The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-09
TELEGRAPHIo BRBvIrIEs.

The insane wife of JULIUS Mettler drowned
herself at Portage, Wis, on Saturday.
Henry Briggs murdered his wife at Philadel-
phia, on Saturday, by cutting her throat,
The receipts from the SCOTT law in Hamilton
county mp TO Saturday night were $500 80 10.
The Cane Cod Ship Canal COinnany have fixed
their capital at $5,000.000 and elected officers.
All the Chicago Board of Trade creditors OF
McGeoch, except one, have signed the fifty
cent compromise agreement.
| DR.. L. u. Pinkston, residing fifteen miles from
Montgomery, Ala, committed suicide. He
| placed double-barrel gun to his head. blowing
| it of.
A fire broke out In the oil refinery of Paine,
Oblett & Co.. near Wesville, o., eBtailing total
loss of $4,000. McFerrrn, one of the employees,
was burned to death.
Drs. Aaron and Washington Detweiler. broth
ers, were drowned at Reading, Pa, while bath
ing. One seized with cramps and the other
went TO his assistance.
The riotous miners of Ely, VT, were found by
| the militia ID be in starving condition. They
offered no resistance TO the troops, aud much
sympathy IS now expressed for them.
A tidal wave occurred Saturday In Root
river, near Racine, Wis, the water rising three
feet ana retiring again in less than a minute.
Boats IN the creek were left high ana dry.
The Hartford creditors of the late Cornelius J.
Vanderbilt have been paid in full. with interest,
from the proceeds OF the sale of his residence,
with q surplus of several thousand dollars
At Albany, N. Y, August Ehlers and child, in
n small boat on the river, taking shelter under
the bank, were struck by a falling tree, during a
cyclone, and Killed. Tho mother was danger
Ously injured.
The almshouse at Bridgewater, Mass. burned
on Saturday. The 800 inmates were safely re-
moved. Ii is thought the buildings We're ser
on fire by one of the inmates. The loss amounts
to $150,000.
One section of Coles circus was ditched, on
saturday, near Brainerd. Mimi. Four baggage
ears were smashed. @. N. Hart, assistant man
aser, had n rib broken and sustained severe in
ternal injuries.
The prosperous mining village of Little Bav
n. F., has been almost entirely destroyed -
fire. Nearly 500 families have been rendered
homeless. fierce forest fire was driven into
the village hy the wind
The $50, 900 in government bonds stolen six
years ago from John and Elizabeth King, of
New York. have all turned up in the Treasury
Department In Washington. They passed
through the Now York banks.
A freight train down from Columns, on the
Little Miami roat, broke in Two near Spring Val
ley and was run into by the section following,
causing $4,000 damage to the company. Sew
eral train men were slightly hurt.
Judge Cullen, OF the Kings county IN. Y } Su-
preme Court, has rendered decision denying
the motion to punish the counsel for Sylvester
II Langd0n, fO- contempt of court for taking
Judgment against General Clinton Il. Fisk ana
others.
An engine and eleven cars Of east-bound
freight. on the New York & New England rail
way, were derailed, owing IN a failure to signal
nrOperly where the track was being repaired.
Nobody Killed, hut the en- CINE, cars and
freight were much damaged.
Dallas. Tex, comes forward with another
rewksbury Institution. Intense eXcirRment and
Indignation prevail among county officials and
the community at large ut reports alleging bru-
tai and criminal management of the county
lntor.faru where large numbers OF cOuvicts are
sent To work out fines.
The deaths last week In New York humble
l,05I. against ZIG the previous week. The total
deaths of children under i've years this week