The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-16
TELEGRAPHIC BREYITIES.


At New York, yesterday, a ferry boat ran
down yawl containing six sailors two Of whom
were drowned
The Supreme Court of Ohio has granted leave
to file petition in error in the lower court to
test the constitutionalty of the Scott law.
Fire in the building occupied by the A. T.
Stewart estate in New York, damaged the
building and contents to the extent of $lS, 900.
The Universalist Church at Dowagiac Mich.
together with the pipe-organ, sold by the
sheriff. on Monday, to Mr. Beckwith, for $500, to
satisfy judgment for $780,
An expert reports that the defalcation of
Chamberlain Church, of Troy, for his first three
years in office, is more than so, 600 His bonds
men will be asked to make good the amount.
Thomas L. Shields, confined in jail at Char
lotte, N c.. under sentence of death for the
murder of Joseph G.. Sitton, on Monday night
with the aid of outside friends, cut hole
through the wall and escaped. No trace Of him
has been found
The weavers of the Hamilton Mill at Ames-
bury, Mass, have accepted the proposition OF the
management for a reduction of charges for
sewing in," and the new system of premiums
on cloth of given standard of perfection, and
have resumed work.
1t has been discovered that the Iowa prohibi-
ton penalty law is probably void in its most i'm
portant features, in that it amends statutes re
pealed by the pharmacy law and amendments
little better than none
Frank James's trial commenced at Huntsville
Ala, in the federal court, yesterday. James s
witnesses were subpRnaed at the government
expense, upon his affidavit that he had noLmeans
James will attempt to prove an alibi. Dick Lid
dell is witness for the government.
VIM. Walter Phelps invited John S. Wise the
ReadjUster, to speak at a Republican meeting at
Trenton N. j, The New Jersey Republicans
objected to Wise, one of them writing: 1--WE
don't want any - Readiuster to come here
and address u.s." and Phelps was forced to tell
his friend the real condition of affairs
The squatters in Lincoln county, West Vir-
GINA, who recently fired on Surveyor Sinnett,
who had been sent out to survey lands now in
litigation, fired again on William OXey, the as
SCISSOR His horse was killed but OXley escaped.
Judge Jackson will send force to execute the
orders of his court and trouble is feared
At Macon, Ca, VIM. Landsburg of the firm
of NJ Nussabaum & Co, and j. r. b. Danforth.
entry clerk of the firm, had dispute on Monday
morning in reference to the amount agreed upon
for the latter's salary. On Monday night Dan
forth went to the store, and, without word of
warning, shot Landsburg five times, killing him
instantly.
The Metropolitan National Bank, of Chicago.
was organized on Monday. The authorized cap
ita is S. 000 000 and the paid-up capital is $780,
600. The directors are David Preston and F. W.
Hays of Detroit, and E. G.. Keith, William Deer
ing, T. W. Harvey, s. A Kean. G. b. Shaw j.
l.. Woodland Simeon Farwell, Emanuel Frank
enthal and Arthur Orr, of Chicago
James Green, aged seventeen, and Joseph
Green, aged sixteen, residents of Mitchell
county, North Carolina, loved Jeanette D.
Birdsall, aged twenty-tw and James was the
favored suitor On Sunday before last he was
promenading with Miss Birdsall, when Joe came
up and offered the young lady his arm, which
she accepted. Last Sunday the same perform
ance was repeated. As soon as Joe took the
girls arm and marched off it is alleged that Jim
drew a revolver and fired, Joe falling dead by
the side of the young lady, Both young men
have heretofore borne good characters. Jim
Green was arrested on Sunday and arraigned for
murder.