The Indianapolis journal., 1884-04-10
IELEGRAPHIC BREYITIES.

John R. Storr, of Boston, furniture manu-
facturer has failed.
| The Union Company has taken possession OF
Ex-Governor Spragues residence Young Or
chard avenue, Providence, r. L. counsel for Mr..
| Sprague conSenting.
Refs Bros sheet mill, at Newcastle, Pa,
which has been idle since the failure of its own
| ers, several months ago, started up in every de-
partment yesterday.
The works of the Allentown (Pa. Iron Com
pany formerly one eff the most prosperous man
ufacturing concerns in the country, are adver-
tised for public sale on May Z. The company
has mortgage debt of $400, 900.
The time of holding the national convention
of the Prohibition Home Protection party has
been changed from May 81 to July %. This
secures representation from twenty-five States.
The convention will be held in Lafayette Hall,
Pittsburg.
At Cincinnati, last Wednesday. Benjamin
Heur and Peter Hughes quarreled and Hen
was stabbed by Hughes. The wounds were not
thought serious at the time but Heur died from
the effects of the injuries last night Hughes is
/ still at large.
The New York Cotton Exchange has resolved
to petition Congress for a stoppage of further
silver coinage until such time as, by home and
international legislation some readjustment Of
the relative values Of gold and silver coin may
be accomplished.
The Adams express Office in Allegheney City
was DurSlal1Zeu yesterday morning ana Ine CON
tents of the packages, valued at about $1,000
taken. The thieves made bold attempt to
blow open the safe, but were surprised by a
watchman, who frightened them off
The experts of domestic cotton goods from the
United States continue to show a very decided
increase Since Jan. of this year 45, 862 pack
ages have been exported, against A, $40 during
the corresponding period of last year, when the
exports were the largest then known
An entrance to the Pocahontas coal mine was
opened yesterday by experienced miners. A
fan will be ready for operation to-day, when the
bodies of the victims will be recovered. Several
bodies were seen yesterday upon opening the en-
frances An order has been sent to Lynchburg
for thirty-six collins.
Postmaster general Gresham announces that
he has concluded arrangements by which fast
mail train on the Central Pacific road will be run
west from Ogden, Utah, making the time to San
Francisco in thirty nine hours The mail time
between New York and San Francisco will be re-
duced twenty-four hours
Louisa Fredericks. nine years old, was burned
to death in the woods near Breslau, L. l., yester-
day morning. The girl, with her brother, twelve
years old, had started bonfire, which comnlu-
nicated to the brush. The boy escaped, but the
little girl was oyertaken by the flames. Her
body was found, burned to cinder. Several
hundred acres of brush were burned over before
the fire could be extinguished.
In the course of suit against the Lake Shore
Railway Company for damages, by Mrs Dr.
Clark, the plaintiffs attorney stated that the
largest stockholder of the road (Mr. Vanderbiltl
was the original author of the phrase, 'The pub
lie be damned" Damages were given and now
the defendants ask for new trial, on the ground
that the statement in reference to Vanderbilt
was false and calculated to prejudice the jury.
Mr.. James Campion, an old resident of
Rochester, Minn is the subject of a most Gu
rious physiological phenomenon. His hair and
beard, which have always been so black as to
give him the soubriquet of 'Black Jim, suddenly
began to turn gray, and in less than one week
became white as the driven snow. Mr.. Cam
pion is about forty-fve years old, was in perfect
health at the time, and can assign no reason for
the strange occurrence.
The Wyoming Stock Growers Association
in session at Cheyenne, passed resolution that
as pool combination at Chicago had estab
lished high rates for hay and yardage constitut-
ing an onerous tax upon the value of cattle, the
association should make efforts to secure an
other market; that the shipping of beeves to
England via Duluth and Canada, seemed feast
BILE, and the executive committee was instructed
to secure all possible information on the sub
ject ana report by circular to the members or at
u special meeting.