The daily gazette., 1883-12-07
MORNING SUMMARY.

Judge Osborne, Ut Elkhart, Indiana, yes.
terday instructed the Grand Jury to indict
all dealers found selling the Police Ga2ette
and other papers Of that class.
A few days ago band Of Apaehes at
tackled and badly wounded b. @. Scott and
i. Bennett, near Frontcras, Sonora, but
were 1nally driven of by the two men.
Mrs. Laura Rial, who killed her two
children ard cut her own throat In Baiti-
more, last Friday, died yesterday OF her iu-
.res. During the last three days OF her
life tue physicians had 10 force her 10 take
nouIishment.
The "ohio Divorce Reform League" was
organized yesterday in Columbus, Ohio, by
a conference of ministers OF the various Pro-
testant churches OF the State. Bishop
Bedell Of Cleveland, was chosen president,
aud Rev. 8. W. Dixie, secretary.
In Boston, yesterday, Billings, Clapp &
Co., wholesale druggists, were convicted OF
selling tincture OF opium containing less
quantity of morphine than that prescribed
by the pharmaeopeia. They were Dned q
nominal sum, and will appeal to the su-
preme Court
John ]. johnson was shot and danger
Ousiy wounded by Coleman Hawkins near
AudCrson, Indiana, On Wednesday evening.
Alter the shooting Hawkins went home and
committed suicide. They were wealthy
formers, and had quarreled about ditch
between their farms.
There was dynamite scare In Toronto on
Wednesday night, caused ny prank OF
some mischievous boys. They placed fog
signal ON street railway track; the signal
was violently exploded by passing car, and
three or four passengers had a shaking up.
The young rascals escaped.
The extra session of the Pennsylvania
Legislature was yesterday adjourned sine
die. Before separating a number of the
mt mbeFs sang the DoxoloRy. IL is stated
that most of the members have turned into
the State Treasury $li0 each, the amount OF
their pay for the ii days recess taken ut the
beginning of the session.
Three supernumaries at the Grand Oper
House In Chicago have been arrested on the
charge of having stolen watches aud jew
eiry from various members of operate and
dramatic troupes. Jewelry was found In
their possession and identified as stolen
property, and in the room ol one Of the ac-
cused the police found 10 watches.
Plunkett & Wright, merchants, of La
yaccS, Arkansas, failed, on Wednesday for
$4,000, with no assets. They recently be-
gan selling goods Regardless OF costs" and
~hen their creditors took the alarm and at
IaCneA bho hboTe luey lOunu u empty,
the unsold goods having been removed 10
the Indian Territory. The fem also alb
sconded.
A. g. Ayres, ticket agent at Cecil, of the
Cincinnati Northern Railroad, who was ar
rested for embezzlement on Wednesday
night, attempted suicide in the Central Sta.
tion ut Cincinnati yesterday morning. He
cut his wrists with broken glass, thrust
sharpened lead pencil into his neck and
used pocket comb In an effort to cut his
throat. His condition was critical at last
accounts.
A libel has been fled In the United States
District Court at Baltimore, by the owners
of the steamers River Queen and Martha's
Vineyard and other parties against tn
British steamer Lydonia, for salvage in
getiiug the steamer aloat after she had
grounded Off Nantucket on the 7th Of May
last. The Cydon'a is valued at 100000 and
Ga proper amount of salvage"
The st. Louis Globe Democrat asserts that
prominent Texan will soon begin suit in
the United States Court of Claims To re-
cover from the Federal Government the
value OF slaves emancipated during the late
war. The action VIII be based mainly on
certain clauses OF the State Constitution
which were approved by Congress OF the
time OF the annexation OF Texas, and
which, IL is claimed, make the United States
Government liable for slave property. II is
said the plaintiff was ga strong ard very
prone unced Union man during the war;"