The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-25
NEWS IN BRIEF.

The liabilities of George 7. Comins. the New
Hampshire prison contractor, are $14O,009; as
$1,000.
Crop reports from different sections of Cafor-
MIA give bad indications. 1t is the driest season
in seven years.
Joseph Kessler a wealthy resident and ex-
| trustee of Lansingburg, n. Y, shot himself
fatally yesterday.
The Constitution Club of New York, has
adopted resolutions favoring the establishment
of postal telegraph.
The schedules of Wolff & Kahn, hat and cap
dealers, New York, show liabilities of $260,O00,
actual assets, $4,000
John Schneider, of New York who killed his
brother in fit Of passion pleaded guilty to man
/ slaughter The plea was accepted
The schedules of assignment of Stephen K
Lane, grain merchant. New York, show liabili-
ties of $2S9,O79; actual assets, $50 Cos.
Ascalon, the valuable racing stallion, died on
i. j. Megibbens farm, at Lexington, on Wednes-
day night. He entered for all valuable
| three-year-old stakes this year.
Thomas Valley accidentally shot his six-year-
old sister, this morning, while eareessy handling
a revolver. The ball entered the base of the
brain and lodged under the left ear.
The Pullman Car Works, of Detroit dis
charged large number of their workmen yes
terday. Affairs Of the West Shore road are said
to have had much to do with this step
Philip Miller, beaten in a disreputable house in
Buffalo, on Sunday morning, died yesterday. Al
bert Rosnow, Isaac Van Allen, John Costello
and Frank CHASED have been arrested
j. B. & w. H. Anderson, grain-dealers, mill
ers and bankers, at Mendon, Mich. have failed
They have been in business there for sixteen
years, and were considered solid. Their business
was quite extensive.
Robert II. Melville, of New York has been
held for trial, charged with swindling boys and
young men by promising to have them enlisted
in the United States navy. He has been carry
ing on operations for some time.
Simon Rapalyea, arrested on the charge of
committing the outrage upon Mrs. and Mr..
Townsend of Oyster Bay has been discharged.
There was evidence against him except the
first statement of Mrs. Townsend
Mrs Mary Ann White, of New York, wife of
the keeper of the morgue, died yesterday from
criminal malpractice. Bertha Nathan has been
arrested. She has been out of prison only a few
weeks, where she was confined for a similar of
Tense.
At Hunters Point, Long Island during
quarrel over some stolen property, Thomas
Ward was fatally struck by Michael and John
Geuigley, one of whom struck him with an iron
bar, breaking his ribs and leg, and the other
shot him in the head.
/. Gratz Pusteyovsky drunken farmer, of
Schulenberg, Tex, returning home from
town with his wife, last night, when the horses
became frightened, the wagon upset and both
occupants were fearfully mangled The woman
died to-day. The mans recovery is doubtful
In the suit for damages brought by John Shea
and James p Muleahy, of Boston, against Lieu
tenant Train ct al, on account of gunshot
wounds inflicted by the latter through negli-
gence while practicing in the Charlestown navy
yard, a verdict was rendered giving $3.50 to Shea
and $500 to Mulcahy. ..-