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

The work of blasting out Hell Gate has been
stopped for want Of appropriations.
About 1000 painters are a strike at Phila-
delphia for 80 per day. They had been receiving
$3.50
Edward Rector has been sentenced to be
hanged in New Orleans for the murder of Dunk
Williams.
The annual report of the American Steamship
Company, made at Philadelphia, shows "A def
cheney of $4,000
Joseph W. Frazier, of New York, firearms and
military goods, IS insolvent. His preferences
amount to $4,000.
Blanehard's ehurn factory. Concord; N. H,
was destroyed by fire on Monday morning,
causing loss OF SIS, 900; insured.
The trial of Conkliug, an Indictment for
manslaughter in the Haverstick case, is set
down for Friday in New York CITY
John Jackson, n negro, who had committed
several assaults unon women, was hanged by
mob at Moscow Tex, sunday night.
1t is reported that Princess Louise will not
leave Bermuda until NAV, when she will come to
Halifax IN the flagship Northampton,
The railway committee of the Dominion Para-
ment threw ont Dalton McCarthy's bill to CON
Stltute court of railway commissioners.
Two steamers have arrived at ST. Johns, n. F.,
from the seal fishery, bringing $4,000 young
ana OLD seals. large catch is anticipated.
The Governor of Louisiana has sentenced
Harry Revell TO be hanged III East Carroll on the
2|th inst, for the murder of Henry Hyams-
The new steamer of the Lake SebagO Line,
owned by c. E. Gibbs, of Btdgeton, Me-, was
burned Monday by incendiaries. Loss not aseer-
tanned.
Island yesterday by ex-Presdent Diaz. The lat
ter was accommodated by Generals Frisbie, Rom
gro and PacheccO
The miners at the Turin shaft operated by the
PlItston Coal Company, struck yesterday on nc-
count OF the company refusing to employ dock
lngO0ss appointed by them.
Louisville distiller has received n telegram
from Oitawa Ont, stating the Canadian govern
ment has decided admit American whisky in
standard American packages.
B. c. o. Benjamin, a colored lawyer, applied
Tor and obtained license 70 practice law at the
Albemarle county bar. He Is the first colored
man who ever applied for license.
Governor Blackburn having declined TO inter-
fere with pardon, David Ferguson will be
taken to the State prison, at Frankfort. to-day,
TO oegin service for hveyears term OF imprls-
onnent
On Saturday, Minnie Willis, thirteen years of
age, While lighting fire at her home at Mil wan
kee, was developed il flames by IA back pun from
the stove and so badly burned that her death is
hourly expected
Fred Hopt of Salt Lake City, U. t, has been
sentenced to he hanged June for the murder of
a son of sheriff Turner, lit Park CITY, in July,
1850. This Is the second Trial, and au appeal
Will again be taken.
Schedules in the matter of the assignment for
the benefit Of creditors OF Joseph a. Hardy d
Son, of New York, supporters and joOhers in
drugs, who failed ro-dav, show liabilities OF $685.,
39l, and assets S6O,690
The annual report OF the president of the Mex !
lean Central Railway Company shows n surplus
over GENERATING expenses for the year of $685.
600 The line is being rapidly extended, and tho
traffic is increasing steadily.
At Nashville, Tenn. there is fear of a small
poX epidemic. The Efforts of the health authori-
ties have failed to check the spread uf the dis
ease. II is proposed TO close several of the pub
lie schools in the Injected localities.
1t has been arranged that Murdelps shoe
makers, at Philadelphia, return to work at the
old prices for four weeks If business mas not
then improved Il 10 per cent. reduction of wages
takes place. or the $40 men will he discharged
Joseph Ferguson, wondman, found on
the rallwRy track near CDulllar, Mich, Sunday
night. He had been run over by train. He
lived until o'clock Monday morning. His
father John Ferguson, lives at Port Lucy,
Canada
Mrs. Frshy Fritch fell as she was crossing the
Lake Erie & Western track, in North Nndlay, o.,
just in front of freight train. The pilot OF the
engine struck her, knocking her senseiess and
producing internal injuries. 1t is thought she
may recover.
Fire at Eland, Wis, Monday, destroyed $50.
GOO worth of property. principally belonging to
Badger Il Gould, of Oshkosh. AT Ieomlnster,
Mass, Harwood's leather hoard mills were
burned, causing "A loss of 100000, upon which
the insurance WAS $7l 900.
CiHytol Hastings ana william Reevea, of
ShelbyvilIe fenn., both drunk, got into "A quar-
rel Monday, which resulted in Reeves stabning
Hastings near the heart, INJECTING wound from
which the doctors SAY he viii die. Hastings was
a brOtherin-aw OF Reeves.
Statistics of crime in the seven largest cities of
the Union, compiled at NewYork and based upon
population. show that San Francisco leads in the.
number of homicides, followed in The order Of
mention ny Cincinnati, BALTIMORE, New York,
Philadelphia, Chicago and Boston.
An epidemic of smallpox exists in the south
ern part of ST. Louis Sixteen pupils in the Cath
Ole school of S. Peter and Paul, where the
malady first appeared, have been taken with the
disease, and several have died, Entire families
have been taken To the smallpox hospital, ana
the corps of nurses there is altogether made
quate TO properly care for the invahds.