The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-02
TELEGRAPHIo BREvITIEs.

A severe frost at Montreal, on Sunday night,
did great damage to grapes and vegetables.
At Shelby City, KY, ". G. Grubbs's Touring
mill was burned yesterday. Loss, $4,000; nv
insurance.
The Boston newsdealers have adopted resolu-
ton agreeing to maintain the former prices of
the New York dailies.
The settlers of St. Johns, in the Turtle noun
tam country, have called for troops for proteC-
ton against Chief Little Shell.
Peter Donhecker and August Fink quarreled
at Cincinnati, on SUNDAY, and Fink was pushed
into the canal and drowned.
Harry McNeile, wealthy gentleman of Chi
cago, died suddenly, yesterday, at the residence
OF VIM. c. KendricR, of Louisville.
The Boston Traveller says George William Bal
lou d Co. have 80 far arranged their affairs that
they expect to resume business on Wednesday.
Franklin B. Nixon, who had served fourteen
terms as recorder at Adrian, Mich on Satur-
day morning found dead at his desk, from i.eal
disease.
A young lady from Indiana named Laura y
Brown, committed suicide at the farm of Mrs.
Andrews near VIneland, Kan, on Sunday, by
hanging. -.
Henry Farnham, the wealthiest man in New
Haven and the most prominent benefactOr of
Yale College, lies at the point of death from an
attack of paralysis.
John R. Flynn, formerly leading hardware
merchant of Fort Dodge, Ia, killed himself at a
hotel in that city with revolver, after a long
course OF excessive drinking.
At Ashford, Wis, the eldest son OF Mrs. Unibo
pointed loaded gun at his little brother. not
knowing it was loaded. and when he pulled the
trigger the boy was instantly killed.
william Meyers, living near Berlin, KY, was
shot in hin door on Saturday night by one of
four rouGhs whom he hae elected for disturbing
dance Joe saver has been arrested.
Chnaman who died in Philadelphia aims
house was buried according to the rites of the
Chinese religion, on Sunday. The strange core
monies were witnessed by 5000 people.
The glassblowers who recently arrived at
Montreal from France, decline to work for the
thew accented before leaving home.
affair is in settlement by the vice-consul.
The annual convention of the National AssC-
citation of Stationary Engineers, organized i'll
New York city one year ago, commences at Chi
cago to-day, with a promise Of a large attend
ance.
During thunderstorm, on Saturday night,
the residence of Harvey Wheeler, of Amherst
Mass was struck by lightning and Mrs Wheeler
killed Water being scarce, Wheeler extIn-
guished the fire with milk.
1t understood that R. Stockett Matthews
declines the nomination for Attorney general
given him by reclamation by the Republican
State convention of Maryland. Professional ell
gagement require all his time.
Rev. II. Root bank president at Valley City,
D. T., sued the Times of that place for $117, 900
damages for charging him with perjury, J;nbez-
Element, ard stealing Sunday-school coppcrs.
The jury awarded him six cents.
delegates from twenty three States held pre-
liminary session at Chicago, last night, for the
purpose OF organizing a national laundry men's
association, and. after effecting q temporary or
ganizaton, adjourned till tomorrow.
Emily Griffin, of Canada, who attempted to
kill herself at Philadelphia, on Thursday, with
laudanum, leaptd into the river on Sunday,
from which she was dragged. and when taken TO
the station-house endeaV ored TO hang herself.
The Supreme Court of Rhode Island has de-
cided that William Sprague has not violated its
orders IN retaining possession of the Quidneck
mills and has refused to grant Assignee Pome-
roy the writ of resistance and contempt asked
for.
man named Kelly and Luretta Mungle, a
fascinating widow, whose conduct was not APP
proved by the people of HillsbOrO, KY, were 80
notified, and refusing to heed the warning, were
visited at night by mob, who tied them to
trees and gave them old-fashioned slave
whipping, the lash being laid the heaviest upon
the man.
AS result of the San Francisco conference of
Pacific lines it is announced that first-class pas
sage from Kansas City or Omaha TO San Fran
cisco is reduced to S95, and the rate for each
class from Missouri river and Mississippi river
terminals and beyond, to POr land, Ore, via
San Francisco will be the same as from the same
points TO San Francisco.