The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-02
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
Smallpox Is prevailing TO an alarming extent
at Paducah, Ky.
The Republicans OF Cleveland have nominated
George W, Gardner for mayor.
Mrs. Jonathan Monroe and son Warren were
fatally poisoned near BrOokneal, Va.
Albert Boykin, colored, of Holmes county,
Miss, was found murdered on the roadside
Governor Foster, eff Ohio, believes that the Re-
publicans will carry their ticket In Columbus.
The Crown Distillery. Pekin, ILL.,, burned FRI
day night. Loss, $40, 900; insurance, $2l 900
Miss Mary Ann Conkling, sister of Roscoe Conk-
ny is dying in the City Hospital at Rochester,
At Freemansburg, Shirmer, Son & Co g hard
ware works burned yesterday morning; loss
$4,000.
The safe of the New York Academy of Music
was robbed Saturday night of So, 075 In checks
aud s., 900 cash.
The Inter Oceans Anna ILL.,, special saws the
city mills burned last evening. Loss, $4,000;
insurance, $1,000.
last evening to a large and admirlng audience,
ar the Colosseum, Cincinnati.
A boy named John Tracy, of Abba. Ia,
run over by Wabash train Friday afternoon,
and had his legs so badly crushed that lie cannot
live.
At Shenandoah, Pa, Charles Titzhman, who
cut his wife throat, Thursday, near Becktown,
has been arrested The prisoner is supposed 10
be insane
William Price and James Willis quarreled at
Pine Knot KY. Friday morning over trivial
matter. Price shot at Willis and Killed Pat
Burns instantly.
number of frame buildings in Eddyville, N.
Y, the terminus of the Delaware and Hudson
canal, were destroyed by fire Thursday night.
The loss is $4,000, only partly insured.
Burglars blew open the safe in Carson e Cop
pings drug store at Nashville. Yates county, N
y, Saturday morning, aud stole over $4,000
in notes, bonds, mortgages and So, 900 in cash.
Inl,. n
county, Thursday, entered the house of Mrs.
Rhody Davis, respectable white lady, near
Dresden, in Navarro county, Tex, and brutally
outraged her.
Company's works were destroyed by fire Friday
morning The fire broke out in the cement-room
frFm the friction of knife being caught in q
belt. Loss, over $4,000
Mrs. Christine Carlson, of Moline was struck
by freight train on the Chicago, Rock Island e.
Pacific road on the 23d inst, died from her in
the railroad employees from all blame.
A dozen Yale students created discraeeful
disturbance last night at the Athenenm during
performances by the Fair rhespian Club. The
students were roughly handled by the New
Haven town boys and compelled to retreat
william Chado win, arrested bv mistake in
Stamford, KY was found, before he was re-
leased, TO he the murderer of Confederate sur
geOn in $780, and the Old Indictment was accord
ingly redocketed, and he will be brought to trial
The old Augusta, Ca, Operahouse burned
yesterday morning. james Davis was knocked
into the burning building by stream of water,
and John Fix Knocked off the building. Both
were tremen, and were seriously injured. Loss,
$4,000.
last outraged the slXyear-old daughter of DR.,
Mcdaniel, one of the best families of Fort Worth,
Tex. Officers have been on his track several
days and captured him Friday evening and
landed him in jail
On Saturday, at Philadelphia DIR. George
Buchanan, son of the famous bogusdplOma
doctor, John Buchanan, was convicted of hay
ing caused the death of Elizabeth Holztien by
criminal surgical operations. motion was
made for new trial.
While Hudson Griffith and Lem Watkins were
telling trees on the farm of Elias Lefever, near
Erie, Pa, tree fell, seriously niaring Watkins
and instantly killing Griffith, whose head was
smashed and hattened huge bOwlder on
which he was sitting when the tree fell.
Last Wednesday afternoon William Pritsch, OF
Stowe township, Pa, in drunken rage, fatally
shot a young man named Iacken Yessner. A
number of boys and men tOrnenting
Pritsch. who, after submitting for n time, pulled
revolver and fired, with the above result.
The Chicago Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton last night celebrated its twenty fifth ami
versary. All who flied the position of Presi-
dent of that body since its organization, except
ID. l.. Moody, were present and delivered ad-
dresses. The organization now has 5000 mem
bers.
At Pattenburg, N. j., four boys who jumped
from a coal train at the mouth of the tunnel of
the Easton d Amboy railroad, yesterday morn
opposite direction. Warren Barrigan aged II,
was cut In two, and another boy seriously in
jured.
The Chicago preachers very generally smoke on
the coming election, yesterday The tendency
was in opposition to Mayor Harrison, who is a
candidate for reelection. Doctors Hatfield and
LOrimer made a severe structure the present
administration for its leniency toward the
criminal classes.
Miss Rebecca Mclean, of Stapleton, Staten
Island, has been sued for $4,000 for breach of
If m 90 ~ Harm Rarn inl,N No
york. She recently came into a fortune esti-
mated at between $4,000 and 100000. She
said to-day that the suit was purely a money!
making operation.
Charles W. Francis the commissioner in charge
of the hospitals and sanitary department of St.
Louis, resigned, Saturday evening, on account
of the publication of tie details of his reations
with handsome young female named Ida
Simpson, who has held position In certain of the
institutions for several years.
Members of the Legion of Honor, at Buffalo
were much excited over the discovery of the
fraudulent issue OF S., 900 policy to a supposed
member OF the George Washington Council
North Buffalo. The money was collected on a
death certificate, but Investigation fails to dis
cover that such person really existed.
At Cincinnati, on Saturday. Judge Johnston
rendered decision of divorce in the case of
Young VS.. Young, the hearing of which occupied
several weeks. The court granted the divorce
to Helen NJ. Young, and dismissed the petition
of her husband, Hal. G. Young. Alimony is given;
cash 5000 and such other sums counsel agree
upon.
C. C. Merkle, the fugitive junior member of
the embarrassed Pittsburg pa per-hOuse, was ar
rested III Cincinnati, and $2s, 400 in cash and
government bonds were found upon his person.
When he left Pittsburg he had between $50. 900
and $50, 900. He was given n receipt for the
money found upon him, and allowed to return
to his hotel.
A death from hydrophobia is reported at
Hacket City, Ark. William II. irwin, young
man only twenty-sX years of age, was bitten
by rabid dog ten weeks ago. He expected to
be attacked with madness, but escaped until
yesterday, when the barking of dog threw him
into commissions His sufferings before death
are said to have been beyond description.
Several days ago JON. $50, ~ Loveland and
Douglas Points, OF Honey Crevs., :, on the
Northwestern railway, made a agreement to en-