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THE INDIAKAPOIilS JOURNAL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1888.
THE CAMPAIGN IN INDIANA
It Is Being Pushed in All Directions
with Energy and Political Sense,
And Hundreds of Speakers ire Easily En
graved, Diy and Night, in the Promulga
tion cf Sound Principles of Government.
Iter. Tamer on Non-Psrtisan Prohibition.
tpcUl to the Indianapolis Joarou-
Mooresville, Sept. 12. The Kev. Aaron
Turner, D. D.. formerly a member cf the Indi
ana Conference cf the Methodi3t Episcopal
Church, bat now pastor of the M. E. Church at
"Red Win?, Minn., addressed an enthusiastic audi
nee in our new bail last night. He said there
were three questions especially demanding at
tention in this campaign the tariff, a free bal
lot and fair count, and prohibition. Passing the
two former, be discussed the last from a non
partisan point of view, plainly showing that the
aim of the third party is to defeat the Republic
an party and continue the administration
of the government in the hands of
the confederate Democracy. . The ques
tion is not whether prohibition is a good thing
this U admitted but bow shall we reach ill
Shall we reach it by separate party action or
by non-partisan effort? This subject is being
discussed as never before in all classes of news
papers and on the stumo and platform. Every
ce should thick, and speak, and rote. Preach
ers bare a right to speak. The pulpit should
ot tx muzzled. If a preather preaches on pro
hibition sodl say he is preaching politics. This
because tlty great subject has been switched
frrm noa partisan to part? lines. I am a Pro
hibitionist but not a politician." said the Doctor.
Force say if you don't tote with the third party
you are for free whi-ky. The third-party plank
wants, all tax taken oil of whisky while
)he Republican plank only wauts it oil of whisky
ised in arte, and off wholly in a certain emer
gency. So the third party plank is more for
free whisky than the Republican. The exist
ence of the third party is the solemn blander
f this day. It has harmed the great subject
ef prohibition by dragging it into party strife,
Ihns making enemies to it whieh would hare
been friends and helpers. It would be a great
misfortune if education and religion were
A rarged into party strife as has been done with
prohibition. Some years ago under non
partisan aetion State after State moved into lice
ef prohibition Main, Kansas, Iowa and Rhode
Island. But not one baa been won to the ban
ker of prohibition by the third party. All that
has ever been done by States has been accom
plished through the Republican party, and
ret the third party wants to kill the
Republican party. Four years ago the temper
ance people counseled. Many advocated non
partisan action. A few said we must have a
ihird party. It entered the field and ac
complished the election of Cleveland, who was a
member, according to newspaper report, of the
Buffalo Brewers' Association, and a drinker
himself, and defeated a teetotaler and a man
who baa no superior in America. A voice,
Not in the world." This third party thus suc
ceeded in throwing the government into the
bands of a party which is an avowed enemy to
prohibition, and defeated the only party whieh
has ever given ns prohibition in any State.
Progress for prohibition stopped when the
third party set up business. There has
been nothing done by States since.
Some ear,
We don t
see
much
difference between the two old parties anyhow.
Eat there is a great difference. The Democrat
ic party is an open enemy of temperance, while
the Republican party declares for it; the former
has done everything it could against prohibition,
the latter a great deal for it. If one party is as
much for prohibition as the other, why is it that
the Republicans have given us prohibition in
foor States, and the Democrats in none?
Why is it that tlie third psrty plays into the
hands of the Democrats? Why is it they send
speakers to doubtful States? Wby dou't they
send speakers down South! Why do they give
the Republicans three or four jolts to the
Democrats one or cone! Sari Jones
is a Democrat. but males third
party speeches ud North; but down South be
says he is going to vote for Cleveland. The
thira party South puts State ticket in the field,
hit no ticket for presidential electors. Why is
this? Don't it show that this third party is a
Democratic annex to aid in keeping the Demo
cratic party tn power and Republicans out!
Cleveland's eivil-srvice reform turns Repub
lican soldiers out of odce and pats in Demo
crats. Why has he cot turned out General
Fisk and put a Democrat in his place? The
third party declares its intention to divide and
destroy the Republican party in 1SS3 and come
into power in 1802. How can it hope to
draw rotes from the Republican party if it
be the old ram party that it declares it to be?
What will become of the third party? It will go
as others have done, down. The third party or
gans are declaring that the Chicago Republican
convention had shipped 5.0C0 keg3 of beer to
Chicago during its sessions. There were two or
three saloons by the hail in whieh the third par
ty was held in Indianapolis. It would be just
as true to say that the third party ran those sa
loons for their convection as to say the Repub
lican party had 5,000 kegs of beer shipped to
Chicago for its convention. Neither had any
control over the saloons or beer.
Bishop Fowler was present and represented the
convention as an orderly body ef men.
Rev. Dr. Hatfield, of lhe M. E. Church, wrote a
letter defending the convention acaiost the
s!anders propagated by the third party.
The Doctor closed his speech by alluding to
the candidates. While be was willing to forgive
the rebels, he did hot wish to see advanced to
the next highest place in the gift of the people a
dsn who had been a Confederate rebel daring
the war. as Dr. Brooks says he was. If you
want a Vice president who has always been
lovaltocr;r flag, vote for Levi P. Morton. It
you want a good, safe, loyal President, a big
brained man, a moral man, a religious man, a
c!ean mm, a can who is net ashamed
to pray in ni family or cnuren, a man wno. aa
elder in the Firs: Presbyterian Church of, Indi
anapolis, was cot ashamed to occupy his pew
end assist in the administration of the Lord's
Fupperon the Sabbath during the excitement
cf the Chicago Convention, if you want such a
safe, calm, cool headed man aa this at the bead
cf this great Nation, vote tor Gen. Ben. Ilarri-
ton.
This epeeeb, of which this is only a brief out
line, is the last of five which Dr. Turner baa de
livered in Indiana during the last wees, at all
cf which he was greeted by large and attentive
crowds. lie returns to-day to his Minnesota
home.
Foulke and Mortoo at Nebraska,
fpeei&l to the Indianapolis Journal.
North Yzbnon, Sept. 12. The political fur
nace in Jennings county is already at white heat
About tea miles east of North Vernon there is,
n the Ohio & Mississippi railroad, a Tillage by
the came of Nebraska. About a dozen small
houses, ft railway station, a small cbnrcb, and a
saw-mill, comprise all the buildings in it, and, it
is safe to say, that an equal amount o2 Repub
lican enthusiasm was never before compressed
into sncb small space. In this township ninety
four Republican votes sre cast, and only nineteen
Democratic votes. The Republicans organized,
some time since, a Lincoln club, which has been
meeting regularly every Tuesday night, and has
been addressed each week by local speakers.
Last week it was announced that Jason Brown,
the Democratic candidate for Congress from this
district, would address the people of Nebraska
on Tuesday evening of this week. The Repub
licans thought the fixing of their club night as
the time of the meeting was intended as an invi
tation for them to suspend their meeting and
get their crowd and go over and hear Jason.
which they were by no means inclined to do. So
they telegraphed the State central committee to
send them speakers for Tuesday night. On
Saturday posters arrived announcing that Oliver
P. Morton and Win. D. Foulke would address
them. Immediately they started out over
the country
to
'beat tne bush," as
thev cal!t it. and get en a rousinz meetinr.
Some of these men rode forty miles from one
erunty neighborhood to another, declaring that
thejr meant to have 2,000 persons present. Ev
erybody promised to come. Then they deter
mined to build a log cabin. On Monday morn
ing every tree was standing in the woods. On
Tuesday afternoon a cabin forty feet by thirty
bad been built and covered, having its chimney
of sticks and mud, and filled with board
benches, accommodating several hundred peo
ple. Two scaffolds about six feet high were
raised on the other side of the road, and a fire
built on the top of ach which lasted through
the evening. Just outside the wide door of the
log cabin, and between it and toe window of
the school-hocse (which was only a few feet
away), a stand waa erected for the speakers,
decorated with flags, bouquets, pictures of the
candidates and other appropriate emblems.
Outside and in front of the stand other seats
were arranged, some of which were unfortunately
around the eorner of the cabin so that the
speakers could only be aen through the chinks
between the logs. Tbee chinks, however, were
large, and rows of heads were continually seen
looking, tnrongh them during the meeting. In
front of the stand was an open space where a
A?eat crowd was standing. The speakers were
thus compelled to divide their attention between
the window in the left opening upon the
school-room, which waa well filled, the door in
the right opening into the log cabin, and the
standing multitude in front. Toward evening
the delegations began to come in, mostly in
wagons, but many on foot. They came from
all directions within a radius of fifteen miles.
The Democrats bad secured a special train
from North Vernon for their own meeting at
Nebraska, and the agent was ordered to sell no
tickets to Republicana to the great wrath of the
North Vernon people who wanted to attend the
Republican meeting. Finally, about 7:30
o'clock, the Republicans secured a train of their
own, and boys were sent through the streets
shouting that now the Republicans had got their
train and could go to Nebraska. There waa no
time to dress or prepare, everybody started out
as thy were, ladies and all. and in twenty
minutes the train was fall. Whea they ar
rived at Nebraska an immense throng had al
ready collected. Mr. Fonlkehad been talking
about half an hour, but was compelled to stop
on acconnt of the cheers whieh welcomed this
new and unexpected delegation, and it was
some time before he could proceed. He was
followed by Mr. Morton, who was listened to by
as attentive and appreciative an audience as
ever assembled. The meeting broke up about
half r;-jt 10, amid tremendous cheering. The
Democrats, too, bad a very respectable gather
ing, which filled a small hall in the town, and
was addressed by Jason Brown. At the Repub
lican meeting at least 2.C00 persons were
present. Nebraska never saw Such an occasion
before. The delegations returned to Vernon,
cheering and singing, about midnight. At
the etation of Nebraska a slight disturbance oe
curred. A Democrat drew a revolver on a Re
publican and waa promptly knocked down for
his pains.
A Democratic Art fal Dodger.
fractal to the Inaianapelli Journal.
Danville, Sept. 11 The following appeared
in the Indianapolia Sentinel this morning under
a Danville date and the general head of Indiana
new.
Considerable weizht has been attributed to the de
sertion, at this point, of a heretofore Democrat to the
free-whi&ky party. TLe facta of the ca.xe are that a
certain mechanic in the employ of a hardware firm
wa told by his employer four years aco that if be
voted for Cleveland hi wages would le reduced. The
mechanic voted that way, and the gentlemanly em
plover kept his word by redueicg the man's wage9 in
,the sum of por week. Using threatened again.
this year, with further reduction, and nut being witl
ing to suffer the loss of another sfl04 of his yearly
earnings, he has been foreed to succumb, and has
consented to vote for Harrison.
The alleged "facts" in the foregoing are so
vaguely stated that it would be bard to enter a
specific denial. This much can be said, how
ever: That if it refers to any hardware dealer in
Danville, Ind., it is a brazen falsehood in every
particular, except the fact of a conversion in a
certain instance. Let the Sentinel correspon
dent name the parties referred to and your cor
respondent will furnish indubitable proof that
the main statementa are silly and malicious
falsehoods. The only hardware store in town
that could have been referred to by the reporter
is that of John W. Dooley. His tinner, John M.
ritzgerald, voted for Cleveland four years ago,
but cow declares thst he will support Harrison
and the Republican State ticket. He is an hon
est, hard-working man, and has been nine years
with Mr. Dooley, who, he delares has always
treated him with the utmost fairness.
He denounces the statement in the Sentinel (it
applied to him) aa a contemptible slander upon
bis employer and himself. The story was un
doubtedly stated in the form of an innuendo for
the purpose of creatine a false impression with
out making the writer responsible. Let him be
specific or even say he means a hardware deal
er in Danville, Jnd., if he dares.
Antl-Clevelund Democrats.
6jc(al to the Indianapolis Journal.
Brazil, Sept. 12. There is a substantial
land-slide among miners, farmers, businessmen
and others In Clay county, all against Cleveland
and favorable to Harrison, Morton aad protec
tion. Among the latest is James L. Lucas, of
Cloverland, who voted for Harrison in 1S40, but
ever since has voted the Democratic ticket.
He will support the Republican national ticket
in 1SS3.
Mr. Chas. fl. Knight, who waa chairman of
the Democratic central committee in 1831, and
who openly repudiates Cleveland, second term.
free trade and all, has been petitioned by about
100 leadiog Republicans to sneak in the wig
wam. He will speak soon. He says: "I fully
believe that if the free-trade policy as advocated
by President Cleveland tn his last annual mes
sage to Congress, and his recent letter of accept-
icg the nomination the second time for the
presidency, finds a favorable response in the
votes of the American people at toe polls in No
vember next, the time is near at hand when one-
half of the manufacturing and miningindustries
f this country will be suspended and closed
down fcr years to come, this would result in
enforced idleness of hundreds of thousands of
workingmen and women all over the land, and
would seriously damage and almost destroy the
markets for our coal, disemploy our miners, dis
perse our population to other fields of labor, re
tard the growth of our now thrifty county and
city, fill our towns with empty houses, and seri
ously injure our farmers, merchants and me
chanics, who have come to rolycn this increased
population for the sale of their farm products
and merchandise and the employment of skilled
and day labor.
The Outlook In Southern Indiana.
Louisville Commercial.
G. W. Burton, of Lawrence county, Indiana,
was in the city yesterday. He says there is no
question aa to the Republicans carrying the
State in November. He reports the'enthusiasm
all ovsr the State as unprecedented. A great
many Democrats are bolting on the free-trade
question. At Unlonville, in Orange county, re
cently, the Democratic club went in a body to
hear ex-Congressman Thomas R. Cobb make a
tariff speech. He camo out boldly for fre trade
and declared that the Mills bi.'l was the first
step in that direction, and that the President's
message meant only this.
The next day the Lnionville Democrats were
so disgusted that their elnb held a meeting and
at once erected a pole from which a Harrison
and Morton banner now floats.
At Mitchell, last Monday uight. a Republican
club was organized with six former Democrats
among the members.
llccles Robin soo at Washington,
fpecial to the Indianapolis Journal.
Washington, Sept. 12. Mr. Eeeles Robin
son, master-workman of the Brass-works dis
trict, Pittsburg, and secretary of the trades as
sembly there, whieh represents 60,000 laboring
men, spoke in the Opera-boms here last night to
an Immense audience, composed largely of work
ingmen or this place. His speech was a most
excellent and taking one, and his remarks on
the tariff nneation o&rticularlv clear and con
vincing. Many Democratic laboring men beard
the speech, and from the frcauens expressions
of spproval from tnena, it is safe to assert that
M. Robinson's visit here will be of much bene
fit to Harrison, and Morton and protection. Re
publicans are delighted with Mr. Robinson, and
are confident that his visit here will do much
good. Mr. Robinson visited some of the coal
mines here, met many workingmen, and cre
ated a most favorable impression among them.
Ladles Club at Tertu
fecial to the Indianapolis Journas
Peru, Sept. 12. The Harrison Ladies' Clnb
of this city held a grand and enthusiastic meet-
eg last evening at the Lincoln League rooms
for the purpose of ejecting a permanent organi
zation. The membership of the club cow cam
bers over fifty, and will be greatly increased.
The officers-elect consist of: President, Mrs.
Carrie Puterbangh; vlce-prosident, Mrs. A. C
Bearss: secretary. Miss Bessie Andrews: treas
urer, Mrs. T. Bearss. The ladies of the eluo
will be handsomely notrormea and win actively
participate in the campaign rallies and meetings.
There will be two distinguished features one
the horseback riders, and another an elaborate
ly trimmed and decorated wagon, symbolical of
the great party and containing tne rair members.
Enthusiasm barely expresses the vim and zeal
of this club.
John 31. Butler at transport.
Ccecial to the Indianapolis Journal
Logaksport, Sept 12. The Republicans of
this city held a rousing meeting at the rink this
evening. Hon. John M. Butler, of Indianapolis,
delivered a powerful address upon the issues of
the campaign, whieh had a marked effect upon
the immense audience. He spoke for two hours,
showing that the Democratic party is, and al
ways has been, wrong, and the Republican party
right. The Billy Owen Glee Club, composed of
sixteen members, made its first appearance, and
aroused much enthusiasm with telling songs.
The words used bv the club are composed by
BIT. D. 11 Bryer, of this city.
Fine Speech by AI. C. McCormlck.
tcecfal to the Indianapolis Journaw
Abgos, Sept. 11. Upon invitation of the Lin
coln League here, M. C. McCormick. cf this
place, delivered the best speech of the campaign
here last night No advertisement of the meet
ing was made, yet Montgomery Hall was paaked
and many were unable to gain admittance. The
speech fairly bristled with telling points. Tho
speakor has a rare faeulty of thoroughly dis
posing of the fallacies of ''tariff forjrevenue" in
a manner cot equaled here before. The address
was free from rancor or bitterness; dignified and
scholarly. His arguments were actual demon
strations of the value of protection, from the
stand-point of the practical business man instead
of the politician. It received the closest atten
tion throughout from Democrats and Republic
ans. A Sentinel Lie Denounced.
To the Editor of the Indianaoolis Journal!
HE VOTED FOR BLAISE, BUT
"R. R. Beck, a member of Allen Camp, Sons of
Veterans, of this town, has announced himself for
Cleveland and reform. Mr. 15eck haa ben a promi
nent young Republican and voted for lilaine."
The above choice morsel appeared in Wednes
day's two-for-a-cent Sentinel, as coming from
a reliable ecurce, aud as I cannot hope for
recognition through the Sentinel, I desire
through your columns to brand the above as a
willful, malicious and outrageous falsehood,
gotten np to injure my reputation and business.
The writer is evidently a stranger to the first
principles of honor and integrity, or he would
never stoop to such small and contemptible
measures to gain favor for himself. Again,
branding the writer cf the above a falsifier of
the first magnitude, 1 am, as ever, an enthusi
astic Republican. It It Beck.
Pxndlxton, Sept. 12.
Meeting at Greenshurff.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
Greensburo, Sept. 12. Hon. W. D. Foulke
and Hon. O. T. Morton addressed the finest au
dience of the campaign at the court-house to
night. Many went away for want of room.
The leading issues were ably discussed, and Mr.
Fouike's contrast of the two candidates for the
presidency was regarded without exception as
the very best. The people were well pleased
and gave their undivided attention.
An enthusiastic meeting for the purpoie of
organizing an Old Men's Club was held at the
rink last night. Green B. Roszell delivered the
address. One hundred and fiftv-three names
were enrolled of men who voted for the elder
Harrison in 1340 and will vote for Harrison and
Morton this year. Tnere are also about twenty-five
here who voted for Van Burea then,
who will vote for Harrison now. i
Koighstotvn Republican
Special to the Indianapolis JoarnM.
Kniohtstown, Sept 12. Tne Republicans
bung to the breeze across Main street to-day a
banner, six by forty feet, on each side of which
are painted in large letters "Harrison and
Morton; Hovey, Protection, Chate,".. There are
two Republican clubs here of 150 working mem
bers each, all working in harmony for. the good
of the partv. The Hon. J. L. Grifliths will speak
here on the night of the 14tb. and Hon. J. II.
Lozier on the night cf the lUth. Both will be
met with an enthusiastic reception.
Ripley County Republicans.
Fpecial to the Indianapolis Journal.
Madison, Sept 12. The Republicans of Rip
ley county had a pole-raising at Rexville yester
day. They raised a 130-foot pole,"and in the
afternoon a very large crowd was entertained
with eloquent speeches, delivered by Hon. J. W.
Linck, Capt Marcos R. Sulzer and Hon. John
O. Cravens, in which all the political issues
were ably discussed. At night there was another
large meeting, addressed by Capt M. It Sulzer
in an able speech, mainly devoted to the tariff
idiue.
Jmlge Gardiner at Dover I tilt
Special to the Indlaoaoolis Jooroat.
West Shoals, Sept. 12, Judge W. R. Gardi
ner, of Washington, spoke last night at Dover
Hill, in this county, to the largest political
meeting that has been held there for twenty
vears. Tho people were enthusiastic, and
Judge Gardiner's solid argument and bis tribute
to Gen. Ben Harrison were londly applauded..
There will be many accessions to the Republic-:
an ranks in this county.
Starting on the R!g!it Side.
To tt rtitci cf tl: Iiw:napo!U Journal:
I joined the first voters club, organized i
this city, this evening, with a memberetlp of
C. I was formerly a Democrat, and came of a
Democratic family, but will cast my first presi
dential vote for Harrison, Mortoo and protec
tion. I also say, hurrah for General liovev!
We have four Democrats in oar club. aruVJill
they come. Lok AuTTiriifrcLTzt
Minri.rrowx, Ind., Sept. 8.
tV. S. Kcnworthy at Keckrllle.
fjttdal to tn iDileneoells Jourae. , -
Rockville, Sept 12. The Hon. W. a Kan-.
worthy, of Iowa, addressed a large audience tt
the court-hoose, Tussdey evening, on tb politi
cal Uaues of the campaign. lie handled his
subject in a masterly style, and is a clever
speaker. His talk on the tariff was plain acl
interesting. He waa greeted by a large audi
ence. Chaplain Lozier at Angola.
Special to tUe Indianapolis Journak. '
Angola, Sept 12. Chaplain Lozier, cf Iowa,
held the close attention of a large acdionee in
Angola, la3t evening, for two hoars, while be'
spoke on political Usuee. Stenben will not be"
in tne rear with her majority lor the Jiepunit-
can ticket Every indication points to a sub
stantial g.;ln over the vote in 1SS4. '
Political Scraps.
The Republicans of Cass and Miami counties
met in convention at Logansport yesterday and
nominated Albert B. Switzer. of Pern, by accla
mation for Joint Representative, y
The Lincoln Club will eelelrate the emanci
pation proclamation at Columbus on Tuesday.
Sept. -'. Mr. Smallwood and Mr. A.
Svreenev will be among the speakers.
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. J
While workmen were testing down an old
hospital building at the Soldiers' Home,' at Dayi
ton, Tuesday, a wall toppled over, burying them
under the debris. Two men were killed and
several severely injured. The killed are Wm.
Sewall, of Company G, First Tennessee,' and a
member of Company I, Ooe-hucdred-and-slx'-tieth
Ohio. " . "
William Clinton, principal of a school in Perry
county. Arkansas, whipped a girl pupil,' named
Ray, for violation of the rules. The girl's
brother earae to the school yesterday; with the
avowed intention of whipping Clinton. When
be entered the school-room. Ray ' and Clinton
drew knives and a fierce fight ensued. Both
men were fatally cut. .1
On Tuesday night, at Kenosba. Wis., f five
boys played "tick tack" on Rev. F. O. Taylor's
house. Taylor loaded his pistol and,, waited.
Shortly two of the boys, George Beacftal . and
Martin Slossoo, went into the yard after their
'tick tack," Mr. Taylor rushed at them, and.
as they ran away, be opened fire , ana
soon scared Slossoo into baiting. lie then shot
at Beac bel, hitting him in the arm. Mr., Tay
lor's conduct has caused a sensation. - ;
Phil Board, a policeman at Harrodsburg, Ky.,
on Tuesday night attempted to arrest f Florence
Mitchell, alias ('Dog Head," a noted viraga of
that place, for some minor offense. She struck
him over the head with an iron bar, knocking
him down twice, whereupon be drew a revolver
and ahot her in the stomach, inflicting er prob
ably fatal wound. The woman is a desperate
criminal of remarkable strength and ferocity.
Losses by Fire,
fpecial to the Indianapolis Journal.
Evansville. Ind, Sept 12. At Patoka, Gib
son county, earlv this morning, fire swept away
a quarter of a block of business houses. The
losers are: John Kingston, grocery and resi
dence: lcis. 84,000. Harrison's building; loss.
$1,000. A. '31. Jerauld & Co., groceries and
drugs; loss, $3,000. Newt Reiily, confectionery;
loss, $1,000. Jacob Johnson, saloon; loss, $600.
Wm. Rike, saloon; loss, $C0O. The fire originat
ed from a defective flue.
Marion, Ind., Sept. J2. Yesterday fire de
stroyed the barn of Janet Covant, twelve milea
south of here, with two horses, a thresher, five
hunared bushels of wheat and twenty tons of
hay. Loss, 3,000: insurance, $1,000 in the
Phoenix, of Brooklyn. ' Children playing with
matches caused the fire.
Sioourancy, la., Sept 12. A destructive fire
at Harper, in this county, destroyed the entiro
businoss portion of the town, except one store
and an implement house. The loss is variously
estimated at from $15,000 to $23,000. The in
surance does not exceed $5,000.
Dayton, O., Sept. 12, Fire started atl0:30 this
evening in the shops of John R. Brownell & Co.,
destroying the office, machine-shop and foundry,
and entailing a loss of $20,000; fairly well in
sured. New York, Sept. 12. A fire at Huntington,
N. Y., last night, did damage to the extent of
$100,000. A large portion of the business part
of the village waa burned.
When ChnmpVins died all hearts cave forth regrets.
And everybody swam in Hoods of tears.
Yon see he ne'er mado fool election bets,
Nor prophesied in presidential years.
Washington n atcbsi.
IIS DIANA ANDILLIX0IS NEWS
Closo of the Testimony in the Ballard
Trial, Now in Progress at Shoals.
Argument to Be Began To-Day and the Case
Giren to the Jnry To-Morrow Murderer
Ed Chamberlain Abandons Dis Fast.
INDIANA.
Close of the Evidence in the Ilallard SXurder
Case A Conflict of Testimony,
fpecial to the IndianapeMs JaraJ
Siioalb, Sept 12. Promptly at 8 o'clock the
Ballard murder trial was called. Defendant
Jones was recalls d and cross-examined. He was
asked whether or not, on the day of his arrest
for the Ballard murder, he had a conversation
with one Peter Ragle, one of the sheriffs posse
who made the arrest concerning the Ballard
murder. When the witifees answered that he
had, he was asked by the State whether or not
in that conversation, he had cot said to Racle
that he did cot remember that any other than
bis own family and one Noble Neal had stayed
over night at his house on the night of the Bal
lard murder. Jones replied that he had cot
said that, either in words or in substance, to
Ragle, upon the occasion named.
Peter Ragle was then pat on the stand, and
testified that Jones did say to him that he did
not remember of any one, except the members
of his own family, and one Noble Neal, staying
at his house on the night of the Ballard murder.
The defense then cross-examined Ragle, who
denied that he had had hard feelings toward de
fendant Jones; be stated also that Jones was
one of the County Commissioners of Martin
county, and bad been aueb while the witness
was county treasurer; that Jones, as one of
such commissioners, had caused the books of
Ragle to be investigated, and had found a short
age of about $7,000 against him aa county
treasurer, but that his bondsmen bad made
good this shortage.
James H. Ballard, a brother of the murdered
man, was then called. He testified that in a
conversation with defendant Archer, the latter
told him that he had been to see Albert Quack
enbusb, and had talked to him, but was unable
tsehange him in regard to the murder of Bal
lard; that he still insisted that he (Archer) was
at the place of the murder at the time it waa
committed.
Mrs. Sarah 11 Jones wss called by the State
and cross-examined further, and, among other
things, was asked concerning a conversation
had at the house of her husband, the detendant
Jones, and asked whether or cot she had said to
Mary Collins that she did cot remember of any
one staying at her husband's house on the night
of the Ballard murder. She answered that ate
had had no such conversation.
: Mrs. Sarah Collins testified that Mrs. Jones
did make such statements.
Mrs. Sarah Quackenbcsh was called, and tes
tified that in a certain conversation with her
.Mrs. Mary Stanfield told ber abe was not at the
house of Jenes on the eight of the Ballard mur-
'der, but at her own home, and that her hus
band was at borne with her.
O. P. Pierce was called by the State, and on
beinr re-examined testified that be was at a fu
neral along with Ballard on the day before the
murder; that he did not see McClellan Jones on
teat day shake hands with Ballard, and was not
in Jones's boose on that day; did not see Can
field shake bands with Ballard when be came to
Stanfield'a house on the day of the murder; did
not see any man standiog at the door with his
boots oft, as if in the act of retiring.
Lonia Ritchey wss recalled and testified that
Ballard did cot stop at the house of Jones on the
day before the murder.
Here the evidence closed. The argument will
begin to-morrow morning, and will bo made as
follows, as the matter is cow arranged: Lewie
Stephens, the uenuty prosecutor, will open the
argument for the tate. and will Le followed by
Jodee Gardiner, of Washington, T. M. Clarke
and C. S. Dobbins for the defense. T. J Brooks
will close the argument for the State. The case
will probably te given to the jury on Fiiday.
Mnncte Teachers Reading Circle,
fpecial to the Indianapolis Journ-
Muncie, Sept 12. The Muncie Teachers'
Reading Circle waa reorganized last evening by
electing Mr. J. W. Carr chairman, and Mrs.
Martha Ivins secretary for the ensuing year.
There were about thirty members present ready
to begin work. The object of the circle is two
fold, professional training and general culture.
Tbe course of reading is arranged so as to ac
complish theae purposes. In order that the
literary work may be more efficient, the circle
will invite the professional men of the city to
deliver a eeriea of lectures on Subjects related
to the eehool aud their particular professions.
A series of literary papers will alio be presented
by members of the circle.
Murderer Chamberlain Consents to Fat.
fpecial te the Indianapolis Journal.
LonAXsroirr, Sept 12. Ed Chamberlain, the
murderer of Ida Wittenberg, of Reynolds, and
who afterward assaulted and almost killed the
sheriff of White county in making his escape
from the jail, was brought here to-day on a
chance of venne from White county. Chamber
lain has steadily refused to eat anything during
tbe past nineteen days. He is amaeiated and so
weak that be cannot stand or talk above a
whisper. This afternoon h9 consented to eat
and took a plite of fried tysters. He seems
somewhat relieved, now that be is away from
White county for trial.
Killed by Freight Train,
pcci&l to the Icdiaranolls Journal
Shelbyville, Sept 12. An extra freight
train going east on tbe "Big Four road, which
passed Waldron at 1 o'clock this afternoon,
struck and killed a stranger who was sitting on
tbe rail near the water-tank. The stranger was
asleep, and the engine struck him on the bead.
He appeared to be about sixty years of age.
The on'y evidence of bis identity was a letter in
his pocket addressed to Daniel Causins, Oak
land. III., from a collecting ageney in Illinois.
The body was placed in charge of tbe coroner.
Attacked With L,nckJaw.
Special to the Iadisaapolia Journal.
Columbus, Sept. 12. Tbe twelve-year-old son
of George Clutch, of this city, is suffering from
lock-jaw, and is not expected to recover. About
tea days ago the boy wss kicked in the face by a
horse and sustained a severe gash In the fore
bead, which, though painful at the time, soon
healed, and is now almost well. No symptoms
of lock-jaw was manifested until yesterday, and
tbe little fellow has rapidly grown worse. His
father is in Columbus, O., and has been tele
graphed for.
Minor Notes.
Two thieves, Charles Black and Charles
Chitty, were arrested at Princeton, Tuesday, for
burglarizing a store at Carxni, 11L A lot of the
booty waa recovered.
Two eons of John .Turner were engaged in
hauiing logs about four miles west of Marion,
when tbe younger, aged fifteen, fell from the
wagon and the wheels passed over his stomach,
proauciog taiai injuries.
The Gibson county fair is under way. There
are more entries in all classes than ever before,
and the finest exhibition of stock ever seen there.
Yesterday was pioneer day, and the old settlers
were addressed by ex Gov. Porter and Judge
Mblacfc.
ILLINOIS.
A Couple of Counterfeiters Captured at Mt
Carmel, aod Taken to Chicago.
Chicago, bept 12. Two dangerous counter
feiters were arraigned before Commissioner
Hoyne this morning, aud, waiving examination,
were held to the federal grand jury. They are
Fred Kech and Jacob McLaughlin, of Mt Car
mel, III The attention of the secret service
was attracted to that place by the amount of
counterfeit money in circulation there, and an
investigation resulted in the prisoners' arrest
Tbe offioera went to McLaughlin's bouse. In
the cellar waa found a complete set of dies.
molds, etc., such as makers of sDurions money
use, as well as $113 in $1 and 50-cent pieces,
some ready for circulation and others incom
plete. The mint was located in the garret
Kech made a full confession. Tbe officers
think he has served terms for the eame kind of
work.
Scarlet Fever at Marshall,
jpecial to the Indianaoolis Joprnau
Marshall. Sept. 12. Scarlet fever Is becom
ing epidemic here, and in a very fatal form.
The first death ocourred to-day, i??l5tlni be-
inga little son of Edwin Shaw. The most
rigid quarantine will be exercised to prevent
further spread of the disease.
Brief Mention.
CoL S. W. Munn, of Governor Oglesbv's staff,
and formerly State Senator, died on Tuesday
of apoplexy at his home in Jolieu
J. B. Isabel, ct Winnebago, while standing on
the platform at the Illinois Central depot, at
Rockford, was knocked off by a train and fatally
injured..
During the past week the herd of milch cows
belonging to tbe firm of Bacon Bros., dairymen
of Streeter, have been attacked by a disease
from which some fifteen of them have died.
James Bond, assistant State Veterinary Sur
geon, pronounces.it Texas fever. Precautions
have been taken to prevent the spread of tbe
disease. It is cot known where the eattle con
tracted it
DAVITrS REVELATIONS.
Interesting Sketch of the Part Tim Has Tak
en In tbe Irish Hume-Rule Agitation.
London, Sept 12. Mr. Davitt intends to ap
ply to the Parnell commission for the permis
sion to give evidence before that body. He
has prepared for the press an abstract of the
statement he proposes to make before the com
mission, commencing with ocenranees of 16CG.
when he joined tho Irish Republican Brother
hood. He says that he became acquaint
ed with Mr. Parnell and Mr. O'Donnell cn
bis release from Portland prison. During
his imprisonment, after much thought, he con
cludes that the Irish were not adapted for agita
tion by secret conspiracy, and formulated apian
of open combination. He communicated bU
views to the leaders of both the revolutionary
and constitutional parties. Among the latter
he found a disposition to resent Mr. Butt's pol
icy of conciliation. Among the Fenians he re
ceived more encouragement than he expected.
After his tour in America he
started a movement to make the land question
the basis cf agitation. He controverts the
Times's theory that this new departure bad any
thing to do with the rew departr.re originated
in New York. Although defending the Ameri
can proposal, so far aa it included bis scheme
for supplanting secret conspiracy, be saya be
was convinced that an alliance between
the Constitutionalists and Revolutionists
was impossible, and therefore took
an independent line without consulting either
Mr. Parnell or the Fenian leadera In 1S79 he
started an agitation against landlordism, on
funds received from bis American lectures. He
applied to John Boyle O'Reilly, Patrick Ford
and John Devoy for assistance. He received
300 from the national or skirmishing fund,
bat as the Fenian press objected
to tbe use of the fund for
constitutional agitation, he returned tbe
amount Mr. Parnell o tie red money from the
resources of the League. Mr. Par n ell's official
connection with the movement began with the
organization of tbe League in October, lST'J.
Parnell, during bis absence in America, in the
winter of 1S79, forwarded to the League 30,
000, to be distributed for the relief of distress.
In 1SS0 Davitt going to America to form an
auxiliary League, was expelled from the Irish
Republican Brotherhood for advocacy of
constitutional agitation. Since then
there has been constant hostility
between tbe Leaguers and the Fenians. Early
in 1850 four men visited his lodgings in Dublin,
designing to murder him. At the same time t.
Fenian gang, beaded by Phoenix Park Carey,
broke up his meeting in tbe rotunda. About
this time, if he and other leaders in favor of
open aeitation bad not been removed from tbs
control of tbe League by the government im
prisoning them, the Invincible conspiracy
would never have been beard cf. On the morn
ing following th Phccnix Park
murders he met 1 Parnell, who, great
ly excited, said he had resolved
to send bis resignation to the Cork electors that
very day, retiring utterly from Irish politic.
Parnell declared that no man could be safe
where irresponsible conspirators organized deeds
of that kind, aiming deadly blows at the consti
tutional movement on tbe threshold of victory.
Davitt succeeded in persuading him to
reconsider. On the same dayt the
manifesto condemning the murderers was
sent to Ireland. Mr. Davitt, although
taking no prominent part in the National
League, co-operated with Mr. Parn ell's delegates
to Chicego in 1SS-3. in trying to icfluocee the
convention in the direction of a pacific policy.
He was afterward condemned to be shot by the
council of dvoamiters of the Roisa faction be
cause be had denounced tbe uae of dynamite in
Chicago, Mr. Davitt conelndes with a refer
ence to the Plan of Campaign, of which he dis
approves as only propofinc to lower rents, thus
tendirjg to prolong landlordism.
Celebration In Honor of the Czar.
St. Petersburg, Sept 12. The Czar cele
brated bis name-day in tbe midst of his generals
atNovaja Praga, in the government ef Cher-,
son. Civiliana took a prominent part in the
fetes held in honor of the occasion. Farmers
brought rural products and other offerings to
the Emperor, and the head men of the villagos
presented him with bread and salt. Groups of
peasant girls brought garlands for presentation
to the Emperor. Three hundred and fifty
guests took lunebeon at the imperial table. The
maneuvers of the troops will be concluded to
morrow.
1 The Fighting In Afghanistan.
London, Sept 12. A dispatch from Afghan
istan says: "The Ameer's troops will attack
Ishak Khan on three sides. Separate corps are
advancing from Badaksha. Cabul and western
Turkestan. There are continncus skirmishes
between the outposts. Ishak Khan ia concen
trating his forces near Haifcak, and a decisive
battle is imminent
No Famine In Egypt.
Cairo. Sept 12. The statement that a famine
in Egypt is feared because of tbe failure of tbe
crops is ofSeia'ily declared to be untrue. The
Mlc is rising slowly ana tne crops will De equal
.t13fl -.1- . 1 . t A J. . f
to tnose ox it is expeciea xnai ine neignt
of the water at Assouan will reach fifteen cubits.
Foreign Notes.
A telephone line has been opened between
Berlin and Breslau. It is the longest line in
Germany.
The debts of the late King Ludwig have been
almost cleared. There is a good prospect of re
building the royal fortune.
Flooda in the provinces of Lombard v and
Yenice have testroyed a number of bridges and
done mccu damage to property. Many persons
have been drowned. There are cow signs of
the rater subsiding.
Koadmasters Association.
Washington. D. C, Sept 12. The Road-
masters' Association of America, at its meeting
to day, laid the reports on standard track joints
over until next year.and recommended vbat trials
be made during tbe ensuing year of tbe two de
vices submitted. The old officers were all re
elected for the ensuing vear, as follows: Presi
dent, J. W. Craig; of Charleston, S. C; first
vice-president, I. Burnet, of Joliet, 111.; second
vice-president; James Sloan, of tbe Chicago cc
Eastern Illinois railroad; secretary and treasur
er, . a. Iteed.
Fatal Cable-Car Accident.
St. Louis, Sent 12. A serious accident oc
curred on the Franklin-avenue cable last nigat
in which a woman was fatally injured and sev
eral others seriously hurt At 'lhirty-fourtn
street a west bound cable ear jumped the track,
the coach swinging over tbe east-bound track.
The accident occurred at the bottom of a steep
grade, and the ea?t-bound car was only a few
yards off, and eoming fast Before it could be
stopped there was a crash, and one car was
wrecked entirely. me woman wno is iaiauy
injured is Mrs. Collins.
"Western Unioo Dividend.
New Yokic, Sept. 12. The Western Union
directors to-day declared a quarterly dividend
of 11 per cent. The statement presented shows
net earnings, partly estimated for the quarter
coding Sept. 30, of 51,DoU.uuu; interest and sink
ing fund charges amount to $204, 082, leaving
$1,345,198 surplus for the stock. The dividend
is ptyable on Out 15, and the books will close
on Sept. 20, both for the dividend and election
purposes.
Signing the Sioux Treaty.
Chicago, Sept. 12. A dispatch fromLower
Brule Agency, Dak., says: Yesterday was a
great day at this agency, and the efforts of the
commissioners and the aeentehave been crowned
with a glorious success. Two hundred and
twenty-five signatures have been secured for the
ratification of the Sioux bill, tbe way being led
by a number of tbe prominent chiefs.
lied Men Select Officers.
Chicago, Sept 12. The officers chosen by tbe
red men are: Great ineohenee, Thomas J.
Franeis, of New Jersey: great senior sagamore,
Thomas K. Donnelly, of Pennsylvania; great
junior sagamore, Thomas E. Peckinpaugh, of
Ohio; great prophet, Ralph D. Gregory, cf
Indiana; great chief ef records, Charles C
Conely, of Pennsylvania; great keeper of
wKsrvcxn, Josenb F. Fyle, of Delaware.
THE DOUOnERTT CASE.
The Attempt to Compel the President to Alow
for a I'ubllc Slander,
fpecial te the IndiaBatx!i Journal.
Washington, Sept 12. In connection with
the petition to Congress by Mrs. Charlotte
Smith for authority to prosecute President Cleve
land upon the charge of libeling Mrs. Mary Ann
Dougherty, an Irish woman, whose pension bill
was recently vetoed, the Woman's Katiecal
League, of this city, has just issued a brief in tbe
case which is to be distributed among members
of Congress. It will be remembered that Mrs.
Dougherty was severely injured by an explosion
in the arsenal here, where she was working at
cartridge making during the war, and that the
President ia vetoing her pension said that she
was a woman of bad chsracter. The brief in
tbe case issued to-day is headlined aa follows:
'A dsstardly outrage. Grover Cleveland as
sails tbe character of Mary Ann Dougherty. He
vetoed ber pension bill and then denounced her
aa drunken and worthless to the whole country.
The charges against her proven false. Will
Irishmen vote for a man who shelters himself
behind his high office to ruin the tamo of a help
less Irish woman?7
Following are the salient featurea of the brief:
"Grover Cleveland stands before the Nation
as a candidate for re-election, with how much
abow tbe people must determine in November.
Ours is the Nation of brave men, but tho great -chief
executive takea advantage of bis high of
ficial position to traduce and rnin the character
of a poor Irishwoman the widow of an Irish
soldier who defended our flag in ths dark days
of the rebellion. By what right did Grorer
Cleveland 6toop from the high pedestal on which
the people had placed him to assail the reputa
tion of a helpless widow to whom Congress bad
granted a petty pension of eight dollars p-r
month, for arrvie rendered the Nation by hr
dead hustand? Was it not cruel enough to veto
the act of Congress, and there let it recti No;
insnlt must be added to injury, and to cover up
the vindictive feeling which be has exhibited
against the poor and fri-nd!e since bis in
stallation itita office, he takes the occasion te
say:
"The petition of tl.is wmn is inJorseJ by the ad
miral and s veral otiu-r cffi'frs of tlid narv, r;d a
distinguished c'eryrr.an of al.?Lt n. certi.yiii;
that they know Mrs. Uocjrhertr. and bH.ve t.e f-ct
atated to be trne. The police rc irda of the preciijot
in which she has lived I r years show that he is a
woman of very bad character, and Xhtt he ha ln
tindtr arrest n:i.e tiif.e for drunker, larcnv.
creating disturbances, a:J raUdtracajjors of that
sort.
'We have taken tbe tira and pains to look
through the police r-eords for the last twenty
six years to satisfy ourself whether the cbare
which Grover Clevelaud brings agairst Mary
Ann Dougherty were true, and whether she wac
as bad aa he had pictured her. The record
shows that (this) Mary Am Dougherty was ar
rested about twenty-fie years ago, for a?aut.
and this was the only time she was ever arrested.
Was she gniltyl Let us see. The evidence
shows that a brutal member of the police fr
while engaged in beating his wife who bd a
young baby in ber arms was assaulted 'cy
Mary Ann Dougherty with his own billy a:d
made to desist. She was arrested for thu. at
quited, aod the police offioer dismissed the
force."
A complete abstract of the police court rec
ords covering the arrest of the various women
in Washington by the camo of Dougherty is
f prodnced, and the fact that Mrs, Mary Ann
Dougherty, who applied for the pension, was in
dorsed by many of tho leading citizens of Wash
ington, is given.
Indiana J'enslonf
Pensions have been g ranted Ae fcrWwief
camed Indianiacs:
Original Invalids George B. Anderson.
Vevay; Edward Turpm, Bedford; Samuel
Brunner, Elkhart; Thomas Harry, Indian
apolit; Oliver Boord, Covington; Nathaniel Mc
Clure, Wbitlock; Berry man James, Brazil; An
drew Weekly, Nelson; Wm. W. Hays, Indian
apolis; Floyd Dickerson, Ladoga; Geo. Ranch,
Indianapolis: liiram M. Waltman, Bean Blos
som; John Wagoner, McCameron; Henry Boley,
Georgetown: John A. Depew, Bryant: 111 i Saw
yers, Franklin; Daniel Y. Shirk, North Man
chehter; Daniel Baringer, Crotbersv.lle: Omer
Lunger, F.ugene; Hiram L. Off man. Green
castle; Wm. M. Manley. Carthage; Geo. Ban
yard. Lawrenceburg; Aaron S. Wilhelm, Ligon
ler; Samuel W. Skelton, Stinesville; Jas. J.
Bowker. La Otto; Augustine D. Rose, Indian
apolis; Win. Corn well, Brazil; Adam Hcflraeier,
Bcffaloville.
Restoration and Increase-William Apt Peru.
Increase navy James H. Brown, Richmond;
Geo. M. nibbeson, Fort Wayne; Jacob H. Swic
ert, Wawaka; Wm. Harrister. Scipio; Marcus
M. Thorcburg, Macksville; Washington Lee,
Muddy Ferk; Jeremiah Besor, Kadgttsville;
John Q. A. Lewis, Jsneeville.
Reissue Chas. McKiusey, Kirklna; Henry
Eller, Blooniington,
t Reissue and Increase Frank McSkine, Mar-
tinsviil.
Oiigical Widows. Etc Elizabeth A., widow
of Thomas J. Stevens. Corydon; Nancy, nether
of Andrew Ingram. Greenville; Barbara, widow
of John Muster. Valparaiso: Elizabetk, widow
of Galon Meddock, Trafalgar; Perdllla, widow
of Geo. W. Wilson, Mount Liberty.
' General Notes.
Special to the IcdUnanolis Jonrnau
Washington. Sent. 12. Charles McOrww, of
Huntington; E. R. Whseler. of Plymouth, and
Rev. O. J. O Leary and F. D. Casenow, K Ft
Wayne, are at the Ebbitt
Dr. T. A. Bland, editor of The Council Fire,
aa organ of the North American Iodiars, in
tends going into Indiana t j peak for Harris pu
and Morton. Dr. Bland Is a Greenbaeker, and
made a vigorous canvass in New Eaglaad for
General Butler in 1SS4. He is a forcible speak
er, and handles the issues with intelligence ar.d
vigor.
Ideal Subinlasiveces.
Arlo Itftti, in PmTlrtence Pnnday Jonrnal.
A small New Yorker bad been haying a day of
unmitigated outraceousness. such as all children
who do cot die young are likely to have at times,
and when he was ready for bed his mother said
to him:
When you say your prayers. Gergie. ask
God to make you a better boy. You have been
very aaoghty to-dsy.
The youngster accordingly put no his peti
tions in tbe usual form, and then, before clcf.r
with Ameo.nbe added:
"And please, God, make me a good bcy.w
He paused a second, and then, to the utt
consternation of bis mother, concluded, with u:f
abated gravity:
Nevertheless, not my will, ob, Lord, bt
Thine be done."
(steamship News.
Antwerp. Sett 12. Arrived: Broombaugh.
from New York.
Liverpool, Sept 12. Arrived: nandel, frora
New York; Caspian, from Baltimore,
New York, Sept 12. Arrived: Nordland,
from Antwerp; California, from Hamburg.
London, Sept 12. The steamer France, frcm
New York, Aug. 23, for London, went ashore on
Eritb Sands, Gravesend. Passed the Lizard:
Katie, for Havre. Patsed Scilly: Labii, from
New York for Bremen.
It is Absurd
For people to expect a cure for Indiges
tion, unless they refraia from eating
what is unwholesome ; but if anything
will sharpen the appetite and give tono
to the digestive organs, it is Aycr's Sar
saparilla. Thousands all over the land
testify to the merits of this mediciue.
Mrs. Sarah Burroughs, of 243 Eighth
street, South Boston, writes : "My hus
band lias taken Ayer'a Sarsaparilla, for
Dyspepsia and torpid liver, and lias
been greatly benefited."
A Confirmed Dyspeptic.
C. Canterbury, of 111 Franklin tt.,
Boston, Mass., writes, that, fcuflerins
for years from Indigestion, ho was at
last induced to try Ayer's Sarsaparilla
aud, by its use, was entirely cured.
Mrs. Joseph Aubin, of High street,
llolyoke, Mass., suffered for over a year
from Dyspepsia, fo that she could not
eat substantial food, became very weak,
and was unablo to care for her family.
Neither the medicines prescribed by
physicians, nor an; of the remedies
advertised for the cure of Dyspepsia
helped her, until she commenced tho
uso of Ayer'a Sarsaparilla. "Three
bottles of this medicine," she writes,
"cured me."
Ayer's Sarsaparilla,
TREPARED 15 T
Dr. J. C. Ayer U Cc, Lowell, Mass.
Price fl; el bottles, f5. Worth $5 a boUU.