The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-14
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

William Womack was killed by a train near
Dallas, Tex, on Saturday.
A cave in at Excelsior Colliery, near Shamokin,
Pa, killed Thomas Harper and fatally injured
Frank Glishick.
A freight train on the Pennsylvania railway
was wrecked at Lancaster on Saturday. Six
teen cars and an engine were demolished.
On Saturday boiler explosion at mill on
Middle river Iowa, killed Henry Spencer and
fatally wounded his brother, David Spencer, and
a boy named Cleghorn.
In a saloon fight at Mrs. Bohn's house of ill
shot another named Bohn in the head The
wound is believed to be fatal. Turner was ar
rested.
Henry's Bank, at Mineral Point, Wis, closed
its doors on Saturday. The county funds are
deposited in this bank. J. H. Gundry has been
appointed assignee. Nominal assets, 100000;
liabilities not known.
Rudolf Rothe rafter, while engaged in
bringing a raft down the Gasconade river in
Missouri, the other day, jumped from one sec
ton to another, missed his footing and fell into
the river and was drowned,
The body of Fireman Dotter who was on
wrecked train near Easton, Pa. cannot be found.
He was putting coal into the firebox at the time
of the accident, and it is feared he was thrown
into the flames and roasted alive
c. d. Halter aged fifty, who resided in Provi
dence r. l., jumped overheard, yesterday while
the steamer on which he was travelling was com
ing down East river and drowned. Papers in
his state-room showed that Halter was insane
The grand jury at Boston has indicted for for
gerry and larceny DIR. John Hunter alias John
Thompson Hunter carries a diploma from the
Royal College of Dublin, and at one time was
surgeon on the State liue of European steamers.
freight train on the New York, Pennsylva-
mia g. Ohio road ran into open switch at New
Portage, o.. on Saturday, and collided with a
train on side track. Two engines and four cars
were wrecked Trains were delayed. No one
was hurt.
Henry Smoot, one of the most successful
farmers and stock raisers of Kentucky died on
Saturday evening, Of paralysis He was. seventy
five years old. He was born in Maryland, but
had lived at Maysyille the greater part of his
life. His estate is valued at 100000
General Badeau, late United States consul
general at Havana, declines to state his reasons
for rendering his resignation. He says he may
press The impression prevails at Havana that
his resignation is in some way connected with
the Aguero expedition.
A. telegram from Wichita Falls, Kan,
says that Stephen Moore, cattle man, was
killed by Ben Shanklin. The killer escaped.
He is described as five feet nine inches high,
light complexion, blue eyes and sandy mustache.
Moore was rich and formerly resided at Dallas.
reward of 81 900 is offered for the capture of
Shanklin.
Major Stickiey of the engineer corps, New
Orleans, telegrapes the Secretary of War con
corning the Ieyees: THE situation is more en-
couraging than could have been expected two
weeks ago, and it seems very probable cotton
crop may be raised in Tensas and Coneordia.
The immediate danger to the remaining levees
is rapidly passing and it is not probable any
other break will occur"
The sale of the Butler county Kan. corn con-
tribution to flood sufferers took place on Change
at Cincinnati on Saturday. Prices ranged 2 to
3 cents above market rates, and the aggregate
realized was about ST. 900. The relief commit
tee will, Immediately after the distribution of
the results Of this sale, close up its business,
and will decline hereafter to receive any further
contribution for distribution
Lizzie Abbott, girl living with a family
named Arnold, at Cory, Pa, was taken sud
denly i'll, suffering great agony. When she
could speak she said she had taken strychnine to
hide her shame, as she was about to become
mother. She died on Thursday afternoon. She
said her betrayer was William Spencer, who is
under arrest The coroners inquest disclosed
the fact that she had made mistake.