The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-11

party in China. Half million welI-armed troops
could easily be concentrated upon TOnquin,with
a strong navy TO cooperate with them.
General G. G. Walcutt, internal revenue col
lectOr for the Columbus, o., district, has been
superseded by W. 8. Furay. The change was
brought about by General Keifer.
tornado passed over part of Missouri or Fri
day evening, and did considerable damage TO
farm-hous1s, ouJ.huildings and other property,
but nobody is reported killed OF wounded.
The seal catch this year Numbers between
400, 900 and 100000. Tits said, however. that
the price of oil and skins viii be high, as the
Greenland seal fishing has been dismal failure
John Krapf aged eghty-two, and Mary KEEL
logg, ninety five years old, have been arrested
at Adrian, Mich, for Illicit Capitalization. KraDf
Is alleged to be the Oldest Odd Fellow in Amer
lea.
A fire in the clothing house of wIlloughby, Hill
Il Co, of Chicapo. on Saturday, Inflicted damage
OF $75,0 on stock and building, and tor g time
threatened the entire structure. Insurance. S25,-
The Maramec Aouring-min at Meramac Sta
tlon. Mo-, on the Missouri Pacific railroad,
burned on Saturday. 1t WAS owned by II. b Egg
500 -'O''' -''''' V''''O''' '"'D' ''-''''
Frances NJ. scovile. sister of Charles Guiteau,
who was divorced from her husband. George SEQ
vile, last January, filed petition IN the Circuit
Court at Chicago to have her name changed to
Frances Maria Howe.
Jacob Wecker of Cleveland, once a prosperous
master cooper, bus lately in reduced crcnm-
stances, committed suicide on Saturday morn
ing by shooting himself in the head Bodily In
Acoa
At Danville, Va, william l.. Dodson was found
guilty of murder in the second degree for killing
James Reed, aud sentenced to five wears in the
penitent iary, and three years additional for
burning the house In which he killed Reed.
The meeting of the Grand Army of the Re-
public at Denver, by unanimous vote, de-
nounced in uumeasured terms this Veteran Min
ing Company, which recently sent circulars
throughout the East, urging comrades to invest
1 i'll its stock.
| William W. Green. a respectable and well-to-
his horse by members of the Jump family, who
were lying in ambnsh. He WAS struck by seven-
ty-twO buckshOt. Six OF the Jump family have
been arrested.
drive SO far tins season exceeds expeota tions.
Over 200, 900 head of cattle have already passed
over the trail that leads through Albany, and
this doesn't include more than 0ne-half the num-
| Der that will be driven from the State.
By the explosion of a twenty-fve-ton vulcan
izer in the AnsOnia Rubber Works. at College
Point, Long Island Engineer Joeken, Andre W
Hoppe and William Kelly were killed, aud two
other wOrkmen fatally hurt. The building was
partly demolished, entailing loss of 1000.
! The New Orleans Continental Guards have
started ON a six-weeks excursion They will he III
Cleveland JuIy4, in Detroit the 9TH Toledo the 8th
and 9Gh Chicago the 10th and 1lth Indianapolis
the 9th and Cincinnati the 18th and l4th. The
Guards veterans of the war, and are both
| Federas and COnfederates.
The Chicago police on Saturday arrested Dan.
Hanley, john Maouey and "A young fellow
uaHeu halllgau' All oI bIlo uuouiuh cldsst VIM
with three Others, forced their way into the
room of young woman named Mary Mcdonald.
on Laurel street. aud during the evening re-
peatedly outraged and otherwise assaulted her.
X. W. DOnnell. a wealthy banker of New York,
has given a certain hotel property to the city of
st. Joseph. Mo, for the purpose OF founding q
female seminary. The property Ia valued at
100000. The trustees must raise an endow-
ment fund of $4,000, and the city must raise
$50, 900 to the school until the former Is So
cured.
The public bills supposed to have been stolen
from Governor Buffers office have been found.
The one relating to the Tewkshury appropria-
tton had been sent to the Secretary of States
office, as law, without the Governors sigma
ture, while the Plymouth county Jail bill Ia
now ON the table. This exonerates the Govern
Ors department.