The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-09
TELEGRAPHIo BREvIrIEs.

WOODEN mills at Cornwall n. Y, was burned.
The Chicago Board of Trade election was a
divided victory on the bucket-shop question.
The entire business portion of Wayland
village, Mich, was destroyed by fire Sunday.
A. j. Drexe, of Philadelphia, has been chosen
treasurer of the Valley Forge monument fund
James Rowland, wealthy and prominent citi-
zen OF San Francisco, was drowned in the bay
Stephen W. Dana, a relative of Richard A.
Dana, the author, cied on Monday at Philadel-
phia.
The National Tobacco Manufacturers Associa-
tlon were IN secret session at Washington, last
The Keystone Iron-works, at Reading, Pa, an
nounces 10 per cent reduction OF puddlers'
wages
Francis Skinner, owner of the Berkeley House
raised.
Professor j F. Nicholas, principal of the Cass
high school, at Detroit, died of brain fever yes
terday,
colOred-
Incendiary fires in the suburbs of Macon, Ga,
destroyed $4,000 worth Of property; insurance,
The new Democratic State central committee
OF Massachusetts has elected James II. French
chairman.
A fire at Lebanon, Tenn yesterday morning,
destroyed the Jackson House, the largest hotel
in the place.
John Foster was killed by the cars at Poplar
BLUM, Mo, Sunday morning. His relatives live
in Mobile, Ala.
John McMannus was fatally shot by man
named Fitzgerald at dance near De Soto, Mo-,
on Saturday night.
Colonel Edward c. Anderson, ex-mayOr and
president of tie Ocean Steamship Company, died
Saturday, at Savannah, Ga.
Gottfreld kreuger, of New Jersey, says he pro-
poses to contest United States Senator McPher-
sons reelection to the bitter end
Theodore Faulwetter dealer in toys and fancy
goods at Louisville, has made an assignment to
j. W. Klein. Assets and liabilities unknown.
Freight trains on the Northern Pacific road COL
Hded yesterday near the Little Missouri.
brakeman was killed and conductor injured.
delegate conventions to be held at Pitts
burg in May, to organize federation OF coal
miners of the United States, who number 1872
900,
The Massachusetts Commissioners of inland
fisheries have just laid do wn in the Matching
house at Winchester, 10000 Lake superior
trout.
The board of directors of the St. Louis Mer-
chants Exchange reelected G.. II. Morgan
Rotary of the exchange and his old corps of as
sistants.
Charles H Sohab, postmaster nc Woleottsville,
N. Y, made a general assignment yesterday to
y. G. Stebbins. Liabilities, 100000; assets,
Last night eighty citizens took from Jail a
Cinnamon arrested at Cheney, w. T., for kill
ing and robbing Chinese woman, aud hung him
to a tree.
The death of Chief Justice John W. May, of
the Boston Municipal Court, is hourly
pected from acute pneumonia, with other COM
plications.
Saturday afternoon Daniel L. HAYES wae
caught and wound around shaft at Easterley's
harvester works, and SO badly hurt that he died
that night.
A lazy letter-carrier left in the back room of
saloon in New York, Saturday night, 600 letters
and postal cards, which he intended TO distr1b-
ute Monday.
The grand jury has indicted ex-storekeeper
James f. Brown, OF the Philadelphia almshouse,
on charge OF being in collision with Phipps to
defraut the city.
negro. Andrew Jackson, who attempted an
outrage on young lady, was taken from jail at
Henderson, Tex, by large mob, and hanged in
front of the hotel Don Juan.
During fit OF insanity Mrs. Lizzie Duupock,
a ny eig9s years OF age, committed suicide sun
story window of her residence.
Thomas Hienein. one of the jury which con-
ylcted Guiteau, died Sunday, at Washington, OF
heart disease. His physician says his work on
the jury aggravated his disease.
A family of three persons were found dead
yesterday, i'll house ten miles from David City,
Neb. The cause of death is mystery. Reports
conflict as to murder ana freezing.
Thomas DOnohue, respectable farmer of
WILLIAMSON, Mass, has made application for
admittance to the lunatc asylum on account of
an irresistible desire to kill some one.
Constable Dan weser was shot and killed, and
his son Robert dangerously wounded, while at
tempting to arrest Thomas Cobb, nineteen years
old, near Valley Falls, Kan. Cobb escaped.
William Yorth, a wealthy Englishman living
some seven miles from Woodstock, H.. was
found hanging by the neck in old house late
Saturday evening. Verdict, emotional insanity
F. j. Dixon. a wholesale and retail grocery
dealer Of Milwaukee,, has made an assignm emit
Liabilities. $4,000; assets, $40. The heaviest
creditors are in New York, Boston and PhIladel-
phia.
The Hon. Allen Jume State Auditor, and
Thomas B. Gill, an attorney, had an encounter
IN front of the ST. Charles Hotel. New Orlaana
on Saturday. Jumell was dangerously cut in the
wrist.
John A. Bger, an alleged detaulter of the de-
funct City Bank of HOrnsburg, Pa, who fled in
1876, when the institution closed it's doors, has
returned, and is ready to stand trial if suit be
pressed.
Anthony James, negro, who was to have
been hanged at Darien, Ga. to-day, for the muir
der of Prince Anderson, last summer, re-
spited, and the case will be carried to the Su-
preme Court.
Niagara Falls branch of the New York Central
road, killing Daniel Robbins, brakeman, and
Frank Lamountain was badly injured. The
eaboose was burned up.
W. "a. Conway, a well-cOnneeted young man,
of Philadelphia, has been arrested for stealing
letters containing money, addressed to the pro-
prietor of the drug store in which he was en-
ployed as dispensary clerk.
The United States Commissioner of Education
and Bishop SimpsOnsmade addresses before the
Philadelphia Union League in fay or of the gov
eminent appropriations in behalf Of education,
and proposed $40, 000, 900 yearly.
Lawrence Barrett has engaged with the ORA
matte Festival management at Cincinnati, to
play HOratio to Mnrdock's Hamlet and Bene-
dick TO Mile. Rheas Beatrice. He gives notice
that he will not engage for another festival.
Mrs. Melville, wife of Engineer Melville of the
Jeanette expedition, was in court with her
children. Yesterday, at Media, Pa, to answer a
writ of habeas corpus to determine whether she
or Melville is entitled TO the custody of the chill
dren
River coal operators at Pttsburg have decided
to reduce the wages of boat caulkers from SO SO
to So per day, and other worSmen about the
mines in tho same proportion. None of the pits
in which the reduction was offered were at work
yesterday.
The A. g. W. sprague Manufacturing Com
pany, of Providence, R. l., has attached the
property of the Comstock Foundry Company for
1925, 900. and the Perkins Sbeet-irOn Company
for 100000. This is part of the Sprague com
plicatious,