The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-24
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

The depot of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne &
Chicago road, at Bucyrus, o. burned on Thurs
day
Helena, Ark, will surrender its charter unless
It can arrange its debt, which amounts to
S425000,
Captain Andrew NJ. Hitchcock, the oldest cap
tain ON the Hudson river, died on Thursday in
South Brooklyn.
Commissioner Dudley says he is quite con
fident thar his payment OF pensions will reach
$l0O,00O000 by July l.
a Bohemian, L. Wagner. was killed by the
cars and an unknown man was drowned In the
river at Chicago on Thursday.
John Soyenfrey. ut work building n bridge at
Defiance, o., fell from the scatfoiding into the
river and was drowned.
The Pullman Palace-car Company has been
sued for $4,000 taxes alleged to be due the
commonwealth OF Pennsylvania
A prairie fire on the sheep farm of c. N.
Crocker, fifteen miles from Arkansas City, Kan y,
Sunday last, destroyed L 400 sheep.
Ed o Brien, watchman at the Delta Point,
Miss, government works, was shot dead by
Thomas Sullivan in a drunken brawl.
Mrs. Howard, farmers wife, near Marshall,
Mo, was fatally injured, on Thursday, while
assisting her husband burning brush.
John Taylor, an old gravedgger of Fayette-
vile. N. c., was digging a grave on Monday,
when the earth caved in and buried him alive.
1t is said that Gen. John B. Gordon, formerly
senator from Georgia, having amassed a fortune,
VIII scceed Wilkinson Call as senator from Flor
ida.
At Rochester, n V, Thursday afternoon
Augusie Hohlmetz. aged thirty-six, was killed
by latino weighing $500 pounds falling across
his back.
Chancellor Edwards, of Louisville, granted five
DEGREES OF divorce yesterday morning, four of
the petitioners being females, with one lone man
asking release.
John Wade, brakeman, on the Omaha road,
attempted to step on the fo0t-board Of an engine
at Minneapolis. He made q misstep and was
run over and killed.
rba aria of ,io g..
feared, has killed the entire peach crop of Tenn
essee, which was in full bloom. Straw berries
seriously hurt.
DIR. Deitz, of Lanark. ILL.,, who was convicted
of completely in poisoning w. B. Hover. has
been sentenced to hard labor in the Anamosa,
Ia, penitentary for twenty years.
The estimates laid before the Dominion Parla-
ment for the ensuing year aggregate S45, 0OO,-
600, of which S13,250, 900 is for railways. The
debt OF the Dominion government is $167 ,000,-
900.
At Ferreysburg Station, Mich, Thursday ar
ternoou,a box car which was being sde-tracked
struck Edward Mason, q resident of Spring
Lake, aud injured him SO that he died in al
hour.
Two freight trains on the Grand Trunk rail
way came in collision near Port Britain, Ont. One
engine and two ears of valuable merchandise
were burned. Loss, $4,000. No persons were
injured.
waite letter stating that the commander of the
Ashueot, wrecked on the Japanese coast, was
drunk at the time of the disaster; hence the
court-martial.
Captain James B. Eads has resigned his posi-
ton ON the Mississippi river commission. 1t is
understood that Colonel Henry Flad, who WAS
Captain EadS's chief assistant in the eanstruc.
ton of the st. Louis bridge, will succeed him to
the place.
A son of John c. Buess, a prominent farmer
of Nebraska City, Neb., while removing n loaded
gun from wagon. the muZzle toward him, both
barrels were discharged, completely stripping
the flesh from the bones of his arm. Amputation
will be necessary.
Bishop Simpson has been sued by William
Nichols of kensingtOn, on n note given five
years ago for $500, for the purpose of freeing
church from debt, of which Nichols was a mem
Der. The note seems to have been intended as
formal matter, Nichols being then wealthy, but
having met with reverses, he now sues for the