The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-17
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.


The English yacht Genesta has arrived at New
York to take part in the American challenge cup
contest
Napoleon Barsaloux, of Chicago. dealer in
furniture has failed Liabilities, $685. 600; assets
not stated.
Owing to dizziness in trade. the propeller lines
operating the chain of lakes will each lay up
number of their boats
Joseph Taylor, who in May, 1884, murdered
keeper Michael F. Doran, of the Eastern peni
Tertiary of Pennsylvania, was yesterday hanged
at Philadelphia.
While sailing in Great South bay, Long
Island. Wednesday evening, William Tichenor,
John Hedden and Miss Agnes Roe were swept
overheard by the boom and drowned.
Courer-Journal special from Morehead,
Ky, saws Bill Fouch was fatally stabbed in
night, near Hoggtown, by Green Nichols. The
sherlHs posse are In pursuit of the murderer.
Cheever d Thompson, wholesale dealers in
millinery, fancy dress goods, etc, at so West
Fourth street Cincinnati, assigned yesterday
afternoon to L. NJ. Hinkle. Bond was fixed at
$780, 000
1t transpires that the new lessees of the yul-
can Iron Works, in South St Louis, will roll
mai! plate and cut nails in their mill, and that in
all probability two three other nail mills will
be started there.
The coastng steamer Perkoman of Philadel-
phia. was sunk, Wednesday night, by collision
OF Pollock rip, with the schooner Abbie G.
Stubs, which was also badly damaged, and was
run ashore to prevent her sinking.
The St Louis Globe Democrat states that
there is no foundation whatever for the rumor
that the Missouri Pacific and the Wabash rail-
roads are negotiating with the government for
a fast mail service west of the Mississippi
river.
The grand jury of Philadelphia yesterday
found three true bills against j. F. Cottinger,
one charging him with embezzement of $47, 500,
and the others with forging the stock of the
Central Transportation Company, and altering
the same.
A Houghton special to the Detroit Journal
says: Eastern and European capitalists, repre-
sented by Henry s. Ives, banker of New York
have purchased the Mineral Range railroad,
running from Hancock to the Calumet and
Hecla mines
Michael Emry was killed by sunstroke at
Dayton, yesterday. He was timer, engaged
in repairing roof He died ten minutes after
the stroke. Three others were overcome by the
heat, and, although not fatally, are seriously
affected.
Near WATERFOWL Wis, yesterday, lightning
struck the residence and barn of David Lewis,
instantly killing Mr. Lewis, iniuring several
members of his family, and totally destroying
the buildings The loss on the buildings will
amount to several thousand dollars
A Courier Journal special says: flames Boyd
and Charles Greathouse, of Owensboro KY.
quarreled about dollar. They met in Mullen
burg county yesterday and fought with a knife
and pistol. Boyd was dangerously stabbed sew
eral times, and Greathouse seriously shot in the
right shoulder"
Ellen jackson was arrested at Carthage Mo-,
yesterday charged with defrauding the Cont
mental Insurance Company, of New York, out Of
several thousand dollars by forging premium
notes purporting to be in payment of risks on
farmhouse and furniture which proved to be
fraudulent. no such risks ever having been taken.
Judge Prendergast Of the Cook County I'M J
Court, yesterday overruled the motion made by
Judge Smiths attorney, in the mayoralty con
test, for an immediate recount of the ballots.
The Judge held that the proper time for order
ing the recount would be when the opposition
filed its answer and the issues in the case are
Joined