The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-13
rELEGRAPHIO BREvIr1Es.


Rain prevented the opening ceremonies Of the
Oriole festival on Tuesday at Baltimore Thou
sands OF visitors are in the city.
The protracted drouth in Virginia was brought
to an end on Tuesday by heavy rains, but IL is
( feared they have come TOO late TO save the corn
The convocatlOn of coored clergy of the
Protestant Episcopal Church began at New York
yesterday. Bishop Sharkey of Newark, preached
the sermon
The Haytian war vessel, TO be named the
Dessaline when transferred to the Haytian au-
thoritles, made successful trial trip yesterday
at Philadelphia.
and New Jersey celebrated the bi-centennial lib
Grafton of Vienna by attending high mass at st.
Stanlslaus Church.
At Clifton Ariz., Billy Delaney walked up to
gambling table and shot aud killed Henry Saw
yer. In the fracas that followed two other men
were seriously wounded
The Great Council of Red Men met at Atlantic
| City on tuesday. Reports show the order IN
n0urlshing condition. The membership In
creased 5,l54 the past year
The exports of domestic products exclusive of
Specie from New York for the week ended yes
ttrday were valued at Sc, 107, 10Y. against 81
l72696 during the previous week
The great council of the United States, I'M
proved Order of Red Men, in session at Atlantic
City, yesterday granted new charters to tribes
In Texas Kansas, North Carolina and Iowa.
One freight train ran into another on the Nor
tolk ana Western road, yesterday. derai!ing ten
cars and badly damaging a locomotive. The
wreck delayed the west-bound passenger train.
A child of two and half years was abducted
from farm house in Dodge township, near
Boone, Ia, on last Saturday, in the most mystic
rlOus manner, and search has since been kept up
by hundreds of men.
The New York Chamber of Commerce recon-
mends the appointment of Prof. Chandler on the
committee of experts recommended by President
arthur TO investigate the industry OF hog-ralslng
ana packing in the United States.
painter named Covalt engaged in painting
wall at the foot of the Highland House inclined
plane, Cincinnati, was crushed to death by de-
scendlng car on Tuesday. He had been warned,
nut thought he was not in danger.
The coming national convention OF colored
men, to be held in Louisville on Sept. "a, Is at
tracing widespread discussion among the col
ofed race owing to dlssenslOns among them re-
gardlng the purposes of the assembly.
Major John T. Harold recovered veryict
against the New York Elevated Railroad Com
pany for $4,000 damages for injuries in col
llslon. The company appealed and the general
term OF the Supreme Court affirmed the Judg-
ment.
AT Mastersonville. Pa, on Tuesday, while an
a a was screwing down the lid OF COT
mn, detectives stepped forward and seized son
OF the deceased, named Jacob Eversole, who had
broken into farm house ana stolen $1,000 last
December.
A needless alarm of fire caused a panic in the
cigar factory of Jacohy IL FrOomer at New
York. Five hundred persons, most girls at
work, rushed down the stairwaYs headlOng to
the street. Fortunately the means OF exit were
ample ana no one was hurt.
Milton Hughes, while drawing water from the
clsJefn at his residence near Cincinnati, dlscov-
cred the dead body of his mother in the water,
whom he had left but few moments before in
excellent spirits. 1t Is supposed the lady fell
into the cisrern by accident.
4 hobby lad in st. Louis went TO the residence
of DR.. FtZporter and offered to wait until he ar
rived. While the servant OUT and the doc
tors wife had gone to the kitchen the fellow
sneaked up stairs and secured diamonds valued
at 81 900, with which he escaped.