The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-03
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Chappaqua, Horace Greely's farm, is to be
sold at auction next Saturday.
NJ. s. Hudson, of Detroit committed suicide,
at New York, through grief at the death of his
wife.
1t is authoritativey stated in Boston that
Governor B. F. Butler will be a candidate for re-
election.
william Lee, a Walnut-streeu shoemaker, has
sued the Cincinnati Enquirer for $4,000 dam
ages for libel
Postmaster Walsh of Jane Ayre Pa, has been
arrested upon the charge of embezzling $154
of postal funds.
The American Woman-suffrage Associations
will hold their annual meeting IN the Brooklyn
Academy of Music. Oct and 10.
The boiler of an engine driving threshing
machine exploded near Frankfort, ID. r., killing
four men and badly inJuring five others.
Ed. Nichols, striking blacksmith in the c..
c., c. Il l. railway shops Mt Delaware o.
stabbed Keefe, acigar-maker, dangerously.
The stallion Alhambra Chief, owned by George
NJ. Jewett, of GAINESVILLE, ran away and was
badly injured, on the Columbus, O., fair
grounds.
John Simons, a farmer near West Point, Miss
finding the tent of travelling photographer
pitched near his house, killed the invader with
shotgun.
John simons, a small farmer, living ten miles
from West Point, Miss, shot dead q travelling
photographer, who had pitched his tent near
SimOns's house.
Arrangements have been completed in New
York for billiard match for the championship
VlgnauX, OF Paris.
A pair of swindlers have been held for trial in
New York for collecting $4,000 in subscriptions
''for Il man dying with consumption, and whose
family were starving.
Hon E. NJ. Cults, member of Congress from
the Sixth district of Iowa, died at his home in
Oskaloosa, on Saturday, after a protracted i'll
ness, aged fifty years.
The affairs of Shaw & Bros, the Boston leather
bankrupts. are in such a complicated condition
that it will be another month before the nvestl-
eating committee can report.
Lieut.. Robertson, of the First Cavalry, pleaded
guilty, on Saturday, at Vancouver, W. r., to the
duplication of his pay accounts, but denied
fraudulent intent. Sentence was reserved until
to-day.
The Ohio crop report for September estimates
the wheat yield at %, 100000 bushels, which is
but little more than half crop or oats there
will be 100000 bushels against 19,oO0,00
last year.
The woods between West Deer Park and Farm
lngdale, along the line of tine Long Island rail-
road, were fired by sparks from locomotive.
Over four miles has burned and the fire Is still
extending.
Ex-Gov Sprasue is again on the raupare
On Saturday lie threatened to shoot Steuhrn
Harris the newly-elected president of the Ouid-
neck COMPANY, If he attempted to take possess
ion of the mills.
J. W Converse, president of tie American
Rapid Telegraph Company, says there is no
foundation for the report that the Merchants
and Bankers Telegraph Company has been
transferred to the Rapid.
The Saddlers', Harness and COilar-makers'
Union at New Orleans, q branch of the national
organization, struck on Saturday. All the firms
except three acceded to the terms of the union.
the new prices demanded by the union are IS
per cent. In advance OF the old ones for piece
work.
The Pail Mall Gazette says: Capitalists of
Frankfort-on-the-Main in Germany, have pre-
pared claim against the United States govern
ment for payment 0f the repudiated bonds issued
by the State of Georgia in 1869 in aid of the
Brunswick railroad. 1t is expected that the
German minister VIII be instructed to present