The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-11
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Albert Hamm and James E. Teneyck will row
three mile race, three turns, at Lake Quinsig-
amond on Wednesday next
There was a heavy fall of top rock in Red Ash
mine, near Wilkesbarre, yesterday morning and
George Hand and William Stevens, miners. were
killed.
w. c. Mckenzie, merchant. of Peteralea, On.
tario, has assigned Liabilities, $4,000. After
making the assignment he suddenly disappear
ed, and his whereabouts are unknown.
The five-mile race at Boston, between K A.
Skinner on roller skates, and Frank d. Sturn-
yeche on bicycle, was won by Skinner in min
utes and % seconds, beating the record by 81
seconds.
D. w. c. Carroll & Co., boiler manufacturers
of Pittsburg, have ordered 10 per cent re
duction of the wages of their skilled employees to
take effect on next Monday. The men will ac
,cept the reduction.
The Father Mathew societies of Lackawanna
county, Pa, celebrated the ninety fourth ami
versary of the birth of the great temperance
apostle, at Scranton yesterday. There were
5000 uniformed men in line.
The government of the republic of Sante Do
mingo has abolished export duties sugars,
mOlasses, and all other productions of the
country. The export duty was 25 cents per one
hundred pounds sugars.
Captain Ben Garrison, who has been under
arrest for the murder of James Flynn in Wind
sor, Ont, found drowned, has been discharged.
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Flynn came to his death at the hands of unknown
persons.
The tobacco factory of Wilson e NTcGill, one
of the largest in Petersburg, Va, has Temporal
rily suspended operations. The factory en-
ploys over 300 colored operatives The sus-
pension is due to the scarcity of tobacco for man
ufacturing purposes
Two sections of cattle train collided near
Aubrey Station, forty miles south of Denison,
Texas. James Jolly, of Lampasas, in charge of
cattle, was killed and two others seriously
wounded. A number of cattle were killed. Both
trains were wrecked.
B. Osterhaut. divinity student at Victoria
College Cobourg, Canada. has been arrested for
stealing 81, 900 in Canadian Pacific bonds from
Aloway & Champions private banking office, at
Winnipeg, while there short time ago, purchas
ing land for his brother.
Captain Dillon, at Toronto, stakeholder in the
recent double-scull race for the American cham
pionshp was fined 500 and costs and five DAYS
in iai Yesterday. The jail sentence was i'm
posed by the magistrate to compel Dillon to take
the case to a higher court and SO test the law.
The crew of the whaling bark Seine, wrecked
off Cape Frio, arrived yesterday morning at
New Bedford, Mass. Two men were drowned
both Portuguese. The steward deserted the
camp on the beach and wandered into the desert
He has not been heard from All the others ar
rived safely at the settlement
Information has been received at Bardstown
Ky, of the killing of Glen Funk by DR.. VIII
iams in Washington county. Williams had
Funk discharged from the revenue service for
nOn-payment of bill. Funk met Williams on
tina road and seized the horses bride Williams
drew pistol and fired killing him instantly.
The American Board of Commissioners for
Foreign Missions concluded their session at Co
lumbus, o., yesterday, adopting the usual, reso-
lutions of thanks to the officers of various com
mitiees, and to citizens. President Hopkins, D.
D., delivered a brief closing address, returning
thanks, which was responded to by DR.. GLADDEN..