The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-13
TELEGRAPHIC BREvIrIEs.

The Hudson ice harvest will commence on
Monday with splendid prospects.
The Chicago board OF education estimates its
requirements for the year AT = ,350,572.
DR.. Williamson, formerly of Shreveport. La,
was murdered at Morelas, Mexico, few days
since.
James and Harry Leonard were burned to
death in an engine house at Jacksonville, Fla.
Thursday.
Hon. E. B Washborne, while riding at San
Antonio, WAS painfully Injured by being throw
from his horse.
Cleveland capitalists have organized a COM
pany 10 build, at CHATTANOOGA the largest stove
factory in the South.
The Democratic State committee of Maine mes
Thursday evening and resolved to make straight
party nominations hereafter.
George Seymour, colored, who fed from Chi
cago with the diamonds of Miss Doane, Is held
at Philadelphia to await the lady's arrival.
Senator Pendleton has been thanked by the
ONO Legislature for his efforts in behalf of civil
service reform The Democrats refused to vote.
The Providence Baseball Association re-
elected Henry B. Wiuship president. The treas
mrer reported the receipts 81 ,217, expenditures
$36,592.
At n meeting of the lager beer brewers of New
YORK city and vicinity, held at the Masonic Hall
yesterday, $4,000 was subscribed to the fund for
relief OF flood sufferers.
purring, or shin-kicking match, was fought
by miner and saloon keeper Luzerne
county, Pa, for $3.50 a side. They kicked each
other helpless in this noble sport.
The Greenbackers OF Lansing, Mich, held an
Indignation meeting last night over the action
OF Governor Beg0le in appointing nearly all
Democrats to positions within his gift.
Three vessels were driven ashore on the New
Jersey coast on Wednesday, but the crews
saved by the life savers. Five three masted
schooners are grounded near Point Pleasant, and
they will go to pieces
Miss Alice Livingston, of New YORK, who sued
a merchant named Henry Fleming for breach of
promise, was awarded $75. 600. The verdict
followed by deafening applause, which the court
was unable to suppress,
Thursday morning B. NJ Morganage, mer-
chant of Dudley, o., was found dead in his ware
room. Winchester rifle found hanging
muZzle down, caught by descending trap-doOr.
1t is certain he was standing on the stairway,
the gun resting on the banisters, when shot. He
had fallen to the floor below, the brains exuding
from hole in the skull The fact that the ball
had passed through the left hand and that he
held the gun in that hand, and could not have
fired the gun with his right hand in that position,
leads to the belief that it was accidental.
j. j. Murray alias Borden, arrested at Kansas
City on suspicion of being a train TObber, has
been taken to Milwaukee, Wis He is charged
with being one of the abductors OF Maggie Hen
ntcke, OF Milwaukee,. Murray escaped from
deputy sheriff at Milwaukee, Neb., ON Dec %.
he says he was hired to drive a wagon, in which
Maggie Hennicke was conveyed, from Pacific
Junction, Ia, to Nebraska by one DIR. McCune.
The girl WAS in charge of n notorious woman
from Burlington called Daisy Lee. Borden says
that If HenniCke Will agree not to prosecute he
will tell where the girl is.