The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-29
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Specie engagements for the Oregon sailing day,
100000.
Rugg the Long Island murderer is believed to
have been the murderer of Rose Amber at Stamford
Conn.
Amanda l., Stewart has mysteriously disappeared
from Trimble county, Kentucky She is ayoung lady.
No cle'y.
The Lebigh and Schuylkill coal exchanges Of Phila
Jephia have agreed TO reduce line and city prices
April J. 10 to ID cents. .
The Connellsville Coke Pool Association Yesterday
advanced the price of furnace coke April to 81. 10
and foundry coke to 81 25 per ton. :
The Canadian government will appoint commits
sion to investigate the question of Chinese mlnigra
lion agitating British Columbia.
Jacob Sehaefer the champion billiardist says he
viii accept Slossons challenge. and will play him in
Chicago on or about Thursday, May Z.
The Republican central committee of Minnesota has
appointed May the date for the State convention
to select delegates TO the national convention.
The machine shop of the Memphis & Charleston
railroad located at Memphis burned at O'Clock last
night Loss 500, 900; insurance $42, 600
The gorge which formed at Bismarck still holds,
and extends several miles above that city The ice is
very thick The low lands both sides of the river
are submerged
wetherll Brothers, furniture dealers, of Boston,
are embarrassed owing it is said, to indorsng the
paper of the James D. Frary & Son Company of
Bridgeport Conn, which failed
The second section of the stock train on the Fort
Wayne road into the first section Bellevue,
Penn, yesterday, wreci1ing number of cars and
killing forty sheep. No persons injured.
The Lake Shore railroad yesterday declared quar-
terly dividend OF per cent, payable May l. This
and other railroad companies, of which Augustus
Sche member of the board of directors, adopted
befttng resolutions upon his death
Pursuant to the action taken by the Produce Elk
change and City Council of Toledo committee of
prominent citizens and business has been ap.
pointed to visit Washington in the interest of sub
stantial Improvements in the haFbor of Toledo.
Charles Brathwait of Philadelphia age twenty -four
confesses starting the fire June "a, 1878 which
destroyed the property bounded by Christian, Mar
riott Third and Fourth streets ifyfour buildings in
all being either totally consumed heavily damaged.
The loss placed at ) Il 900 900.
The Select Council of Philadelphia has adopted
resolutions directing the institution of legal proceed
ings against the American Rapid and Bankers and
Merchants Telegraph Companies to recover the
amount of the bonds of both corporations and for
feiture of their poles and wires, by of their
consolidation, in violation of law.
Roger NJ. Sherman has brought suit in the New
York Supreme Court against his wife, Florence
b Sherman, for limited divorce the ground of
abandonment. Mrs Sherman is the daughter of the
late Governor ]. J. Bagey, of Michigan After living
together several years GOODNESS sprang up between
the parties and the wife went to live with her mother
in Detroit taking along the two children Sherman
charges his motherinaw with responsibility for the
sxisting troubles.