The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-07
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Alice Mayor and Sarah Marsden were drowned,
while skating, at Wilkesbarre, Pa.
Special reports of disastrous storm on the
Pacific coast are pure fabrications.
Alden Speare has given $4,000 to found pro
fessorship in the Boston University.
New York theatrical employees have organized
an association for mutual protection and benefit.
Mrs Conrad Scherley, widow, was frozen to
death at Kutztown, Pa. She had been drinking.
Cox, who shot and killed Mclaughlin at San
Francisco, was acquitted on Saturday by the
Police Court.
The four hundredth anniversary of the birth
of Zwingli, the Swiss reformer, was celebrated in
New York yesterday.
Daniel Wilkinson, on trial at Bath, Me. for
the murder of Policeman Lawrence was found
guilty in the first degree.
Daniel s. Oswald was killed yesterday near
Laurel Hill, La, by Dr. Charles Howell Both
are we'll known and highly connected "
In a shooting match at Baltimore between
James Hare and John Seaman Hare was killed
and Seaman believed to be fatally wounded
Putnam & Phelps, tanners North Leomin-
ster, Mass, have assigned all their Joint and
separate estates for the benefit Of their creditors
Liabilities, $685., 600; assets $220,000.
At Decatur, Ala, colored girl, named Mary
Henson buried her newborn babe alive. 1t
died of suffocation, but, in its struggles, threw
itself partially from the hole. The woman is in
Jail.
Benson Hawkins, an old, well-to-do farmer liv-
ing alone at South Bristol, n. Y, was found dead
in bed yesterday, with his head and face horribly
mutilated Robbery was the motive of the muir
derer
While feeding the animals at the winter quar-
ters of Forepaugh's circus, Philadelphia Abra
ham Schriber was seized by a tiger and before it
could be beaten off the flesh ON his arm was
dreadfully lacerated.
A fatal ARRAY occurred on Rock Island creek,
KY. 1t was the result of an old family feud A
quarrel arose between Lewis Maynard and
AsbeTy Waller which terminated by Waller
shooting Maynard MORALLY woundine him.
Mary v Young, the seventeenth wife of the
late prophet, Brigham, died in Salt Lake, on
Saturday, of blood poisoning, in her fortieth
year. Sixteen mourning widows still survive
the prophet, fourteen of whom live in Salt Lake.
The suit of Mrs. c. F. Mutt, widow Of Captain
Mutt, of Uniontown, against the Accidental In
surance Company of North America to recover
been withdrawn, the matter having been salts
factorily adjusted. -
Miss Clara Thurston, of Elmifa, Y, sister
of Judge A. S. Thurston, aged eighty three,
formerly prominent educator and author, and
for many years principal of the Thurston Ee-
male Seminary, was killed by the cars on her
way to church ON Sunday.
John Hewlett, colored, went to the house of
VIM. Henry, in Brooklyn, to look for his wife,
who had deserted him. quarrel ensuing
wounding Henry, Henrys wife and brother
Henrys wound is serious
The infant daughter of w. A. Barker, of Gin
cinnati, was burned to death at the residence of
Mr.. Moffit, near Milton, Ky. During the moth
er's absence a spark from an old fashioned FIRE
place set fire to the childs clothing, and before
anyone arrived it was so badly burned that it
died.
A fine-looking well-dressed young man, wear
ing spectacles, and bearing himself with minis
,4al
tional church, at Sugar Grove, Pa, with a note
of introduction from clergyman. He gave his
name as Marc Emory He preached to large and
enthusiastic congregations, and the people were
moving under his lead toward the erection of
new church. which was made a necessity under
his eloquent preaching. A few weeks ago he dis
appeared, leaving debts. He is now identified as
an experienced confidence man. As pastor of
the Methodist Church at Clifton, ILL.,, he departed
clandestinely, leaving wife and two children
behind. In certain places he has called himself
the Rev. Dr. Vunclove, and has delivered elo-
quent lectures on temperance