The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-01
TELEGRAPHIC BREVlTIES.

By an explosion of gas in the Susquehanna
Coal Companys mine, at Nanticoke, Pa: yester-
day. Louis Perry and Charles Granville were
fatally burned. and two others slightly.
DR.. John K. Hamell, botanical druggist of
Austin, Tex, fell from an awning at IL o'clock
on Saturday night and received such severe in
juries that he died on Sunday afternoon.
IT. III. Winchester, a travelling man representing
the Minnesota Furniture Company of Minneap-
oils, committed suicide at Sheldon. Ia, on Sat-
'urday evening There was 10 apparent cause.
Prof George f. Moore d. D., has declined to
accept the presidency of Marietta College.
recently rendered him by the trustees of that in
sttution, on the grounds that his duty is to the
work he has undertaken at Andover.
The boiler in the mill of J. B. Williams, at
Bowling Green. Ky, exploded yesterday after
neon. Engineer S. 7. Dixon and Hamp Ellis, a
mill hand, were fatally injured, while j. Jenni-
son was badly hurt by flying timbers. The
cause of the explosion is not known.
A washout occurred on the West Shore rail
way, on Sunday night. two miles south of Cats
kill. At midnight the Pacific express was
partially wrecked by it. The engine was thrown
on its side. Engineer Cole was instantly killed
and the fireman badly injured. None of the
passeng ers were hurt.
Joseph and Jacob Tobler two negroes, were
arrested on Sunday, near Eufaula !. r.. for the
murder of Messrs. Goodykoontz and Glass; Two
prominent merchants of Vinita. near the Sac
ana FOX agency. on Inc loLn fnSL Iney were
taken to Vinita. where they confessed the crime
They will be taken to Fort Smith by United
States Marshal Jones, who has them in charge
A neighbor of Mrs. Hannah Gibson, a widow
residing alone in Plymouth, Me-, while On her
way to catch an early train on Friday morning
found Mrs. Glbsons house burned down to the
ground and the body of that lady in the ruins
It is thought that Walter Paine, an insane
nephew of Mrs. Gibson, set the house on fire
he was taken to the insane asylum at Augusta
yesterday.
During severe storm in Newcastle, Pa
Sunday evening, lightning struck the house of
Timothy Mack with most disastrous results
Tho chimney was torn down. q portion of the
weather boarding knocked off and the plastering
torn off each of the five rooms Joe Carver. a
boy about seventeen years of age was sitting in
the door of the house, aud he was knocked down
by the shock and received injuries that will re-
suit fatally. Timothy Mack was SO badly
shocked that he cannot recover, while his wife
and John OBrien were less severely injured
@. Am Ende Hoboken, a. J.. druggist, has
disappeared C. Am Ende, in preparing prescrlp-
tion put up ten grain doses of morphine instead
of quinine. The doses were given, Sunday
ter. Miss Gretchen died yesterday morning,
and her sister is rapidly sinking. Late in the
afternoon detective found c. Am Ende at his
home, and arrested him. He seemed very much
cast down on account of his mistake As they
started 20 leave the house. Am Ende
told the policeman that he had taken
person. 1t was found that he had swallowed
i've grains Of atropia Physicians were sum
moned, but the druggist became unconscious
before their arrival He WAS conscious last
nignt but his recovery is doubtful.