The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-12
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

The New York dog show closed last night. The
attendance was very large, but the receipts
barely covered expenses.
William Moore, colored, sentenced to be hanged
on June 1, escaped from the parish Jail at Frank
lin, La, OH Thursday night.
Some lucky sporting men played against a
Lexington, k, faro bank until they had drawn
out $4,000, when the bank collapsed,
Angelo Cornetti. an Italian, for the murder of
Daniel Cash, a fellow convict at Sing Sing, Dec.
81, 1881, was hanged in the prison yard yester-
day morning.
The aphis has made its appearance in nearly
all the apple orchards IN Niagara county. N Y,
and farmers are considerably exercised about
the apple crop.
The Supreme Lodge Knights of Honor adopted
the constitution reported last year, and it goes
into effect at once. Chicago was selected for the
next convention.
At Oregon City, Ark, on Wednesday, Sam Hes
ter insuted Van r. Eott's wife. elliott and his
brother hunted Hester up and riddled him with
bullets killing him.
A Chattanooga young man made two ineffetu-
al attempts to hack his hlighted life out with
knife, because a certain young lady wouldn't In
stall him as the apple OF her eye
On Wednesday night a coal-oil lamp exploded
in The bedroom OF John Morgan, of Phadel phia,
setting fire to the furniture, and n bag contain
lug 1879 in greenbacks WAS destroyed.
The Union steam forge at Bordentown, N. J..
owned by MACPHERSON. Willard Il Co., burned
yesterday morr ing. Loss, $25 900. One hun
dred men are thrown out of employment.
Inc more respeGTable Chinese residents of New
York sent communication to the police author
itIes yesterday, prOnising their aid in suppress
ing crime among their fell0w-countrymen.
George Lake, oOlored, sentenced to be hanged
on June 20, for u felOni0.B assault upon Mrs.
Captain Simmons. escaped from the Cambridge
Md, jail, and was recaptured after an all-night
chase
A. N. Hutchinson, tho Grand Rapias e. In
diana station agent ut Tnsiiu, Micn., was
knocked down by two men with "a sand bag and
robbed of $500 on Wednesday night. The men
escaped.
Chief Justice Beck, of the Colorado Supreme
Court, decided the act imperative uuder which
Packer, the San Juan ghoul, and seven other
murderers were convicted. All will imme-
diately he released.
Ritchey's box factory, in Pfttsburg Pa, was
destroyed by fire yesterday morning. Loss,
$4,000, partially covered hy insurance. the
opera house, near by, waa on fire bnt he fIames
were suhdued before much damage was done.
The Duke of Newcastle arrived Mt Chicago
yesterday afternoon from San Francisco, and
will leave this morning for New York, by way
of Niagara Falls, and possibly Montreal, and
sail Tor England, on the Celtic on the 10Th inst
The SUIT Of Jahn Rink to secure the office OF
police magistrate OF Rhlladeiphia, which has oc-
cuped three years, and has cost the city $685.
600. was yesterday decided against Rink He
now sues The city for three years salary at 49,
900 per year.
G. E. Hura, ex-sherif of SCHUYLER county, New
York, Committed suicide at Watkins Jail yesIer-
day evening. IL Is supposed that his wife fur
nished him with revolver. Hnrd was un Ter
sentence Oh ave Years IOf an attempt to XIII q
deputy sheriff.
At Falmouth, XIV, william Asltins md Will
liam Sehaeffer, two boys, on the way to n circus,
began throwing Stones at each other, and 500 n
developed such feeling that AskIns drew n re-
volver and SHOT Schaetfer through the lung. The
wound ia supposed to be fatal.
On the 9Th of April Ambrose Lingo. In Lau-
rens county, Ga, disappeared, his hnrae retul n
ing riderless Eight dayA later his body whs ex-
humed IA lsw feet FROM the doorstep. The muir
,Aer was wrapped In mystery, which has Just