Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 27 January 1881 — Page 1

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THE

FUNDING BILL

Full Text of the Bill to Eefund the Five-and-a-half and Six Per Cent Bonds,

As it Passed the House Yesterday After Extended Debate-

The following is tl:e full text of the funding Bill as it passed the House yes terrtay, after being begun it during nearly the whole session.

A bill to facilitate the refunding of the National debt. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of An erica, in Congress assembled, That all eqisting provisions of law authorizing the refunding of the National debt sliall apply to any bonds of the United States be ingf.Jhigh« rate of interest than4j%peT cent, por annum, which may hereafter become redeemed provided, that in lieu of the bonds authorized to be issued by the y.ct of July 14,1870, entitled, "An act to authorize the refunding of the National debt," and act amendatory thereto, and certificates authorized by the act of February 20, 187!), entitled, "An act to authorize the issue of certificates of depofits in aid of the refunding of the public debt." The Secratory of the Interior is hereby authorized to issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $400,000,000, which shall* bear interest at the rate of 3 pe cent, per annum, redeemable at the plead lire of the United States after five years and payable ten years from date of issues and it-no certificates in the amount of •$300,00(1, in denominations of $10, $20 and $30, eithvr registered or coupon, bearing interest at the rate of 3 per cent, tycr annum, redeemable at the pleasure of the United States after one year, and payable in ten ycarc from the date of issue. The bonds and certificates shall be iu all other respects of a like character and Subject of tile same provisions as the bonds authorized to be issued by the act of July 14th, 1870, entitled, "An act fo authorize the refunding of the national debt," and act amendatory thereto, providing, that nothing in this act shall be so construed as to authorize an increase in the public debt provided further that the interest upon the 6 per cent, bonds hereby authorized to be refunded shall cease at the expiration of thirty days after the notice that the same have been designated by the Secretary of the Treasury lor redemption.

Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Treasurj' is hereby authorized, in the process of refunding the National debt, to exchange, at not less than par, any bonds or certificates herein authorized, for any bonds of the United States outstanding and uncalled. bearing a'higher rate of interest than 4i per ceut. per annum, and on the bonds so redeemed the Secretary of the Treasury may allow to the holders the diffirence between the interest on such bonds from the date of exchange to the time of their maturity and interest for a like period on the bonds or certificates issued, but none of the provisiens of this act ehall apply to the redemption or ex-, change of any of the bonds issued to the Pacific Railway Companies, and the bonds so received and exchanged in the pursuance of the provisions of this act shall canceled and destroyed.

Sec. :3. Authority to issue bonds and certificates to an amount necessary to car. ry out the provisions ot this act is hereby granted, and the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to make suitable rules and regulations to cary this act into effect, provided that the expenses of preparing, issuing advertising and disposing oft lie bonds and certificates authorised to be issued, shall not exceed one-iourth of 1 per cent.

Sec. 4. Thai the Secretary of the Treasury is herobv authorized if, in his opin ioii, it shall become necessary to use not exceeding §50,000,000 of standard gold and silver coin in the Treasury in redemption of the 5 and 6 per cent, bonds of the United States, authorized to be refunded by the provisions of this act and he may at any time apply the surplus money in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, or so much thereof as he may consider proper to the purchase or redemption ot. United States bonds or certificates, provided that the bonds and certificates so purchased or redeemed shall constitute no part of the sinking fund, but shall lie cancelled.

Sec. 5. From and after the 1st day of Hay, 1881, the 3 per cent, bonds author izeef by the first section of this act shall be the" only bonds receivable as security for National Bank circulation, or as security for the safe keeping and prompt payment of such public money deposited with such banks, but when any such bonds deposited for the purpose aforesaid shall be designated for purchase or redemption by the Secretary of tlio Treasnrv, the Banking Association depositing the same shall have the right to substitute other issue of bonds of the United

States in lieu thereof, provided that no bond upon which interest has ceased shall be accepted or shall be continued on deposit as security for circulation or for safe keeping of public money and in case bonds SQ deposited* shall not be withdrawn as provided by law within thirty days after interest has ceased thereon, the Banking Association depositing the same shall be subject to liabilities and proceedings on the part of the Comptroller provided for in Section 5,234 of the Revised Statute of the United States. And provided fur, ther, that Section 4 of the act of June 20 1874, entitled "An act fixing the amount o^United States note," providing for a redistribution of the National Bank currency, and for other purposes, be, and the same is hereby, repealed, and Sections 5,*59 and 2,100 of the Revised Statutes of the United States be, and the same are hereby, reenacted.

Sec- G. That this act shall be known

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as "The funding act of 1881," and all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed.

In the Senate, yesterday, Senatot Cornstock's bill providing for the removal of the disabilities of coverture was made the special order for 10 o'clock this morning, and Senator Brown's bill providing for~a constitutional convention was made the made the spec,al order fcfr next Tuesday after noon at 2 o'clock. The bill permitting the amendment of the charter of the city ofEvansvillc was passed under a suspension of the rules. At the afternoon session the committee appointed to draft a memorial concerning the death of exSenator B. L. Davenport, of Elk hart county, reported, and, after appropriate tributes had been paid by Senators White, Hcffron, Shaffer and Com stock the Senate adjourned out of respect for the memory of the head Senator.

The House ordered the appointment of special committee on woman suffrage, which is composed of Messrs. Furnas, Hamilton, Lindsay, Cauthorn and Neff. Twelve new bills were introduced, and a large number passed their second reading and were referred. Among the new bills was one appropriating $00,000 to relieve the State Board of Agriculture of its mortgage indebtedness another to provide more effectually for the care, support and education of pauper children and another regulating railroad charges for freight transportation.

At noon the Senate and House went into joint convention for the election of of United States senator and State Librarian. General Harrison received 81 votes, Col. Gray 02, and Dr. De LaMatyrS, and the General upon being declared elected Senator made a brief address and was enthusistically cheered. The joint resolution memoralizing Congress in favor-of the Wabash and Erie canal sc! icme pas:ed the House.

RAILROAD HORROR.

An Erie Train Thrown From he and Five Employes Burned a Crisp-

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ELMIRA, N. Y., Jan. 2ft.—Erie train No. 12, from Buffalo, left Elmira last night at 11 o'clock for New York. The train consisted of one postal car, one express car, two baggage cars and nine passenger coaches, "most of them Pullman sleepers. When live miles west of Owego, near Tioga Center, one of the driving wheel axles of the locomotive broke close up to the wheel, and the entire train, going at the rate of 35 miles an hour, was thrown from the track. The accident occurred where there was no embankment. The engine kept its leet. The engineer applying the air brakes as soon a* he felt the shock, the cars were stopped very quickly, but the forward ones turned over and over two or three times, some going on one side of the track and some on the other. The engineer and fireman escaped unhurt. The postal car contained four clerks. This car almost immediately took fire, and burned like gunpowder. The oil lamps probably exploded and added fuel to the firo from the stove. Every man in the car wa3 roasted to a crisp. The remains of one who weighed over 200 were gathered up and put in a small box. In the express car was a messenger, Henry C. Brewer, of Elmira. Efforts were made to relieve him. A hole was cut in a side door of the car, so that he got his head out, but his legs were fastened by a piledup in? ss of express matter. The train men tried to pull him out but the flames drove them away. They saw his hair and whiskers burned off, and then lie put his hand up to his eyes and fell back into the llamcs. Five men in all were burned. No passengers were injured. TJic men the postal car must have perished very quickly, as not a sound came from the wrcck except the crackling flames. The names of the dead are: Joseph lieidinger, mail agent, and Henry F. Brewer, express agent, of Elmira: Mail Agent Seybolt, of Mount Hope Ingraham, of "Binghamton, and Mail Weigher Fox, of New York. Their remains were take to Oswego, where an inquest was held.

Charges Against a Police Commissioner TROY, Jan. 22.—At a meeting of the Common Council about four weeks ago, Alderman Morris offered a resolution calling for an investigation of certain charges made against Police Magistrate Donohue. The charges alleged that the police magistrate haa used his office for the purpose of blackmailing. A committee of investigation was appointed. The committee's report this evening criticised the carelcss manner in which the police magistrate discharged his duty, but made no reference to the charges of blackmail. This afternoon the Taxpayers' Association, through their, attorneys, served papers upon Judge Donohue to compel him to show cause why he should not be removed from office. The papers are made returnable the 28th inst. •.

Mentor Visitors.

CLEVELAND,January 24.—Senator-elect Ben Harrison returned to Indianapolis after passing Sunday at Mentor. Hon. Edward S. Pierrepont has arrived here and goes to Mentor. Both are close mouthed to interviewers.

Motion Dismissed.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 24.—Judge Allison dismissed the motion to quash the writ of alternative mandamus to dictators of the Philadelphia & Reading R. R., to issue a call for the annual menting and ordered the company to asnwer within three days.

No greater guarantee of the excellence of Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup could be furnished than that it is recommended by all the leading Druggists.

Adjutant General Carnahan desires the address of every surgeon and assisstant surgeon who served in the late war from this state. Persons knowing their whereabouts, or of their death, will confer a favwrby communicating with him.

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Ex Secretary Thompson on the Monroe Doctrine. Special to the Indianapolis Journal

WASHINGTON, January 23.—Es-Secre-tary Thompson, in conversation, to-day, said that he would conclude his argument before the House foreign affairs committee, on the subject of the interoceanic canals, next Tuesday. His closing argument will be devoted to the consideration of the Panama route as it relates to the Monroe doctrine. The exSecretary of the Navy will, in his closing argument, start out fundamentally upon the basis, as announced in the doctrine, that the independence of the Central and Southern American States is what tho United States shall contend for, and that no foreign power shall interfere in the affairs of those States, but their independence from such influences shall be main tained. Col. Thompson will then pro ceed to demonstiate that the Panama grant to De Lesseps and company is in complete accord with the Monroe doctrine. The Panama company French or Other European charter. It is simply a body of capitalists, irrespective ot nationality, who purpose to build a canal. The only charter or official recognition they have" is that of the Panama government. That charter passed the Panama Congress without any opposition. Such action shows that the grant made was of the free will of the peonle of the State. As such it must be representative of the independence of the Stale, and is therefore in perfect accord with the Monrce doctrine. The argument thus outline:! which Colonel Thompson will make is a new point in the consideration of the inter-oceanic canal question as applied to the Monroe doctrine.

Wome r.'s Sufi'ragc Associaicn. ST. LOCIS, Jan. 21.—The Women's Suffrage Association of this city, of which Mrs. Virginia L. Minor is Presi dent and Miss Phoebe Cousins a promi nent member, have appointed a commit tee to visit Jefferson City and lay before the Legislature a petition asking that body to propose an amendment to the State constitution, striking out the word "malo?" and substituting therefor the word "citizen."

TAKING A VACATION.

John C. Sault,, general manager of the Wabash railroad, whose health has been much impaired for a few months past, left this'morning for Flori'da, where he will spend some weeks. James F. Howe, secretary of the company, will perform the duties of general manager of the road durinc Mr. Sault's absence.

POWDER SHIPMENT.

Sixty thousand pounds of powder were shipped yesterday from the government powder depot, at the arsenal, fourteen miles below the city, for Benecia, Cal.

DRUNKEN MURDER. 7:

Noah Bowling,during a drunken spree yesterday at Delaware Bend, on Red river, 'Texas, assaulted George Barrett with a pistol and was shot and killed by Barrett.

MURDERED IN COLD ELOOD. A soldier of Company F, ltith Infantry, was shot and killed in cold blood at San Angelo. Texas, near Fort Concho, night before last, by a gambler named R. G. Watson, who, after the murder, was furnished with a fleet horse by friends and escaped.

A Big Mortgage

CHICAGO, Jan. 22.—A colossal 'mortgage was filed for record in the Recorder's office yesterday.» By its terms tho Wabash, St. Louis Oo Pacific railway pledges its entire property for the payment of a mortgage of $50,000,000 to the Central Trust Co., of New York, and James Cheny, of Indiana. The instrument states in its preamble that the outstanding indebtedness amounts to $80,000,000 a further indebtedness incurred by the purchase of equipments and the assumption of obligations of the various lines of road consolidated with the main line, exists to the amount of $6,000,000 the company desires to acquire additional extensions and lines, for which an indebtedness of $11,000,000 was created. To liquidate the various debts, the stockholders, at a meeting on May 5, 1880, decided io issue bonds to the amount of $50,000,000, bearing six per cent, per annum, payable in 1020. The mortgage is ifated June 1,188^, and has been filed for record in the counties of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri, through which, the road of the company runs.

Kilied by the Cars.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 24.—As Dr. Rudolph Schariach a prominent physician and druggist of Malo, Mo., and his son Herman were walking on the Chicago & Alton R. R. track to their home yesterday afternoon they were run over by a backing train and. instantly killed them, the bodies beiag terribly mangled. No blame seems to attach to the road as the engineer was ringing his bell at the time of the accident and could not see any one on the track in the rear of his train.

THE Board of Directors of the Vigo Agricultural Society is hard at work today remodeling the premium list.

John E. Lamb, P. Shannon and .W. Harper of this city, and Messrs. Dowd and Pewitt, of Rockville, went to Indianapolis this afternoon.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 25.—Col. H. C. Nutt, of Chicago representative of the Mexican Central Ry., of which Thos. Nickerson of Boston is president, has returned from Elpaso on the Rio Grande whither he went to determine where the road should cross that river. This he decided and also secured over a hundred acres of land at Elpaso for the depot, shops etc., for the road. Col. Nutt says engineers are now in the field surveying the line to Chihuahua thence to the citj of Mexico and the track laying south of the Elpaso will probably commence by April first or as soon as the Atchison Topeka& Santa Fe road reaches that poiDm.tr V* 'rr? a

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FIRE IN A HOTEL.

The Dinicg-Boom of the Metropolitan Hotel Burned Out—Loss !r $15,000.

Two Firemen Injured, but None of the Guests Suffer Harm or Loss-

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.—A disastrous fire occured this morning in the Metropolitan Hotel, which, with Niblo's, Theater, occupies the greater part of the block bounded by Broadway, Houston, Prince and Crosby streets, and for a time the entire building was in danger

has no of total destruction. About 6 A.M. the night watchman of the hotel discovered 'ittxokc issuing from the main diningroom, on Crosby and Prince streets, and gave the alarm, to which the firemen promptly responded. The fire had

Started from a defected flue in the second story of the wing occupicd by the din-ning-room and billiard-room,, this wing adjoining Niblo's Theater. The dining-room, which was imi mediately over the billiard-room, was soon a mass of flames. The guests in the hotel were aroused, and a number of men and women fled from their rooms without waiting to dress. The manager of the hotel and the police did all in their power to peserve order, and went about from room to room assuring the guests that they were in no immediate danger, and had ample time to secure their wearing apparel. The firemen by hard labor succeeded in confining the flames to the dining-room, and before the expiration of an hour had the fire completely under control. During the struggle with the flame's Firemen Louis Hoagland and Wm. II. Bennet, hook and ladder company Ns. 8, were injured. Hoagland was partially burned by falling plaster and burning cinders. His hands, arms and face were badly bruised and burned, and he was with difficulty rescued from the debris by his comrades. He was sent to the hospital.. Bennett was struck by a fragment of one'of the large rnirrpis and hurt ou the back. He also wasllftaken to the hospital. No damage was done the property of guests, aild happily none were injured. The damage by lire was confined to the dining-room, Nine large mirrors reaching fiom the floor to the ceiling, valued at over $10,000, were shattered and strewn about the floor, and six elegant chandeliers of cut-glass, valued at $12,000, were broken into millions of fragments. Six Japanese vases valued at $1,500 were broky| beyond.repairs'. The roof of tho dinitg-rbom was burned away, and quantities of silverware, fancy crockery, elegant dishes and fnrniture ruined by falling timbei and debris. Tho south galleries of Niblo's Theatre wore flooded and damaged about $500. The total loss |is estimated at $05,000 to $75,000 covered by insurance. The most thrilling sight was on the Prince and Crosby street corner, in the u^per stories of which the help sleep, and great excite-

ment prevailed among the girls when aroused by the cry oi tire. Their rooms were filled with smoke, and it was with difficulty that they groped to the tire escape, down which they were assisted by the firemen to the street.

FOREIGN. LONDON.

LONDON, Jan. 24.—The Hanlon-Lay. cock race is postponed till February 14th. The ice is disappearing.rapidly from the Thames.

BURNED.

CALCUTTA, Jan. 24.—The Government press at Simla burned. Loss, £30,000. VIENNA, Jan. 24/—The Iredcntists are secretly raising funds in Italy to invade Austiian Tyrol in thp spring. The Italian Government promises to prosecute the Irredentist's leaders who at the forth coming meeting may use offensive lan guage towards Austria.

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VIENNA, Jan. 21—Her'- Ucrx formerly Austrian minister of Justice has been appointed President of,the Emperial Court of Justice.

MINER'S STRtfiE ENDED.

LONDON, Jan. 25.—The miners strike at Bolton and Farmarouth, is ended. LIBERALS AND COERCION.

The Times in a leading editorial says: Wc do not Believe the Ministry is in danger of finding itself left without the support of the great body of Liberals on the coercion question.

SHIPWRIGHTS STRIKE.

The Shipwrights in two yards on the Clyde, struck for an advance ot 7% per cent, in wages.

IN FAVOR OF CONCILIATION. ROME, Jan. 25.—The Pope and Cardinal Jacobin Papal Secretary of State, are strongly in favor of a conciliatory pollicy on the portion of the church to", wards Belgium.

FEOM ST. PETERSBURG.

LONDON, Jan. 25!—A correspondent at St. Petersburg says there are no indications of a despatch of reinforcements to Gen. SkobelefF.

COMMUTED.

Moscow, Jan. 25.—Takarsky, the political prisoner, was sentenced by the court martial to 15 years hard labor with the recommendation, owing to his youth, that the sentence would be commuted to four years in Siberia.

DISTRESS AMOUKG LABORERFJ. DUBLIN an., 25.—Much distress exists among laborers in Loughrea districts.

WEAVBRS DISCHARGED.

ST. PKTERSBURG, Jan. 25.—Thornton, the English millionaire and owner of one of the largest cloth manufactories in the world, discharged 1,500 weavers at a stroke, and announces the mill will

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closed in a few weeks if trade does not improve. Russian advices state that the other cotton mills are on short time or closing because of accumulations of stock and slack trade. The failure of last year's harvest deprives the peasants of means to buy cotton goods. The cloth trade is in a similar condition.

BANK OF GERMANY.

BERLIN, Jan. 25.—The statement of the Imperial Bank of Germany shows an increase of 13,720,000 marks.

DISTRESS IN IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Jan. 25—A subscription is being taken for the relief of laborers in every town in County Clare. The workhouses are crowded.

PARLIAMENT.

LoNDon, Jan. 25.—In the moving bill for the protection of life and property in Ireland, last night, iu the House of Commons, Forster said he had never been clearer abOut anything in his life than as the necessity of the measures he introduced, but if he had ever expected that such an unpleasant duty would be forced upon him he would never have become Seciotary for Ireland.

Dillon, Home Rule member for Tipperary, declared that the retrospective clauses of the first bill were evidently aimed at the Traversers.

Litton, Liberal member for Tyrone Co., urged the government that pending remedial measures should introduce a bill suspending evictions in the cases where rent is excessive.

Shaw, who leads the secession from Parnell, was hooted on Dublin and constituents of other members have passed resolutions calling upon them to resign.

JUDGE SCOTT.

Hon- H. D- Scott is Appointed to the Circuit Judgeship by the Governor.

A dispatch was received this afternoon from a friend in Indianapolis by H. D. Scptt, announcing that the Governor had decided to appoint Mr. Scott Judge of this Judicial Circuit, and that the commission would be made out and sent to him at once. This news spread upon the streets in the late afternoon, and a great number of Mr. Scott's friends thronged his office to tender their congratulations. Mr. Scott is so well known in Terre Haute, and so highly thought of by every one who has enjoyed the pleasure of his acquaintance as to render any commendation of him by the GAZETTE superfluous. By the appointment the

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has made a wise and judicious selection for an important office, and the response ble.duties of the place could not fall on a worthier or better person^

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The Pedestrian.

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.—Lewis, who had announced his withdrawal from the race for the O'Leary belt, has re-entered. The score at noon was Hughes, 177,% Melbert, 1733^ R. Moore, 197J^ Mignault, 160 Cox, 107 Feeney, 161 Ivrohne, 101% Howard, 153% Lawnse, 142% Pegram, 110% Vent, 100% Bruck, 100 Curran, 139% Barber, 111% Duffranc, 116% Campana, 139% Coughlin, 116% Burke, 106% Phillips, 136% Dillon, 102% Elson, 148% Burns, 103% an it a 1 1 3

The Dominion Parliament.

'OTTAWA, Jan. 25.—In the House Of Commons, Sir Charles Tapper laid on the table the correspondence respecting the offer from parties in Chicago to con struct a ship canal from the Georgia bay through the waters qf the Trent valley to the outlook on Lake Ontario at or near Trenton. The Government refused to entertain the proposition at the present time.

Boston Police Memoranda. Boston Waekly Glbbe. Geo. E. Savory, Esq., Asst. Police Clerk, refers to a case of agonizing sciatic suffering of frequent occurrence,'and which was cured by St. Jacobs Oil in less than half an hour.

Ohio at Work. Marietta Register.

Our state having secured the highest honor of the late convention—the nominee for President—we must begin the work of electing the native to the Presidency. Lest this prove too much for those engaged in it, the following from ,Mr. T. Triem, our popular druggist, will afford a suggestion of relief: I take pleasure in adding to the numerous testimonials regarding the efficacy of Hamburg Drops. I sell largely of the remedy it gives better satisfaction than any other medicine. So many remarkable cures by it^ use" have come to my notice that I deem it a duty to testify in its behalf.

Stock Market-

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.—Wheat market dull, scarcely so firm. The stock market opened regular and declined to 1 per cent. Granger stock, Louisville & Nashville, Hannibal & St. Joe, New York Central & Northeast, leading downward. The movement in speculation was on a smaller scale comparatively and changes in the general list measurably slight.

Whisky Case Decided.

CHICAGO, Jan. 25.—In the U. S. Circuit Court the jury this morning decided the celebrated Cunningham whisky suit, brought against ex-Marshal Campbell to recover the loss by leakage of pie whisky which was, it is alleged, improperly stored and guarded in the Peoria bonded warehouse. The jury gave a verdict against Campbell ot $1,400. It is intimated that Judge Blodgett will set aside the verdict as -unwarranted by facts and evidence. *r

LAURA REAM.

In the course of a gossipy letter from Indianapolis to the Cincinnati Comvxer~ cial, Laura Ream says:

THE FIRST PETITION.

Mrs. Martin has the honor of presenting in person the first petition to Governor Porter. As he turned around to sit down, after delivering hi3 inaugural, ho saw and spoke to her. As she shook hands she said, "Now, Governor, you are not going to let that man Wade be hung when Mrs. Brown has gotten off." The.5 Governor laughed and very kindly said, "I can't tell yet. I will see about it. He could not have said less to her earnest appeal.

There i3 a faulty general sentimend that Wade's sentence should be changee to imprisonment for life, as, if guilty, has the excuse of Adam that the woman tempted him and he did kill.

Changing the subject to something bright and uecftitiful, our good people are very ready to congratulate Governor Porer upon his choice in matrimony. Mrs. Porter belongs to that charming period of womanhood described by the French as cntre les deux age or as we would express it. retains all the fascinations of youth with the grace of years. She is vivacious and gentle, and has that rare tact which can only come from goodness of heart. In appearance she ip extremely prepossessing the light brown hair, worn in natural waves, is quite touched with, gray, and gently shades the smooth low forehead so higWy esteemed by feminine

beauty. There is a kingly glow in the deep blue eyes' and the exquisitely delicate pink and white complexion sets Olf rather irregular but pleasing features. The smile is especially beautiful, and seems to come from the heart rather than the lips If the pardonseekers knew their best interests, I am sure they will seek the Governor in his home rather than in his office. Her quick intuition would weigh in the scale of mercy when it could be justicc.

Governor Porter has made good his. assurance of co-operation with the Legislature by taking up his quarters in a room in the Duilding, of convenient acccss. As yet very few demands have been made upon his services. Both Houses are heaping up bills for passage in the last days of the session.

A committee from Terre Haute, consisting of Messrs. Hudson and Boudinot called upon the Governor last night to suggest the name of Hon. Harvey 1). Scott as successor to the lato Judge. Pat terson.

It is not out of place or unseemly to refer to the humorous side ot the charac-*/-ter of the able and distinguished man. He was a most efficient Juclge, but ruled his court in his own way. Only a few weeks ago a couple of lawyers engaged in a suit before him varied, the judicial proceedings by indulging in fisticuffs. The Sheriff rushed between them and stayed pioceedings. "I would like to know," exclaimed the Judge hotly, to the Sheriff, "what business you have to interfere with my Court." He had rather enjoyed the tussle.

FIRE.

The School Building at Pralrieton Catches on Fire.

Yesterday afternoon shortly before 4 o'clock the school building at Prairieton was discovered to be on fire. The school was at once dismissed and by vigorou efforts on the part of the teachers and citizens who came to their assistance the fire was put out after doing damage tr the extent it is thought of about $o00 The building is a three story frame.» There are two school rooms on the ground lloor and two on the second story, only one of those latter being occupied, The third story is a lodge room. The re a a in he It caught in the joists and flooring of the vm unoccupied room and had run along this clear across the room, which was full of smoke when it was opened. The floor had ot be cut across the boards all' the way to extinguish it. Smoke was noticed about the building on Friday and since the building was not occupied either Satueday or Sunda, is thought that it may have been burning since that time.

Daring Robbery.

CHICAGO, Jan. 24.—One of the boldest and successful burglaries ever planned sy and executed in this city occurred about, 1 o'clock last evening at the office of the South Chicago Iron and steel works on Ashland avenue near 30th street, but was not reported by the police until 2 o'clock this morning. It was then learned that' three masked burglars had forced the #fflce door, bound and gagged the janitor, Charles Brooks, and while one of them stood guard over him with a pistol, the others drilled a hole into the safe, and blew open the Combination and bidding the old watch- ", man a cheerful good night, left, laking $1000 in five dollars gold pieces and $150

in coin together with about $9000 in bills done up in enveloper ready for paying the help to-day. The above facts are given by Brooks but the police regard some «, things about the affairs as sufficiently susa a a a •cordingly arrested him and his son. He il told somewhat contradictoiy stories. His unruffled clothing and unprepossessing appearance raised doubts of his accuracy |j* and integrity. Paddy Cavanaugh a notor ious character was also arrested.. •. v' W

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The death of the Judge was very sudden and shocking. Although he had been ill for a couple of weeks, noonek\ dreamed he would die. He had taken. some ice in his mouth and asked for more.*' Then he said, "Tarn me on my side," and when that was done, instantly oxpired*

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