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NEW Tnu XVT. WO INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY OCTOBER 27, 1S35. P.11CK Tr CKXTH, WUOUt THE IATDJAKAPOLI THE TELEPHONE LAW JUDGE ABBOTT'S DECISION. Xaii be Tjlerrtsnatios. The btntute ftaid to he Etasstitxe, I1' October 27.

A few day ago ir wan reported in the Associated Press dispatches that Judge Parrott of the 8tt Circuit Court here bad given several informal opinions adverse to the local Bell Telephone Company. In a case wherein Vkkery Brothers, merchants, sought to compel tbe Telephone Company to lurnish. them the of two telephones upon tbe tirm complying with the usual terms and regulations, there had been ft long standing disagreement between the parlies. The case baa since been under agreement and svdvisement, and tbe Co art ha giren Its decision in the premises. It is held that the Telephone Company is bound by the statute to furnish telephone serrioe to all applicants who comply with it terms a common carrier of sews or intelligence, a well a quasi public corporation.

Wnile patents and new inrentions mar be rightfully and acredly protected, yet when voluntarily placed iu public channels general' commerce they must be so used as not to rive partiality or discrimination in favor of or against any person or class of persons. In this case no previous quarrel or wrong would relieve either party. Under this decision the telephone company will have to pay (unless relieved by the Supreme Court) one hundred dollars penalty lor each refusual to furnish telephone service to plttiniiif. The latter bar nearly a dozen applications for two telephone and upon refusal have aued for the penalties, amounting to $200 in tach case, incidentally, though not strictly, larolred la the cee Judge tVrrott gives his opinion that another State statute limiting the charge for the use of telephone to $: each or $5 for two is constitutional, and thnt the word telephone include all tbe appliance necessary to communicate between different points, according to the usage of the system. CONDENSED NEWS.

Oil' at Pittsburg to dy, $1.08. Exports of specie last week, $5,714,079. Smallpox has broken out in Col man, Wis. A discovery of gold is reported from near Atlanta, Tex. Another bomb was exploded under a St.

Louis street ear last night. Nobody was hurt. Stealing has been going on in the Philadelphia mint, but tbe guilty one has not been discovered. Tbe colored people of Mississippi are holding ft very creditable and successful State Fair this week. Win.

J. Qilmore, a theatrical manager in Philadelphia, has been fined $100 for exhibiting obscene advertising pictures. John McCullough has been removed from Bloomingdale Asylum to hi home in Philadelphia, and the physicians now hare some hoj of his ultimate recovery. N. B.

Bacon, Cleveland's Toledo brother in law, repudiates tbe late alleged interview with him, in which he was made to speak ot the President's views on he elections. Ia an interview with Judge W. D. el ley, that gentleman confirms the truth ot the statements made in Chauncey M. De pew's letter respecting the Johnson Grant episode.

Pel Puente, the baritone, pt.t 8.000 in tbe Hand of a countryman, liourgeoi, residing in Boston, lor investment. Bourgeoi lost it in speculation and then committed suicide. American engaged In business in Mexico, have acknowledged allegiance to that republic, hoping thereby to gain that protection necessary to the safe conduct of their pur suits and heretofore denied them. Protestants of all denominations bare in augurated an evangelical campaign at Pittsburg, and are holding daylight and night revival service in nearly one hundred churches in Pittsburg and Allegheny. O.

P. McMaina, member of tbe Legislature of New Mexico, has commenced a tight Washington against tbe fraudulent survey xuade under the Maxwell grant, in the hope of opening to settlement a large portion of the territory. French forces in Tonquin hare deci lively defeated the Black Flags, and General Jattmont has captured tbe fortified town of Tbanmai. one of the last and nion formidable enters of resistance held by the Black Flags. The Supreme Court has decided the case De Roeset Lamar, executor of Uazaway 11.

Lamar, deceased, against Hugh MeCulioch, ex Secretary of tbe Treasury, to I recover tbe value of cotton seized in 18ti7 as captured or abandoned property, in favor of defendant. Lieutenant Israel Green, the officer of the, United States marines who smote John Brown, ot Ossawatomie, in the face with his saber at the time of the tight in the engine, bouse at Harper's Ferry, and who afterward served in the army of the Confederacy, has been appointed Indian Agent at the Sisscton Agency. The Remarkable "Boom1" NEW Yoek, October 27. A seat in the Stock Exchange yesterday sold for $34,000, the highest price ever reached in the history of the Stock Exchange. At that price the value ot 'the 1,100 memberships in the Exchange is $37,400,000.

The advance in value is due to the remarkable "boom" in tock and the extraordinary activity. The seat sold yesterday was that ot the iate Charles Knight. Secretary Ely, of the Exchange, declined to give the name of the purchaser, but it was stated seuii otiicial ly that be is a Washington man, and on Wall street it is thought by some that the new member is Assistant Secrerary of the Treasury Coon, who has just resigned to' go Into business. lie was in the banking busi sess before he entered the Treasury Depart Ktent. Two seats of the Produce Exchange will be sold October 30 for non parmeul of dues.

Produce Exchange memberships are now worth $2,900. A Damnable Conspiracy. BOSTON, October 27. The details ot ft horrible attempt to murder ft young married woman were made public yesterday together with the arrest of some of the principal in in the affair. A beautiful Irish girl, employed ftsft domestic in ft rich Baltimore family earned Mellen, married the son, Charles J.

Mellen. The elder Mellen over the ruesalliance, as he termed it, and finally told Mr. Emma Coolidge, wife of Officer James Coolidge, of the police force of Boston, to which town Charles bad brought his wife, to take any step to break no the youug family. Mrs. Coolidge emploved Jomes Donahue to poison young Mrs.

Mellen, which he agreed to do for $1,000, and then told the police. Mrs. Coolidge is under arrest, and officers save gone to Baltimore to arrest her acconi pliM abettor. Tbe Ohio Vote. CoLCMTBk, October 27.

The official re tarn of the recent election show that the prohibitionists gained 19,424 votes over their Tou of 1ES4, every county showing an inure ase. The democrats lost in every connty. The republicans gained in only one Adam. The urohibitioaut hold the balance of power in fifteen counties which elect twenty ants members of the Legislature. A Klsky Voyage.

Krw YoK, October 27. A Herald special from Norfolk, Va say it ha been decided not to pat tho Powhattan on the dry dock so til after her return from Aspinwall, and she will net to sea to morrow morning at day break. A starve was held on the boilers of avorfewnattoa resterdar juia tner were loana in very bad condition, there being twenty. I nee (mail holes in them. Her boiler are so weak that twel re pound is the fixed maximum pressure, ller engine are of the oldest type, and when once (topped, it takes a lew tnrna by tbe itirt tojiiroduce a vacuum which knocks the steam down to sometimes low as fire pounds.

She remain at Aspinwall ten days and return to Key West for orders. She will take 125 men and boys and petit officer for the Pacific Station and several officers take passage. A nORSlBLE TALE. Mother and Infant Cremated An Insane Woman's leed. 7ew.

York, October 27. A horrible story of fire and loss of life comes from Hobart, Delaware eoooty, tUis morning, which is best told in the words of Martha Jubeck, a twelve year old girl, wh8 gave the following details to the coroner's jury: "The day before the fire," she said "my mother and the baby add myself were up on the hill; mother laid baby on the ground aud piled a lot of dry brush together. She toot some matches out of her pocket and said she intended to burn herself and baby on he brush pile, and that if I wanted to go with them to Heaven she would put on more brush and I could lie down and burn, too. I snatched the matches out of mother's hand, and took tbe babv up in tnv emu and would not let uiotiier have him, and I coaxed her to go home with me. On the morning of the tire 1 woke up, hearing babv cry.

The bouse was all smoky. 1 1 jumped out of bed and called to nber. She did uot answer me. I ran to her do and it was lucked. I could hear her soothing aud crying.

I ran bai. to my room and waked my little brothers and dressed myseifgmckly 1 tiien started to gettbeni out of the house, as 1 knew it must be on bre. hen 1 got them to tne front door I found a barrel ot flour had been placed against it so that it could not be opened. I heard tire crackling and was almost choked with smoke. 1 do not know how I ever moved the heavy barrel of flour, but I got it far enough to open the door so we could get out of doors.

1 ran to a window in my mother's room aud looked in. I could hear the baby screaming. The room was black with smoke and mother was lyin" on the floor. She had fire wood piled around her like a bird's next: it was blazing high. It was so awful that 1 think I must have gone crazr, for I don't remember anything more.

Vvhen Mr. Han ford asked me where mother and baby were, and I toid him they had gone to the hill, I think the scene with mother and the brush pile, and what she said there, must have been on iuy mind. We all lived happily together.always." A Pension Romance. Washixotox, October 2t. Last week ft letter was.

received at the Pension Office from Connecticut woman, inclosing an appeal for widow's pension, and fn the regular order of business it went to the files. A nWording clerk glanced over the list, noticed that a man of tbe same name given by the widow, was drawing a pension which had been granted him in 1873 and was now being paid through the California agency. It required only a few moments' search to discover that the record in the two cases was ideutical. The widow offered no proof of death, but her affidavit stated that she had not seen her husband nor heard of him since the war, and supposed that he had beea killed in battle, a letter was written to her, stating that her husband was already drawing a pension for wounds received in the war, and by return mail came an inquiry for his whereabouts. She said that she had been mourning his death for twenty year, but was very glad to hear that he wa still living, and if the pension people wonld only assist her in locating him she would make it very lively for her truant spouse.

Tha Ward Trial. New YoilK October 27, rA jury was obtained in the Ferd Ward case yesterday, and James D. Fish, ex president of the. Marine Bank, was put on the stand. His testimony was directed to explaining the circumstances under which he certified a check for $71,800 drawn by and which is the foundation of tbe charge of grand larceny." On May 5, 1884, Ward presented a check for $71,800 to the Marine Bank, drawn against a check for $75,000 tof the First National Bank.

Ward received the money from the Marine Bank, but tbe seventy five thonsand dollar check was not honored by the First National Bank, While Fish was testifying he glared savagely at Ward, who kept his eyes on the grouud. Indication. WAsniSGTOX, October 27. For Ohio Val ley and Tennessee Increasing cloddiness, followed by local showers; winds becoming variable; slight change in temperature, ex cept in the extreme northern portion, slightlr colder, and in the East Tennessee slightly warmer. Lower Lake Kegion i air weather.

lollowed by local rains; slightly colder, van able winds', shifting to northeast. local Tr.xrERSTCac 7 a.m 1 p. tjz Vrrested for jArson, Chicago, 'October 27. Peter Franken back, recently president of the Kappes Furniture Manufacturings Company, and Nicolas Simon, lately treasurer ot the same corporation, were locked up in the Desplaiues street station last night on a charge ot arson made br Fire inspector Morris Shay. ft is alleged that they set fire to the warehonse of the compauy twice last Alarch in an effort to burn it down, but failed.

The insurance was $13,000. A Murderer Lynched, Chattanooga, October 27. John Thomp son, who murdered J. C. lute, near Glenn nlice, a few days ago, was taken from the jail at Kingston, by a mob last night and hanged.

Thompson was. engaged to be married to a notorious woman, and it is thought be coinmiued the murder in order to raise money lor bis wedding expense. A Singular Accident. Boston, October 27. Yesterday on the Massachusetts Central Railroad some boys pushed ft box car on a switch too near the main track.

A flat car came along on which a partr of laborers were seated ou the side and striking the box car they were all swept oil'. One of them was killed and several rery dangerously injured. A Killing rminily. ST. LOUIS, October 27.

John isuford, son of W'm. M. Buford, ft well to do farmer liv ing eight miles from Shelby ville, shot, his father yesterday, inflicting a wound from which tbe old man died in ft tew hours, the family are related to the Buford of Ken tucky. Decrease In Postal Revenues. Washixgtox, October 27.

For the first complete fiscal year under the operation of the reduced postal law, closed on the 30th of. last June, it had been supposed that the deficiency would not be more than on the coutrary, it will be about $6,000,000. The B. O. Win Make No Trouble.

Philadelphia, October 27. It is stated cpon the best authority that the Baltimore Si Ohio Railroad Company has given notice to the Pennsylvania of its intention to act 1 in harmony with the other companies ia re gard to rates on through business. v. The Supply of Ural. '(r New York, OctoberT 27.

According to the figures, of the New 'York Produce Exchange, the visible supply of wheat is 616 bushels, and of corn bushels; The Bi( Cotton Crop, Memphik, October 27. The receipts of cotton yesterday were 12,417 bales, the largest by 1,201 bales la the history of Memohis. MAX AND HIS M0XEY DISAPPEAR FROM "WABASH CO. It I Feared That lie Has Been ordered and Ilia Body Hid A Section Band Killed News of the State. 7 IPpi lo Tiie Indianapolis Wabash, October27.Xortii Manchester, this county, is torn hp over the mysterious disappearance of Robert Gillespie, a wealthy farmer residing near that place.

Last Thursday Gillespie started for I.oann to attend to business atiairs, expecting to return tue same eveniiig. Since then nothing has been heard' of him. i Invest igrrtron proves that he did not visit Rnann. He had, when last seen, $1, 00 in currency on his and the lrnbres slon prevails that he was waylaid, robbed and murdered. Search for his remains is being made.

A Section Hand KUIetL 'Special lo Tua Indianapolis October Ti. This inorninj Thomas Mullen, of Marion, employed on the gravel train of the Cincinnati, Wubash ti Michigan Hoad. was thrown from a car. and. falling beneath the wheels, suffered the.los a le and died of his injuries at noon.

He leaves a wile and two childreu. The remains were taken to Marion for interment. Trouble In the Terre Haute Nail Mill. TERES HACTn, October 27. Yesterday six feeders accepted the fler of the Terre Haute 'Works Company tp; take machines and to learn the nailer's trade.

When they came to work this morning they were attacked by striken and four of thrui driven jhouie. Two escaped into the aud are at work. Further trouble is feared. JIinogMrntioii. Anna Haines is injaiLat 2ew Albany for stealing plug tobacco, The Wabash, arlnagazine pnblishsfl by the literary societies of Wabash College has just beeu issued.

Tbe City Council of Huntington has ordered that bids be received for lighting that city by electricity Eraorr Javkson. working in a gravel pit near Knightsto.wn, had his right lcf broken in two places by the' bank caviug in upon. nun. Alma Fox, who lives several miles north otSIeIbyviile, accidentally shot herseli iu the thigh with revolver, making an ugly wound. WnXTrnadden.

for wife beating, was fined $2.3 at Hartford City. He is a church member and a ringer iu the choir. He has beeu married but a short time. I David C. Lane, of Lizton.

was jailed at Danville Saturday night on a charge of for gery of a note on his father in law, and also a charge of embezzlement. Commissions have been issued to the fol lowing Indiana postmasters: Emerson lilack mor, at Blaine; James FarreL. at Montgom ery; rrancis IS. Moe, at Sidney. The Shelb'y Distilling Company at Shclby ville are mashing twelve hundred bushels of corn a day.

They pay 30 cents a bushel for new; eorn and this price brings it in rapidly. Charles 11. Streit. ot abash, charged ith' issuing forged paper, has been released from prosecution on making good all suspected notes, lie' insists that all the signa tures were genuine. General Block, Commissioner of Pensions.

has. overruled Mr. Holman's objections and ordered a reorganization of the Lawrenceburg fension Uoiird by the appointment of JJrs. Miller, Terriil and Josephs. Mike Costello and Guv Hook, two engi neers on the Air Line ICailroad.

invited to strangers, with whom they were driuking, to sleep with. them. ext morning they were out $28, two coats and a silver watch. Tbe baru of John Dye, of Jonesboro. Grant county, was burned by tramps with its con tents, includinz a large amount ot lumber, corn, wheat and hay, a sell binder and other larm implements.

Loss, no insurance. 1 The Secretary of the Treasury has ap pointed Kicharil M. Johnson, of Indiana1, to be chief of a division iu the Sixth Auditor's office, in place of Mr. Dickerson, transferred to tne othce of the Comptroller ot the urrency. Adam Harness, of Lincoln towhship, La porte county, while hunting on Suuday, was instantly killed by the discharge of his gun while handiug it to a friend.

The too of his head, was blown entirely off. He leave, widow and three children. James Austin, living near JIanna, Laporte county, weut out hunting last week, and not returning, search was made for him. His body was found several days afterward in Kankakee river. A verdict of heart disease was rendered by tbe coroner.

A three year old child ofAl Rollings worth, of Liberty, while playing yesterdiiy, (tumbled and lell on the open blade of a kml'e he held in his hand, the blade piercing the breast, near tue heart, making a dangerous, and, it is feared, fatal wound. Eline White, of North i Carolina, fifteen years ago married his cousin, a sister of Charles White, of Henry county. Last week he married the only daughter of Charles White. This mokes him cqusin, brother in law and son in law to the same man. Henry Xayroeker, aged seventy one, a pioneer of Jackson county, living three miles east of Seymour, while feeding his stock yesterday, was knocked down by the animals rushing past hi in, ftnd badly trampled by ft large steer, it is feared he is latall.y hurt.

Thomas It. Moore has held the office of sheritf of Madison county for three years and is "short" nearly one thousand dollars, but claims to have more than enough due him to make the shortage good. His bondsmen have notified him to mend his ways or seek other bondsmen. John murderer of Mrs.Volmer, at Kock ville, who was taken to Brazil to avoid mob violence, was found to be still in danger, and so at 7 o'clock last eveniug he was hurried on board a Vandalia train oat side of town and taken to Terre Haute, where he is now safely incarcerated. Mat Weutzie was attacked by ruQRins at ft dance at St.

Anthony, Pike couuty, Saturday night when he emptied his revolver at them. Several received flesh wounds, and the leader. Bill, Hays, ft burly ruffian from Kyana, was shot in the left side and groin. His wounds are supposed to be fatal. The boiler of the old "Powell" one of the first engines on the old Madison it Indianapolis Koad, now a branch ot the Jefferson ville, Madison fc Indianapolis, the engine that has killed twenty three men and women during its running" has been sold, and taken to Cbesaul Ridge to ''pull' ft stone machine.

Miss Mattie Reeves, while returning from church with her sister, near Alexandria, was thrown from her carriage and sustained injuries lrom which she died. Charles St. Ciair, to whom she was to be married in a few days, on receipt of the sad intelligence became a raving maniac, and will be committed to an asylum. The interest in the gigantic township bond swindle has been somewhat revived by the decision in the Circuit Court of Daviess connty, in a suit brought to enforce the pay ment of warrants issued by the trustee of Reeve township tor school supplies, the Judge deciding that, as it was not averred that the goods were necessary or suitable, the plaintiff could not recover. 1 A passenger car pa the Wabash, St.

Louis Pacific itoad was thrown from the track by a broken raib four miles south of Wa bash, yesterday. The following persons were injured: conductor iirien, leg badly sprained; Mrs. Sarah M. Baseomtt, of Mus keiron. Mich contusion of scalp nd bruised William B.

Wheelock, of 177 La Salle street, rendered unconscious bruised head and face and jammed Mrs. Henrietta De Hart, of Valparaiso, right arm ana band badly sprained and injured in right side; N. Sullivan, track master, ot I' Michigan City, rib br ken; Mrs. Alice jMc Hauiel and three children, of Walkertown, all badly injured about their heads, faces and arms, anl one, a httle girl, hurt internally. The Davis Family Concert Compauy, of Terre Haute, were all mre or les injured.

ihim in tKnir Uth Mr. Mr. Joseph Lenbardt, a farmer living just on outskirts ot irsgoon. ana a irietia were riding" along on horseback, when they concluded to tike race. Lenhardt's horse either stumbled or caugh its foot among some rock, throwing biin upon the stone, nianl.ng htm almost beyond rwinrni tion.

He died within few hours after; the accident, never regaining cousciousucss. He leaves si wife and family. Kobbers entered tha house of William Larrimre, at Everton, Fayette last jMtnday, and robbed jt of $75 in money, a check" for $152 upon the First National Karrk of i'j tiei by Keller, Ubl and payable to Wiiliam Larimore. or tjearer, toirether with promissory note to the amount of nearly $1,300. The family was absent at the time, except Mr.

Larrunore himself, who' avers that he was not ot of sight of the house, "Professor W. Borden, of Xew Albany, brought home from the Pacific coast some rare specimens of the artistic work of) the Alaska Indians. H.ne ot these is a spoon IU.1 wonderlullv artistic. An Alaskan girl, carved from stone. lis ft perfect type of the Japanese style ofl carving: and both i the specimens mainlv indicate that tbese A C.CU.

Alaskan Indians got their art knowledge from Japan centuries ago. Professor Borden aluo has beaulilJ specimens of varied colored mats woven 1 these Indians from grass. THE SMALL. HOY. A Philosophic Observation of his Inordi nate letrnrtlk llrerif The small boy is destructive.

If he is to be described by a single word, that is the word. To break something, to tear something, to do some mischief somewhere, seems to be the animating principle of the boy anywhere from five to fifteen. If he be ft street Arab, you may begin with these and never end at for tbe street. Arab chrysalis usually de rvelops into a hoodlum man. The social philosopher of The News was set.

upon Ithis line of suggestion by a striking fact of! exceeding aptness as a text. The new scel rolling mill, which is said to be the most complete and admirable in the country, is idle for tbe present, though promising before long to work again. 1 Its upper, story so tar as. appears outside, there are no stories inside is mulrked by a line of fifteen or sixteen arched windows on the south side, next to the residences ou Md'arty street, aud as many or more on the west side next to the creek. acu window contains twenty one panes.

Of these, eyery one has been broken by the "suiati boy," in some windows, and not less than half in any. of the CM panes, or a total breakage of at least four hundred panes. And, to fully appreciate the destructive enterprise of the "small bov" it must be kept in mind that he caift get within a stone's throw of any win dow without climbing a six toot lence of paiings cut into spikes at the top. The enterprise, the perseverance, the energy of deviltry and destruction exibited by the little Arab in this work would make a nation of the most doing, pushing, restless, resistless men in the world, if all tiie men were the consistent, on come of such boys. But no amount of argument or persuasion could ever make the "small boy? do half so much for any good purpose.

The News's philosopher is as to the ''small boy" and his future, that is the small boy ot thecity, the street boy not the famiiy boy and the school boy, who is a terror to nothing but the house cat and the next door neighbor's, dog. The street boy, the Arab, the little bandit ot the gutter and the eorn nmns, is the provision that the devil makes to give business to the Judge Xorlous and Prosecutor Harding of the near future. And if he isn't making ample provision there is no trusting the evidence of ordinary observation. No man's morning paper is safe if tbej Arab wants it. The only safety of the subscriber is in the fact that the Arab isjnot an f'early bird." It he were, he would inot leave a door step unrelieved of its newspaper.

The night is his favorite time, but, except the sunrise period, he has all hours tor own, like death, lie sleeps late, and considered trilles" are the safer for it. Kins; Thebaw' Voice 1 for War. Calcctta, October 27. Advices from Mandalay, dated October 22, say that King Thebaw, of Burmah, scorns paci fie Counsels, and is fortifying every available' point on the proposed liue of tbe British ad vance. Unless King Tbebaw's complete accept ance of the Indian Government's terms1 be received at Kangoon by 'November 10, hostilities against Burmah will begin on November 11.

and another prince and regency Svill be substituted for the present govern ment of that Russell Harrison's Accuser. Helexa, MonU, October '27. David Marks, late deputy county clerk, has been arrested for the alleged larceny of county warrants to the extent of several hundred dollars, the supposed theft having occurred two yearn ago. Marks waived examination and was heUl to the grand jury. The accused was the author of tne dispatch, falsely accus ing United States Assayer Harrison 'with using Lmted states moneys in his private business.

The Unfinished Cruisers. 1 New York. October 27. Secretary Whitney has gone back to Washington. He saw the assignees of John Roach yesterday and consulted with them as to tbe com pletion of the unfinished war ships.

It was decided that the assignees should go to Washington, there to meet the present Naval Advisory Board and arrange tor completing the Atlanut, the Boston, and the Chicago, The first meeting will be either this afternoon or to morrow Diaconntlng the Confer estee. St. Petersburg, October 27. Tbe Novoe Vremya and the Moscow Gazette, in editorials to day, state that they are skeptical of the benefit of' the eonferenoe of the powers on the Koumelian question and fear that it will injure Russian interests. Russia has notified foreign banks of the probable' early withdrawal of her deposits.

The Russian press consider this step a political one. Largest Revenue Receipts on Beeord. Louisville, October 27. The receipt of internal revenue yesterday, $161,. 000, was made so enormous for tbe reason that it was the last day of payment on January bonded whisky.

The collections re pre sent 8 9 gallons of whisky, or 4,472 This is the largest receipts for on day on record in the United States. Spanish Conspirators Arrested. MADRID, October 27. SenorZubi Zarrettft, an officer in the War Office, and Senor Gil, chief editor of military paper, have been arrested on the charge of plotting with Zorilla against the government. They will be tried by court martial.

The aflatr has caused ft sensation. The Maryland riant. Baltimore; October 27. The Federation oi Labor, which is really the executive body of the Knights of Labor in this city, indorsed James Hodges, the regular Democratic nominee for mayor, last night. This, is admitted, virtually settles the contest in Uodges's favor.

JMore Tolegntphie Competition. Chicago, October 27. Edward S. States ftnd ex Congressman King, of Minnesota, will build a telegraph line between St. Lonia and Dal nth.

and connecting With the former place with the) naiiad lines now controlled by Stokes. irora tae norn oi me aioskb goal. hich is very ela'Horate in its he bowl of thespWissetinahandleTe GOUNT AND RECOUNT Drver retaiB one fcey and the president ot of A TANGLE OVE HE ALDERMAN" Pritrnard Shown to Bare One Majority Over Ripley Tbe Democrat la sisfTpoo Another Chauoe. I The recount in the contested election cases is in a wretched tangle. The commissioners yesterday first turned their attention to the the Second aldermanic district, in which Ripley and Pritchard are interested, aud the recount continued until nearly midnight, by which tiule there had been little to cavil over, save two.

democratic tickets in the First precinct, Thirteenth ward, which were found folded together. Once or however, as alleged by the republican the democratic commissioners had changed. Jheir rulings to meet exigencies, but there is little dispute but what the proposition ot MrDryer was agreed toj to rescftl the ballots in thoir respective bags, the democracy, alter this had been done, the tallies showed that Pritchard had received 1,821 votes and Mr Kipley 1,820, and they insisted noon ft recount. The re upon publicans demurred, whereupon Sim Coy, watcher de' jure, but commissioner de facto, insisted he had reserved the right, aud from tbe rumors which came through the closed doors a high old time ensued, Clerk McLain woe present in aud when he remonstrated with Simeon and tlireatened to appeal to Ay res, Coy responded, Ayres; he's not of our kind." By this time John E. Sullivan, chairman of the Democratic Central Committee, showed up and added his counsel and suggestions, and he finally went off after Ayres, and came back claiming that the Jud'e had said a second recount was within the power of the commissioners.

This was not accepted as authoritative by the republicans, aud after further controversy a truce was finally called until morning. In the recount as made Pritchard held his own fintil the First precinct of the Fourteenth ward was reached, when he lost two Totes, and the same misfortune befel him in the Second preciuet, same ward, whilev Ripley gained tour, making them a tie. In tbe Fifteenth, however, Pritchard gained one, giving him the majority now claimed. This forenoon, when the commissioners met, the democracy exhibited a letter from Judge Ayres, claiming it was authority for the second re count; but the republican commissioner insisted that it had beengiyen ou ex parte statements and was not sufficiently explicit, and he demanded that both sides should be accorded a hearing before the court. Inquiry developed that tbe Judge had returned to Danville, where be is holding court this week, and telephone communication brought out the fact that it was his un derstanding, after writing the letter, that if there were any further differences he should be 'notified this morning prior to his' departure from the city, and he would remain over to hear them, he letter, however, was not made public until after bis departure, and.

there was no opportu ity for ft personal spv peal. On the strength of this letter tbe second recount was ordered, but Dryer refused to consent, aud Clerk McLain declined to permit any changes in the original tally, but directed his deputy to make a record of it, as well as of all exceptions which were entered. Previous thereto, however, upon Dryer refusing to surrender the key, Mr. Holt, as president of the board, and broke into the boxes, and then a bags were unsealed and the democratic commissioners begu their Mr. Dryer remaining passive and the republicans present ignoring its legality in" every At noon the democracy claimed to have discovered one error against Pritchard in the Third ward, and there seems little doubt but what the finality will be taken as a basis upon which to insist upon Ripley's election.

So tar as can be learned, the republicans called ft halt nbtil Judge Ayres could be summoned, and the relusal of the democracy to this has made the situation very complicated. It is claimed by the former that after the ballots had been counted and reseated, they re passed, to the cus ly of the clerk; and that there re the bursting of the boxes by jlr. ilolt was in direct violation of Section 2,195. Revised Statues, which prescribes penal service and disfranchisement upon any person who unlawfully destroys or attempts to destroy any ballot box, etc. Judge Ayres will rnm tn In.

nitv IhitManfni h.n lh. grievances, pro and con, will be laid before him, and much depend upon hisjevel headed judgment and natural disposition to act fairly. Simeon said rightly when re marking, "He not our kind of a man." In ill. Mu.nt.nt nf ik. Jicl.iitt mm m.J.

Denny fell behind three votes, and it is said that in one instance where Cottrell's name was pasted over Pritchard's Mr. Cottrell was given the benefit of it. When the commis sioners were appointed by the Court, Judge Ayres enjoined upon the watchers, in the strictest manner, non interferenoe with their duf.es, and there seems no doubt but that Coy has violated this Injunction, both in spirit and letter. It seems pretty near time tor some court to restrain hu Impetuosity, If there is any substance in the rumors on the streets this afternoon, the recount has dwindled to a burlesque. Sim Coy ucxed ited with boasting, "whenever we find Cot trell or Kipley a name on a ticket, no mat ter where, we count it, you bet your boots," nd per illustration, in one instance it is said that where the entire aldermanic ticket was scratched, Ripley was given a vote.

In an' other, where Pritchard name was pasted over Ripley's, but where the print was not exactlycovere3, Ripley was counted, and Pritchard thrown out. Still aguin, on a re obi i can ticket, where a vote had been east lor Cottrell tor Council and Denny for Mayor, Cottrell was counted for Mayor and Denny was thrown out. In the second recount it was stated at 2 o'clock this afternoon that enough "errors" had been iouud to elect Ripley, and that Cottrell was making ''great gains on Denny. is ft great world, nod the more it is analyied the more it swells." All the same, udge Ayres can get borne too quiclc PEBSOXAL. Vice president Hendricks and William Henderson have gone to St.

Mary's, for two weeks fishing excursion. Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Meyer have returned from their bridal trip "and are located in their new house.

No. 323 North Delaware street. Archie McGinnlsT of this city, wbo last year was clerk' of Congressman Matron's committee at Washington, has been appointed a special pension examiner at $1,400 ft year and expenses. Miss Emily E. Bingham, wbo is now in structor in the Girls' Classical School and the Indianapolis Training School, has been offered a like office in Purdue University, but preiers ner present positions.

Mr. P. J. Kelleher was married this morn id; to Aliss Alice M. mnr, the ceremony taking place at St.

John's Catherdral at 10:30 o'clock. Father Bessonies officiated and the attendants were Mr, John M. Sullivan, groomsman, Miss Kate Loft us, bridesmaid, James M. Welch and Richard Butler ushers. There wa large attendance.

The Police Commissioner hi p. The Shelbyville. Democrat, of which the enterprising Mr. Scott Ray is editor, which is still trying to manage Indianapolis political affairs, says that State Treasurer Cooper will vote to remove Mr. Murphy from the Police Commission, because he voted for Mr.

Denny, and that State Auditor Bice also told the writer that he was in favor of dis placing Murphy. Mr. Bio was asked about the matter this afternoon, and he carefully refrained from saying whether he had made such ft statement or not, but added: "You can say for me that I do uot approve of what Mr. Murphy did iu regard to the election, and I thiuk that he does uot represent on the board those whom he was chose to represent. Yon will see how 1 will vote on the question of removing him if it comes up, and with this ambiguous remark the amiable Mr.

Kice ambled oil' to the Museum, IMPORT AN RAILROAD AFFAIRS. Annual Meeting of the Bis; fftHX Stock hoIders The Road Oat of Debt. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis Chicago (Big Four) Road was held in the company's general offices in this city at noon to day. President Ingalls was unable to at'end, owing to sickness in his family.

However, 43,014 shares of stock, out of a total of 70,000, were represented, aud were all cast lorthe 'following directors: C. P. Huntington, George Fliss, Joseph S. Fay, R. Jl.

C.nlili. Tli.m..,. M. Fletcher, M. 'ingallsGeorye S.

J. Broadwell, George Wilshire, B. F. Evans, Larx Anderson. Jeffrey is general manager of the Illinois Central Road.

He succeeds Henry Lewis, of 'inciuuati. Otherwise there is no change in the directory. The company's property is1 in a most satisfactory condition, and this was the I first irieetihg of stockholders held since the rod was cleared entirely of all floating indebtedness. The compauy owns and operates 34J miles of road, wnith, for the year closing June 30, earned iJ. 794, against $2,414,300 lor the preceding year.

The expenses for the two "year respectively were leaving net earnings' for ISsj agaiht in 1884, an increase ot 1 j.i 13. The interest and rental account amounted to leaving a net surplus lor the year of The equipment of the road includes 77 locomotives, 53 pasten ger, 3 parlor, ti chair. 8 postal aud 16 baggage cars, 1,919 box, 199 stock, 140 coal, 740 Hat and 33 caboose cars. 1 directors' car, 1 pay car and 17 road or service cars. Secretary E.

Osborn said to a News rep resentative: "The floating indebtedness of the Big Four has now been entirely wiped VUl, KUU IVUBT iilC CUU1JIUUT UVI OUIJ CS jl nothing lor past and current supplies, but li has fuel and steel rails for the winter bought and paid for; it has bougnt aud paid tor twenty five new freight cars, and financially is now in the best condition iu its historv. Hid IS UU ICilAHU, UUiCW UIIIVTKTH VIL i cuiusiances arise, why dividends should not be lorihcouung iu two months. Our balance heet is clean, and if we should wind up our affairs to day we would have more floating assets than floating accounts payable. We will not pay adividend until we have earned more than the dividend, but Superintendent Sherwood savs that business is good, rates are better and the condition are all favorable, so that we may look for a surplus with which to pay a dividend in December." 1 he Local 1'assenger Agents' Association met to day at the Bates House to take action respecting the death of one of their asso ciates, Thomas C. Denny, Indianapolis pas euger agent tor me Missouri racinc.

Jir. Deuny was in a serious condition Sunday at Greenville, 111., from protracted illness, and becoming despondent shotT himself to death. tie was favorably known bv passenger men everywhere. The local association adopted suitable resolutions and decided to send to the funeral to morrow, by several of their number, a handsome floral tribute. Indianapolis has contributed another ex emplary young railroad official to the service of roads elsewhere.

Ben C. Kclsev, for eight years with the 1., B. fc three of them as chief clerk in tbe general passenger agents department, to morrow leave tor Cairo to take charge ot the passenger business ot the. Cairo, Vincennesdc Chicago Road. He will practically be general passenger agent.

George Kavlor will succeed Mr. Kelsey as chief clerk to Mr. Bronson. Vice president McCullough. of the Penn sylvania, yesterday confirmed i the report that Superintendent McKenna, of the M.

1., wnl be succeded bv Superintendent Black, of the Muskingum alley. The directors elect and the officials of the company will next week make an inspection ot tne company entire property. I he direc tors will not organize until next week. The Big Four stockholders are also the owners ot the Fairland, Frandlin Jt Martinsville Railroad. They also held their annual meeting for this road, meeting this fore noon at Fairland.

Tbe following directors were elected: YV. R. Harrison, Martinsville; M. E. Ingalls, S.

J. Broadwell. B. F. Evans, Lars Anderson, Cincinnati: J.

V. Sherwood and T. A. Morris, Indianapolis. The road is operated by the Big Four and no separate aceount of its earnings is kept.

The committee on constitution and by laws of the Yard in asters' Association met this morning and began work. A new code of laws is being prepared, to be submitted at the annual convention in June. The executive committee of the association is also in session. The account of the secretary and treasurer are being examined verified. Secretary Sanger reports the' total amount paid to widows of members $23,000.

During the present year 2x new members have been added to 3 roll. The New York Election. (Washington Special Courieislournal. Hon. Courtland Smith, of Alexandria, who has just returned from a visit to rew.

xorr, said that the herce war raging between Tammany and the county democracy for political supremacy in the city bodes no good to the democratie party, as a wnoie, in iew lone lie continued: "lue silk stockinged idealists and political dream ers in tbe democratic party are going to vote for Davenport, but the great mass of horny handed sous ot toil, tbe true and tanolt filw.1 nf which Vi narlv i nnmni.n is heart and soul for Hill, and will stand solidly for him and the democratie ticket. Many of tbe best informed and most care ful of our party leaders in New York City estimate Hill's majority in New York and hong counties at 60.OO0. ibev also assured me that the democratie vote which went on to ruaine last year has returned, and will support Hill. I was also informed by men, ia whose judgment I have. confidence, that tbe stalwarts, silently in spired by the Conkling, will stab uavenport lor nis treatment ol the dis tinguished ex Senator of the Empire Slate, and that the wave.

which rolled over Conk line in the New York Legislature is return ing to engulf tae republican ticket." Mapenor Court Jar lea. The following have been named for jury service during tbe November term: i Room 1 jeeph Harris, Franklin town ship: John Thomas, D. A. Lemon and Thomas Adams, Center; Charles Fisher and. Zach Parr i h.

arren; Leonard Col via Sanders uoiungswortn and Samuel llcCurdy like; iewis uansiter and T. f. Abeu. Lawrence, and I. S.

Mustard. Washington. Room 2 H. H. Lee, George G.

Hunter. M. L. Johnson and Levi Sutherland, Center township; James xl. rorter, U.

li. Darnell and Jacob Brown, Wayne; T. M. Pattison, ferry; James J. voortiee, warren; Win.

C. Hutchinson, Franklin; Thomas Parker, rike, and William, u. Uradley, Washing' ton. Room 3 L. O.

Cornelius and Jesse Carmichael, Center township; George New house. Lawrence; Peter D. Smock, Perry; D. R. Johnson and James A Davenport.

Pike; Joshua Edwards, Fred Sisler and Mania L. Seerlev, Decatur; John Flack and Thomas Jr. Cox, ayne, and Cftlvia Johnson, Warren. Supreme Court Decisions. Tbe Supreme Court to day reconvened ftnd decided the following cases: Sarah May hew vs.

James Bums. AUel B.C. Reversed. Mitchell. J.

11.736. Calvin Tucker vs. Willism Conrad. Kosciusko C. Affirmed.

Howk. J. 11,80. City of N'uith Vernoa vs. Mary Voeg ler.

JenninEsC. C. Bevenwd. Elliott, J. 12.U&S.

August Gu terminer vs. Ueorge Roeen gam. Klplev u. Keveneo. MDlack, J.

12,406. Joseph A. Thomas rs. The State of ladl jrayettecu. Amrmea.

ours, j. A SOCIAL PROBLEM. FIOW SHALL SOUrS BK ATK3 From the Side or Tin of the Spoon Sous Remark Cpon Coft nate Subject, Especially l'riees Things te KaU Since the week promises to be sontewW dull no few "evenings' and ft lest number of soirees having been annonuoed a new question, calculated to relieve lb monotony, has been sprung in "saasiety circles. The effete monarchies of tne Old World are said to have grappled with it in bygone centuries, and there is some Greciftft literature extant showing that ante Dotaine gynecocrades wres.led with the problem, but it remains for this generation 10 forever settle the question whether one, to be in guoc form, should take hi soup from the spout ot the side of his spooj. The arguineuta either side are all but conclusive.

If the soup is taken from the tip of the spoon it requires the head, to be projected to such au angle from perpendicularity that the eTect of graceful posture is destroyed. On the other hand, to lap the soup over tbe bowl tf the. spoon, laterally, makes the mqutk appear "perfectly ridiculous" and don't you' forget it. It is not know a yet Whether the difficulties in the way of an amicable agreement will permit of 'compromise, or whether the spoon will have to go, as be.ug' a hindrance to intellectual anu wsthetical culture. But of one thing there seems 'lo be no dnubt soup eating at ft low ebb.

Leaders of fashion can afford to UIK UU UlltlSkCI, IUU UUIU A.UVW which end of. the spoon to rat from or whether it is to be wholly abaudoued, they will do without soup. At ft restaurant today oyster soup made of jig a tig (choicest. Goc 'quart), and of Baltimore's (30(d)30c) was ottered in vain. Venisou, however tcost, 25c a pound); mallard ducks (75o pair); quails ($3 a dozen); clams (15c ft dozen), and other game and fish suffered heavily.

A vegetarian who finds no use for dried food article and canned meals, says that this ought to be called "the salt age." Salt is so cheap that it is ucd ia almost every thihg. A barrel of it can be' bought for about $1.00, and a hall a barrel of fish is made the nucleus about which totrystalir.e twice its weight in salt. He particularly grieve now because the season ol good things is about to flOSC while au the pro iucla of the salt creation are coming into seasou, namely, salt Georgia cod tisht lOo a pound; boneless cod, at loc a parcage; hunin haddie, 1210 pound; blackwood herring. 20c ft small box, and by tbe way, tbe must ot the cud ush which is sold in market Is naddocK or hao, doctored with salt to suit the emer gency, if ail the Hsu which is sold lor cod really were cod, there couldn't have been ft chance in the ocean 'for any other kind ot h. Canned (Urimu (35 cents) ia favorite) delicacy with many; the can are lined with.

wood and the original shrimp flavor is retained. The supply of Concord grapes in market ia beyond measure, and this delicious fruit ia selling cheaper than ever before. Commission men sell at 3 4 (a! 4c a pound in baskets; grocers, at or 73c per single pound. Delaware grapes retail, in single) pounds, at I2(it 15c; Malagas aud Californias, 20c. Qf apples there is a large supply.

Inppins and greenings retail at 30(ai3oo ft peck; choice bellflowers, 40c. Valencia and Messiua oranges are worth 35(j)40c ft dozen; Jamaica. 25 40c. Cocoanuts sell at hickories, 40c a oeck: larire size. 25c: walnuts.

25c: Pod. corn is selling by the pound at be. 1 he. tenderloin monopolists have loreea prices up to loc. retail, dealer having to pay 12c Sliced ham fetches 12Jc; lard, 10c.

Chickens, dressed, sell at ISc ft pound retail. seemingly ft high price as compared with shippers' prices for live poultry, be for hen and 3o for roosters. Turkeys are held at 2do retail. I SIDEWALK GLEANINGS. John IL Calvert, for alleged arson, is still on trial in the Criminal Court.

Mr. Spaan has been' retained for defense in the Birmingbam Bennion murder case. There is a request that street car drivers. after nightfall, call out the name of cross streets. Another attempt will be made on Thar.

day evening to hold a meeting of the Alder manic Board. Jerry Foley, arrested for alleged wheat stealing, and who is not very bright, has bad his trial continued three weeks. The cellars of Ted Callahan and John Shea, on Bates street, were entered by thieves last night and ft quantity or fruit and pro visions tkiten. Eliza Ann Sulgrove seeks divorce front John L. Sulgrove.

whom she married in September, 175, alleging ill treatment and ftlftrdeament last February. The rumor that Gran S. Wright I die. qualified as alderman broause he does not real estate is all bosh. lie owns two lots and a house in bis district.

1 The residence of Rev W. C. Day. rsstor of the United Brethren Church, was raided last night by members of bis congregation aud a pleasant time and liberal donation followed. The Indiana Seed Association, of Union City, which proposes to deal in red line Rnn.n.l.

n. I auu wuiii u.ivwu IHWWIWC ated bv R. B. McKee, G. Sutton and William Sutton.

Building Permits: Robert Penny, repairs. 72 South Noble. $150; A W. Patterson. frame office.

Massachusetts avenue, near East, $300; John Geizsandaner, frame cottage. Indiana avenue, near Ulake, Frank Pratt, of North Indianapolis, to dar instituted peace surety proceedings against Worth i ancey, and be also hied against hint lor profanity. He also accused Yancey of attempting to alienate the affections of his wile. The Cincinnati Times Star says that Frederick Weigmaim. of that city, aged lOti.

celebrated his birthday anniversary yester day in this city with Christian Weigmaim. The directory contains bo such name, and inj quiry failed to locate him. tiertie fry, ft young colored girl, not yet sixteen years of age, living ou California street, was in 'Squire Pease Court to day, preparing to prosecute Edwin Horn, also colored, whom she claimed bad betrayed and ruined ber. Mr. Horn is now in Chicago, Willi f.

W. AnlnMil wIia anl 1 Im.a ileal wttn a knire, tiianguring hua tortile, has been sent to the grand Jury. The evidence before the Mayor to day indicated that both boys were eager for the fray, ad thnt if Heath did not force the fighting be at least encouraged it. Mrs. James Carpenter, residing on the National Rocd, east of the Deaf and Dumb la stitute, was thrown from ft buggy last even ing, and seriously injured, one lee being broken.

She was dririug a blind horse at the time, which became unooatrollable and plunged into ditch. Lew Martin, ft colored man, who is em ployed at Wilson Splana's stables, soys that about three years ago Harrison Taskell enticed his little daughter Maggie, aged ten, up into his room and assaulted her, his pur fWV Ming WUJ WW hU I MW Iff i vigorous resistance end screams frightened him way, uiea obi Jee uicn Bene. A telegram from George Emery, ef Boston, formerly of this city, was received this morning, announcing the death en the high seas of Isaac J. Shafer, of this city. Mr.

Shaferhas been employed as: a purchasing agent in the lumber business by Mr. Emery and mmm An him wmv tA ftneth lm.piu Ia tut. mahogany when he eoatracted the disease from which be died. He was buried at sea. He leaves ft wife and family at 24 South Pine street.

It is new believed that the trial ei Editor Stead, of the Pall Mail Gasctse end associates, will come te an early conclusion by the defendants aoeeptiag ft verdict of not guilty est technical ground..