The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-15
NEWS IN BRIEF.

II is estimated the cattle drive from Texas the
coming season will reach over 100000 head.
The ice broke in the Mississippi yesterday
Navigation will doubtless he open in a few days.
The Rochester n. Y. pool tournament has
closed. Frey took first money, and Malone of
Chicago, second.
Mrs. Lawrence, of Chicago, mother of the late
r. 6. Lawrence. of the class of 1884, has given
Yale College 800, 900 for n dOr1nitory.
AT Dayton, o.. John Rontzong and John Mar
Shall, digging a trench twenty feet deep, were
crushed 10 death by the fall of earth upon them
Lesner & Sons grist-mill, at Charlton, n. Y,
was wrecked yesterday, by the explosion Of a
boiler The proprietors were killed Two
farmers We're wounded.
Oliver Dyer Yale sophomore, who was
roughly hammered by clasemate in college at
the athletic games OH the 8th inst, died yester-
day from the result of his injuries.
w r. Williams. Of Minneapolis aged twenty
was killed yesterday He the steps of
an engine and was struck by a bridge pier and
thrown to the ground. the wheels passing over
his neck, completely severing the head.
At Stanford. KY. fire destroyed the Odd
fellows Hall and buildings belonging to II.
Berghman and Mrs May Partman. which were
occupied as stores Total loss So, 900; mostly
insured.
A boy named Mccormick died at Manchester
o. yesterday, from wounds inflicted by three
boys, with stones. two days ago. The assailants
named Maiers. Connolly and FraIne-are un-
der arrest. All three boys are under sixteen
years old.
The Methodist Conference Of Southern Mis-
souri, in session at Kansas City, has elected DR.
George W. Parker, of st. Louis and W. H
Reed of Kansas City. delegates to the General
Conference, to be held in Philadelphia, in May
next
The National Reform Association has an
nounced a convention, to begin III Philadelphia
on the evening of March "a and continue the
next day, for the purpose of discussing the
principles and aims of national reform move
lnent
EACaptain James B. Eads, now in London, has
been requested by Director general Burke. of the
Worlds Exposition. to ascertain the terms on
which the steamer Great Eastern can be had to
bring exhibits from Liverpool and serve as a
floating hotel at the exposition wharf.
Mrs. Genevieve J Hubbard the wife of the
pastor of the most fashionable church in Brook
Ign. has begun proceedings for decree of di-
Voree against her husband, the Rev. Warren c.
Hubbard. for cruel and inhuman treatment The
defendant is pastor of st. Pauls Episcopal
Church, Brooklyn. The church is one of the
handsomest edifces in the city, and is elabor-
atey decorated. The services are high-church.
The secretary of the National Industrial con
vention TO be hed in Chicago on May q, has
received letters from Hon Columbus Delano and
Judge Lawrence, of the National Wool-growers'
Association. nrging that the date of the latter's
convention be postponed from May to May 10
The object OF the postponement being that, as
he delegates attending both conventions have
interests in common the dates should be as close
'ogether as possible and it is thought the change
will be made as suggested.