The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-09
T~ELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Henry and Nicholas Sammerman, brothers,
were fatally stabbed in a free fight, at Homes
vile, Pa, Tuesday night.
Charles e. Hinkley, who came to New York
three years ago, from San Francisco, and en-
gagged in the canned goods business, is missing.
The strike of stove molders, at Pittshurg, in
augurated nine months ago, has been declared
off, and all who can get work may return at the
reduction of Is per cent.
At North Adams, Mass, a carriage containing
George and Alice Hall, of Hamford. VT, was
struck by an express train, at Greylock crossing,
and both instantly killed.
David Tapley. a magistrate at Portland, n. B.,
and chairman of the county board of alms-house
commissioners for the past fifteen years, admits
q deficiency of over 1000.
The Herman agency, New York, says at the
next meeting of the directors of the Minnesota
& Manitoba railroad, the dividend will be re
duced from 8 to 6 per cent.
The district court at Cincinnati has ordered a
stay of proceedings III the easeo of Joseph Palmer,
to be executed on Friday, in order to give time
for defendant to file a writ of error.
President Arthur has appointed L. K. Stan
nard register Of the land office at Taylor Falls,
Mimi, vice Owens, deceased, and Il. Is. White
alternate commissioner to the New Orleans Elk
position, for Oregon.
John j. Anderson, proprietor of the Washoe
Manufacturing Company, of New York, has
made an assignment. with preferences aggrega-
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months his business became complicated.
Orders have been received to close the leading
cotton mills of Reading, Pa, for one month,
owing to overproduction and slow sales. The
mills have been working under agreement with
Eastern mills. The mills employ $50 hands.
At the regular monthly meeting of the board
of directors of the Baltimore & Ohio railway, at
Baltimore yesterday, only the usual regular bus
mess was transacted, The differences between
the Baltimore & Ohio and Pennsylvania road
were not brought up.
John Mccullough. the actor, arrived in New
York yesterday afternoon, accompanied by his
friend, Captain Common. Mccullough was at
once taken to a private house, where he will
have opportunity to recuperate. Captain Con
nor said Mccullough was in 6~rst-rate condition.
Private advices received at Boston from the
superintendent of the Calumet g. Hecla mine
say no damage has been done to the mine.
There were no gas explosions. The mine contin-
ues in operation as usual. Smoke from the
burning timber viii delay underground work in
a portion of the mine for a few days.
The mostdisastrous storm of the season struck
Harrisburg, Pa, at dusk, last evening. 1t came
from the northwest, and was not more than half
a mile wide. 1t swept down trees. unroofed sew
eral houses and carried away the roof ana loose
frame work of a section of the carriage bridge
across the Susquehanna. The storm was of ten
minutes duration.
The general term of the New York Supreme
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cision setting aside a Judgment for 1888, 900, OBJ
tanned by Riggs 6 Co., of Washington bank ers,
against Dion Bouclcault. as indorser for James
Purcell, owner of the Park Theater property.
who failed to pay the interest on a mortgage
taken on the property by Riggs & Co.
The Mexican veterans met at the Peoples
Theater, in st. Louis, yesterday morning, to at
tend the reunion, which continues three days.
About goo delegates from various States are in
attendance. In the absence Of Pretident James
w. Denver, Gen. NJ. d.. Man~ea, II Indiana,
first vice president, called the meeting to order,
and an address of welcome was delivered by J.
c. McGumes, of st. Louis, and replied to by
acting President Manson.
The Federated Trades Unions, in session at
Chicago, passed resolutions looking to the pre-
s~entation to various State Legislatures of laws
for the welfare of the laboring classes. Other
resolutions called for the uniting of kindred
trades in large cities to secure themselves against
cheap labor; for tho enforcement of the eight
hour law on all government work; for the aboli-
ton of contract labor in penitentiaries and re-
formatories; for the appointment of boards of
arbitration by the State to decide between EN-
ployer and employed whenever a strike was
threatened; to regulate filthy workshops; for the
appointment of State mine inspectors, etc.