The Indianapolis journal., 1883-04-20

August ny cutting his throat with razor He
murdered his wife and buried her. and circu-
! lated the story that she had run away. large
| hullet-hOe was found in the woman's head
Rev. DR.. s. W. Duncan, OF the Ninth-street
Baptist Church, of Cincinnati, has accepted n
call to a church at Rochester, N. Y, and will
leave there this fall. Rev. G. o. King, of Ceve-
land, O., has been called TO succeed him.
Near Ozark, Ark, yesterday, Newto Gastill
killed A. F1tzhugh, who had accused him of CIV
ing information that Fitzhugh sold liquor in de-
nance OF the three-mile law He surrendesed TO
the authorities, and says Fitzhugh fired first.
company was formed at Louisville, yester-
day, with "A capital paid up of $4,000. with the
privilege of increasing TO Sl50,000, for the pur-
pose OF exporting whisky to Bermuda. The in
corporators represent heavy whisky interests.
special from Huntington, ". Va, says the
losses on the tire Of Wednesday viii amount to
$4,000. Many families are homeless, but are
provided for temporarily. A relief fund has
been started. Many narrow escapes were made.
At Currie, Mimi, on the 24th OF last August,
Andrues BengstaD, committed suicide by cutting
his throat. His wife was missing. few days
ago her body was discovered buried In the shop
shed. IL is supposed now that he murdered her.
The evangelical synod of the German Luth-
eran churches of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and
Kentucky assembled In Louisville Yesterday,
Rev. Schory, OF Vincennes, Ind, presiding. The
synod Will continue IN session until Tuesday of
next week.
The third floor of the stove warerooms of the
Llthgow Manufacturing Company, at Louisville
gave way last evening, carrying down the
second floor and one hundred stoves to the
ground hoor. The damage is probably $1,000.
No one injured
At Cleveland yesterday, fire broke our in
House & Davidson's planning mill Loss, $25, 900
on buildings, $4,000 on lumber insurance,
$4,000. Two small dwellings, adjoining the
works also burned, the families barely escapin 9
with their lives.
A Helena special says: "Fitzhugh levee, five
miles below. in process of construction, gave way
late last night The break was 200 yards wide.
This crevasse increases the overflow in an area
OF country One-third. Fifteen inches more
water is expected.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company are in
debt to the government to the amount of
Sl,O36,00o, and there is some talk OF requiring
payment before any more dividends are de
elared, but Secretary Teller does not seem to be
In sympathy with the plan.
j. A. Yates, civil engineer of the Canton, ADer
deen " Nashville railroad, was shot at Stark
vile, Miss, on Wednesday, by c. A. Campbell
nridge contractor on the same road. The quar-
rel grew out of settlement for work performed
by Campbell Yates's chance is about equally
good for life or death.
Fond Du Lac, Wis., dispatch says that con-
trary to " nat was previously expressed, the
winter wheat aG present promises to be the
heaviest crop OF the coming season. The grain
ls all nicely rooted, and not wluter killed only in
very few places where water rested during the
early spring months.
Alice Flagg White, a beautiful young lady of
twenty-six, daughter OF the wealthesG farmer
In Boylston, Mass, and graduate of the Ia
nous Oreid Institute at Worcester, has, after a
three-years' clandestine courtsnlp, married
George Hazard, coored, former farm laborer
of her father. public reception is TO be tend
cred the couple.
Nine. Victorine Boucher, Mother Superior of
the American province of the religious order of
women known as the Daughters of Mary" or
Religious of the Holy Heart of Mary" died at
the convent of the community at Throg's Neck,
Westchester county, N, Y, on Saturday even
ing, of pneumonia She was born in France,
and was upward of seventy years old at the
time of her death.
In Douglassville, Ga, about a year ago, the
sheriff of the county, an ex-member OF the Leg
islature, and several other prominent and
tghtened citizens attacked poor Italian i'm
age vender, spat upon him, rolled him on the
hoor and then sat upon him, singing ribald songs
and relating rude jokes. Denied hearing by
the grand jury, the Italian brought suit in the
United States Court. ana secured verdict for
$1,250 damages on Wednesday,