The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-14
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Gillett Bros, of Atlanta, Ga, tobacconists,
have failed. Estimated liabilities, $4,000 as
SETS $4,000.
N W. Monroe and mother, of Halifax county,
Virginia, were fatally poisoned by an unknown
person yesterday,
At New Orleans, the jury in the election fraud
case against Marley, Donovan and Rankin, re-
turned verdict of not guilty.
Miss Matte Smith, the young lady who mys-
teriousy disappeared from her nome III Green
Bay, Wis, was found on Thursday, In ChlcagO
visiting in the family OF a friend OF her mother.
A corouer's jury declared the fugitive DR..
Langtry, guilty of the murder of Jennie Hanver
at Bedford. Ont. John Mcintyre was arrested
as accessory before the fact Mcintyre married
the girl "a few days before the operation.
Near Lynchburg, Va, freight train on the
Norfolk & Western railroad was derailed, yester-
day, and several cars were wrecked; Fireman
Gilmore aud Engineer Michael spilan we're
Killed. The track was maliciously Obstruoted.
John Fulton, manager of the Partisan Musical
Troupe, now in Boston, has disappeared. and
the baggage of the members is held for board.
Fulton is said to owe Maxwell Heron e1,5OO,
money advanced for the tour Heron 10 IN Bos-
ton Pennies.
Levi Ellis and William Sherman. farmers, put
up at an hotel in Jackson, Mich, Wednesday
night, and blew out the gas on retiring. After
six hours labor on Thursday morning physicians
resuseitated them, when they declared tney
never heard of gas in their lives
Professor William E Cotton, State Geologist of
Tennessee, has discovered a very valuable silver
mine at the head of Wolfe creek, in COOK county.
fact that the ore contains from $25 to $35 OF
silver per ton, which is fully as rich as the ma
jority of great mines in the West
In Boston, on Thursday, half-barrel and forty
ri chi bottles which contained beer and other
liduor, were found in the squad room where
the police discovered four children, the Oldest
aged nine, in u shamefully neglected condition.
Their mother died last June, and their father has
abused them ever since. They were removed to
the almshouse -.all
Fowler Bros, packing-hous men of Kansas
hn nj 600 have given
notice that any of their employees who are seen
in or hanging around drinking saloons or gam
bling houses, whether during working hours or
at any other time, or are known TO use alcoholic
liquors or other intoxicating beverages In any
form or degree, will be Immediately discharged
without notice.
turned from the Wisconsin pineries, and OF this
number about 1,OUO have gone back TO engage
in the drive The estimate OF me &
900,000,000 feet. Nearly one-haI 81 tnis
amount will be manufactured In Eau Claire
very prosperous season is anticipated, Inc late
dlsappea rance CT ice in the river Will delay the
beginning of the work by the mills until next
week.
C. G. Genetaha presented to tho New York
Legislature plan for danming the Hudson river
near Peekskiil He CLAIMS that sucn dam
would increase the depth Of the river as far up
as Albany and Troy; that it can be used for rein
forcing the supply of drinking water for New
YORK., and that it will furnish ga valuable barrier
against ironclads ascending the river IN tne pos
this dam is 100000. one.half OF which the
general government should defray.
sad story comes from St. Mary's, small
town in the western part of Augaze county o.
W. f. Weimeyer, well known and prominent
hardware merchant, man OF hlgh social ana
financial standing, has become violently insane
because his marriage with an Indiana girl has
been postponed He became enamored of her
some years ago, and was to have been married
in the fall of last year. She was not In good
health, and the wedding was postponed until
about a week ago, The same state of affairs led
to second delay. which so preyed upon We'll
meyers mind as TO wreck IT.
On Wednesday, Miss Florence Meredith, OF
Stanton, Va, aged eighteen, received through
the postoflce a package of candy. Miss Mere
dith. her father and little sister partook OF the
candy, and were at once made SICK. physi-
clan was summoned, and ii was found that the
candy had been poisoned, Investigation re-
suited in the arrest of Miss Maggie Greaver,
who. II seems, has for some time past been very
Jealous OF Miss Meredith, because that young
lady numbered among her admirers one claimed
by the would-be murderess The police traced
the candy and tho poison to Miss Greaver. She
is held for trial, and is perfectly cool under tho
circumstances.