The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-17
TELEGRAPHIO RREVIrIEs.

The Mexican governments denies the report
circulated that United States Americans cannot
acquire land in that country.
In New York, Inspector Byrne's men last night
rallied seven gambling houses and captured a
great quantity OF property. No arrests.
The New York carpenters have generally
secured an advance of wages to $3.50 per day,
and the painters are seeking a similar advance.
F. o. Bird is in Cincinnati making arrange
ments for the transportation of whisky TO Ber-
muda, via the Chesapeake & Ohio to Newport
News.
Mayor Palmer, OF Boston, has removed the
present water commissioners, and named as one
of their successors eX-COllector William A. SIM
mons.
F. Hammer & Co.'s paint mandatory, III
East Pearl street, Cincinnati, was damaged by
IRE last night. Loss, $4,000 TO $4,000. Partly
insured.
William Schmidt & Co., Wholesale liquor deal
ers OF st, Paul, have assigned Assets, $50. 0OU;
Of which $4,000 are open accounts liabilities,
$4,000.
The employment of three non-union men
temporarily at the Cooperative StOve-wOrks,
Cleveland, led to strike, forty-tive molders
going out yesterday.
A dispatch from Louina, Ala, says that VII
liam Knight, veteran of the war OF 1872, died
there on Saturday, aged 100. re left 200 chill
dren and grandchildren.
freight train overlook and ran into the pre-
ceding train yesterday morning, four miles east
OF Greenville, on the Pan handle road, and Will
liam Russell, conductor, was killed.
NJ. A. Jones and y. Fl. Collins, weIknown cit
liens of Rayville, La, were killed in "a street
brawl, last Friday night. Jones was an innocent
parry and uterfered to preserve the peace.
The work in the Minnesota pinerIes has prae-
ucally suspended. 1t is estimated that the total
cut of logs on the streams above st. Paul Ia 49,,
100000 feet, or 50,000,000 in excess Of any
former year.
Charles Hughes alias "western Charley" ar
rested at Philadelphia, charged with being con-
cerr ed 10 robbery, was released. but was re-
arrested on Information that Hughes was q
fugitive from Indiana.
1t is announced that the union Iron and Steel
Company, of Chicago, will resume work on June
l, and that settlement has been made with the
creditors on the basis of so per cent cash, the
remainder in preferred stock.
The Mormon conference, at Kirkland, o.,
closed with devotional exercises including the
sacrament, OF Sunday. Joseph Smith, head of
the polySamous Mormons, and other leading
lights, conducted the exercises.
Thomas G. Steele. grand secretary of the
Grand Lodge of /. o. o. +. of West Virginia,
died at his home, in Grafton, on Sunday night.
after an illness of over two months. at the ad-
vanced age of seventy eight years.
The Strashurg, of the North German Lloyd
Line, reached Baltimore ON Sunday with nearly
fifteen hundred emigrants and the captain and
crew of wrecked Norwegian sailing vessel
They were picked up in mid-ocean.
Freeman, the 'inspired," who two years ago
offered his little daughter as sacrifice, at
POcasset, and killed the child, Is perfectly sane,
and will be arraigned for murder. He says the
inspiration" came from the devil.
1t is stated that the defendants in the star
route trial expect to hang the jury. They will
sue the New York Times for half a million dol
lars damages and other papers that have urged
their prosecution for proportionate sums.
The rear car of the passenger train on the
Cincinnati, Georgetown & Portsmouth road WIS
thrown from the track by a broken rail, this
morning, near Olive Branch. The passengers
were bruised and cut, but none seriously hurt.
Miss Mary Hatton, living near Bentonville,
Ark, well-connected and highly esteemed
young Lady, on Friday last left her home, osten-
sbly TO visit the family of a neghboring planter.
Not returning at nlghtfall. search made,
and her body found hanging TO the limo of a
tree IN the midst of the woods. She had dressed
herself neatly, and had made a rope of her
aDrOu strinpa.