The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-26
TELEGRAPH BREVITIES.

l.. Watt, boot and shoe dealer, at Lima, o.,
has failed, with liabilities at $4,000.
Campbells Hotel at Napanee, Ontario was
damaged by fire yesterday TO the extent of $780,
900.
The Pottsville, Pa, postoffice was entered on
Friday night by burglars, who blew open the
safe and stole $4,000.
Owen W. Plunkett, New York cigar maker,
was murdered in cold blood on Saturday by
John SculeD, fellow orkman.
David Phillipson, of Cincinnati, a graduate,
last July, of Hebrew Union College, has ac-
cepted call from the Jewish congregation of
Baltimore.
mitted suicide on Friday night by taking large
dose of trough on rats" on account OF the deser-
tion of her lover
On Thursday, at Lancaster, O., George Wilcox,
in quarrel, dropped Louis RichwiDe with his
fist, knocking him back on au iron railing. Rich
wine died at $50 on Saturday morning.
The colored people of Cincinnati will hold an
indignation meeting over the buteheries at Dan
Vile, Va, and the policy of intimidation to which
the BOurbons of the South have resorted
Rev. William Mitchell, a newly-installed pas
tor of tie Westboro Congregational Church, in
Boston, was arrested on the charge of steal.
ing books He offered 81 900 to keep the mat
ter quiet.
The grand Jury at San Francisco has indicted
Miss Hin. claiming aiming to beth be the wife OF Senator
forgery, perjury and conspiracy. Both were
admitted to BAIL
Henry Smith, aged forty.five, professional
thief, was shot dead, on Saturday by John
Trenwith, in the latters saloon, in Philadelphia.
Smith had quarrel WITH Trenwth. The latter
is well known to prisons and police.
Five prisoners were whipped at Newcastle.
Dell on Saturday. Three were cOlOred and two
were white men. Ward Groome, cOOred, con-
yicted Of house-breaking, stood one hour in the
pillory ami received twenty lashes The others
were given ten lashes each.
masquerade ball, at Plano, Tex, was broken
up by Overaker, prominent merchant, as
saulting Hard Oglesby with brass knuckes
Oglesby drew a heavy sixshoOter, with which
he beat Overaker's head almost to a jelly Over
aker is not expected to recover.
At Butler, Mo-, the trial of Dawson McGinnis,
charged with numbering George Bolinger, last
March, was concluded on Saturday. The jury,
after remaining on nine hours, returned a YER
dict imposing fine of $500 on defendant. He
was indicted for murder in the first degree.
The remains of young man named W. G. Ell
liotB were found, on Saturday under the trestle-
work Of the Allegheny Valley railroad, at Pitts
burg with the head cut and body bruised. Evi.
dence elected at the corOner's jury was to the
effect that the man had fallen, but facts ascer-
tanned tonight leave little room for doubt that
he met with foul play, as his watch and valua-
bles in his possession when last seen are miss
ing.
convention of the heirs of waldron, Thomas,
Delavi and others, to whom Governor Nichols,
in the year 1866 granted large tract of land,
which is now known as Morrisiana Flats, in
New York city has been held in Mansfield, O.. and
attended by about one hunureu persons. A syn
dicate has been formed and the heirs are con-
hdent that they prove their title to this land,
which embraces 1000 acres, and is worth $780,
,000
Committees appointed by authority to repre-
sent the Episcopal, Presbyterian, Congrega-
tional, Methodist, Baptist and Reformed
churches of Ohio have decided to hold a eonven-
tion in Columbus on December 9th, for the pur-
pose of organizing an Ohio Divorce Reform
League Addresses were delivered by the Rev.
DIR. Dixie, secretary of the New England Divorce
Reform League, the Rev. Dr. Gladdon, of Co.
lumbus, Bishop Bedell and others.
\ A well-known Methodist clergyman, of AL
bany, N. y, has begun an active personal can
vass among the Republican SenatorseleoJ to
secure the position of chaplain to the Senate.
worth $500 per annuin. He enclOses to each
member-elect specimen copy of prayer and
Of sermon. and urges thar no other denomtna-