The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-08
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Chair-makers are holding a convention at Gin
cinnati.
| Nearly 81. 100000 in gold bars and coin were
received in New York from Europe yesterday.
The demonstrating bali club, of St. Louis has
secured all its old members except Mansell and
Mullane.
The body of Barry Cunningham was found
near Kalamazoo, Mich. 1t is supposed that he
was murdered.
G. L. Darling's iewelry store safe, at smcoe,
Ont, was blown open and $4,000 worth OF
watches and jewelry stolen.
Farmers continue their plowing in the vicinity
of Quebec and stra Wberries ane ripening in the
open air around Sherbr0oke.
John Apologize has recovered SIS, 900 at Phil
adelphla FOR personal injuries received on the
Camden Atlantic railroad.
Ground was broken yesterday for the Kansas
City Belt line railroad Officials anticipate that
the work will be completed within one year.
S. F. Seager, an attorney of Lansing. Mich,
largely interested in the iron mines of the upper
peninsula died Of typhoid fever.
Colonel Hugo Rose, a German school-teacber
at San Antonio, Tex, who suffered from wounds
received in the rebellion, killed himself with
chloraL
sparring, Sullivan and Slade were arrested in
st. Louis. although Governor Critteuden was
spectator.
The trial OF Stephen s. Price, charged with
enbezzling sos, 600 as executor and trustee of
the estate of Thomas Richardson, began yester-
day at Philadelphia,
IL IS now definitely stated that George w
dley, general freight agent of the Texas & st.
Louis railroad, will organize and take charge of
the West Shore fast freight line.
Tobia Bertini has brought suit for 81 900 dam
ages against Col. James II. Mapleson for alleged
breach of contract. He AYERS that he was en-
gagged for the present season as tenor at Sc, 900
per month
negro preacher named James Hawkins.
while eating supper in "A house at the extreme
west part of ST. Louis was shot in the back nv
some unknown person from outside ana killed
1t is said the assassin was dressed in woman's
clothes.
A Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific train, from
st. Paul, last night cOlliled with freight train
Just outside the Chicago city limits. Several
cars were badly wrecked Bdggageman George
Berry was injured, probably fatally and Sc yeral
others slightly hurt.
''swell-head" have developed among cattle AT
the Chicago stockyards. The first scientific ex-
animation or this disease in this country was
made yesterday under the direction of the
United States Treasury Cattle Commission 1t
was decided the disease was the result of lodg-
ment of microscopic plants in the teeth. When
the disease extends to the iawsit nearly always
proves fatal. The disease can be communicated
to man.
Mamie Nichols, one of the leading ballet
dancers in Kiralfy's "Excelsi0r' spectacle, is
dying at st. Vincents Hospital, New York of
lead-poisOn in cosmetics applied to her fnce
She danced at the opening Saturday night, and
WAS then taken i'll with symptoms OF paralysis
MISS Nichols Is not in any way disigured by the
opsme tic, hut its constant and lavish use has
accumulated lead in the skin pores, and pains
simiii ~ to those produced by painters collie set
In. The costmetlc used is now in process of
analysis.