The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-22
TELEGRAPHIO BREvITIEs.

The Ocoan steamship lines have reduced third
class fare from Europe TO $40
miner named John Doland was killed in a
snowslide near Silverton. Col, on Thursday.
The fruit store eff Demorest & Co.. at New Or
leans, burned yesterday. Loss, 25,0OO in
sured.
George Lowell and Jerome Smith. keepers of a
Philadelphia pool-room, have been indicted by
the grand jury
The Lutheran Church at Rochester. Pa, was
destroyed by fire yesterday. Loss, $4,000
Cause unknown.
The West Shore road has discharged 1900 la
borers, severe frosts and heavy SHOWS prevent
ing the men working.
At Albany, N; Y, yesterday, the jury returned
a verdict of guilty in the case of VIM. HOugh-
kirk, chief of the barn-burners.
| The people of ST. Louis are energetically at
work endeavorin2 to secure the holding of the
Demo cratic national convention in that city.
Governor Lowrie of Mississippi. has granted
a respite of thirty days to Silas Lane. coore d.,
who was sentenced to be hanged in Rolling Fork
yesterday,
The dry goods dealers, cotton merchants and
bankers of New York have appealed to the sink
ing fund commissioners for an increase Of the
water supply,
The rolling mills of McLaneton, Smith & Co..
at Hollidaysburg, Pa, and the HoIidaysburg
Iron and Nail Company have shut down on &C.
count of lack OF orders,
The officers of the Philadelphia & Reading
Coal and Iron Company say their total output
for 1893 has been about 81 $50. 900 tons, an in
crease of 2, 250,000 over last year.
The New York police commissioners have
passed resolutions favoring the Institution of a
system of telegraphie and telephone signals sim
liar to those in Chicago and other cities.
At Georgetown, s. O., yesterday, Jerry Cox,
colored was hanged for the murder of Herbert
Remberr. in June last Cox protested his inno-
cence to the last, showed no fear, and made a
short speech on the scaHold.
Charles Weaver. prisoner in the Sunbury Pa
jail, has confessed his connection with the gang
OF burglars which committed a number of depre-
dations in that vicinity, and given the names
and addresses of all the members
Calvin Eaton, constable, was shot by Ed
ward Doc last night. The men met on the road,
near seabrook, n. H., and greeted each other
PLEASANTLY. When parting, Doc shot Eaton
twice in the back, infcting fatal wounds.
Judge Hoffman has deeiSed in the United
States Court, at San Francisco that if the evil
dence proves that a Chinese laborer leaves his
country TO engage in mercantile business in
America he is a merchant under the statute
At New York, yesterday, the surrogate, on
the ground of want of Jurisdiction, refused an
allowance of $4,000 TO the widow and daugh
ter of Jesse Hoyt. The Supreme Court says the
surrogate has jurisdiction, and remanded the
case to him.
The entire business part of the town of Necheo
Tex, burned yesterday. The principal suffer
ers are Pinkard a. Lagos, whose loss is S13, 900;
insurance $4,000. Bryan &MeClure, L. j. POsey
and l.. r. Dunn are considerable losers, and are
partially insured.
The louisville, shamokin and Shenandoah dis
triots, of Pennsylvania, mined in November, l.
duction of which fifteen miners were killed and
thirty-four severely injured, mainly inexperi-
| enced Poles and Hungarians.
A north-bound New Orleans express train on
the Allah anna & Great Southern railroad struck q
brokea rail near Akron, Ala, on Wednesday
DiSnt. and was aerailed. The Pullman sleeper
rolled down an embankment and James Lynch,
If Cincinnati, was badly injured
Word has been received from Tobermory,
| Lake Huron of the wrecking, on the Manitoulin
islands, Of the schooner D. s. Hungerford, of
Buffalo. The crew of six men built tent and
remained on the island nineteen days. They
finally reached Tobermory, Ontario, in an old
fishing boat.
A statement having been published to the eff
feet that General r. s. Mackenzie, commanding
the department of Texas, being in failing health,
contemplates retiring from the service, Adiu-
Jant-general Williams Is authority for the state
ment that General Mackenzie is sick, and owing
to that fact has been temporarily relieved from
command at San Antonio The details of his
sickness are not yet known.
Nathan Massangae, of White River, Stone
county, Mo-. proposed to Hiram LOOMS that
they exchange wives, Massengae Offering his
eghtmonths baby as boot. The trade was ac-
complished, but Mrs. Loomis, in quitting her
home, demanded horse, which she claimed to
be hers The difficulty was bridged, after few
shots were exchanged between the men, and
the new arrangement pleases all parties con-