The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-08-07
RESUME OF THE WEEKS NEWS.

A fire in Buffalo, N. Y :, last week destroyed
property to the extent of s225,0N.
Wheat harvesting has begun in Wisconsin
and Dakota with very favorable weather.
The dwelling house OF William Austin, at
fredericksburg, Ind, was burned Saturday.
Loss 81 500.
"A Scutari dispatch says four battalions of
Montenegrins attacked the Albanians
wednesday and were Tepulsed.
Mrs. Zelda Seguin, ithe distinguished con-
tpalto, WAS married in Baltimore, on Saturday,
~ Mr.. David Wallace, son of General Lew
Wallace, of Indianapolis.
Julius Bouer, who escaped from the Ohio
Penitentiary nearly two years ago. has been
returned to the institution. His capture was
msde by Toledo policeman
The four little daughters OF w. ]. Cahil. ed
ed by MIS-. Cahili at the p int OF revolver, at
CHICAGO Saturday night, between and
o'clock.
New York, on Saturday, enjoyed an lmita-
ton of the Spanish bull fight, furnished by
Texan steers and real torreos. The fight re-
suited in nothing more than tormented bulls
and frightened lancers.
A little negro boy near Sulphur, Ky while
fooling with some powder, saturday,
ploded IL and set fire to his clothes He ran
mile, and every stitch Of his clothes were
burned off. He will die.
Saturday afternoon three mile scuu race
was rowed between John McCaffrey and j.
Snyder, of Pittsburg, for a purse of $500, on the
easy victory. Time~2S% minutes
A letter from CUBA says that congratulate ons
are exchanged In that country over the con-
clusion of the rebellion: which, on account of
the failure TO capture Calixto Garcia, has not
yet been Officially declared at an end.
A woman named Marie Barton, living near
Oxford, n. c., lett her children at home Satur
| day, while she went to visit q neighbor near.
During her absence the oldest, a sixteen year
old boy, stripped the six months baby lett In
his charge and threw 1t into well Ia the
| yard ana drowned IL. The prOvocatlon Tor
this act, other than brutal disposition, Is not
known
William T. Reynolds, former President of
| the Indianapolis and Lafayette Railroad, and
until recently President Of the Louisville,
| new Albany and Chicago Railroad died Sat-
! urday evening" at l0:l5 at his home In Lafay-
| cite.
| handsome lady OF Seymour, Ind, was found
| floating in White River, saturday morning
| She had been missing from home for week,
when she started to visit u lady friend. Her
| death Is shrouded In mystery.
Captain Rand, of the Ethel A. Merritt, In
reply to request from Washington, makes
stated the distance his vessel was from the
| shore when fired upon by the Spanlards Inc
affidavit is corrObOratt by one of his crew.
Friday. Ben Johnson, t son of ex Iieutenani
! Governor Johnson, of that Stale, shot and
killed Turner Wilson. The quarrel grew out
| of bet between the parties on the respective
candidates. Johnson has not been arrested.
Ozias NJ Parsons, master OF the schooner
| George Washington, landed In Baltimore on
| Thursday, went before a Justice of the Peace
| and swore that his vessel had been boarded
| and searched by a Spanish cruiser July B,
| when of the eastern point OF Cuba and about
| fifteen miles from shore.
Friday afternoon Edo Hicks of the firm of
| Hicks 4 Holmes, contractors for masonry on
| the North Vernon, Greensburg and Rushville
| Railroad: an Indiana enterpriss now build
| ing, and his men, We're driven from the farm
| of Arthur Monroe, through which the road
| runs, by Monroe's wife, who swooped down
upon them with a shotgun, and threaten ed to
| take the life OF the "last mothers son OF tlem,
| un .ess they vacated the premises, and they
| vacated instanter.
A horse owned by Mr. Thomas r Campbell,
prominent citizen of Page County, Virginia,
| deliberately committed suicide, Friday, by
| drowning himself In the Hawskili River, a
| stream running near the house of his owner
son OF Campbell drove the horse TO the
| river to water him, and while In the stream
he laid down and permitted himself to he
| drowned. Although strong and apparently
WELL the animal resisted eSeTy eMort 10 dssc cue
| river he would return, till he was finally per
mitted to end his days in the manner be
seemed to desire. Indigestion is the supposed
cause of the rash act.
Saturday an Imprisoned balloon that had
been used at Youngstown, Tor short excur
sions oy man named Henry, broke loose
from the guy ropes at $50 O'Clock, and started
| skyward. In tue small basket attached TO the
gigantic air ship were two perso 8, a man and
woman from the neigh % . county county
| around the guy ropes at the time 1t broke, and
| a cry of terror rose from them all. The balloon
| darted upward with IA trvelOus Tapidity. Al
nrst the occupants OF the frail car did not real
| ize that the balloon had broken away from Its
moOrings, but when they glanced down and
piteously to the crowd below, as If imp!orire
| assistance. When the balloon had reached .
high altitude II drifted in northeasteriy di
telescopes, and finally disappeared in that
direction.