The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-26
TELEGRAPHIo BREvITIEs.

The discovery of a telescope comet in the CON
stellation Pegasus has been made by the Rocnes-
ter Observatory.
A blast explosion in the San Comas mine, near
Paehucha, Mex, Thursday, killed one English
man ana Two MeXicans.
The auctioneer is about to dispose of Horace
Greeley's farm in Westchester county, New
0fk, known as Chappaqua.
William Thompson, a well-knOwn cattle and
ranchman, twenty miles from Council Bluffs. was
frozen TO death by being caught in binding
snOwsform
Thirty Dartmouth students were suspended
on Thursday for giving Professor Laird tin
horn serenQde and demOlshlng the fence in
'front.' OF his residence.
DR.. Carver and Captain Bogarlus will contest
n pigeon-shootng match at Chicago, March 3,
upon the same terms which governed the Louis
vile shoot of Thursday.
The emigration of negroes from North Carolina
70 Arkansas has grown To such Proportions that
the Legislature of the former State mas been
urged To apply remedial measures.
Five iDmates of the Virginia Western I.unatic
dying. They were poisoned. A patient Is sup
posed to have tampered with tho medicines.
The western counties of Texas report great
loss OF stock by the late blizzard, but warm
weather is now bringing out the grass. The cat
tie drive this season is estimated at 325, 900,
The late Charles Choate, of woburn, Mass he
qneathed $4,000 TO the Institute of Technology,
$25,0OO for a hospital for women and children,
and the income from 10000 to needy women
A tenement at Providence R. l.. occupied by
!
faut sutfocated. Five children cropped
from the third story to man below and saved
-Four masked men visited an old man, Porter
Brown, living in Hartand township, Living
stone county, Michigan, Friday night, bound
himself and his wife and robbed them of 81, 400
The actual loss to the State OF Missouri by the
hre Friday i'll the way of buildings, machinery
etc. is about $50 900 About SO eonvicts are
thrown out of employment until the shops are
rebuilt.
After repeated attempts, the saloon-keepers of
n4Ti a q N rod ut
t'ial aid association, Nash, the Republican At
torney- general, has heretofore decided against
granting such charters.
Al Mount Carmel, Pa Charles Breslin Martin
Brennan ana Thomas Gallagher were horribly
burned by an explosion in Greenudge coiliery.
A cave-in of gangway IN the Bickel colliery
ell '''''''' ''''''" ''''p" an" -'i'''' y"
John II, Martin, of New York, obtained YER
dict Tor $4,000 damages against the Pennsyl
vanla Railroad Company and the Norwich &
New York Transportation Company for injuries
received IN collision between boats belonging
to these companies, which has caused partial in
sanity.
Louis Fernandez and Carmen Lira. lovers,
aged sixteen, of Matam0ras Mex, because for
bidded To marry, tied themselves together and
drowned themselves in the Yara river on Fri
day The bodies were recovered, and at the
sight the girls mother also jumped in ana
drowned herself
A novel injunction was granted at New Haven
| Friday, which forced IRWIN Bronson, on account
OF his extreme cruelty to his wife, TO leave his
personal property pending the result of divorce
proceedings instituted by his wife. The mjue-
tion permits him to see his child only one nour
each day.
Hon. John P. Healy, who died in Boston n
year ago, was once a law partner of Daniel Web
seer. He was trustee for several estates and it
has slowly become apparent that the funds in his
keeping have shrunk fully 100000. He seems
10 have made memoranda instead of keenIng ae-
counts probate judge has brought smut
against the bondsmen for $40, 900 due the heirs
of Commodore Percival.
There ID considerable talk IN Milwaukee husi-
ness circles over the sudden departure of Ora
Ray, who for a long time has beer ed
with Peter MeGeoch's commission house. Rays
accounts are all straight, and he is man of
good habits, and does not owe a dollar. few
years 90 RAY married in IA romantic way a lady
old enough To DE his mother, and it. is now stated
that domestic trouble caused HIM to quit his
home and the city
Michael Flath. president of the board of trus-
tees of the First Lutheran Church, OF Dayton, o.,
and wellRnOwn business man of considerable
wealth, was arrested on Saturday, charged with
outraging the person of Mrs. Ida Schneider, a
young married lady, recently from Germany,
and also a member of the church. The outrage
is said to have been committed some months
since. The lady made notes OF the details of the
crime, and revealed part of the affair 10 her hus
band and Communicated all the facts to her pas
tor. committee was appointed by the church,
and Flath's resignation was demanded. He was
held in $1,000 bail