The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-17
TELEGRAPHIC BREVLTIEs.

d. A. Drury, of Spencer, Mass, shoe manu- fac
turer. has failed. Liabilities, $4,000; assets,
$4,000.
The trouble in the New York Tribune office is
ended. The foreman states that he has all the
hands wanted.
At Wnkerton, Ontario, the flour mills of David
Moore Son were burned. Loss, $4,000 in
sured for $19, 900.
George Morris, OF Baltimore, a Presbyterian
minister, seventy-fve years of age, was suffo-
Gated by blowing out the gas.
Charles L. Perry of Boston, aged forty years,
has been killed. Edward Henderson, "a teamster,
has been arrested on suspicion.
Rev. Edwin NJ Stone, a Unitarian minister
and author of several historical works, Is dead,
at Providence, r. L. aged seventy-eight years.
An explosion of gasoline at the Newport tor
pedo station seriously injured watchinan Har-
rngtOn and damaged the library building and
many valuable books.
Thomas j. Young, who killed his wife in Brook
Ign, pleaded guilty to murder in the second de-
gree and was sentenced TO the State prison for
life. He Is dying OF consumption.
stephens Price, of Philadelphia, charged with
the enlightenment of $500 from the estate of
Thomas Richardson, OF which he was executor,
was acquitted. The jury was out all night
movement is under way in Boston to enforce
the law existing to the effect that no per-
son under fourteen years nor any woman be
employed in a store more than sixty hours
week.
The ticket Office of the Baltimore & Ohio rail-
road at Annapolis junction was broken into by
burglars, on Saturday night. The iron safe was
taken into the woods, broken open and robbed
OF tickets ana money.
Martin Miley, of Boston, n laborer, has been
arrested on charge of numbering his wife Mary,
aged twenty years. Martin went home yester-
day afternoon, and, finding nothing to eat,
saulted his wife with fatal effect.
Early on Saturday morning the east-bound
freight train on the Panhandle road ran into "a
land slide at Kclleys Station and was wrecked.
George TrOlllnger, engineer, was killed; David
GlusO0, fireman,
The trestle used in erecting neg canal bridge
at Crescent, Saratoga county, New York, fell on
saturday, l"ecpitating five men twenty feet to
the canal BOTTOM All were injured, Stats Fonda
and Frank Silvernail probably fatally.
Ex-Policeman Vim. Corey, of New York. who,
when an officer on duty and drunk, shot and
killed Peter Keenan,, sailor has been found
guilty of murder in the first degree. The jury
was out all night. new trial has been applied
for.
An explosion Of gas occurred at the Cameron
cOlliery, near Shamokin, Pa, on Saturday after
noon. demolshing the doors and brattice in the
mine and fatally burning Elias Noll and serious
~ injurlng John Smith, miners. NOll was burned
almost to Crisp.
Mrs. Elizabeth Monties of Mount Vernon, o.,
was arrested for sending anonymous obscene
letters through the mail. She confessed and
said she did 1t through jealousy of a woman
about whom the matter WAS written. She was
held to answer; bond OF $500.
Citizens of northern New Mexico and southern
Colorado complain that Navajo Indians are al
loNeu W lchNo ING reserN dlloll, anu arc running
off stock OF the settlers 1t is with great diff
Guilty that settlers have been kept from firing on
them. A formal letter Of complaint has been
sent to Agent RiOrdan.
The National Association of Trotting- horse
Breeders, at New York. elected II. w. T. Mali, OF
New York, president; Leland Stanford, of Cali
lfurnia, first vicepresidenI; l.. d. Packer, of New
York, secretary; j. W. Gray, of Vermont, treas
urer. The report of the treasurer shows bal
anee on hand of S22,S7S
At Lordsburg. N. NJ, three rCstlers with black
masks entered r.. H. Porter's saloon and request
ed Porter To open the safe, which re declined 10
do. One of the Tustlers immediately fired upon
him. soaring him into opening the safe The rob
beers secured $3.50 and departed. Deputy Mar
shall Davenport and Deputy sheriff Haddle and
posse left on their trail