The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-29
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

Mrs. Daniel Payne, of Lexington. KY, was
frightened to death by a fire that started in some
rubbish i'll her yard.
Three convicts are reported to have carved
each other to death in the Frankfort, KY, pen-
Tertiary on Thursday.
Fire destroyed twelve frame cottages belong
ing to frugal cOlored people in Maysvie, KY,
who are rendered destitute.
Twenty-Five steamers and sixty-two barges
and scows lie unemployed at the levee in St.
Louis, showing the deeadence Of river COM
merce.
Montgomery, who, last summer, murdered
Qnigley. Texas railroad contractor, has had
his punishment fixed at ninety nine years in the
penltenuary.
Morning Journal. IL is charged that large
amount of stock has been issued to Albert Pu-
liter without consideration
pile of straw at Carey, O., which was
stacked four years ago, loaded wagons
on Thursday. In the center was found the skel-
eton OF a man and vial of aconite.
In the cricket match between the German
town and Zingari clubs, the ZiEgaris scored 1913
runs in the first inning. The Gcrmantowns
made forty-two for the last eight wickets.
Two negroes, Sam Hammond Gnd Jim Muir,
were thrown from horse, near Bardstown, KY,
and pistol in Muir's pocket exploded. shooting
Hammond in the breast and instantly killing
him.
1t is understood that there will be no further
divide nds for the Hannibal & st. Joseph pre-
ferred stock until the road has been brought up
to the Chicago, Burlington d Quincy standard
of excellence,
Robert B. Morrill,, who pleaded guilty to two
indictments charging him with the embeZZle-
ment of 5000 while auditor of the Gas Trust of
Philadelphia, was yesterday sentenced to five
years Imprisonment.
Richard Somers takes charge of the eating de-
parrment of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad October l. He will control all the eat
ing houses, lunchrooms and dining cars between
Chicago and Denver.
The Bessemer steel-rail mill at Pueblo is a
grand success and pressed with business They
have just taken contract for steel rails for the
Chicago Burlington & Quincy railroad, which
will keep them busy for three months.
George Lafiere, a colored man, who died IN
New Orleans on Thursday at the age of 110
years, claimed TO have been prince or a tribe
of negroes in Guinea, and was a full grown man
when brought to the city and sold as slave in
1908.
Part of Davis's Inter-ocean circus was ditched
on Thursday on the Missouri Pacific near Boone
vile, Mo-, and the band wagon and chariot de-
nolished. Two horses were also hurt, ana Two
employees, brothers named Thomas badly in
jured.
Nd, who led his class at Princeton College, was
found dead in his bed on Thursday. He left for
the coroner a note asking him to solve the ques-
ton whether he died OF laudanum, love, or
whisky.
The grading of the Ohio & Michigan railroad
has been completed between Dundee and Brit
ton, The track is laid for two miles between
the two places, and when completed the con-
nectiou with the Toledo & Ann Arbor railroad
will be made ana the line VIII De enabled TO
reach Toledo.
The Joliet Steel Company have resumed
operations at their rail rolling mill, and are
making IT'S tons of rails at turn, or $50 tons
every twenty-four hours. This company in
tends making some important improvements to
its converting mill before long, apd is at present
employing 800 men.
VIM. Walsh, laborer residing in Brooklyn
suffering from affection of the brain, on Thurs
day became violent, aud his wife went for n
physician. On her return with the doctor they
were Mortified to see Walsh holding his youn gest
child, ighUeen months of age, and dashing her
head against the floor. the infuriaJed man was
overpowered. The child will die.
The speed of railway trains has been much
discussed of late, and some very wild statements
have been made as to the running time OF fast
trains in this country and Europe. When you
get down TO bottom facts, however, as good
time Is made daily, all conditions taken
into account, between Boston and New York,
over the New York g. New Haven and the B0s-
ton & Albany, as is made for SO long distance
in any part of the world.