The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-16
TELEGRAPHiC BREVIrIES,

Yale college oarsman have gone in training
for their contest with the Harvard crew.
The Galveston News's Dallas, Tex, special says
a young man named Streeper was killed ut a
country dance yesterday.
James Renfrew, said to be a well-known horse
thief, was shot at Smiths Grove, KY, yesterday,
While breaking into house.
A hay stack fell upon two sons of Milo Balcb,
OF Mansfield, Conn. One killed and the
other probably fatally injured.
While hunting rabbits at East Saginaw, Mich,
on Sunday morning, lad named William
PREM was aceiden tally shot and killed by Mar
tin Kempft.
David Evans was blown to pieces by dyna-
mite, near Scranton, Pa, on Saturday. 1t is not
known how the accident occurred, as he was
alone AT the time.
W. II. Dixon, commissioner of the Western
Trunk Line Association. has resigned to accept
the Northwestern passenger agency of the Mil
waukee d. st. Paul road.
John R. Griber, who has been on trial in the
criminal Court at Chicago for several days on
charge OF attempting to bride n juror in civil
case, some months ago, was Yesterday acquit-
ted.
The forge and bolt departments of the Elba
lron-works, at Frankstown, four miles from
Plttsourg, were destroyed by fire at IL O'Clock
last night. Loss $4,000, fully covered by in
surance.
Indians are quitting the San Carlos reserva-
ZION IN bands 10 join Ju in the Sierra Madre
mountains. Six Apaches attacked a teamster
near Tombstone, Arizona, Saturday afternoon,
put he drove them off.
The executive committee having in charge the
collection OF funds at ST. Louis for The benefit of
the sufferers by the Hoods in Germany, yester-
day belegrhphed &c, 900 marks to the President
OF the German Parliament.
The Windsor and Annapolis express from Hal
flax, n. S., ran off the track Mount Unlacke
station Two passenger, the postal and baggage
car were thrown into a snow bank. Only two
passengers were seriously injured.
Martha johnson and Charles Anderson CO.
hanting at Baltimore, INDUCED in jealous
hight on Sunday, the woman receiving twelve
cuts and the man sixty. Andersons wounds
were inflicted with razor, and will prove
fatal.
Chrstana sherwood, daughter of the chief
engineer of the United states navy, was robbed
OF pocket-book and earrings, the other day,
while descending the steps al Murray Hill, the
aristocratic quarter OF New York, to take the
Fourth avenue horse cars. No arrests. The
young lady, resisting the thief was thrown
Violently TO the ground.
Peter Johnson an industrious and poor Dane.
of Council Bluffs, Ia, was in possession OF IA
good-l0Oking wife and two interesting children.
gay Lothario named Richard Straup, induced
the woman to elepe with him, a day or two ago,
and take with them the children. Johnson
threatened suicide, but his Danish friends raised
$75 and induced HIM to hunt up the fugtives.
They are now at Kansas City in limbo, and the
Governor OF Iowa has sent requistion to take
them back on charge OF adultery.
Alfred j. Williamson, a young Baltimore mer-
chant, met with a horrible death Saturday even
in at COckeysville, Md He stopped of at that
place on business, and being anxious to get
home attempted to board a freight train as 1t
passed the depot slowly, He grasped the iron
rail, and when 1t gave way, his foot caught in
the step, and he was dragged ono hundred yards,
when 1t also gave way, throwing INN under the
train. His right arm severed and his skull
ana leg fractured. Death ensued in couple Of
hours.
The second trial of John wallin for the murder
of Emily Forsel, on the 18th of last June, term
mated at Burlington, Ia, on Saturday, in YER
Gtct of g1ilty of murder in the second degree,
aud recommendation by jury of the con-
demned TO the mercy of the court. The testl-
nIOny in the was all circumstantia1 The
circumstances connected with the killing all in
dictate that iU a coid-blOoded murder, and
considerable surprise is expressed at the YER
dict. The will be taken to the Supreme
Court.
a baby christening being celebrated at a
private house in NewOurgh ON Sunday night by
the Polish residents of the outlying part OF the
city, and house full of Polish guests were pres
ent. One Thomas GRIMES, a young American,
was among the company, without invitation,
and his presence excited the dispeasure of the
others, This brought on a row, aud Polander,
eighteen years old, drew n revolver and fired on
Grimes he stood in the hallway the midst
of others. The bali took effect in the abdomen,
inflicting q fatal wound.
There a collision OF passenger and coal
trains on the Syracuse, Geneva ~ Corning rail-
road, at Terenbauch's Saturday night. The
passenger train was completely wrecked, and
both trains deraied and badly broken up, The
freight nglneer and firemen saved their lives by
jumping after reversing the engine. Conductor
Charles IL. Way, OF the passenger train, was in
Agent Hartwell, of Geneva, had several ribs
broken, aud "a critical condition when
taken home. william Ferguson, of Knoxville,
a brakeman, had foot cut off between two
cars.
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