The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-11
TELEGRAPHIo BREvIrIEs,

The New York aldermen granted permission
TO the Electric Lines Company olay wires under
the street.
The lumber-deaiers of New England propose
to raise the price of building lumber 81 per
thousand.
George Pollen & Co., wholesale dealers in hides
and leather, New York, have failed. Liabilities
about 100000.
Vienna dispatch says that in consequence of
| the success of Booth IN king Lear" his engage
ment has been renewed.
An Ashtabula, Ohio, special says Judge Eras-
tus Lee committed suicide yesterday with laud-
anum. No cause assigned.
A reception last night in honor of General Diaz
was the social feature of his visit at Boston. The
mayor made the presentations.
| One building of the American Powder Com
pany. az Acton, Mass, exploded yesterday morn
ing, killing TWO men. Loss not heavy.
Dr., Haverman, a young physician of Ros-
! terock, Germany, has been appointed special
physician to the Queen of Madagascar.
Hanlon having telegraghed to Ross that Og-
denshurg, N. Y, offers 1900 to have their race
there Ross instructed Hanlon to accept.
Captain A. C. Donnally, a wellknown steam
boaIman, fell from his horse, fit of apoplexy,
at Morrow, o., yesterday, aud died Immediately.
Manitoba has entered protest against the ac-
uon of the Dominion government looking to an
increase IN the duty on agricultural implements
| from the United States.
The New York Methodist Episcopal conference
| oppose the appropriation by the Legislature of
$4,000 to Catholic protectory, and Will petit
! ton the Governor to veto the item
| Vicksourg, Miss, dispatch says that George
smith, who recently murdered Albert Boykin,
to escape yesterday was shot dead,
| Samuel Lewis, colored, murderer of Dink
| Weems, colored, was taken from Jail on Monday
night, at Atlanta, by mob of seventy-fye blacks
| and SIX whites and hanged. He confessed.
The finance committee of the Massa chu setts
| Legislature unanimously reported in favor of
| voting the appropriations for the public charit-
able institutions, notwithstanding the veto OF
| the Governor.
There seems probability that the supply of
logs for the st. Paul and Minneapolis mills will
| fan far short of the demand the coming season,
IN part because OF the lnsutliolency of water for
rafting purposes.
Lyman Potter, who, on a wager, was attempt
| ing TO roll wheelDarrow from New York to
New Orleans, was killed on "a railroad near Sails
| hurry, n. c., Monday morning. He once walked
from Albany, N. Y, to San Francisco.
Lake navigation prospects are improving. and
the opening for the season of 1888 Is near at
hand There were grain charters i'll Chicago
/ yesterday for 1000 bushels. most of which
goes forward by the st. Lawrence route.
In the action of David anG Nathan G. Miller
against Elmer A. Kent and Abraham Poole,
Judge Wallace of New York, gave a decision
sustaining the demurrer made in the bill of COM
plant. The amount involved is about $125,00O
town near Athens, o., was blown up on Sunday
night, causing damage to the extent of 1900.
| There were some cans o. powder in the store, TO
which 1t is supposed burglars attached lighted
fuse.
AT CINCINNATI, LOO cfgar-nakers are on u
| strike, demanding an increase OF 81 per l GOO,
in consequence of taking off the tax of So per
| 1000 AT meeting yesterday morning it was
reported that several manufacturers had agreed
to give the increase.
The estimates for replacing the bridges
| throughout Nova Scotia, destroyed by the recent
ireshets, aggregate over @2oo00O. In Victoria
| county alone the loss was 100000. Besides
bridges and mills, many farmers lost all their
stock of cows, oxen, sheep, pigs, etc.
Annie MeGuinness. a comely New York miss.
~ hnr fnr no nrts9ax nfnl
ing to marry Hong Gee, a Chinaman. She told
reporter that she was determined to marry
the heather. ats not his looks" she sad,
"bnt his ways that like, and he's well off, too"
In Catholic circles at Milwaukee it is reported
| that the Pope has given Bishop SDaulding his
Endorsement of the project of Catholic univer-
sty In the United States, for which 50, DOC. 900
has already been promised, and that indications
point TO the selection OF the present site of St
! Francis Seminary, south of Milwaukee, as the
seat of the university.
The last train-load of lumber from Paige &
! SeXsmith's lumber yards at SUPERIOR, Wis, left
on Sunday night for Carlton, over the Minnesota
| Border. The transfer was effected quietly
that creditors We're in ignorance of the move
ment, and great excitement exists. The firm
| owe their lnmbermen in the woods $50, 900, be-
sides heavy amounts to bankers.
Oliver Goodman of Atlanta, Tex, who was
bitten by mad dog lately, and who was declared
by the doctors to have hydrophobia is almost
well. He has had no spasms during the past
week, and his appetite is good. At present all
symptoms point TO his complete recovery. The
! physicians assert that there s no doubt but his
was genuine case of hydrophoba.
A Chinese baseball club has been organized in
New York The club will play its first game
next Thursday in Philadelphia after which it
| Will give exhibition games in Newark, Trenton
| and New York The manager is inclined to be-
lieve that his club of foreigners will do better
than giving burlesque exhibitions of the game,
and says they are rapidly improving.
! Vignaux and Schaefer were to play an exhibi-
ton game; Thursday, at St. Louis, at the Ma
| sonic Hail. They were guaranteed at least
| $500 receipts, and the winner was to take them.
VignauX wanted to divide the receipts Schaefer
! finally said that he would not, after the COM
ment that had been made on the victory he had
won over the Frenchman, and the charge of
| fraud, play at all with Vignaux except for
stake at least as Dig as $1,000,