The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-19
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

Richard Cort, a commission merchant of Gin
cinnati failed yesterday Assets, 81, 900; liabili
ties, SIC, 0o0
Annie Flemmie, young woman charged with
operating IN various countries with forged
checks, was arrested at Brownsville Pa, yester-
day. Her forged checks aggregate $4,000
Two Russian banks at Quebec, since the loom
ing up of the war cloud between England and
Russia, are loading cargo night and day. in order
to be ready to leave at any moment, in the event
of war
The robber of the paymaster on the Island
railway, at Victoria, B. c., was captured yester-
day, together with the entire sum stolen, Si3 OOO
The prisoner has been recognized as o. Adair, a
South American.
Yesterday the wires of the Baltimore & Ohio
Telegraph company were cut at Syracuse N
Y, by order of the Common Council The com
pany have been stringIng their wires through
leather tube which the Council declared a nui-
sance.
Edward Gillian, an expressman, fifty five years
old, living on Detroit street, Cleveland, went to
his divorced wife's home on Tennyson street
last night shot her through the ear and then
committed suicide. She will recover. She is
twenty eight years old, and quite comedy.
The United Nailers, Heaters and Rollers, in
session at Wheeling, adjourned yesterday, after
eleoting the following officers: President, John
K. Wier, Bellaire, O.. vice president. Steven
Ripley; secretary. Mat. Chew; warden, John
brown, all or w heel1ng. Ine next annual meet
ing will be held at Columbus, 0.
A Courier Journal special says: Evan Horn,
William and Dock Bailey, three brothers, en-
gagged in fight with John Howard. in Lee
county. Knives and pistols were used. Howard
was killed. and Van Horn Bailey was shot and
seriously hurt No arrests have been made.
The cause of the trouble is not stated"
Four of the ten suits for damage instituted by
the families of the victims of the late Raven
Run disaster, against the owners and operators,
have been compromised by the payment of
81. 600 in each case. The amount claimed was
S2O,0O0 In each case. 1t is understood the other
suits VIII be compromised on the same basis.
Thirty eight young ladies took the VOW of
poverty, chastity and obedience for period of
seven years yesterday. at the convent of the
Sisters of the Notre Dame, near Govanstowr.
Baltimore county, Maryland. At the end of the
seven years, if they wish to continue in the re-
hgious life they will be at liberty to make these
VOWS final and perpetual.
Suit for damages aggregating S., 900 will
shortly be instituted against the Pittsburg Fuel
Gas Company by a number of persons injured
by the explosion of natural gas in the Seven
teenth ward of that city, last spring. These are
courts for injuries received by natural gas
plosions, and the result will be watched with
interest
which has been in session al Pittsburg all week,
finally adjourned yesterday, after deciding to
demand the present rate of wages for next sea-
son. No other business Of importance was
transacted. The international Windowglass
Workers are still in session, with closed doors
A final adjournment is not expected before the
middle Of this week.