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Fiddler on Board Steamer Indiana Provokes Unrest
A Hoosier with a violin aboard the Indiana causes annoyance among passengers on a Mississippi run. A Kentuckian’s riotous braying drowns the fiddle, forcing the Hoosier to retreat. He returns at dawn, triggering new uproar before the Frenchman cries for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaintuck
Indiana
Mississippi
Balaam
Monsieur Entuck
A. Browwonn
Times
Anc
Eichhold
Logansport
Lafayette
Pittsburgh
Peter Benham
James F.enham
É&C
Ies
W.a
J. H. Barnes
Lockport
Dr. Grimes
Main
Jackson & Beck
Carroll
Clark Streets
Ind
Robertson and Wood
Elpaper Mills
Wago
Delphi
West
Manilla
Hull
Cincinnati
Wabash Valley Canal
Julius Hull
Junie Hunt
Main & Sycamore
North Side
Dayton
A. H. Bowen
H. M. Graham
Board O Books
Butler’s Grammary
Mitchel Ar
McGuffey
Spelers
Applegate
Aleratus
Saleratus
Bee Dewey & CO
Bailey, Cai
Fort Wayne
Camden
N. M. Ridgway
Proprietn
Europe
Turkey
Philadelphia
New York
Wellington
Veratia Virde &c
Bolles
Old Atand
Bolle
Jauld Bolles
Peirce
Naila, &c
W. Bolles
Martin
ONLES
A. Harris & Co
Mammoth
N. O
A. Glass
L. Martin's
Porter & Sires
Sirens Tackson & Beck
Laines
de Laines
Alwoo
Tolt, Dewey & Co
Ust
Dan Dogeett
Old Saver
Holt, Dewey & CO