The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-05
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Montana Republicans compromised and sent
divided Blaine and Edmunds delegation to
Chicago.
heavy storm at Burlington Vt, on Friday
night did 100000 damage The waves were
thirty feet high
Several hundred Italians have arrived at To
ronto from New York to take the places of strik-
ing railroad laborers.
Astors new steel yacht the Nourmahal, is said
to be the largest pleasure vessel ever launched in
America, and the largest yacht afoat
Three daughters of James E. Sherman, a
farmer near Numedia, Penn, were thrown from
a swing Two were fatally and one seriously
injured.
A Democratic jury in Copiah county, Miss,
has indicted the Penn brothers for the murder of
P. B. Rails, and E. B. Wheeler for that of Prent
Matthews.
A negro named Adams, who eloped with lit
tie white girl from Port Jervis, N. Y, was with
difficulty rescued from party of lynehers and
lodged in jail.
General William Painter, vice-president of
the New York, Philadelphia g. Norwalk Rail
road Company, died in Philadelphia on Satur-
day of apoplcxy.
The United States steamer Portsmouth has
arrived at the quarantine grounds at Ports
mouth. The fever patients are dong well, and
there are no new cases.
John Evers, scenic artist died on Saturday in
Hampstead, l.. l., aged eighty seven years. He
was scene painter in the old Park Theater, New
L Orh, 1oi twenty -OLe years.
For several years past the Province of Quebec
has had an annual deficit of from 100000 to
100000, due to the extravaganza in the depart
ments especially that of railroads
Employees of wholesale butchers in New York
have decided to notify all retail butchers III the
city that they will be boycotted if they handle
Chicago dressed beef in any way.
The Vermont Central Railroad Company
which owns most of the dock property at the
north end of Burlington, N. H., harbor, suffered
to the extent of 100000 by the recent gale.
Red river marks twenty eight feet above low
water, and is rising two inches hour. A
repetition of the February flood seems inevita-
BILE. Washouts are reported on the railroads.
Mrs. Carrie B. Kilgore has been admitted to
practice by Philadelphia common pleas judge.
He held this action sustained by common
law right, which the Legislature had not inter
fered with by statute.
At Natchez, Joe Denett, fisherman, muir
dered his mistress, Maria Merritt, and then
killed himself The man was from Red river
and the woman from Detroit Cause jealousy
and whisky. They leave two children.
At Jacksonville, Mo-, James Maxwell, the
young druggist arrested on Friday night for the
murder of his brother-in-law Newton Saffron
was found dead in his cell on Saturday morning;
having taken poison which was concealed in to-
bacco on his person.
C. j. McDowall a trial justice, was shot and
killed near Camden, S. c., on Saturday, by A.
H. Terry. Inc latter naQ cOlnpldlneU OF the ruI-
ings of the justice in a cause before him, for
which Mcdowell called Perry to account, and
fight ensued, with the above result.
The archbishop and bishops of the Catholic
Church of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and
Prince Edwards Island have petitioned the
Queen to take such steps as are necessary to
protect their interests in the funds of the propa
ganda at Rome, now threatened by the italian
government.
An application for the appointment of a re-
ceiver for the Cincinnati News journal was
made before Judge Peck, in the Ohio Superior
Court, on behalf of John H. Putnam, creditor
to the amount of $500, yesterday afternoon.
Opposition being made, the court postponed the
hearing till Monday
Specials from northeastern and middle Texas
show an unusually heavy rainfall in those sec
tons the past three days, and in the regions
about Dallas, Columbus, Corscana, Howe, Lam
pasas, jefferson and other widely separated
points. The rains still continue, and all streams
are high and rising in northeastern Texas.
In the trial of Black Wolf, Cheyenne Chief, at
Miles City, and accessories for the burning of
Anderson ranch Black Wolf was found not
guilty. Howllng Wolf, Black Bear and two
others pleaded guilty amid a scene of excite
ment, as it is understood they did this to save
others as guilty they. Each will be sen
fenced to five years.