The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-04
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs,

The steamer Braunohweig, from Bremen, land
ed 1,179 immigrants ut Baltimore, yesterday.
heavy fall of snow is interfering with the
progress OF building the Northern Pacific rail
road in Montana.
The trustees Of Hiram College, in Cleveland,
yesterday, elected Rev. Joseph K1ng, of Pitts
burg, president.
Otto shumaker committed soicide at Akron, O.,
yesterday morning, ny shooting himself through
the head with revolver.
The Superior Court of Kentucky yesterday de-
cided that woman can sue for money lost by
her huspand at gambling.
A fire on Wednesday night in the Masonic
block, Racine, Wis, damaged the stock of c. c.
Brown, halter, $4,000; insured for $l3,50o
Edward Lilly, a negro, near Fayetteville, N
c., was bitten by mad dog anu became sc
frightened that he died before reaching home.
AT Oneida Castle, near Utica, yesterday, Mrs.
Burlison saturated ner clothing with kerosene,
and applied match. She was burned TO death.
The spruce trees in the Aronst0ok district OF
Maine are dying from some unknown cause, and
owners of forests of spruce are much troubled
III consequence.
Jack Walters. who has been confined in the
Nicholasvile Kv jail on the charge of poison
ing stock, knOcked his jailer down on Wednesday
night and escaped.
The Blanchard family, otherwise known as the
anti-seeret society party, is already casting
about for II candidate for the presidency tt
succeed Mr.. Arthur.
Chairman Cooper, of the Republican State
the meeting of the Republican State convention
at Harrisburg on the 18th of July.
s. c. Drake, of Osborn & Drake, of lie banon
O., committed suicide by shooting himself, while
suffering from mental depression. He was
nephew Of Tom COrwin by marriage.
Joseph Bork, formerly city treasurer of But
falo, and lately convicted of misappro pri Al ion
of city funds was sentenced yesterday to five
years hard labor at Auburn Stale prison.
The New York grand jury made presentments
against Police Captains Williams and Allaire, tOI
not enforcing the gambling aud excise laws
The grand jury recommend their removal.
At Burlington. Ia, on Wednesday night, the
horses, cars, etc, also two adjoining residences
Nothing was saved. Loss, 100000; insurance
light.
Judgments on notes aggregating $4,000 were
entered, yesterday, against William Mckinney
IL Son, scrHp-lrOn dealers, of Pittsburg. The
possessions of the firm are now In the hands OF
the sheriff.
r. II. Gilbert of Marshal, N. c., while intox
Gated, sot on fence with q crowd around him
waving u pistol in the air 1t went Off, and the
ball entered the brain or his little child, wht
stood beside hun,
Advices from different parts OF Texas report
great activity among stock men, and great
number of cattle are already on the trail for the
North. IL is estimated now that the drive vii
exceed that of last year.
Mrs. AnGeique Blake, a creole of Martinique
s suing for the recovery OF property in Brook
lyu, n. Y, consisting of houses and lots of the
value of $4,000, which she alleges was fraud
ulently conveyed out of her possession.
On Tuesday night large oil train on the Jer
sey Central road was wrecked near Treichleri
station by "a broken axle. After the body " the
car had dropped on the track, tho ten following
cars were piled up in IA shn peless mass Five
cars and their oil tanks rolled down the emoank