The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-13

peach growers all over New Jersey and Delaware
and 40 persons are thrown out of work.
The government of Canada will take no meant
10 restrict Chinese emigration to British Co
lumola until the completion of the Pacific rail
way.
An overflow of Grand river has flooded sec
tons of Brantford, Ont. Residents are betakine
themselves to upper stories or moving away in
boats.
ridiculous rumor originated in New York
yesterday afternoon to the effect that General
Grant had died suddenly. The General is in the
best of health.
The breach of promise suit of Ernestlne Cloos
| against Bruce, the venerable New York type
founder, resulted in a verdict for $3,792 She
| asked $4,000,
W. A. Lerou and Augustus Everhard, repre-
senting the Rend Rock Powder Company of New
York, were. killed at Cornwall, N. Y, while
| making a trial blast
Bishop Marty of Dakota, says that Sitting
| Bull will soon join the Catholic Church. There
are now 1000 Indians in Dakota belonging to
the Catholic Church.
The swift-creek Cotton-mills, at Petersburg,
va, we're sold at at auction for $4,000 to John
| Arlington & Sons, and George II. Davis, The
original cost was $4,000.
- bill has been introduced in the Senate of
Pennsylvania prohibiting the manufacture or
sale OF Internal machines or devices for the de-
strnctlon of life or property.
The encouragement of Canada will leave OF
| taWa to-day for Halifax to meet Her Royal
Hlghness the Princess Louise, who is expected
| TO SAIL from Bermuda on the 18th.
Jacob Nepel, diamond setter at New Haven,
mas been arrested on a charge of washing African
ulanonds with a chemical preparation and
palmlng them off as the genuine article.
The check sent to W. II. Vanderbilt for the
quarterly interest on the government 4 per
| cent. bonds held by him was S402, 900, repre-
senting bonds of the value of $40, 200, 900.
. AT Victoria, B. c., the American steamer Co.
| nan Was seized for infraction the coasting
laws. She towed ship with steel rails from
| Victoria to Port Moody, The fine of $500 was
/ paid under protest.
The Lard and Provision Trade Produce Ex-
change, OF New York, adopted report urging
that minimum charge for buying and selling
J provisions on option should be established by u
rule OF the Exchange.
freeman G. Younglove, jr, of Troy, N. Y,
mas disappeared, leaving his accounts in IA bad
shape 1t Is also alleged that he has put afioat
| ABOUT $4,000 of forged paper.
| At Boston, Ezra H. Haywood, charged with
| sending obscene matter through the mails, made
a nve hours address to the jury, explaining his
principles, and the jury, after two hours delib-
eration, declared him not guilty.
Helena, Ark, special says the water is rush
ing through the old town break In the levees,
and many plantations will be again overlooked.
The water now in sight will bring the river up
10 within two feet of the late rise.
! John P. Haley, foreman of the railroad ma
chlne shops at North Sprinfied. Mo-, committed
suicide by taking poison ana then cutting his
throat He left n letter to his wife and family,
VINO are visiting at Louisville, Ky. Cause, mel
In addition to purchasing the valuable library
| or the late George P. Marsh and presenting 1T
10 the University of Vermont, Mr.. Frederick
Billings has now given $4,000 for the conStruc-
| the books
The banquet by the physicians of New York to
OilVer wendell Holmes was n notable affair.
Whltelaw Reid, George william Curtis and Will
| liam M. Evarts were among the guests ana
| responded to sentiments. DIR. Holmes made his
response in poem.
AT St. Louis, City Collector Hudson refused the
return or commission merchant because he had
| not scheduled his "option" deals for taxation
] The led
! ana others, but the city attorney later ruled
| against the collector.
Further developments in the Louisville city
hall frauds made to-day, indicate that Cope
| Snapp, as far back as 1876 misapped tine sum
OF Isl ,452 city taxes paid by General William
| Preston. The matter will be laid before the
/ grand jury at the next meeting
The troubles of the Wilson Sewing Machine
company have been amicaby adjusted. Capt.
tallsts at Little Rock, Ark, have taken 10000
shares at par, ana it Is believed that manufdc-
turing VIII begin on July LIST. Arrangements
] VIII be made to remove the manufacturing facil-
! ties from Chicago to Wallingford.
special to the Courier-Journa from New
Haven, KY, says: In drunken brawl last Mon
day, near Buffalo, Larue county, sixteen miles
from here, William Farrell shot and killed Jasper
Skaggs. During the fight Farrell was stabbed,
and from the effects died yesterday. Another
report says neither are yet dead, but both are
seriously injured.
Kalb township, Grant county, southeast of Hot
| Springs, burned to the ground a few nights ago,
and three children persisted in the flames. The
children had been left alone during the tempo
rary absence of Pratt and his wife, and it is sup
posed they were too badly frightened to escape.
They had evidently taken refuge under bed,
| the remains having been found in a heap.
An eccentric German named Henri Schmidt,
who lives with his wife, horse and mig in tum-
ole-down hovel at Asoury, N. j., recently began
| to spend money very freely. He said he had
| fonnd an iron box containing old English and
| Spanish COINS silver buttons and plate, which
he had exchanged in New York city worth in all
about So, 500. In exchanging it he had brought
to the city only $500 worth at time. The old
mans story was authenticated by letters from
the broker who made the exchange.
| George Robinson, of Hartford, Conn, permit.
ted local telephone company to temporarily
use the roof of his large block, and when he
withdrew his permission the company did not
| remove its wires, although repeatedly requested.
Robinson went on the roof with an Ak and chop
ped away twenty,uhree wires and their fasten-
| lngs, and tumbled everything into the street.
The company sued him for malicious injury of
| their properly. The judge charged strongly in
| RobinsOn's favor, and the Jury gave verdict
for him, with costs.
| Leon L. Perusset. an old and wealthy resident
| OF New Lots, l.. l., Informed his family that after
his death they would find his WILL bonds, stocks,
etc, in specified place. They believed him to
| be possessed of fortune OF about 81 %, 900, of
| which sum 100000 was in securities. Upon
| visiting the place designated by him they were
unable to find any Will, bond or security. A
| search then made through banks safe de-
posit vaults, and trustees, but without success,
and 1t is now believed that previous to his sick
| ness Mr.. Perusset burned several thousand DOL
lars worth of bonds and securities. together with
| his will.
Prof. MacLean, who. few days since, was
| given Judgment for $50, 900 damages against
the Detroit Evening News, has directed a letter
! to Mayor Hartman, of Ann Arbor declining a
| popular and public demonstration in process of
preparation there to express the views of the cit
| liens at the result of the suit. The Evening
| News, in a doubleeaded editorial tonight, pro-
nounces the verdict outrageous, declares IL was
| rendered in obedience to feeling of personal
! hostility against the paper on the part OF some
of the jurors, and announces Its nteation to con-
| test the case TO the bitter end A stay of pro-
ceedings has been granted for twenty days.
/
More Light on Fitz John Porter's Case.
| RnEEAIn A ril ID =General Fit Iah.,