The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-29
TELEGRAPHIG BREYITIES.

John L. Harris & Co., harness makers, of Bal
tinore, assigned yesterday.
Meyer Bros, Of New York. assigned yester-
day, to Henry B. Siere. Preferences 500, 291.
At Columbus Miss, yesterday three inches
of rain fell from A. M. to noon. The Tombig-
beeriyer has risen ten feet
The New York Sinking. fund Commission yes
terday appropriated 50, 600. 900 for building new
armories in that city for the National Guard
Villa Finch was killed at Fayette Courthouse,
Ala, yesterday, by Simpson Lindsay, IN a
drunken quarrel Finch's throat was cut from
ear to ear.
Otis Strong, member of the Yale Glee Club.
who lost leg in wreck near Charleston, Ind,
on the 0. & NJ railroad, has brought suit for
500, 900 damages.
The New York aldermen have adopted resolu-
tons that suitable honors be paid the remains of
J. ii. McGahan, the well-known war CORE
spondent, on their arrival IN this country.
The Brooklyn police have arrested several
more young men suspected of being implicated
in the murder of Maggie Corners whose body
was found recently on road near Newtown
creek.
Elk Governor Moses, of South Carolina who
was arrested in Chicago few weeks ago for OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses was again
arrested on Sunday being wanted at Cambridge
port, Mass
Mrs. Alice Walker and c. n st. Clair have
been arrested at Saltwater, Mimi, for arson
residence at the instigation of St Clair, the lat
ter having fancied grievance.
Shipley & Wells, Of Binghamton, N Y, the
largest boiler shop and iron foundry in that sec
tion have notified their men of cut in wages of
10 per cent. The alleged cause is dullness in
trade The men will accept the reduction.
A reduction of 20 per cent. in the salaries and
wages of officers and men of the Bethlehem pa
Iron Company is announced, to take effect
August l. The reduction is made it is said, to
enable the company to sell its steel rails at
market prices.
s.. II. Fryer, engineer, and Robert Tourney
yard master, of the East Tennessee, Virginia 81
Georgia railroad had difficulty. on Friday, at
Macon, Ga. Tourney was cut, and Fryer struck
in the head with clinker Fryer died, and
Flourney surrendered.
The board of managers of the New York
Produce Exchange yesterday suspended Edward
Perry, of the firm of Perry & Co., ship and
freight brokers, as member of the Exchange
for non performance of contract with Patton
Wicker 81 Co, agents of the Monarch line of
ships
Henry G. Douglas, aged seventeen. a clerk in
the law Office of William j.. Royall at New
York, has been arrested on the charge Of forging
his employers name to seventeen checks, aggre-
eating a considerable sum. The money was
spent at horse races during the absence of his
employer in the country.
The National Rifle Association has sent the
StOTClAAOA VI SdCu oItll6 anu 1efI1UOry circular
requesting that he contribute a prize TO be
competed for at the annual fall meeting at
Creedmoor, to be known as the Governors
match. Each prize win be named after the
Governor presenting it for competition.
Last week Sergeant B. II. Witcher Of Lex
ington, Ga, returned to Capt Luke r. Tidd, of
Woburn. Mass, a sword captured from the lat
ter during the war. Capt Tidd sent in return
to Witcher picture of the fight wherein he
lost the weapon, the reverse depicting the scene
in Tidd's house upon the reception of the long
lost sword.
The only serious casualty that any Grand
Army man experienced at the recent reunion
was that suffered by Comrade George F. John
son, of Redfeld D. T.. George H. Thomas Post.
No. So whose leg was cut off by the wheels of
street car, Tuesday last. The comrade was.
taken to the hospital and is doing we'll, though
amputation became necessary. But the beauti-
full part of the incident is the spontaneous char
ity in his behalf manifesting itself at the con
vention. Following the lead of the National
Encampment itself with $500, various of the de-
partnents and individuals contributed sums for
the relief and support of Comrade johnson that
aggregated between So, 500 and $4,000