The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-02
TELEGRAFHIC BREVITIES.

Naval Cadet VIM. G. Callaghan Of Ohio,
member of the third class, has resigned from
the Naval Academy.
Under the search and seizure clause of the
Iowa prohibition law, sixty two barrels of liquor
were seized by the Temperance Alliance at Mus
catine, yesterday.
The executive committee Of the National Civil
service Reform Association, has decided to hold
the next annual meeting in Newport in August.
George William Curtis will preside.
Thomas Evans, fire boss, was seriously, and
Jere Mahoney, a miner, fatally burned by an
explosion of gas in Preston coeries, near
Girardvil!e, Pa, yesterday afternoon. The gas
is still burning.
large number of molders, mostly stove
plate workers, stopped work at Rochester, N. Y,
yesterday on account of 12a per cent. reduo-
ton. Four foundres are idle. Steps are being
taken looking to an arrangement
About 500 weavers employed by the Renfrew
Manufacturing Company, at Renfrew and AID
ans, Mass, struck, yesterday morning, on &C.
count of a reduction of per cent. in wages.
Both mills are running with other help.
The Meadow cotton-mill of the Messrs VIM.
E. Hooper 81 Sons, at Woodberry. Baltimore
county, Nd, has suspended operations until
further orders. The mill, when running full,
gave employment to several hundred hands.
Benjamin Pixies Sons, opticians, of Broadway,
New York, made an assignment, to-day, with
have been in business many years. and were
rated at from $40, 600 to $40 00O with fair credit
George Fisher was instantly killed at Naubin-
way, Mich, by being struck on the head with a
hammer in the hands of fellow work man,
while driving stakes. There were no witnesses,
and the man who struck the blow claims it was
accidental.
The entire force of the construction depart
ment of the Brooklyn navy yard was discharged
yesterday 1t Is said that other discharges will
follow, and that economy in the expenditure OF
the balance, which is small is the cause of the
retreBchment.
On Thursday night the Rev. Jesse Cook (col
ored). of Butler, Ala, becoming enraged at his
wife knocked her down with an ak; then, put
ting his foot on her throat, he dealt her three
blows with the ak, knocking out her brains A
posse of armed men are In pursuit
Two men named Ed Ray and w. A. Anderson,
confined in jail at Asheville NJ c., under SEN
tence of death, made desperate effort, on
Thursday night, to escape, but were foiled.
They are said to have friends on the outside
who are ready to help them. The military has
been notified to be ready in case of rescue be-
ing attempted.
Ex-Gov. Thomas M Waller, the newly-ap-
pointed consul-general to London, was ban
quoted in an informal wayin Hotel st. Maca, New
York, last night, by the former members of his
Connecticut gubernatoria staff. Toward midnight
the entire party escorted him to the steamer
Britannia, upon which ho will sail tomorrow
morning for London.
Edmund Bushman aged seventy, was found
hanging to a beam in the rear of the house in
which he lived, in New York, yesterday morn
ing. Bushman was, up to ten years ago, q
wealthy farmer. He owned an extensive farm
in Orange county. He lost his means through
speculation, and since that time mas been living
with a married daughter on Second avenue Re
Gently his sonin law said smaller house was tc
be taken, and Mr.. Bushman had better go to one
of his sons in Chicago. The old gentleman pre-
pared to CO. and was to start at o'clock Thurs
day night He left the house Thursday mornine
to make some purchases, as he said, and was not
again seen alive.