The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-17
SUNDAYS NEWS IN BRIEF.



Sheppard's staveyards, at Convoy, O., were
burned. Loss $4,000.
The coal miners strike at Pittsburg is ended,
the men accepting the reduction.
Three men were almost suffocated to death by
foul air in "a well at Livingston, Ky.
The imports at the port of New York for the
week ending Nov. To- were So 998, 900.
The losses to business by the miners strike in
the Hooking valley aggregate 4Oll,OCO
Hereafter glove fights will be prohibited by
the police in Madison square Garden, Nav York.
Benjamin banks was caught in the rolling
mill machinery at Troy, N Y, and torn to
pieces.
Samuel Mckinley, of Fort Wayne, brakeman,
was killed on the Nickle-plate railroad, near
Fostoria, Ohio
j. stadeker & Son, of Canton, Miss, were
closed on an attachment for $50, 900. The liabil-
tiles are 900.
Abraham Myers and Charles S. Cohen New
York cloak dealers, assigned, with preferences
amounting to $4,000.
The Young Mems Blaine Club of Cincinnati is
contemplating its permanent organization under
the act of incorporation.
The supply of coal in the yards in Cincinnati
is sufficient for two weeks demand, and there
is very little in Pittsburg.
A freight train on the Ohio Southern railroad
was wrecked, near Bainbrdge, o., and John
Holland, brakeman, was killed.
large number of Mormons, from Tennessee,
reached St Louis on Friday. en- route to the new
settlement of the Saints in Colorado
Joachim Denslow and wife, of Despanes,
near Chicago, were attacked at their home and
slain by persons whose purpose was robbery.
There is still great suffering at Carthage, N.
Y, in consequence of the late great fire, and
more relief is asked for Many people are home
less.
Lewis Jenkins, dry goods dealer, Columbus,
o., assigned, on account of inability to pay
500 judgment Assets, $4,000 liabilities,
$4,000
The sumac warehouses of J. NJ. Williams. Pc
tersburg, Va, were destroyed by an incendiary
fire, together with 1900 900 pounds of sumac.
Loss, $751; 900.
A Bee-line freight train ran into a passenger
train on the Cincinnati, Van Vert & Michigan,
at the crossing at Ansonia, O., and much rolling
stock was damaged.
George H. Steyer, who killed his son solomon
by shooting him with a shotgun, near Liberty,
Ind in May, 1884 was convicted and sentenced
to the penitentiary for life.
Memphis, according to Harlow BOWS diree-
tory, just published has population of 1920,
which is an increase Of 20 per cent over the
United States census of 1880.
An old negro named Johnson living near
Clinton, Miss, cut his throat because of the
election of Cleveland and Hendricks He says
he preferred death to slavery.
Two attempts at incendiarism were discovered
and frustrated in Eufaula, Ala. Friday A Wig
lance committee has been formed, and any in
cendiary caught will be ynched.
The Sunday News cleveland organ). at Buff
falo, N. Y, announces that Roscoe Conkling will
be elected United States senator by a consolda-
ton of Democratic and stalwart strength,
Application will be made to the Canadian Par
lament for the incorporation of company to
construct IA canal between Lake St Clair or the
Thames river and its mouth, and Lake Erie
Six children made a bonfire at Chicago. They
rolled barrel containing rosin and turpentine
into, it which exploded injuring all of them more
or less seriously Five Of them not expected
to live.
Business is now starting up in the Lynn shoe
factories and several labor unions are making
a general demand for increased wages, The
cutters union asked for an increase of 20 per
cent all around.
Mr.. Truman B. Handy, a well known specu-
lator, died in the Cincinnati Hospital from in
iuries received in runaway accident. Death
occurred ten hours after the injuries were re-
ceved, and before Mr. Handy could be removed
to his home.