leo. E. Bennett, of Iudiau Territorv. to be agent of the Indians in the lerritory; James McDowell, of Dakota, to bo register of the land office at Huron, u. 1. Illinois Men to Be Appointed. Special to tho Indianapolis Journal. Washington. April 9. It is stated in official circles that at the Cabinet meeting, to-day, it was agreed that Captain W. M. Meredith, of Chicago, should be appointed Chief of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and ex-Kepresentative John K. Thomas, of Illinois, Second Comptroller of the Currency. The General Land Office. " Washington, April 9. It is stated tonight, on what is believed to bo the best authority, that at the Cabinet meeting today the President announced that to-morrow he would appoint ex-Governor Stone, of Iowa, Commissioner of the General Land Office. General Notes. Washington, April 9. Dr. Gardner, of Bedford, is in the city. M. S. Ragsdale, of Worthington, who is an aspirant to the position of Commissioner of Indian Affairs, is here. M. Bradford, an Indianapolis attorney, who has been hero on professional business for some days, left, this afternoon, for Boston. He will return to Washington on Monday next. C. A. White, of Danville, and JohnW. Linck, of Madison, are at the Ebbitt. It is understood that the new Sioux commission will consist of Wm. Warner, of Missouri; Charles Fistock.of Ohio; John H. King, of Nebraska; Major-general Crook and a Democratic member, not yet decided upon, from Pennsylvania. The Second Comptroller of the Treasury has decided that retirement of Vice-admiral Kowan, U. S. N.. does not legally deprive him of the services of a private secretary, whoso salary shall be paid by tho government. Second Lieutenant G. O. Cross, Seventh Cavalry, has been detailed as professor of military science and tactics at Knox College. Galesburg, 111., to take effect July 1. Adam C. Tanner, of Canton, O., has been appointed chief of tho appointment division. Interior Department. He will enter upon his duties about May 1, next. Siduey A. Jones, of Mississippi, confidential clerk to Assistant Secretary Muldrow, has resigned. Charles Maull, of Delaware, and Jerome B. Satterlee, of Iowa, have been appointed special agents of the General LandOfhce. Mrs. James G. Blaine sold to-day to Samuel T. Bryan, manager of tho Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, two lots in the rear of her Dupont Circle "House for $50,000. Secretary Blaine says it is not trne, as reported, that this administration would refuse to appoint any one as minister or consul to a foreign country in which he was born. This will let in anumberof Gormanborn American citizens who are applying for consulates in Germany. ' 4 TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. The Mayor of New York has appointed Richard Croker, tho leader of lammany Hall, city chamberlain, vice Ivins, resigned. Recorder Smyth, of New York, has decided that the indictments against the electric sugar swindlers are valid. The trial is set down for tho latter part of this term. A Paris, Ky., dispatch says that Wm. F. Fox, watchman at the Kentucky Central depot, shot and killed a colored man, named Watts, from Dayton, O., yesterday morning. Watts was drunk, and tried to strike Fox with a club. Among the probable guests who will take part in the coming centennial celebration, at New York, is Col. William Nelson, of Hanover county, Virginia, the only surviving grandson of Gov. Thomas Nelson, ono of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Wm. Glass, of Verndale, Mich., undertook the task of eating five dozen eggs in thirty minutes on a wager of $40. The eggs were boiled one and one-half minute. Glass broke his eggs, and had them all down insido of three minutes. He ate the first thirty-two in three-fourth of a minute, and the other twenty-eight in a little less than two minutes. James Cleramo, a ship caulker, employed in caulking a vat at the mineral bathhouse, at Port Huron, Mich., was overcome by gas yesterday, and in trying to rescue him, Stephen rorter, colored antendant, was also overcome. Dr. Stephenson, tho proprietor, ascended a ladder and looked into the vat. He became unconscious al out. Madam L'norame Plonquinville, who arrived at New York on the steamship La Gascogne, a few days ago, and was detaineaby the authorities because heractiou denoted an unbalanced mind, was yesterday turned over to Thos. W , Wright, of Brooklyn, and his two sisters, who are ner friends, and will care for her until the arrival of her brother. Hugh Kennedy, formerly British consul at Louisville, Ky. The latter and other Louisville friends have been telegraphed for. mm Postal Clerk Thompson. Detroit, Mich., April 9. John G.Thompson, the postal clerk who disappeared from Columbus, O., recently, and was afterward charged with stealing registered and money letters, was in Detroit, yesterday, lie denied all charges, and said ho was out for his health. He was well supplied with money on his arrival, but lost it all in gambling. Ho was still in town last night, but to-day he is missing. It is known that he received several telegrams from home, which may have had something to do with his going away. Thompson's family is one of the best in Columbus. He has "been in several escapades, but has always got oft' witu great cost to nis parents, ills latner was John G. Thomson, the well known Democratic manager in Ohio, who died in Washington Territory while holding a government position. Murdered by Ills Wife. Port Jeffekson. L. I.. April 9. Lewis Conkliug. colored, need forty-five years, was murdered early this morning by his wife, who has a bad reputation. The husband and wife were quarreling, when a son, Joseph, aged twenty years, interfered. The father was defending himself with a knife and threw his ton down, whereupon the wife grabbed an ax and buried it deep in her husband's hip. Her died in less than an hour, and before the doctors arrived. No arrests have yet been made. Coroner Woodend, of Huntington, will hold an inquest this afternoon. A Secret of the Confessional. Wilkesbarre, Pa., April 9. A few months ago burglars broke into tho residence of John Keilly, a prominent man of this city, chloroformed the family and stole nearly f 1.000. To-day Father O'Hearn, Eastor of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, anded Mr. Keilly $700, which he said had been given him this evening by a prominent man, who had made a confession to him and had told the story of the robbery. The story is a secret of the confessional. Why wear out with coughing at night when Averts Cherry Pectoral will relieve and cure?

most instantly, but fell outward, receiving painful though not serious injuries. Clemmo and Porter died soon after being taken

INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS

Short-Sighted Police Give Allegiance to a Board That May Soon Be Ousted. Sunday-School Workers Suicide of a Bookkeeper Inj ured by an Explosion Drummer Eobbed Attempts at Train-Wrecking. INDIANA. Evan s rill e' Police Desert the Old Commit sloners for the New Hoard. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Evaxsville, April 9. The new hoard of police and tiro commissioners of this city made a demand on the old police hoard tonight for control of the police department. The old board refused the demand, on the ground that the act of the recent Legislature, creating the new board, was unconstitutional, hut were unable to remain in charge, owing to a desertion on the part of the entire department, with two exceptions, the men claiming that it was a matter of bread and butter with them, the new hoard having the indorsement of the City Council that will have the paying of salaries to those of the new board, while the claims of those under the old board will not be recognized unless the Supreme Court decides the law in question to be unconstitutional. Tho old board 6till contends that they are the only legal commissioners, but will not organize a new department for the present. Should they finally win in the present difficulty there will be a general slaughter of heads. Suicide of a Hank Book-Keeper. Special to tho Indianapolis Journal E vans ville, April 9. P. D. Schor, a prominent citizen of this city, committed suicide this morning, at 6 o'clock, by hanging himself in the basement of the First National Bank, of which he washead hookkeeper. Mr. Schor has been suffering for four years with a neuralgic affliction, and the malady became so unbearable before daylight this morning that he arose and, telling his wife he must take a walk, left tho house on the way to the hank. He stopped at two saloons for a drink of whisky. Not returning at breakfast, his wife sent his son Ernst, a bank messenger, to loofc for him. The young man came to the bank, and, discovering his father, hastened to the police station. When tho body was cut down it was still warm, hut life was extinct. Mr. Schor was forty-live years of age, and had been with the bank lor twenty-nine years. He was a Knight of Pythias and an Odd-fellow, and stood high in both orders. He leaves a wife and four children in comfortable circumstances. No cause other than his malady can be assigned for the deed. Successful Sunday-School Institute. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Fort Wayne, April 9. Dr. Gilbert, of Indianapolis, has just closed a very profitable Sunday-school institute in this city. It began last Friday evening, and continued through Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The exercises were varied, comprising addresses, lessons, discussions, normal drills, and the question drawer. On Sunday afternoon about four hundred Christian workers assembled in the Y. M. C. A. Hall, and, after an address on the preparation of teachers, a normal class numbering eighty was formed, of which Mrs. Wells, principal of Westminster Seminary, was made the teacher. For the supervision of the class a council of seven Iwas formed, composed of Erominent citizens, among whom were W. L Page, editor of the News; E. A. K. Hackett, editor of the Sentinel, and C. II. Newton, superintendent of the Wabash railway. On Sunday night an audience, numbering over a thousand, assembled in the First Presbyterian Church, to hear Dr. Gilbert speak on "The Problem of Cities." Burned with Heated Rosin. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Wabash, April 9. This morning four men in Lawton's machine shops had a very narrow escape, and two of them were badly injured. Mr. Chas. Lawson and Levi Dollison were engaged in bending a piece of gas-pipe which had been filled with melted rosin and plugged up. The pipe was placed in the forge, and a moment later exploded with a loud report. Messrs. Lawton and Dallison, Exem Dawes and William Whito received the hot rosin in their faces. Mr. Dallison was very badly burned, and Dawes's eyes were injured. The faces and arras of the others were scorched. The accident is said to havo been a very unusual one. Growing Interest in Sir. Murpby'a Work. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ; Greencastle, April 9. Tne Murphy temperance meetings are continuing with increasing interest, and a great many are compelled to leave every night for hack of room. Last night's meeting was perhaps the most enthusiastic one held yet. Mr. Murphy is constantly growing in popularity, and a great many expreea surprise at the mild way he talks about saloons. But his eloquence and earnest pleading sways a much greater influence than any rabid remarks against saloons and their proprietors. Among those who spoke last night were Hon. T. D. Ader, Professor Ogg and Captain Chaffee. The meetings will continue through part of this week. Missionary and Presbytery Meetings. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Seymour, April 9. The seventh annual session of the Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church of southern Indiana, will bo held in this city this week, at the Presbyterian Church, commencing to-morrow. An interesting programme of exercises has been prepared. The New Albany Presbytery will meet in the First Baptist Church to-morrow morning. A joint meeting will be held tomorrow night at the Presbyterian Church, which will be addressed by Mrs. Kendall, president of Home Mission work in Indiana. Tho opening sermon of the Presbytery was preached this evening by Rev. I. I. St. John. Fostofflce Candidate Selected Special to the ImlianapoUs Journal. Columbus, April 9. A representative Republican citizens meeting was held hero last night, to select a candidate, whose appointment to the position of postmaster will be recommended. The nspirrnts who entered the contest were Frank Coats, Ward Salmond. Amos Hartman, Joseph Gritns, Marshall Taylor, W. E. Larue. Al McLaughlin, Jno. M. Williamson and Newton Spurgeon. A number of ballots were taken, and resulted in Amos Hartman, a prominent business man here, being selected. Groessle-reters Wedding. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Seymouk. Iud., April 9. Dr. G. G. Groessle and Miss Emma Peters were married, on Monday evening, at the residence of the bride's mother, in this city, by Rev. C. G. Herzer, of the German M. E. Church. The bride and groom are both of this city. Miss Peters has always resided here, and is a niece of the late Jacob Peters, of Louis ville. Dr. Groessle recently located here. His former home was in Huntingburg, Ind. Commercial Traveler Kobbed by Footpads. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Fort Wayne, April 9. William Carry, a traveling salesman from Binghamton, N. Y., was 'held up" in the business portion of the city early this evening by two footpads. They pointed revolvers at his head, and took from him a gold watch and chain, a valuable diamond stud, gold cufl-bottons. and $46 in cash. Carry then ran away, and was lired upon by the highway robbers, but escaped. Suicide of an Ex-Door-Keeper. Owensboro, Ky., April 9. Dennis Col lins, door-keeper of the last Indiana Legislature, committed suicide here by cutting his throat with a razor, the result of drink. He lived at Cannelton, Ind. Will Not Submit to the Twine Trust. Anderson, April 9. A largo meeting of farmers was held here yesterday, and pledges were made to pay no more than 15 cents per pound for trust binding-twine. and not in any manner to patronize any

merchant offering such twine for sale at a

greater price. It was also resolved to boycott twine-binding reapers so long as the trust exists. The farmers declare they will allow their hogs to eat the wheat in the fields before submitting to the twine trust. Child Burned to Death. Special to the IndianapolU Journal. Morristown, April 9. Minnie, the four-. year-old daughter of George Shekell,who lives near Fountaintown, was burned to death, yesterday, wliile playing with fire and burning trash. Her clothes were burned off. The mothers hands were se verely burned in trying to put out the fire. Official Lightning: at Terre Haute. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Terre Haute, April 9. Terre Haute's first stroke of official lightning, under the new administration, to-day, removed Prof. Creaeer. of the State Normal School, to the sunerintendency of Indian schools at Albuquerque, X. M. Minor Notes. A horse show will be held at Crawfordsviile on April 13, and at New Ross on April 20. Beniamin Crinsi. of Elkhart county, lost his home by tire on Monday. Loss, 2,000; insurance, 1,000. Fiander Williams is under arrest on the chargo of burglarizing the New Harmony postotlice last Thursday. Spencer is arrancrinir to rive Francis Mur phy a warm reception at the opening of his meetings there on Saturday evening. Mrs. Lucinda Scacres. wife of Zach Scaczs. a farmer of Morcan county, died at her nomo Sunday night of heart diease, in her sixtieth year. The last caso acainst S. M. Coffman, of the Crawfordsville Arttus-News. for $5,000 damages, has been dismissed in the Tippe canoe county court. F. A. Hichardson, engaged in the hardware business at Mooresville for forty years, died vesterday after a long illness, lie was well known in Odd-fellow circles. Frank Calvert, at one time editor and R. P. Robbins. eiffhtv vears old. a resi dent of Porter county for fifty-f our years, and couutv commissioner for fourteen years, died, on Monday in Portage townsnip. The infant son of L. P. Fisher, of Co lumbus, died on Monday. He was three months old, and weighed three pounds. At its birth the child weighed one pound and a half. The Monon-line has compromised the suit of Rev. A. G. McDaniel, of Crawfordsville, for damages received in slipping from tne depot platform at Greencastle. by paying him $250. James Wilson, the vounc man found near Gosport last Fridav with his skull crushed. is still living in an unconscious state. He was knocked from a freight train by coming in contact with a bridge. Mrs. Sarah Crull, of Dublin, was in Rich mond yesterday hunting for her daughter, wno disappeared wiin a, x. jarKin, aimotograph solicitor, over a week ago. It is supposed to be a case of elopement. John Perry, the horse-thief recently captured at Wabash, has been sentenced to four years in the penitentiary. He is wanted in Ohio for numerous crimes, and will be rearrested when his present term expires. The directors of the Prison South havo elected Abel Ewing, of Greensburg. deputy warden, vice Willis Barnes resigned, and Dr. G. H. Runcie, of Fort Branch, Gibson county, physician, vice Dr. Wolf, of New Albany, resigned. A mammoth stalk of corn raised on the farm of Samuel Brumfield, in Ohio town ship. Bartholomew county, is on exhibition at Columbus. To the ear, which is large and solid, it measures nine feet and seven inches. The entire height of the stalk is eighteen feet. Judge Ferguson, of Jeffersonville.has decided that the bondsmen of A. J. Howard, ex-warden of the Prison South, are not responsible for his last term. When his last term commenced, Howard's bond was not renewed, under tho supposition that the iirst one was good. By this ruling the State will lose a large sum of money. ILLINOIS. Persistent Attempts to Obstruct a Railway Track Watcher Seriously Assaulted. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Bloomington, April 9. For some weeks, night after night, obstructions have been placed on the tracks of the Chicago, California & Santa Fe railway, between . the towns of Eureka and Roanoke, in Woodford county. On several occasions piles of ties were knocked from tho track by tho locomotives without causing damage to the train. About one week ago the officials of the road placed a track walker on this section. On last Saturday night the track walker was found by a passenger engineer of the road, lying on the track unconscious, his life having been saved by the watchfulness of the engineer, who saw the man in time to check the train. There was a terrible gash in the back of his head, evidently inflicted by a blow of a club from behind. The man is in a very dangerous condition. The Santa Fe company has ottered a reward of $500 for the arrest of the perpetrators of this outrage or for the apprehension of those who are putting the obstructions on the road. Charged with Criminal Practice. Special to the ImlianapoUs Journal. Bloomington, April 9. Dr. John Little, a physician of this city; Oliver B. Strode, of Arrowsmith, and Mrs. Margaret Snyder were arrested here this morning on the charge of criminal practice upon Miss Luella Chapman, a young school teacher, the daughter of a prominent farmer near Chenoa. Strode i.i the girl's lover, aud took her to Mrs. Snyder's, a disreputable abode, where, it is alleged, the Doctor treatod her. The girl lies at the point of death, and has made a confession, implicating the three. Little and Strode have given bail, but Mrs. Snyder is still in jaiL Mother Insane Through Slurder of Her Son. Special to the IndianapoUs Journal. Paris, April 9. Ever since the murder of Lester Woods, in January, near this city, his mother has been partially deranged, and close watch has been necessary to keep her from committing suicide. His supposed murderers were acquitted last weeK, and Mrs. Woods has been almost frantic 6inco the acquittal. To-day she attempted suicide by taking laudanum, but the timely arrival of a physician saved her life. Brief Mention. Six children of George Rudolph. Davis Junction, Ogle county, died of diphtheria, last week, and were buried on Sunday. Annie Kleb, aged sixteen, of Cario, wanted to marry a boy about her own age. and because her parents objected she took a dose of poison. She may recover. The Springfield Presbytery and Woman's Foreign Mission Societ3' are in session at Decatur, with about one hundred ministers and as many ladies in attendance. Mrs. Dr. Grieseman, of Peoria, is in jail, as a result of causing Miss Richlenwold's death bv criminal practice. The girl charged her with the oflense on her death-bed. The Pavilion summer theater, a wooden structure on the Bloomington base-ball S rounds, was burned by an incendiary on londay. Loss, S4.000. Later in the day an attempt was made to burn the base-ball amphitheater, but tho fire was discovered, and put out. Mrs. King, of Peoria, went to Decatur on Monday, and swore out a warrant against her husband, Thomas King, charging him with bigamy, committed in Decatur. March 12, when he married Miss Eliza Dodson. King is a barber. Mrs. King No. 1 was ill at home at the time of her husband's second marriage. Alleged Fraudulent Asftlgnment. New Yokk. April 9. Henry Rothschild Sc. Co., special partners in the farm of Downs & Finch, the shirt manufacturers, at 43 and 4o Leonard 6treet, who assigned last week, have beguu au action in the Supremo Court to set aside tho assignment on account of fraud. It is claimed that Downs & Finch, ou the eve of the assignment, disposed of about flGO.OOO of the hrm's property. Upou the application of the plaintiirs counsel. Judge Beach, of tho Supremo Court, has ap pointed Miles U Bnen receiver of the property. Tho receiver gave bond of $30,000, And is now in possession.

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He was elected a member of tho Academy of Sciences in and four years later succeeded his instructor, Vauquelin, as professor of applied chemistry in the Museum of Natural History. He was afterward made fellow of tho Itoyal Society of London and president of the Society of Agriculture. In 1S51 he was awarded a premium, at the London Industrial Exposition, for tho benefit his labors had conferred on indnstry, and in ho received from the Society for tho Encouragement of Useful Inventions the prize of 12,000 francs for his work, "Keenerchcs Chemioues sur les Corps Gras d'Origino Aniinafe," which had been published in 1823, and is yet considered ot high value, its suggestions having given riso to tho manufacture of steanno candles, and to the use of oleic acid in the preparation of wool for cloth. Anothor work of his, on sanitary influences, introduced the practice of charring the interior of water-casks. Ho was a ireniber of the international jury at tho Universal Exhibition of 1851 in London, and of 1855 in Paris. Ho was appointed director of the Museum of Natural History for five years in 1804 and again in 18W. Besides many articles on scientific subjects in the Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles, the Journal des Savants, and other periodicals, he published many works ot great value to science, most of which have been translated into various European lan gua ges. Ho also contributed many important paIer8to scientific societies, and continued ecturin"until he was over ninety years of age. Besides his scientific honors, he was a commander of tho Legion of Honor. His one-hundredth birthday was celebrated with much enthusiasm in 1866. Dr. Von Lauer. Berlin, April 9. Dr. Von Laner, formerly physician to tho lato Emperor William, is dead. Tortured and Robbed. Butler, Pa. April 9. Lewis Patterson, a prominent and wealthy farmer living near Ccterville, was robbed, last night, by threo masked men. There was nobody "in tho house with him at the time but his mother, eighty years old. She heard a noiso and called to him. Ho turned toward the window and ho saw three men, who called to him to come out. Upon refusing, they burst in the door, and. as tho iirst man entered, Patterson felled him with a poker. The others overpowered him, however, and, dragging him barefooted to the barn, threatened to hang him if ho refused to tell them where he kept his cold. When he declared he had none they placed a ropo around his neck, but as ho still persisted that he had no money, they concluded to torture him by Toasting his feet at the tire in the house. Ho was taken back to the house and his feet and face burned. They then searched the house, and after securing $43 in money and ilr. Patterson's gold watch, departed. declaringthat if he moved until they wore gone a half hour he would be shot dead. There is no positive clew to tho desperadoes, but ever effort will bo made to run them down. There is a firm determination among tho citizens to prevent a scries of Fayette county outrages from being perpetrated in this county. Cider Is Not Salable in Iowa. Des Moines, la., Ar" 0. An interesting liquor case has just beo pecided at Mount Pleasant. The defen were tried on the ordinary liquor .g indictments. The witnesses had, f .own by the evidence, bought cider ir the defendant's restaurant. The question was whether or not cider is classed with intoxicating liquor. Judge Travers said that while cider is at first a non-intoxicant, it becomes intoxicating in course of time. Since the law prohibits the sale of all intoxicating liquors, it prevents the sale of cider. Judge Travers also overthrew anotheriugeniousevasion ot the law. In a shanty, near Mount Pleasant, a board partition had made a large room on one side and a small one on the other; A barrel was set in tho partition, and the customer could deposit his money aud get hid drinks without seeing the man in thd other room. This made it possible for the customer to swear that he did not pee the liquor-seller, and did not know who he was. The proprietor in this case is now in jaiL serving a sentence of four months. Adulterated Dairy Product. SrRiXGFiELD, 111., April 9.The secretary of the Home and loVeign Produce Exchange, of London, recently notified the secretary of the Chicago Produce Exchango that American dairy products are in danger of being excluded from English markets under act of Parliament, on account of adulteration. The London exchange secretary said as it is of the utmost importance to the future of the trade that American cheeso and dairy products continuo above, suspiciou, the matter calls for prompt ac-' tion. Tho secretary of tho Chicago exchange has forwarded copies of this letter, together with other facts on the prevalcnco of dairy adulterations to tho Legislatures of various States, and ettbrts will be made to secure the passage of bills in all Western and Northwestern States for tho prevention of fraud in the manufacture and sale of adulterated dairy products. The Jesuit Libel Suit. Toronto, April 9. It is understood that the Mail Printing Company, in the libel suit brought against it by tho Jesuits, has retained M. Bernay. tho celebrated Paris advocate, to assist its Canadian counsel in the preparation of the defense. The Jesuits have retained four prominent members of the Montreal bar. The Mail, among other pleas, will raise the question of tho invalidity of the Jesuit incorporation. A Fight Expected. Louisville, Kv.. April 9. The expedition against the murderers of Deputy Marshal liussell Wiennau has been resumed. Kevcnue Agent Brown, with forty men, is now on his way to Knott couutv, where the moonshiners are encamped abont their distilleries. It is understood he is acting under orders just received from Washington. A light is expected. Jlallol Keform in New York. Albany, N. Y., April 9. Tho Saxton ballot-reform bill passed tho Assembly thia afternoon by the following vote: Ayes W; nays. 44. Tho Uepublicausalinost all voted for tixo bill and tho Democrats against it.