The Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky • Page 8

8 WHOLESALE SWINDLER William T. Crosby, Recently Arrested In St. Louis, FORMERLY LIVj-D HERE Claimed ReUlUnsilp TIth Iaae Shelby and Dnehess of BETRAYED BY HIS MISTRESS. WUIlua T. Crosby, th young Jeweler Who vu vrttUd la St.

Loul Wedaea-day oa th chary swindling a fiaaatotr of people at Webster Groves, MacwTner-ly lived In this city xl Is alleged ta bar swindled a number of people br In tb asm way did those St Webster Grove. He Is twenty-seven years old. and 1 th aoa of Mr. W. A.

Crosby. respectable carpenter Urine at Eaat Green street. Croaby's plan of operation was lo epea a Jewelry store and wbeoerer a watch was trougbt to hhn for repairs be pawned It. At th Umt be was arrested fa fC Louis Crosby bad nearly 10 pawn tickets In bis pockets. When Crosby WILLIAM T.

CROSBT. Bred la Louisville be operated sereral mail repair sbope In different parts of tbe city. He pawned sereral of bis custom watches here, and was finally arrested. His father paid for all of th trasalog watches and Crosby escaped with a light Jail sentence. He left bere about four years aro and since then bas anada bis headquarters In St.

Loo I a. where be tired with a wealthy mulatto woman earned Faani Goee( at Atlantic street. The Gose woman claims to bare fur-nlebed tbe capital with which- Crosby Started Into business at Webster Crow. He disappeared from Webster Groves two weeks ago. and from then until the lima of bis arrest the authorities were looking for blm.

Fannie Gose. bis colored mistress. bt ra red Mm to tbe police and said that be bad robbed her of tbe snooey atte bad put Into the- basliitas at Webster Groves, and bad spent It oa Other women. Whew Crosby was placed under arrest ta said that bis bom was In Shelby. II J.

Ky. lie claimed lo have lbe bluest blood of Kentucky coursing- through bis Veins. He aaid that bar waa a grandson eC Ima Stoelby. tba first Coeruor oC Kentucky. He also claimed to be related to the Purhe of Marlborough.

All of bis statement was simply an Invention of bis owa without a word of truth la It. Mia relatives here are very respectable people, and are heart-brokea over bis dlsgrar. Ha father and mother came here from Simpaona- ills, and Mr. CVo by baa worked bis trade of earpealertA ever sine came bere. lie waa seen yesterday by a representative of tbe Courier-Journal at bis residence.

He bad beard of bis son', flight from Webster Grove, but did aot know that be had ben arrested. One (lafM. at Mr. Crosby that gt waa an aonesr. naru-woraing man.

aad his actions told loor plainly than words how keenly be felt the dlsgrac that bad been brou-ht to him by bia tun. lie aaid that when his son got Into -trouble here be had raked and scraped money to pay blm out. and that the boy protnlred with tears in his eyes to reform. Since then, he said, he bad oft. ea sent young Cmsby d.fTerent amount! of money.

Only a few weeks ago be bad a letter from young Crosby slat-las that be wanted tit to pay his board and come borne. A few days later be received a letter from the Oose woman saying that young Crosby had got Into trouble sm that she was helping bUa out. but needed Vfl. Mr. Crosby did not aay so.

but II waa very evident from his manner that he was saving: up the necessary amount and wuuld have mailed It to the woman had he not seen a copy of a St. Ix.isvs paper and learned that She was a colored prostitute. Tourg Crosby's mother la away from borne now visiting her relatives In Btmp-sonvlll. Mr. Cmsby said he waa araid that the dlnarrar of their soa would kill her.

lis said that there waa no truth la the statement that they were related to Isaac 2)belby or the Duchess of Marlborough. Mr. Crosby said be could not account for bis son's career, as he aever knew of aay one la his family before who waa boi sad aprtght. Ill Bat Not CaMI HI Pockets Had Ba Cat Uat By Xegru INiotpads, It did not take long for thres aegme to rob WiRlam Johnaoa, of Alexandria. Iod of his snooey and valuables last Bight oa Seventh street, between Market and Mala.

Mr. Johnson ram to the city yesterday on business. Early last Mgbt started oat for a short walk. In th ours of a few minute he found aim-elf at Seventh and Mala streets. He started out Seventh with th Intention of rtumlnf to his hotel.

When rear bed tba alley between Market and Main streets three negroes stepped la front of bim and demanded his money. Mr. Johnson told lb men be bad no money and advised them to leave before railed a a Th highwaymen then pulled out knlvee a-vl nmlr rut every pocket from their victim cktb-Ing. securing l0 ia cash and a dlaov-od ring. Th matter was reported at Central Police elation.

Hexton aad Iapallle recovered th ring from a pawnbrxker and obtained a good de-scrir-Uoa of tbe negro abo bad sold it. nru Hiwrn. i few minute Ul'f ealh. charge of committing the robbery. He refused give th name of his accomplice.

Uuoo searched, but the money could not be found. BULL BECAliE WHO. Knocked Down a Boy and Canscd a Panic Oa Prestos Street. A terrified bun caused a small panla on Preston street yesterday afternoon, and sereral pedestrians narrowly escaped being Injured. Ira Simpson, a farm ir Urine near tbe wet woods." was riving tbe bull and three steers to Lbe Bourbon stork-yards.

Tbe bull was docile until be entered tbe city lim its, when be became frightened at tbe electrle cars. Mr. Simpson then bad a (Treat deal of trouble In driving bin through tbe He finally got blm as far as Preston and Market streets when a car came dowa Market street and nearly struck tbe beast. Tbe clam ing- gong frtrbteaed tbe wits oat of tbe animal and he dashed oat Preston street. Ike Kraut, the twerve-year-otd soa cf a seoond-baad dealer Prestoa street, near Green, ran into tbe street and tried to turn tbe erased animal by wav ing- bis bat.

Tbe bull ran straight aneaa and knocked the boy down, and tore fu rious! out Preston street. nea ue reached tbe City Hospital yard the beast trampled down some of the flower. He then proceeded out rreston sir soon a as out cf sight, BATCH OF SIX. Men AccilS-3 of Many Potteries Arrested. Ganc of Daylight Barglara Believed To Be Broken Up.

Dznxrnvzs' DtTORTAirr CAPTTTEE Tba operations of a band of thieve were brought to an end yesterday wbea Charles Leonard. Jobs CCoaaell, Win Ilusemao. Ed. Nine list. Charles Ford and J.

A. Johnson were placed under arrest. For tbe last two months robberies have been reported from aU parts of tba city. la aU these instances tba bouses were entered la broad daytlgbt. Hardly a day passtd without two or mora robberies being- committed.

Chief of Detectives Haag-er detailed bis goes oa tba cases but found tba fore waa aot larga enough to put a stop to tbe operations of tbe burglars. Consequently be Induced the Board of Fafety to give blm six more tneav Wednesday- mor-nina Detentivea Sextoa. I a pal lie. Burke and Burns were put to work oa tbe case with tbe bastruo-tlooe not to return to tbe office without tbe guilty persons. Several nights aro tbe bone of Mr.

T. Ilornlnc at 7U East Market street, waa entered, and CHM) worth of silverware and musical instruments stolen. These goods were recovered at a pawnshop oa East Market street. Fortunately the keeper was able to give tba names and a description of tba persona who bad sold blm the roods. Tbla was "a rood clew for tbe officer and they went to work In earnest.

Leonard was tba first man to be arrrstedJila story aad that of the pawnshop keeper, toe-ether with the descriptions which bad been furnished by the people whose bouse bad been robbed, led to the arrest of CConneU, Musrmsn. Klaelist. Ford and Johnson. By 12 o'clock yesterday all th aaea were la JaiL They were charred with housebreaking All th prisoners are young, none of theas belns; over twenty-one years of age. Leonard la a member of tbe Louisville Legion.

He was captured early yesterday morning; by Detectives Lap ill aad Saxtoo at Twenty-fifth and Market streets. Th same officer also arrested O'Cotinell and Hose-man. Tbe former was found la a stable loft at Seventh and Oak streets, and tba Utter was captured at bis bom. Pre-" ton street and Merrill avenue. Nine list.

Ford aad Johnson were arrested at their bomee la tbe eastern part of the city by Detective Burke and Bums. Alt tbe men were charged with housebreaking. They are thought to bare stolen about 13,000 worth of Jewelry and Tbe gang; also did great damage to property. About tl.ftOO worth of tbe stolen roods were recovered yesterday afternoon at different pawn-shops and second-hand stores. The following- are soma of th residences which bav been entered and robbed: Mr.

W. K. Caldwell's. 1304 Herond street: Mr. R.

M. Hughes. 1S37 First street; Mr. F. F.

Thwlng-a. Brook street: Mr. C. 1L Bson'e. tTTl Brook street: Mr.

Robert Fletcher's. Klrst and Oak streets; Mr. I O. Oulfl-y's. First and Oak streets; Mr.

K. jenlng's. TS Est Market stre-t; Mr. Sam Grenweirs. 130 Sixteenth street; Mrs.

M. Hampton's. Madison, between Twenty-third snd Twenty-fourth streets; A. J. Flex's.

244 West Madison street; Mrs. F. Fisher's. 1033 Portland avenue; F. L.

Ptandiford's. 171S Twenty-fourth street. Tbe residence of Mr. W. E.

Caldwell, at 130t Second street, waa riamasred to the extent of about tl.OOO. Tbe furniture throughout the house wss barked and beaten up with hatchets and hammers. When seen at th Jail renter, day afternoon the prisoners refused to talk. Th detective, however, say tbe men do not deny the charge. FATAL STABBIN8.

FIcht On a Steamboat Probably End In Murder. Will Harry Carter, a colored deck band. stabbed and fatally wounded Walter Black, also colored, early last night oa tb deck of tb steamer Taraseoa as It was going through th canal at tb foot of Thirtieth street. Tb two mea Quar reled early la the afternoon and continued to wrangle until the city waa reached. Jealousy Is supposed to have been the cause of the trouble.

Carter aa end to tbe quarrel by drawing a kalfe from his pocket and burying tb blade In Black's left lung. Tb Injured maa was removed to tb Maria Hospital, when It was found that tb knife blade had Penetrated lack's sang and that tb maa waa fatally Injured. Carter attempted escape by leaping into tbe canal, lie was pursued by several river men la a boat and wss captured near tb foot of Tweoty- etgnta street. He was taken to the Seventeenth-street police station, where a cbarr of malicious cutting waa regis tered against nim. ITS round trip Lexington, Harrodsburg.

Lawreneefcurs. Sunday. Aural a. la-jik. era Railway, l.tt a.

aa, Sevcata-streat la THE COURIER-JOURNAL. LOUIS VILL" SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 7 107 TCILL POSH IT. ConncCaan Rosfce Wants That Investl.atloa Male. ELATZ'S COSTLY REAL ESTATE. Brocar and Hrtner Shake Hands Peace.

Council maa Bosh a does not propose to let the Commute on Cemeteries bury that sensational resolution which be In troduced before tbe Council Thursday night. He said so yesterday. He says that be Introduced It la rood faith and believed It to be bis duty as a representative of tbe people to see that the city's money ts not wrongfully used. -It there la Bothlnc wronr about tba payment of SLS0S for tba Mayor's personal attorneys' re. be aaksd.

-why did hi friends try to stop aa Investigation Thursday nlxMT Mr. Bosh bas beard some rood lawyers say that tbe claim was sot strictly Just. That Is why be Intends to have the whole matter investigated, and say nothlnr will prevent him dour bis duty. Tba fact that Mr. Herman Blatx.

a member of tbe Council, charged tba dty M0S for a small lot at Thirty-third and Bank streets la causinr amassment amonr real estate men. Mr. Blatx owns a lot at that point S7.lxl5a, He bought th whole from Mrs. Emma Panke la May, for SI. 437.

Now be wants o0 from th city for a small triangular silo that would be equivalent to a lot 23xa2 feet. According; to well-posted real estate men this oug-ht not to cost mora than SI a foot, or a total of In other words. Mr. Blatx baa. as chairman of tba Council Finance Committee, certi fied to the correctness of bis own claim for taoo, considerably more than twtc th sum th property Is worth.

Beside. th making: of the proposed street at that point would nnaac th value of tbe remainder of Mr. Biota's property. President Brocar. of th lower board.

and Councilman Hymer. who parted at Thursday airht's meeting1 after castlar bot words at each other, have mads up. Mr. Hymer was at the City HaH yester day mornlor when President Brocar came In. Everybody near expected trouble and rot Into position to separate the two sbouiJ they resume their quarrel.

But the tilt didn't happen. Mr. Brocar asked Mr. Hymer if he had cooled down. -Yes," answered Mr.

Hymer. Then they shook hands, aad waited peso sur- rounded them. Tb movement of Mayor Todd to bav tb duties of tba City Auditor and the City Controller mora strictly defined by City Attorney Stone Is regarded by many a aa effort to fiad more rle for bis Re publican friends. If the City Auditor's duties are Increased to th extent that the Mayor stems disposed to think they should be. three clerks would bav to be employed la that office to do tbe work.

These three clerks would cost th city som mor money, but would glv th Mayor Just three mor slice of pi for hungry political mend. Tbe Board of Pubtle Works let the fol lowing contract yesterday: TO pava Barnett avenue from First street to Brook, vt trifled brick. M. Law-ler a Son, at SM per square of 10 square feet. To par Twenty-second street.

Duncan ta Griffith. vlti-Lfied brick. X17.S per square. R. Flgg.

To pav alley from St. Catherine north to aa alley bet we First ana Second. William H. Bate. per square.

To pave alley, from Edwards street to first alley northeast of Barrett, between la-hland and Morton avenues, to L'rbaa Steoarel A Souu. 1 14.30 per square. Gradinr alley from Edwarde to first alley southwest of Rtxbel. between De- Barr and Wtckllfre. twenty-two centa for excavation and twenty cents for em bankment.

Urbaa Stencet a Son, Grading; alley from Swan to second oast between Mary and St. Cat h- ertn. thirty centa for excavation, five cnta tor em Dsn a meat, fti. Fin. Th License Board met yesterday aft ernoon to sxt upon th application of saloon-keepers for license, against whom netgrhbor bav filed pro testa, charglnc that they hav been keeping disorderly place.

Two were before th board: H. Gadgen. Prestoa street, be tween Colleg a4 Breckinridge, and Atchison Weaver, colored. Uraysna wtreet. between Eighth and Ninth.

Neither bad witnesses, so action waa postponed until to-day at clock. whea their witnesses will be heard. Tb dty mortality report for th week ending August was Issued by Dr. W. P.

White. Health Officer, yesterday. It bow a total of fifty -seven deaths, aa follows: CAUSE OP DEATH. Appendicitis r.Heart disease, or-Braln. congestion II gaaie Bronchltsi ajHemorrhag Cancer of stom- rner, OreorUI Cholera Infantum Consuaiptioa Convulsion Ilarrhoe Iysentery, a-cut.

TebUttjr, geaaral. Kntertlia Entero-col'tls Kever. remltteat. Fever, typhoid Heart, fatty oa- r. generatlua atala I tuns 1, Inanition 1, Meningitis, em- 1 oral Old age 7 Paralysis 1 Peritonitis 1 Heptlcaemla 1 Shock 1 bow eta il raeml 3 I'nknown 1 1 Whooping I Total 7 1 Still bora SEX.

Z3 Female 3. COLOR. Whit 4 Colored SOCIAL RELATIONS. Slna-I WiXot stated Married S4 NATivrrr. Loulavin SS Oermafiy Cm her partsof th IL'aknowa Vnlted States til Vnder year iT FYora to yrs 1 From 1 to 1 years a From so to y'rs From 4 lo I years 1 From i to TO y'rs a From to years 1 om It yra 4 From to y'rs rons a to as y'rs 1 Fmra sin y'rs Not stated 1 FrosB a to rs WARM.

First ward Seventh ward rU eorid ward K'ahth ward a Third ward 1 NLnlh ward Fourth ward Tenth ward Fifth ward Kleventh ward Sixth ward Twelfth ward jtphtbsrta placarded Kavaaaaxh Camp Mtiaa Tbe ktavsnangh camp-meeting, which opened so auspiciously Thursday last. continue with Increasing Interest. The change In th weather baa made It de cidedly comfortable for those tn attend ance. Tr. SulIJns.

of Cleveland. reached the grounds yesterday, and will remain during tb meeting. Ail who beard Dr. Sullln preach last year win be glad to know of bis return to Kara-aaugh. Dr.

He la. of Georgia, will reach tit camp to-day. He Is regarded as on of th great preachers of South, lie will probably occupy th pulpit to-morrow morning at 11 o'clock. Dr. Suiiina Will preach at 8 o'clock.

The enusio will be up to tb hbrh standard of Uat year. Rev. IX L. Colli, of the Twentieth and Jeff eraoo -street M. E.

ahitrua. baa bad charge of th singing. hnt sine the arrival of Prof. C5.a, Tillman he has revlfrned In his fav. r.

Mr. Tillman arrived from the 1. utile Oround (Ind.) camp-meeting- morning, and reported that the Kev. R. Ptuart would be at Kavanaus cn aannaay arcorama; to promise.

The dlnln hall accommodations this year are excellent. Persons desiring ta spend Sunday at the camp-meeting can jro out this afternoon, and find pleautn dormitory accommodations. They my also take the train ieavinr In Ten li st reet station Sunday morning- at o'clock, or th tram Ieavinr First-street station at iuw clock. Week-day trains leave at Ti and 8 a. 1.05.

4:13, 6:10 and :15 p. from Plrst-street atation. Returnlnor. they wave rara at and a. m.

and and :15 p. m. Th round-trip iK-arts inciuainr admission to rrounJa, cost seventy cents week days and elghty- nve cents on aunaays. trRAIIIED HIS ANKLE. Plpamaa Cbarle Rameey's Aoctdent at a Fir Yesterday.

A one-story frame bouse on Eleventh street between Maple and Lexington waa partially destroyed by fir yestrday morning- at 7:15 o'clock. Tba losa amounted to S30O. Tba property Is owned by Capt. Timothy Lebaa of No. Engine Company, who cam near being-burned to death a flre at Thirteenth aad Walnut streets several months ag-cx Th fir waa reused by a defsctlv flu.

Upon th arrival of the Nov 1 Engin Company at th Ore Plpemaa Charles Ramaey sprained bis ankle Jumping from tb reel. He waa removed to his bom on Jefferson betwaesi Elati taenia ana Nineteentn streets. HTBOUSLEII THE EAST. Confer sc of Exaterw Policy Hold ers of Massachusetts Beaefll Lit Aaaoetatiosw Tba Maasach uaetts Benefit Life As sociation appears to be la trouble also In th East. Its licena to do business la Kentucky was revoked Wednesday.

Aooordlnr to aa Item In tbe New Tork Sun, a meetlnr of policyholders was held la that city a few days ago, at which President Roiker ap peared by request and mad a state ment aa to tbe condition of tb company. He stated la answer to questions that the assets of tba company at that time were 1702.000, and that th UabLW I tea. outside of what be Styled fraudulent claims, wer (240.000. leaving an ex- ce of llabUitle over assets of tlit.OuO. Th meetlnr then.

It Is said, demanded that tbe company relnaur it business la on of th oid-lln companies, aad committee waa appointed to work on tbla Una. Tb committee. It ta under stood, bas found a company which la wlinnr to Insure an th policy-holders under sixty years of age. but which will aot taka th whole lln of tb Massa chusetts company. Tber will another meeting of the New Tork and New Jersey policy-bolder In a few days, at which something definite expected.

There hav been no aw developments In tb local situation. The representa tives of th company bere are waiting for tb bead office to act. TBaskfsl IJTEBLST For LoalsvUl Bolder of Inclined Plan flail way In the United State Court at Cincin nati yesterday Judge Sag handed down aa order directing th receiver of th Cincinnati Inclined. Plan Rail way to pay over to th Louis vtll Trust th bondholder, wbo a few day ago appeared before Judg Sage aad recited the fact that there waa over (13,00 Va th hands of th receiver, with no liabil ities to meet. Th trust company la th trustee of th mortgage, aad th bonds are Largely held In Louisville.

This will the first tim la over a year that any interest naa Men paid, and the i nouncement of th order will glad news to tn Louisville holder, it expected that th money wui te is- celved la a tew day, and payment will oegta at one. At a meeting of th passengers aad round-trip excursionists held on board th steamer Tarascon Thursday evening. tb following resolution wer mously adopted: Resolved. That tender our hearty thanka to Col. WUI 8.

liar a. Captain of th boat during the tesoDorarv abs-noa of Cape I. L. Prniwy, foe his kind aad oour. tsvua tmtoviH during th sol Irs trip.

Resolved. That also tender Clerks Conner, Gregory aad Ballard. Pilots Fish er snd Jwsy. Engineers Isk and Nuano-taaker. Jaka Steilr.

Mats Fred ZoU aad Clans and tbe deck bands our thanka Keaoived. That a copy of th tiona be furnished th newspaper of dent of the Louisville and Eviansvlila Mail Company, also to Col. ill S. Hays. Ks.

spectioiiy, h. weUKR, K. P. HETTiOKR, JNO. H.

DAVIDSON. Commute oa ReaoiuUona AS. O'CONNOR. Ouinau. E.

P. HETTIOER, Secretary. Flower isaloa Report. (Communicated.) Ws have received during the past week tb following donations, and thank th do nors for their kindness: Mrs. Cutter.

bedstead: Mrs. Atchison, clothing: Mrs. Smith, clothing: Mrs. Men Wild, clothing: Mrs. Ceatler.

shoes and clothing; Mrs. 2. F. Smith, literature; Beulah S. Society, of Fern Creek, thirty beautiful bouquet vi now rs.

n. ciroa ana a inend. clothing; Win. Walker, Nans a Neuner. Jacob Seoul and C.

J. Reimera. flowers. We nav great neeo ior a coaj-ou so-e. No matter bw small, it will be thankfully received.

We also wan soma furniture for a poor family who hav not a piece tn their room and are sleeping oa straw and rasa m.ii wine" a lew ooaee ior cnaira. would ilka some nightgown for a sick child la th family, and anything to make the room mor habitable. Notify th ivwr I .1 ill. Bemu Sf wmml ar anw "Xewsnaper fHaaar. Mr.

Tony Landenwlch wttl gfv a "newspaper dinner" la- honor of th pre of Louisville at Fountain Ferry Park Tuesday afternoon. A special trolley train for th acoornmodstlon of tb guests will leave th corner of Fourth avenue and Market street at 4 O'clock. It goes without saying that th affair will up to date In every par- iH uiar. btt is not man in LOUiavilie who knows how to do the handsome thing at th proper tim better thaa tbe genial CoL Landenwlch. Healthy Mind, Healthy Body.

Bora Brought About by I Post urn Cereal I Food Coffee. aaaaeenaaaa 1" is strekstii Ttca.tt Cfcarlts n. Matttcws and lizzie Townscnl Did Not Hare a Ent How They Are ltaa and Wife. Shoeless, bat! ess aad with DtUe cloth-Inr to cover their bodlea a couple walked Into tba office of County Clerk Goodwin, la Jefferaonvin, yesterday and asked for a licena to marry. -My nam to Charles H.

Matthews." said the prospective groom. "And mine la Llasi M. Townsend." ventured tbe oat-covered and woe-beg-one appearing female, who held oa to the man's tattered shirt. "How much Is ltr inquired Matthews after tb license had been stamped. "Three dollars." answered Clerk Goodwin, "Say.

look here, aaid Matthews. I haven't a cent, but aa Lis waat's to gt married mighty bad." and turning to her asked: "Ain't that right, old rait" Llaxia said such waa th case; adding: "But it 'pear Ilk we ain't goln' to be." Th clerk said soroethinr about peo pi marry Inr who wer penniless, and; th woman looked pitifully at Auditor Herman Ha ton, who had approached to view th Strang pair. "Let's taka up a little collection," sug gested Ha ton to several bystanders. aad. taking his hat la band, ha dropped la a cola aad passed around for dona tion.

Several piece of sliver Jingled. and then th clerk compromised by granting the license at a cut rata. "We're glttln thar. ain't Liar remarked Matthew with evident pleasure to th woman, who moved uneasily aad continually brushed her red hair from her eyesx -Taaa. I reckon.

But we've been gitun' thar purty alow. Til eU ye." Talk about er maa bavin' a tourn time." said Matthews, "we've been on the way from Huntington, W. for four month. Lis aad ma pulled up stake thar. got oa a flat-boat and cut loo for nowhar tn particular, cota Lis wVd gU married some day and ah said It waa a go.

Ws bad beard of Jef ferson villa, and when we got bere JLst says to th old gal: "Well, here' the plao aad well go ap aad stand off th We've got th Ucena an right, but we're stuck ag-ln, for aint got nobody to us up." Ja th mean Urn Justice George Hall bad mad bis appearance and he volunteered to officiate. Tbe couol then re ceived th congratulations of th crowd snd left, saying they would go to their fiat-boat and proceed down th river. Company th sum of I11.S50. to used gav the nam of John Htil and said ha In paying th coupons oa th oonsobV' i bved la Nashville. He will arraigned da.t Knrwi.

th. j. ftw Judg War thl morning. Last now overdue, This waa due to the" Uoo of Mr. St.

John Boyle, attorney Ir Hospitality. Yesterday a mulatto caned at the reatdenee of John Chandler, lit Spring street. Jeffersonvllle. and asked for food. While It waa being prepared he 1 aaid to hav rewarded th kindness of the family by stealing a diamond ring be- kmging to Mis Chandler.

He was ac cused of taking the property, but denied doing so. Thereupon Mra Chandler aad her daughter called th police and th thief ran. Several person pursued him aad ha waa overtaken at th bom of Detective Martin Graham, where he had darted in to bide himself. The maa Hiiag two negruea Henry Lhipree. of I julsville.

and Joe Mann, of Versailles. Were locked up on suspicion of being pals were MEW ALB ANT. Mr. Evan Frosser leave to-day for Lo Angeles, CaX, to visit relatives. H.

E. Jewltt and family are spending a few weeks on a farm near Ed-wardsvlll, Check In payment of tb quarterly penal on are being received by th pensioners of tbi dty and county. Walter Tuley has gone to New Tork to take tbe position of business rnanager for a leading theatrical company. Dr. aad Mr.

Cannon and their eon. Newlaad. left yesterday for Northern Michigan to spend th month of August. Jo Kraft is making preparation to go to Seattle, and be may possibly go from there to tb Alaska gold mines. The Floyd County Teachers' Institute will be held In Education Hall cn th third noor of th court-house August aa and as.

Rbinehart Diet, wbo baa been at West Baden Springs for the past two weeks for th benefit of his health, returned borne yesterday. CoL E. 8. Hlggin. the noted Salvation Army worker, la expected at the camp on -Silver Hills to-day.

He will bav cbarg of tb services to-morrow. Postmaster Schlndler bss purchased of th People's Building and Loan Aa-soelailnn a handsome hous on the Sil ver Hills, taken by th association for debt. Th pric paid was 12,000. Yesterday tbe adjuster finished th work of adiuatinar th loo on DePauw Coileg. Th lose waa fixed at $3,700 and It will be born by tb Horn Insurance Company of New ior.

tierman Freeport. 111.: Franklin of Philadelphia and Hardford. Aa soon aa practicable the Board of Tru tees of the college will determine Just how they will rebuild. iiami Guthrie baa returned from Shelbvville. where she had been vlsttlng relatives for several days.

If laa Reila Bird collected the largest sum of money last Monday night on the charity trolley excursion and she was given th prise. Her fares amounted to ix. RS. Mlsa Berth was second with JS.60. and Mlsa Maud Webster third with S7.40.

Sarah Gel bach baa filed a suit In the Circuit Court against William el bach for maintenance. Th plaintiff allege that she wsa married to Geibach In December. K. and that he deserted her In April. 1897.

leaving her penniless and with two children to car for. An al lowance of $4 per week is asked for. and th defendants employer, the Hoosier Brick Company. Is made a party to the siaiL Geibach receive fg per week. Tb Grand Lodge of tb United Brother of Friendship and tb? Sisters of th Mysterious Tea elected officers yesterday aa foilowa: Vnlted Brothers of Friendship Master.

John Alexander. New Albany: Deputy Master. James Green. Evansvllle; Financial Secretary. E.

Q. Graham, Mitchell; Assistant, A. K. Green. Indianapolis: Treasurer, R.

Briauldlng, Indianapolis. Sister of the Mysterious Ten Jaost wortny urina Princess. Georgia Vaaoe. Evansvllle; Deputy Grand Princess, Lottie Sullivan, Indiana poll Financial Secretary, Georgia Coffee, Evansvllle; Assistant, Sail! Dudley. Indianapolis: Treasurer, Eliaa-beth Harris, Indlaaapotla.

Jtr FERSOXVILLE. Mr. James Ogle felt at US Graham street aad broke her right arm. Pioneer of Scott county win bold their reunion at Lexington August 14. Miss Mary Hammet and Mr.

Delany of Madison, will be married in Former Police Captain William Cisco Is recovering from bis recent severe at tack of illness. Charles Rlgsby Is in of Brlght's dls- at his bom la Port Fulton ana Uv but a abort tim. A reckleas cycler ran down Alvln Vallnauter on Maple street A deep cut waa inflicted on the side of bis head. Commissioners Selmeler and Johnson yesterday condemned the middle pier cf the bridge over Fourteen-mile creek, at New Market. Power to make arrests bas been con ferred upon Marshal John Barker, of Port Fulton, and John Roff, an employe or Howard a shipyard.

The Epworth League of Wall-street at. tz. church held an Interesting meet Ing last night and heard reporta from toe Toronto convention. Mrs. H.

H. Ferguson, wife of the tote County Treasurer, has purchased a drug store In Indianapolis, and her son. Dr. Paul Ferguson, will manage It. Tbe funeral of the tat Mrs.

J. W. Hoover will be conducted from tbe family resideno on East Chestnut street this afternoon at 1 o'clock and tbe Interment will be at Fairview cemetery. New Ai- -bany. John Ton.

Taylor and a maa named Foasee, wbo are employed at the car- works saw mill, bad a fight yesterday af ternoon and Taylor was struck on the head with a link pin. He was seriously injured. Mrs. Mary Walker, with a baby in her arms, waa arrested last eight on tbe charge of stealing some wearing spparel from Mrs. Frank Wlntergorst on East Chestnut street.

Tb arrest waa mad by PoUoeman Perry. A few day ago the Rev. B. W. Tyler, of Cbartestown, accepted the pastoral call of tbe Presbyterian church at Sey mour.

Me baa reconsidered his action, believing tthat he owes it to himself and bis congregation at Charles town to re main there. An unknown negro was arrested In Clarksvtll for terrorising women Tbe Marshal took blm before Justice Yatea and bis confinement In Jail waa ordered. While tbe officer waa arranging to convey him to th Jail tb man ran from th building and made his escape. Mrs. Eliza Worrell, aged eighty-two years, died yesterday of general debility at her borne on the Utics pike.

She waa tb mother of Curtis and Thomas Wor-rall, Mesdames John Snyder, A. J. Hol-man and- Elixa Ashton. The Interment will be held at o'clock this afternoon. A white-robed figure flitting about Charlestown after nightfall baa caused a sensation, and attempts to capture the ghost-Uke visitor have proved fruitless.

Charles Whitlatch, Ed Katta. Harry Prather and Georg Whitlatch bav shot at tbe thing, but It flits away, to reappear th next night. Commodore Perry Wilson died yesterday afternoon at 34 Wall street Of enlargement of the heart. He waa born February X. 1820.

In Bath county. Ky. Mr. Wilson was married three time. HI only daughter.

Mm. Joseph Don bet. survives. Tbe Interment will be Sunday afternoon In Walnut Ridge osmetery. In the Circuit Court this morning habeas corpus proceedings In tn case of William Brown will be beard by Judge Gibson.

Brown claims that be is being held under excessive bond on the charge of attempting to kill Conductor Wilbur Robinson and Brakeman George Sblpman on a C. and St. L. train at Sellersburr. J.

K. Marsh baa Just completed th brief la tbe case of th Stat vs. Wln-standley and Frederick, charged with receiving deposits with th knowledge that the New Albany Banking Company was Insolvent. It comprise 700 page, and win at one be forwarded to the Clerk of th Supreme Court. A Jury found Mr.

'Wlnstandley not guilty in tba Clark Circuit Court, and tbe creditor of th defunct bank are taking th appeal. CU3AI LUEUE. TTo-k of Ratal ng Sabaoriptlon Begaa By li Local Brasvh. Th Organisation of the local branch of th Cuban League will meet Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock In the Council Chamber. Tba local brancti baa already gon actively to work, and subscription lists ar being circulated through tb city.

Lists have been placed In a num ber of stores and office, and will be col lected later. Gov. Bradley has been asked to glv his support to th movement. The Labor Day Commute bas taken twenty-five lists, which th mem bers bav agreed to circulate, and the Coopers' Union will endeavor to fill twelve. Tb following and firms have taken subscription lists, and any on.

who wishes to aid the movement may do so by calling on them: Attnia Cox. Joseph Hockup, col J. h. JX. vetter.

T. H. Sherley, J. P. Fti Its.

R. Donahue. H. Tooksr. J.

Bearcy, C. 8. Dol son. J. G.

Gallagher. J. DeOarmo. J. W.

Stevena, W. E. Glover. CoL R. J.

Tilford. R. Jacob, J. J. Gardner.

W. D. Foree, Mammoth Clothing Co many. A. Wlipdon.

W. A. Merriwether, j. Mogul w. H.

St la lit. A. W. j. a.

sillier. W. T. alone, K. C.

Jennings. C. F. stiglits, A. Ludwlg, W.

P. Johnson. C. 8. Crouch.

F. Ik. Koop, C. A. Koop, H.

F. Lochnef. G. H. Capito, K.

Brocar. as. O'DonneU. W. Cronk.

B. Brooks. Robinson, Norton AW. M. Praether, CO, A.

Ltuawig, B. Preston. Bar Tenders Aa U. Christian. soclatlon.

Capt. Earle said last night that be had Just received Information that an ex pedition tnat recently ten lonoa wim dynamite gun for the Cuban Insurgents had arrived at Manet Bay. navana province, and delivered the cargo to Oen. Castillo. WILL EOILD AT Q.1CE.

Coa tract Ordered Closed For Mew Broadway Methodist Cbarcb. tb The Board of Ste-ward of the Broad- way Methodist church met at tbe Bank of Louisville yesterday to hear th re port of tb Building Committee In re gard to bid for the new church. The committee reported that tn lowest anu best bidder were Lewtnan Co, aad Trta A- Frev. both of this city. It waa decided to accept on of tb bids, and tb committee was toatructJd to close with th firm It decided to be th best bidder.

Work will be started a soon aa noMibla after the contract is closed. The old church will be used for th last time to-morrow. The new building will coat about 830, 000, and It la expected that the furnishings will cost an additional 810.000, It will bav a total seating capacity of L6O0. It 1 estimated that the church will be ready for us in aooui Ren month. Eloped lom GsrrartL In Jeffersonvllle yesterday" Justice Haus married Joseph Ray and Blanch Fayne.

elopers from Garrard county. Ky. The couple left horn presumably to go to Instead they drove to Nlcbolaavtlle. a dlstanc -of fourteen mile, and there boarded the train which brought tbem to Jeffersonvtlle, Th couple was accompanied by Dan Ray and Ida Bandette. LOCAL BREVITIES.

ria Gladstone Baptist church, colored. will have a basket picnic at Fern Grove to-morrow. The boat will leave the tin street at JO o'clock. There be preaching at the wharf and at the park. David M.

Harbin, aa employe of tbe Louisviile Hallway Company, who lives at 27 West Grayson street, reported to the detectives last night that his seventeen-ear-old daughter had diaappeared from borne. She left early yesterday afternoon without telling her mother good-bye aa MKuaL Miae Harbin bas been receiving the attention of a young maa with, whom her par-u Xax she baa siopeo. FACIAL NO A P. a-? PURE WHITE H-OATTNG. Nothing enters into the manufacture of Fairy Soap but tlie purst and best materials known to the soapmaker's art and that money can buy.

Hie Soap of the Geniury Sold every where in one quality and three convenient sizes, for the toilet, bath and laundry. Cads inJj TKE M. K. FAI22AXX CCZPAXT, CWcago. SI Lwfi.

Isv Tort MACHINERY. Retorted For tbe Eljbt Days Ending Ao.uSt 6. Tb foUowtng real estate transfer for th eight days ending August were r- not-tsd bv tb Kentucky Tula company. LouiavUi Anseiger company to xr-u Hoerts. 80x140 feet, southeast corner Beech- wood and Baxter avenues; FLKO.

Eastern Heights Land Company to Mrs. Mary Ruddy, 80x180 feet, north side reck- in rids street, east of Underbill; wn. W. H. Slaughter, by comauaatoner.

A. Guthrie. 4x8 reet. east ski ex. James Court, north of Hill street: 87.807.70.

Louisvine Trust Company, executor, etc. by Commissioner, to Jane E. Benedict, srea on Browns bo ro roaa; sloou. nw.hs-4 Havs and wtfs to P. J.

Gnau. SOxlil S-U feet, southwest side Everett ave nue, southeast oi LongcaKi l.mu. J. Gnau to isina nays, im, eat side Park Place, south of Second John Frohlv and wife to Edwla M. Clay.

J0xiit feat, nortlraast corner Twanxy-fifUl and Cornwall street; t0- j. M. Kansaau ana wu to ueorge n. w.k Htiu Mlt ln. Rmadsiff west sf Sixth street; Ben Grelv and wife to William P.

Ban- non. 0xM feet, southeast corner First and streets: Lilla Kavaaaugh to Lockl F. Rhodes, SSxtO feet, west side Brook treat, north of Ormsby avenu: tn.WM. lorkle f. rtoooea to LOiia a.

aa uanrn. Iota 86 and 27. block Southern Height Land company aoatuoa: e.guv. Richard Fera-oaoa and wire to Cha. Bchutr, zi 1-12X1U4 reet, soutn siae oi street, west Hancock: 82.500.

B. F. Blrdwell and wife to Charles XL Millar, acres oa Valley turnpike: 8197. Donald Macuonata ana wua to uiw b. Kavanaugh, Sx feet, west side Third street, south of Bracklnrida-e: 810.000.

W. fc. McLaia and wife to V. L. Ford, SO acre fifteen miles southeast Louis ville, on Bardstown pike: K00.

Kenwood Park Reservoir Company to Charles A. Scribner. loU 1 and block 17. Kenwood Park: Annie B. Fenley to Mary 8.

Jones, 80v I3S feet, south aide souing avenue, west at Twentv -third street: 8133.12. James A. McAfee and wife to th Mutual Ufa Insurance Company of Kentucky. 41.38x190.25 feet, north side Grayson street. west or moaes: its.

Lilienthal aad wife to Harrie A. Pel-pho, 15x1 SO feet, north side Bank street. east of Thompson: 81.77a. Wnilam L. Haeusser and wife, Mary Bersch.

80x160 feet, vat side Pres ton street, soutn er college; i.ouu. Mrs. H. A. Plop ho and husband to 8.

LUIentbaL 80x160 feet, south aid Griffiths avenu, west of Twenty-nintn street; mm. O. A. Wehla, by Commissioner, to Herman Meyer. 30x118 feet, north side Magasin street, east of Twenty-fourth; 8600.

Thomas Johnson, by Commissioner, to Mary M. Merke. feat, west side Amber street, between Dumeanil and Woodland; 8L0OO. Thomas S. Redman, by Commissioner, to Commercial Building Trust, 4x 115 feet, south side Woodland avenue, west of Olive street: 81.200.

C. R. Gregory, by Commissioner, to Commercial Bulldina- TrueC lot 22. block 28, Parkland si i oll vision: gZ7 George kwiw to avwaia iron com-nanr. 25x1061-12 feet, east rid Hancock street, north of Spurrier: 8800.

George H. nsner to Kwaio iron uom-nanvj. 25x108 8-12 feet, east aide Haooock street north of Spurrier; 8750. Alex, weissonoerger anu wu to nosa i. Allen.

1 8-12x40 feet, south aid Grayson street, west of Tenth: 8400. m. von eaviuL xi. Beckmann. feet, south aide Kene tuck street, eaat.

of Ciav: Stix E. M. Bachmann to Veronika Scbmltt. 80x196 feet, north side Main street, west of Twentv-flfth; 81.400. Kentucky investment company sj.

is Mary I. afcueweii. suxiov leet. vest eras Park Place, southeast corner lot No. 7.

and 80x108 feet, west aiae fara r-iao. soutn-mii earner lot No. 19: 81.200. etc. entucky investment company, me.

a Mary L. McDowtn, lsz-iaxi reet, west std Park Place, south of lot T. ato. avsnk Hess and wife to Annlo Dough erty, 25x85 feet, south side Columbia stiaet, west of Sixteenth: 8350. Fred Reins to Mary 8SHx4m feet, east aid West street, south of Walnut; Chaa o.

uix anu wu iw -an Bohen. 20 acres, near line of and N. railroad: L. atcuoweii ana nusoana to wyw nana carmicnaet. aixLOf i wuu aius Burnett, went of First; 85.250.

John F. vamerer ana wire to iaa Reed. 22x1 SS feet, east side Fifth, north of Breckinridge; 8100. Henrietta ormsoy to naeuty Trust ana Safety Vault 40 800 feet, east side Sixth, north of Ormsby: 86x200 feet, east aid Sixth, nortn or urmsny; mrxvn leet, west side Sixth, north of Ormsby; 40x3u feet, west sids Blxth, north of Ormsby; H. A.

Lmmesnu ana wus xo cenirai im provement 60X1W reet. nona aid park avenue, west of Fourth; 84.900. H. A. Dun snil and wife to Central Im provement SOxISWs feet, north std park avenue, west of Fourth: 84.000.

Cha. Wolf and wife to D. Moxiey. 40x48 feet, south side Belgravia Court, west of Fourth; 85.S0O. Louisville Trust trustee, to Matilda A.

Martin. 60x1744 east side Central, lot llfl. Warwick ViUa; 81.000. Chaa. W.

Payne and wife to Chae. G. Becker, 20x198 feet. High, west of Thirty, seventh; 8435.68. Garretty and wife to Carrie H.

Beutlinger. 150x150 feet, east Side Third, north of 84.08O. Albert Keutllnger ana wire to Mrs. p. A.

Garretty. 30-? feet, eaat sids Second, north of Lee; $6,500. Lilly Jenkins ana nusoana to Robert Thomson. 4oxS0 feet, east side Third, south of 81.100. Howard Paa-e ana wire to ens, v.

Ment or, etc. 150x128 feet, east side Kvsns, aorta of Woodbine: 8600. Joanna Woodard to Mollfe R. Chapman, RHxfO 1-8 feet, east aide West, north of Walnut; -Mare A. Washburn, etc.

by Commis sioner, to Louisville Trust trustee. Box Th production of tSJ we have for SALE CHEKP! 4 High-Spew Ball Eatf-es. 10x18 center crank, facaAxtraheavy. En.n. eompiet.

in good onJ.r. Will sen or -J- 82 T. At H. Generators, with ammsw. rnew 1 1 V.

taken la totaoftwo wUl furniah marble panel switch-board with instrument and switches mounted complat. GRAINGER 125 I entn sr. Two Warn Heaters ehaaav REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS CIGARS. Havana Bigars Is becoming limited and th quality impaired, owing to th scarcity of Cuban tobaccos. Filson GlUb however, is still mad of superior qualit y.

C. G. Bickel 4 Cttts For Sale. Several Thons.nl IlJlf-Tcncs. Soitatlefor AH Kinds of General have Bali-tones of ail si sea and kinds, suitable for almost very kind of tieneral Illustrating.

which will sell at almost one-fourth tha orlicinal cost. They are all aa sood aa new, and are made oa hlgheat grade copper, ocenery, views, Diitjains and portraits oi puDiie people. ieii us wnat wou want aad will sand you prowls jnd prices. The Courier-Journal LOC1SV1LLB, KT. 174H feet, east side Central.

lot 119, War wick Villa; tsyO. Th foUowtng real estate transfer reported yesterday: Adam Kraushaar and wife to J. Ohl- mann. 430 feet, north side Bt rat ton avenue, 20 feet east of Thirty-fifth street; 60 feet, south side Toung street. 150 feet west of Thirty-fourth.

P. O. Berla -ad wu to Henry Hell, feC tiouthwest corner Jackson aad Con rad. 81.200. McDonald Brick Company to Donald Me- Donald.

lots SI and S4. Howies' aubdlviaion. 8ioo. Ursula zapr to Katl Bchaldt. xl feet, ast Sid of Twentieth street, between Main and Market.

IL eto. William Oi learn to Roger O'Hern. 80 feet, northwest corner Fourteenth and Grayson streets. 8200. W.

li. Daniel and wife to Ous B. Wolff, 45 feet, went side Preeton street. 88 feet south of Market. 83.150.

MORTGAGES. John Ooff and wife to Fred Baoman. 41 feet, eaat aids Twenty-fmirth street. STB feet south of Magazine, 8200. Henry Kaiser to Fruncea A.

Smyser, 40 acres. Hike's lane. Jefferson county. 8LSO0. OFF FOR KLONDIKE.

Edward BartheL a LoaUvllI bar, Oa tba Road. Edward Barthel, who -waa employed at the Gait House barber-shop, accompanied by his brother, Georg Barthel. of C-arlestown. 1 now oa his way to th Klondike region. The two left Chajiestown Monday night without telling the family of their intentions, know- hr that their plana would meet with-opposition.

A letter received yesterday disclosed their destination. G- A. R. Encampment Baffslo On the occasion of the 81st National En. campnnt the Lake Shore and Mlchlicaa SoutLem Railway will sell excursion tickets.

August 21. and 23, to Buffalo at on cent per mile, good returning until rin-tembar 20. The arranKemenls are such aj cause this encampment to be th larjr-i grandest and most successful ever held. Every member of the O. R.

or-gsixaUons. their relatives and friends shouid not fsil to attend. Th rates sr low and the service of the fast trains over the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Kai'way will enable you to make the tnn cheaply, quickly and cocnrr- i. ring and returning. handsomely illustrated, descrlptlv bock about Buffalo, tbe encamp nent.

route and containing map of the city, and piwunnw naa oeen prepared and will be sent frt4 to anv nurmlMu. rt th. a a on applica'ion tc A. J. Snuth, O.

P. and I S. atod M. b. Ry Cleveland, rLooklag For Jaa array.

A telegram waa received at police headquarters but night from Coroner Haiee, of Cincinnati, in which re- quested th police her to find Jan Murray, th mother of Ellen Young, alias Nellie Bennett, the girl who was killed In a at Cincinnati Thursday. The Murray woman's name dnen not appear In the directory, A search, bow. ever, was made for her, but she could -not be found. LVUBCK. i CASMTEPiS AMD BUILDERS! Dressed snd Rough.

Best Grades at Cheapest Prices. THE BELL1 tz COCGESHALL CO. I03S 9 TO art ATbSuB.