The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-11
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Strong shocks of earthquake were felt in ia
maica on Wednesday night
Rev. Albert S. Hudson. Congregational clergy
man at Aver, Mass, has become insane from
overwork
The Boston Board of Health has quarantined
against all vessels arriving from Canada or New
fouudland.
Heavy rains yesterday did untold damage to
crops in Yazoo county, Miss The rainfall was
unprecedented.
The Etna and Standark mills. at Etnavlle
o., lit their fires yesterday afternoon, and will
be running full to-day.
The statue of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry
was unveiled at Newport, r.. L. yesterday with
imposing ceremonies.
Moses Frelich, of New York, aged thirty
seven years. drank some hydriodic acid, from
the effects Of which he soon died.
Hon. John A. Bingham, ex-minister to Japan
arrived at his old home in Cadiz O., yesterday
after an absence of thirteen years.
Coal shipments the present rise from Pitts
burg will be ], 408, COO bushels. of which 1854 900
bushels are for Louisville and GA 900 bushels for
Cincinnati.
Alexander D. Anderson. commissioner for
Especial days" for the New Orleans exposition,
has designated March Is and 16 as American
labor days"
At Canton. Miss, Lyon Cockrill a negro
schooteacher. shot and killed negro in a
congregation in prayer.
The United States steamer Swatara will leave
New Orleans to-day with $40. 600 in silver,
of which she will transfer $2,000,000 to the
Yantic. at the quarantine station
An investigation of the accounts of Charles 5.
DeMott. receiver of taxes for Hampstead, L. l.,
who died OF Wednesday, is said TO have disclosed
a shortage of between s., 900 and $1,000.
Official and unofficial returns from the Third
Arkapsac district DIVA NcRaa
Congress, about 5, 900 majority. double the ma
jority given the Democratic candidate last No
vember
John L. Sullivan writes that he cannot engage
in any prize fight without the consent of the pro-
prietors of Lester g. Aliens minetrels to whom
he is under engagement, and as they refuse con-
sent, the affair with Ryan is off
A gas we'll was struck at Cameron. N. Y.
yesterday morning, at depth of fifty feet while
one Of the residents was boring for water The
gas is flowing with considerable force, and Oil
spectators are already leasing land.
The Greenbackers of Iowa who are opposed to
the fusion with the Democrats party having
no aspirations or hopes"-have called conven.
ton, to be held at Marshaltown on the LIST of
October. to take independent action.
Ensign F. c. Rider. assistant engineer on the
United State man-of-war Swatara committed
suicide in his bunk on board of that vessel, yes
terday afternoon, by shooting himself in the
uedu. mo VauSe Is dSSiSueu IOr the act.
The fact has just been made public that Will
lard r. Mcintyre, business manager for George
Goodrich & Co., Boston, decamped about seven
weeks ago. taking about $40 600 in cash belong
ing to the firm. He also is charged with having
forged several checks for small amounts.
A telephone message received last night at
Long Island City from Seacff said there was a
large fire near Glen Cove, and it was supposed
that either Charles A. Daha's residence or that
of Mr. Perkins at Glen Cove landing, was on
fire. No definite particulars were obtainable
In January, 1888 James @. Holmes now of
Baltimore. was elected from the only frstclass
car train of the Carolina Central road, and
compelled to ride some hours in a smokingcar.
He brought suit for Sc, 900 damages in Char.
lotte, N. c.. court, and the jury yesterday
awarded him $475.
In the bicycle contests at Springfield. Mass,
yesterday. the American record for twenty miles
was cut down by V. j. Weber, the Englishmau,
who made the distance in $3.50 1-5 WOOD made
q new worlds record for two miles of $40. and q
new American record for four and FIVE miles of
l132 30 and l4:34 Is, respectively.