The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-18
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

Oliver Bros. and Phillips's Lower Mills ana
several other mills OF Pittsburg will close July 1
Tor repairs.
Shipping Commissioner Duncan has brought
suit for libel, with damages fixed at 500, 900,
against the New York Times.
The business failures during the past week
were 1876 against 173 last week or these the
Western States contributed SO.
Ferdinand A. White, claiming to be from Gin
cinnatt, is held for trial at New York, charged
with swindling Henry Setting out OF $4,000.
receiver will be appointed for the City Pot
terry Company, OF Trenton, n, j. Iiabilities
$4,000 of which$ $4,000 IS secured by mort
gage.
Brentwood Wis, special says the saw
mill Of York & Co., was blown to atoms yester
day BY boiler explosion, and George Hazen
killed,
There lie a prospect OF war among the members
OF the Western Flint and Lime Glass Assoeia-
tion, who operate thirty factories in Pittsburg
and the West.
Saturday. L. H. Gray, the proprietor of the
operahouse, says every one in his part OF the
building escaped
j. Priestly, aged thirteen, an acolyte at st.
Stephehs's Church, New York, died from burns
received while trying to fill a censor which had
become partly extinguished.
Twenty Guernsey cattle, just arrived at New
York, are to be quarantned ninety days under
the new law. This is the first consignment quar-
anrined. They are destined for Chicago.
Dr. John f. Carter, editor of the Peoples Ad
vocate, of Dadeville, Ala, was snot and Killed
at Columbus. Ca, on Friday night, by b, b.
Sturdivant, son of ex-Probate Judge Sturdlvant.
Francis c. Meehan, warden Of the Snake Hill
penitentary, New Jersey, has been sentenced TO
nine months hard labor in the State prison for
accepting bride to permit the escape OF
prisoner.
An intimation has been given that the Post
master general was considering the advisability
of a change in the uniform of lettercarriers, and
contemplated directing that they should wear
knee-breeches.
posse of men in charge of Cunningham cap
tured party of six outlaws under "Six-shooter
jack" near HALEY. Idaho, on Friday morning.
Jack was shot and killed during the fight in re-
sisttng capture.
1t is rumored that the finding OF the court
martial in the WATSON case is dismissal from the
army and term of years in the penitentiary at
ssrvitude, with a recommendation for presl-
dental clemeucy.
At Troy, N. Y, Mrs. W, H. Harris, of that city,
presented the Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute
with $4,000, to endow prOfessorship of ration
al and technical mechanics, as memorial of
her late husband
Charles H. Morton and Sam. Wilson, two ne
groes, quarreled at 81. Louis, on saturday, and
Morton fired two or three shots at Wilson. One
of the balls struck Paul Lassoux, another ne
gro, killing MIN instantly.
President Jarrett, of the Amalgamated AssO-
citation las been at PHILADELPHIA for some DAYS
it is said for the purpose Of making arrange
ments for the coming annual convention, which
will be held there in August.
The attachments against the property of j. II.
Hayerly, the theatrical manager, have been
Withdrawn, upon the payment of the claims OF
creditors by Mcconnell, with the exception Of
the FOurteenth-street Theater.
Richard Hughes, well-knOwn and well-to-do
farmer, living near Oshkosh, Wis, was arrested
by United States officers yesterday, on charge
of making counterfeit silver dollars. The
paraphernaia of manufacture and number of
spurious coins were found on his premises
Milwaukee special says the schooner T. C.
Wilson. thirty-five tons, which left Racine on
May II, the day before the cyclone there, thas
not been heard from since. 1t is now thought
almost certain that she has gone down with
Captain Moss and two men who composed her
crew.
In Reno county, Kansas, one day last week,
500 ont of flock of 1900 fine merino sheep,
belonging to Brown Bros, were biLten by a
rabid dog, and in three days more than 800 of
those bitten were dead from hydrOphobia, and
the owners expected the others that were bitten
would die.