The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
Willard A. Conkng, professional gambler,
OF Rochester, N. Y, committed suicide on Satur
day.
Ex-state Treasurer Polk is still in jail at Nash
vile. being unable to give the $4,000 bond re-
CURED.
The jury in the case of Ellis H. Phlpps, ex-
superindent of the Philadel phia almshUuse, re-
turded a verdict of guilty.
Nearly all the business part of the town of
CrownsborO, Tex, burned Friday night.
Loss between $4,000 and $4,000
The firm of Louis Rosenstein & Co, frnit mer-
chants OF New York, has assigned. There are
preferred creditors to the amount OF $4,000.
f. W. Beebe, proprietor of the Beehe House, at
Mahltou springs. Col, committed suicide. at the
windsor House, Denver, yesterday, while tenn
porarily insane.
Counsel for the trustees of the Brooklyn bridge
and the corporation counsel Of New York AID
Brooklyn agree that the bridge cannot be made
Tree Tor any kind OF travel.
Patrick ana william Flynn. father ana son,
quarreled IN their home at Long Island City yes
terday. The father broke away from his son,
ana seizing an ak, crushed his skull.
Shreve Ackley, of the firm of Work & Co., Phil
adelphia, has sued the Central News COMPANY
as agent for the New York Tribune for libel. 1t
Is understood that damages are laid at 100000.
John W. Jones, hard citizen of Ash Hill, near
Poplar b !uff, Mo-, created disturbance in
loon in that town on Friday night, and was shot
and killed by Joseph III. Alsman, a bartender,
whom Jones assaulted with a knife.
onie Blaisdell, of St. Joseph. Mo-, attempted
on saturday, 10 commit suicide by taking NOR
phine. She was saved by prompt medical at
tendance. Onie was desperately IN love with
drummer, VINO married another girl.
Governor Cleveland has signed the Campbell
penal code amendments, which practically re-
peal what are known as the Sunday "Blue
Laws" which have been so obnoxious to a
large class of citizens of New York and Brook
lyn.
Pittsburg bank has obtained Judgment for
nm of n Tin1 ti,ap & 70 wal
known coke operators. 1t is said the firm will be
compelled to make an assignment on Monday.
The assets are about 100000 and liabilities
considerably above that figure.
The Josephite Mormous seem to he worrying
the Latter Day Saints in Utah" On Saturday
the pOlygamlst organ had a three.column edito-
RAJ bastng 1t TO the mOnagamist Mormons. Be-
sides this there was a long communication
the salne subject from polygamist sister,
The elevator at Macon, Mo, which, by deed
of trust was part of the assets of the failed Ma.
con savings Bank and the Farmers and Trad
ers' Bank, has been sold by the assignees to
General William NJ. vanoleve, R. NJ j. sharp,
John ScOvern and John Thompson.
George Hearst, the unsuccessful Democratic
candidate for Governor of California, is
toned as 10 coming Democratic candidate for the
United States Senate. Hearst is man of great
wealth, and is the chief financial power behind
the Examiner, the leading Democratic paper Of
San Francisco.
The governing committee of the New York
Coffee Exchange expelled GUSTAV A. Recknagel,
vlce-presidenU of the exchange, for violating the
rules and failing to answer the summons of COM
plant OF me committee: Recknagel failed to
meet his obligations to his brokers, Scott Il Sons,
who sued him for 1872 900.
The twentieth annual commencement of the
southern Baptist Theological Seminary was held
IN louisville on saturday Nine gentlemen grad
uated representing the States of Virginia, Ten
nessee. Mississippi, Alabama, missouri and
Georgia. The annual sermon will be delivered
tomorrow at I p. NJ. by Rev. Lemuel Moss presi-
dent OF the Indiana State University.
Before Judge Tuley in the circuit Court at
Chicago, on Saturday, certain heirs contested the
payment of bequest to priest Of the Roman
masses for the repose of the soul of testator The
point urged by counsel for the heirs was that the
money was expended for suPerstitious use. The
court held the objection could not hold and the
bequest was valid under the State statute.
Work on the MERGED canal projected to irr
gate vast tract OF dry land in the San Joaquin
When completed 100000 acres of poor wheat
land will be turned into good fruit and vegetable
land should the scheme prove a financial sue
cess, 1t Will be the commencement of other SINH
lar canals, which will make the San Joaquin
valley the heaviest wheat-raising section ON the
continent.
The sunday-school Assembly of Kansas and
Missouri will hold its next reunion at ottawa,
Kan, June &c to July g. The managers report
the most attractive programme ever given out
side Chautauqua. number of leading Chau-
tauqua members are to be present: Rev. j. L.
Hurlburt DIR. Schaefer, DR.. Deems, Prof. W. c.
Richards, Rev. A j. Palmer, Senator Calamitt
George W. Brown and Governor ST. John. The
music will be under the direction of Prof sher-
win.
w. G. Bedford of Atehison, Kan. attempted to
commit suicide, on Saturday, by jumping into
the Missouri river. He was rescued by an en-
ploye of the Burlington & Missouri railroad and
taken to the police station and placed in cell
He was crazy with drink, and endeavored to
butt his brains out against the wall and iron
doors. In an unknown manner he obtained a
rusty knife, with which he attempted to take
his life again. stabbing himself in the breast
three times, infiicting wounds an inch apart but
not fatal,
About daylight on Saturday morning the body
of "a man was found floating in "A creek at Wheel
ing, W. Va The body was horribly marked by
the action OF tho water and gave general evil
dence of long exposure, peculiar mark on the
arm induced the belief thai the body was that of
Joseph Schafer, of No. 90 Nineteenth street, and
his father being sent for readily identified the
remains as those of his SON. Young Schafer had
not been seen at home for week, but, having
announced his intention of attending the Gin
cinnati festival, no uneasiuess was felt. He is
thought to have been foully dealt with.