The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-20
BREvITIEs.

The first street-railway ever constructed in
Akron, o., began operations on Saturday.
Wilson Deck, of Allentown, Pa. was instantly
Killed III a runaway accident on Saturday.
A fire in Crawford, Miss, on Friday night, de-
stroyed twelve stores and six warehouses. The
loss Is 100000; insurance, $4,000.
The steamer Glen Finlas, in the Montreal and
Dulnth trade, was burnt to the waters edge in
the Welland canal on Saturday night.
At Sour Lake, Texas, Huratio Parsons was
killed by lightning on Friday. His body was
found under a large tree oil the prairie, where
he was probably seeking shelter.
Peter Smith, an old citizen of Maysvllle, KY,
was killed on Friday evening, about z O'Clock,
near Helena. by a man named Lawson. There
was no prOvocation for the killing.
Mary Lamb, an English lady, OF Plalusville.
Pa. died on Saturday. Had she lived until the
Ith OF september the would have been 100
years old Her husband died recently at 80.
Charley John son, one Of the carpenters on the
Kentucky Central depot at the Winchester dis
aster, died on Saturday evening at 6 o'clock.
dockersmlth, another of the carpenters, will die.
J. W. Patton and E.. E.. HartsOok. sub-profess-
ors in the Virginia Military institute, were ar
rested on Saturday on a suspicion OF being about
TO engage In a duel, and were bound over to
keep the peace.
President vandergrifs Of the United pipe.
lines, has invited the oil exchanges throughout
the country to send a committee from their ex-
changes TO superintend the annual gauge and
inspection of their tanks, Sept. /.
Fofty-eight nOvices at the convent of NOtre
Dame, Milwaukee. took the black veil Yesterday.
All are young women from different parts of the
country. The services were private except to
relatives, and were very impressive.
Daniel M. Karcher's Sons. OF Philadelphia.
manufacturers of furniture and cabinet ware,
nave made an assignment TO the Provident Life
and Trust Company. Their liabilities are esti-
mated at $4,000, with nominal assets of $4S,-
600.
General Grant and party, the guests Of the
Baltimore IL Ohio road, visited the Elk Garden
mining regions on Friday. Returning, General
Grant held a reception at Piedmont. In the
evening the General was entertained at PFesi-
dent CARROTS cottage.
At Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday, a Bohe-
milan woman named kotOpsy was arrested and
her house searched for stolen property. Fully
1000 worth was found, besides several hundred
dollars in currency. She had many of the goods
boxed ready for M
The body of Nicholas skerrett. a well-knowu
real estate dealer of San Francisco, was found
In the closet OF an empty house, belonging to
murdered by three men, who were seen to enter
the premises last Monday for the purpose of
renting them.
Mr.. e. C. Bush, president of the Cincinnati
Cotton Compress Company, has closed "A con-
tract with the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati
u indianapolis Company for the erection of a
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton freight de-
pot at Cleveland.
The conservation of Father Riordan, as coad-
jutOr to the Bishop of California, will occur in
Chicago on Sunday, September l6, Archbishop
Feehan being the consecrating ~prelate, assisted
ny Bishops Ryan, of st. Louis and Fitzgerald, of
LNVCns A6hO EPahAAAAh5H VI GOLAGg VIII
preach the conservation sermon.
On Thursday afternoon a cyclone struck
Oglesby, Texas, demoIishing the station-house
and a store, scattering goods all over the prairie.
One man was blown a distance of 200 feet. A
young man named Harris, at a pecan grove In
Coryell county. the same afternoon, was struck
by lightning and he and his horse killed,
At Milwaukee on Saturday, Fritz Ayi. fifty
years old, was struck on the head by a stone,
in a general fight at a German picnic. and prob
ably fatally injured. Charles Smith and Tom
Johnson were arrested as guilty OF throwing the
missile. Great excitement prevailed at the time,
aud the prisoners hardly excaped l%ynching.
Richard and Villain Hains, two young men
residing in Williamsburg, took a boat to fish at
Canarsie, L. |. William fell overheard and was
drowned. Richard was so overcome at his
brothers death that he made. an attempt to
strangle himself with the anchor rope, but was
prevented by a fisherman who made his appear
ance.
Columbia, 8. c., and is boring the young blooms
badly. The leaves and bolls are also ravaged by
worms. The planters are making efforts to save
the crop with Paris green and night lights, Sec
rions of Sumter county also report damage from
worms. The prospects are that much damage
will be done.
Friday Went into his barn TO hitch a horse.
The animal was fractions, and as Mr.. Halbier at
tempted to pass in the rear OF the animal 1t
kicked him in the neck, breaking it at once.
The blow was of sufficient force to crush in the
unfortunate mans skull, as he struck the side
OF the building.
MO aAif thO NOICNt WIZ VI otndIOE IL HlI.
Is about to construct a large residence in san
Francisco, aud millionaire Flood is also about to
commence the erection of what he says will be
me handsomest and most costly residence in the
United States. 1t will be of brown stone, brought
from the eastern qnarries. The cost, when COM
pleued, is estimated at SO, 500, 600, not including
the value OF the ground.
VIM. Walker, a clothing merchant OF Dayton,
o, who was recently charged with forging a
large amount OF notes, has made an assignment
to o. f. Davisson for the benefit of his creditors.
Mr. Walker is largely involved, and at present
the attorneys are unable to give the exact
amount or his assets and liabilities. 1t is stated
that the amount of notes given by him, and
which were secured by real estate, amount to
$4,000.
Extensive preparations have been made in
Dayton, O., for the twelfth annual funniest of
the Ohio district, which will be held there COM
menciug to-day. The district is composed of
Cincinnati, Communicable, Newport. Covington,
Columbus and DaytonSand the various soeie-
ties from these cities were expected at midnight
last night. Delegations from Louisville, New Al
bany, Ind and Tifiin, O., arrived last uinhf
and the city Is crowded with strangers.
The San Francisco Bulletin publishes a letter
brought down on the steamer ST. Paul, from
OOnalaska, which arrived on Saturday morning,
announcing a large gold discovery near the
Yukon river. Alaska. Owing TO the extreme cold
winter-2So below zero-it is impossible to do
much prospecting. The miners who made the
discovery were a party fitted OUT by E. Schie fin,
VINO made the discovery in Arizona, and WHO
cleared over IL, 900, 600 in that section.
On Saturday, at Akron, O., while Barnum's
elephants were being taken from the train TO the
show grounds, the horses to n large grain wagon
belonging to the Allen mills, driven by John
Thompson, took fright and ran away. A boy,
named Thomas Campbell, was in the wagon and
was violently thrown to the ground, fracturing
his skull near the base of the brain. 1t is
thought that some small bones entered the
brain and that his recovery is impossible.
The Raleigh IN. c. News and Observer pub
Usher a card from Ex-Governor William W.
Holden, formally Withdrawing from the Repub-
lican parry and stating that he is not n member
of the Liberal party. Ex-Governor Holden has
occupied a prominent place in State poll les. He
was for n long time editor of the Standard. He
was appointed provisional Governor and then
elected Governor. Beng impeached, he left the
State and became one of the editors of the
Chronicle at Washington, For the past ten years
he has lived here in retirement.