The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-28
TELEGR1PHIc BREVITIBs.

York, on Saturday, began payment OF aIo per
cent dividend.
1t is reported that James r. Keene's estate,
at Newport. has been sold TO Mr.. Fisk, of New
York, for $4,000.
The first case against the Cincinnati liquor
Dealers under the Scott law, was decided in ia
vor Of the county treasurer.
7. J. Jones e Son, lumber merchants, of Nor
ris, Mimi, have assigned to George Darling.
Liabilities $1,000; assets, $25, 000
Ida Brooks an actress, was arrested yester
day in Central Park, New York, while laboring
under the influence of q large dose Of opium
Frank E Hutchins of San Francisco who
strangled his mistress, Mrs Nettie Sims, has
been found guilty of murder in the first degree.
The Cincinnati Sum- a two-cent morning daily
is advertised for SALE Proposals for the pur-
chase will be received upto noon, on Wednesday
July 30.
While intoxicated early yesterday morning
fourth-story window of the Central Hotel
Louisville, and was instantly killed.
A storm in Eau Claire county, Wisconsin. dam
aged crops and buildings to the extent of 100000
Hail stones fell which are alleged to have meas
ured six and eight inches in diameter.
Oyeriifty arrests have been made Of persons
supposed to be participants in the outrage on
Lizzie Bradley, the demented young woman who
was emitted from her home in Pittsburg.
Donovan & Wylie, of Abilene, Tex, one of the
largest general mercantile houses in northwest
Texas, have failed. Liabilities estimated eat
800 0OO nominal assets, $69 6V0; preferred claims
$24,00
A young man, Crawford Black, shot and in
stantly killed Captain l., Lattoway atCaledonia,
Tex, in dispute as to how some land which
Black had rented of Lattoway should be worked.
Black escaped
Lieut.. Frederick Schwatkao of arctic fame has
resigned from the army, and his resignation has
been accepted. 1t is generally understood that
he intends entering some special duty under a
foreign power
Rain is reportsd through central and southern
Ohio on Friday and Saturday, allaying farmers
fears as to the com and potato crops Six per
sons were killed BY lightning in regions where q
storm prevailed
Aletter has beea received from President Ar
thur by well-knoSn cottager, stating that he
will not visit Newport this season. It Is further
understood that he viii not go to West Island,
as contemplated.
A man by the name of Geo. McGrew, living
at Rossville, little town on the Union Pacific
railroad was found dead in his house at noon on
Saturday. He lived slone, and it appears died
in a fit on Thursday night,
Colonel Charles B. Morton, assistant poetmas-
ter of Brooklyn, who has been missing for some
time, is now reported insane and in charge of
friends The irregularity in his. accounts is said
to be clerical rather than actual.
G.. ID. Roberts, who is Interested financially IN.
the Bennett Mackey Atlantic cable says the
One cable is already finished, and the other win
be completed on the above date, The cost of
the cable will reach ST, 006000.
Last week a brakeman named Kinney, on the
G., r. I.l& p. railroad, eloped with Ida Broder-
lex, daughter Of wealthy railroad contractor of
Cameron, Mo- Broderick traced them to Atchi-
son, where he found Kinney had taken the girl
and then deserted her.
Robert Logan an inofensive mechanic, was
shot dead by Edward Sneed. a dissolute char
acter; in a saloon in Kansas City, Saturday
night The crowd procured u rope and
threatened lynehing but the officers hurried the
murderer away before they could execute their
design.
A terrible cyclone struck on Saturday after
noon, at Edent0n, N. @. The hardware house
of H. Dickson & Co. was blown down j. H
Wood general merchandise Hooper &c Co..
drug store, and Barness hotel, were unroofed;
warehouse and wharfs were destroyed. One
child was killed, and several people wounded by
falling timbers.
Juan G. Bacha, Of Las Vegas, N. NJ, represent
ing himself a millionaire cattle dealer, has been
in Cincinnati few days. On Friday he was en-
tieed into a hack to visit the Eatonia race track
tosee some fine stock 1t was reported at a late
hour Saturday night that he had been drugged,
beaten and robbed Of money and checks to the
value Of SIS, &c.,
J. H. Kerrck & Co, of Minneapolis ma
chinery, iron and woodwork dealers, have
S10f O0l and took nossession Karr;elE went
fhroueb banlrnnfcv n In3;ananolis the last
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