The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-09
TELEGRAPHIC BREVTTIES.


bug Cephas has been found guilty. at Balti-
more, of the murder of Mrs. Celia Busch.
General Grant was yesterday elected COM
mander of the military order of the Loyal Legion.
The champion. pointer, Meteor, owned by j.
w. Munson, of st. Louis, took first premium at
the New York dog show.
Lemuel Shaw. son of the late Chief Justice
Shaw, died suddenly yesterday in the rooms of
the Union Club, at Boston
The Seventh congressional district of Mass
aehusetts has elected Butler delegates to the
Democratic national convention.
The liabilities of pullman, Tompkins & Co.,
grain merchants of New York, who have assign
ed, are $50, 900; actual assets, $4,000.
President Arthur arrived yesterday morning
at the Fifth-avenue Hotel. New York. There
were few callers, and the President declined to
see them.
Phillip r. Reese has been suspended from all
privileges of the New York Produce Exchange,
for failing to fulfill contracts with members of
the Exchange.
Henry Irving and Miss Ellen Terry state since
their arrival at London that nothing could equal
the hospitality of Americans. Their voyage
home was pleasant one.
Daniel B, Fisher, of Leesport, Pa, has made
an assignment. Liabilities, $150,0OO; assetss
$500 600 Fisher Is reported to have been in
financial straits for some time.
Inc brfdl OF Tile conspiracy sui OF JO0n
Betz, New York brewer, against his partner,
William c. Bauer, and others, concluded with a
verdict for the plaintiff for $40, 542.
Counsel for Jay Gould General Swayne. de-
MES that the Wabash railroad will be placed in
| the hands of receiver and says there is no
foundation for the rumor to that effect.
The New York Union League Club last night
appointed a committee of thirty to take charge
OF any action the club might recommend in the
coming State and national campaign.
The Greenbackers of the Twelfth Missouri
district have nominated w. S. Hazeltine for
Congress and elected A. W. St John and E. L..
Bentley delegates to the national convention.
Much damage was done in the country and
about Petersburg, Va, Tuesday night, by wind
and rain In Dinwiddie county the storm was
supplemented by heavy hail and violent thunder.
At WiIliamsport, Pa the ex county com
missioner, Mckinney Sra u. who pleaded guilty
to embezzlement was Yesterday sentenced to
Imprisonment for two years in the penitentiary.
Brisk bidding and good prices were the charac-
teristcs of the fifth anntt;I combination sale of
Jersey cattle at New York yesterday, "South-
ern Prince" bull, dropped in 1883, brought
81, $50.
The New York Catholic Review announces
that the Holy Father has named Bishop Sal
pointe, of Arizona. eoadjutator of Archbishop
Lamy of Santa Fe, N. ~, with right of sue
eession.
In a quarrel two weeks ago, Patrick Wallace,
notorious character of McKeesport, Pa, hit an
old man named Joyce on the head with an iron
rod, fracturing his skull, which resulted in death
last night.
The Alice Oates Opera Company arrived at
PittsburgI from Braddocks, Pa, yesterday, with
out funds and the company is stranded, Mrs,
Oates and husband, Manager Watkins. have
gone East.
The railroad committee of the Massachusetts,
Legislature has unanimously reported adversely
MI tala al mi S
the right to use lands along railroads for erecting
lines Of wire
An attempt has been made by a sherift's posse
of forty men to capture w y. Cash, the Ches-
terfeld S. G., outlaw The Cash mansion, at
Casks Depot, was surrounded, and thorough
search Of the premises made, but the murderer
could not be found
J. R. Wolf Of Georgetown, KY, was arrested
at Lexington last night on charge Of forgery,
He had forged the name Of S. j. Burgess cash
Ter of the Georgetown NartioHal Bank, to
checks to the amount of several thousand dol
lars. The bank will lose heavily by it.
Mrs Missouri Wright died in dentists chair,
at Albany, Ga from the administration of
chloroform, While her body was be carried out
on a stretcher Mrs Williams, of Ocree with
seven faulty teeth, came in and said: Give me
ehlorofopm and pull away" She sustained no
harm.
Mrs Armstrong, of Sparta, Wis. died at La
crosse on Wednesday night, after living fifty
four days without taking food into her stomach
About two months ago she fell sick with what
the doctors called an inward fever. After few
attempts to take food, all of which caused VIC
lent vomiting as long as particle Of solid mat
ter remained IN the stomach, no further food
was given her, and she wasted away for fifty
four days without any sustenance except water
Her body consisted of little more than bones
with enough flesh to hold them together Yes
terday small quantity of food was given her
and she r>ssined it, but by night she grew
weaker rapidly and died.