The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-27
TELEGRAPHIo BREvIrIEs.

Mrs. ]. NJ. Paul, better known as Belle Cooke,
the champion horseback rider. died at San Jose,
CAL, Sunday.
Robert Hoffman, who was purposely shot by
his father, John b. Hoffman, on Jan. 12 in Gin
cinnati, died Sunday
Nine Americans are in prison at Panama sus-
pected of the robbery of $4,000 from the rail-
road company's vault
Two valuable seams of coal, 100 and 800 feet,
respectively. were found Saturday the farm
of Captain Morton, near Lemars, Ia.
Henry Ward Beecher's appeal for Western flood
sufferers in Plymouth Church, Sunday, was re-
sponded to by liberal contributions.
Alexander S. Hogg, a prominent citizen of Bal
timore, has been held TO the Criminal Court for
an attempt TO outrage a servant girl.
Mrs Burnell, the dwarf, about forty inches
high, died at New York Saturday night aged
twenty-seven. She leaves a son and husband.
Two more attempts we're made to burn the
Missouri penitentiary Sunday, but they were
discovered in time to prevent any damage.
William Knsman shot and instantly killed
at Tombstone, A. T., by woman who claimed to
be his wife, and who had been rendered desperate
by his abuse
An employe of mining company at Ishpem-
ing, Mich, accidentally exploded $50 pounds of
giant powder and not a fragment of his remains
can be found
At Port Hope, Ont Bridget Bullen, aged
seventy, cut the throat of her husband, aged
ninety, aud set fire to the dwelling. The woman
was arrested.
AS an inducement to locate the territorial cap
ital at that place, citizens of WATERFOWL, d. T.,
have offered the Territory $250,000 in cash and
GAO acres of land,
Two men, charged with numbering Maher, of
Detroit, have been brought to trial at Windsor,
Ontario. drunken spree and quarrel was the
cause of Makers death.
John Gilbert the actor. entered suit Saturday
for 900 against c. ID. Nash and j. T. Antis-
del, of the Milwaukee Newhan House, for caus-
ing his wife's death and serious injuries to him
self
At Wellsvie, N. Y, Sunday evening, a fire
broke out in William Winners restaurant. The
firemen saved portion of the building, but Mr..
Taber and son, tailors, are supposed to have per
lshed in the flames.
While Edward Hanson, aged twenty -four, was
carelessy handling loaded pistol, in Williams
burg, N. Y, Sunday, the weapon was discharged,
and the bullet entered Hanson's breast, causing
almost instant death.
The assignee of W. T. Allen & Co, grosers, of
Chicago, has completed the schedule of assets
and liabilities. 1t shows liabilities of $3.50 000
Assets-Stock, $l45,0 900; accounts, 5000, 900, OF
which S150,000 are considered collectable.
The Erie and Pennsylvania coal companies
will this year build railroad across the Mosse
mountains, from Hawlcy to Port Griffith, dis
lance of forty six miles, affording direct outlet
for anthracite coal from Scranton to Boston.
The ice in the river at Quincy, H.. broke up
yesterday and opened space of half mile in
front of the ieyee. The gorge just below the
city backed mp the water and the river rose
seven inches during the afternoon. Should the
gorge hold twenty-four hours the low lands op-
posite the city will be badly flooded.
A rumor that the iron firm of Jones & Laugh
Inns, of Pittsburg had failed is entirely without
found alton. Cashier Scully, of the First National
Bank, where the firm does a large business, says
Jones & Laughlins are worth from So ,000, 900
to $3,00o,000 over their liabilities They are
not borrowers, and have no paper out.
The attack upon the exclusive employment of
union compositors in the government printing
office, at Washington last Saturday, by Senators
Plumb and Anthony, created stir among the
trades unions at Pltrsburg. kilograms have been
sent TO the Pennsylvania senators by leading Off
GERS of the knights of Labor and Amalgamated
Association, asking them to oppose any such
measure.
Lizzie johnson, nineteen years of age, is now
lying dangerously ill at Trenton, N. j., from hys
terical commissions, brought on through excite
ment while participating in the services of the
Salvation Army. She was attacked while taking
part in the "knee drill' at the barracks Satur-
, day night, when she fell to the ground and had
| to be carried to bed. She has suffered severely
ever since, and the attending physician admins
tiers anesthetlcs to sooth cher pain.
| A Miss Holly, of Orangeburg, s. O., was burned
| TO death on Wednesday under peculiarly dis
: tressing circumstances. She was in the woods
standing by fire, when her dress was caught
| in the femes. Her brother heard her screams
| ran to her. and pulled off the blazing garments,
! but it was soon discovered that tho garments
next her person We're on fire. She frantically