The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-14
TELEGRAPHIG. BREVTTIES.

A reported defalcation in the Second Nation
al Bank, of New York is denied by the presi-
dent.
The jury in the Spence case, at Nashville
Tenn, returned verdict Of murder in the first
degree.
The Western Union officials say the report of
projected strike by the telegraphers is un
founded.
Four illicit distilleries We're yesterday de
stroyed in Pennsylvania county, Virginia, and
three men captured
The Governor of Massachusetts has signed the
bill to prevent life insurance companies dscrirn-
mating against colored people
fully R. Wise, prominent attorney of San
Francisco, brother of George d. Wise, congress
man from Virginia, died on Monday night.
The Republican convention of the Twelfth
district of Ohio nominated Judge A. f. ThOmp-
son, yesterday, for Congress, by reclamation.
The Greenbackers of the Sixth congressional
district of Missouri yesterday elected w. c.
Aldiich and 7. NJ. Rice as delegates to the ma
tional convention.
A commission of lunacy has found Benjamin
Wallace, a wealthy soap manufacturer of New
York, insane and unable to manage his property.
They also find he is worth over $500, 600.
Tom Henry colored, was killed yesterday by
a party of drunken negroes at Uniontown XIV
He was cut almost to pieces, and, when nearly
dead, was shot and instantly killed by a negro
named Jim Smith.
Mrs. Edrehi, of New York, who was shot by
her husband on Monday night has chance of
recovery, though the bullet has not been extract
ed. Her wound is similar to that of President
Garfield The boy die Yesterday morning.
Thirty eight New England editors arrived at
Nashville, yesterday, and are guests of the
Nashville press club, o delegation from which
met them in special car at Chattanooga Elk
tensve preparations have been made to entertain
the visitors.
T,1doa Caoo of +ba TTp;fod S+o+ac
Court, at Cincinnati. yesterday sentenced T. F.
Dewey, of Yellow Springs o., an attorney, to
two years in the penitentiary, for charging
illegal pension fees, and forgery in obtaining a
pension claim.
The Martin Luther Society. of New York last
night completed arrangements for unwilling the
statue of Luther at Washington, May 81. Chief
justice Waite will preside ana orations will be
delivered by Senator Conger of Michigan, and
Rev. j. G. Norris
Mrs. Belinda Galloway, after years of ltiga-
ton, has obtained a decree from the Common
Pleas Court confirming her title in fee simple to
the Cooper Academy property, at Dayton, O.
The property originally cost her 50, 700, and is
now valued at $4,000
Christian Epple, a drunken German, of
Bloomington, attempted to murder his wife on
Monday but was prevented, the terrified woman
making her escape. He then cut his throat and
ended his own miserable existence He was
forty-f years old and has long been a motor
iOus character
Judge Wallace in the United States Supreme
Court at New York, has directed verdict for
the government in the suit brought by Pierce w.
Oberteuffer and others against Collector Robert
son to recover duties collected on boxes contain
ing hosiery and cotton lace, but gave the plant
ifs leave to move for new trial.
The Democratic convention of the Sixteenth
Illinois congressional district met at Olney yes
terday. -Four persons were put in nomination
as candidate for Congress. After 1879 ballots,
without choice, the convention adjourned till to-
morrow. The last ballot stood Fithian, 49,
Hannah, II: Landes, 2S; Gerard, Z.
Thequestion whether the ST. Louis Merchants
Exchange shall receive Chicago market quota
TONS under the restrictions imposed by the
Board of Trade, of that city, voted upon yes
terday, and resulted in its defeat by vote of
245 for, to 403 against The St Louis Exchange
will therefore not receive Chicago quotations
unless some other terms are agreed to.