The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-19
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Lucky" Badwin's famous twO-year old trot-
ting colt Kismet record 2:29, died suddenly on
Wednesday night
The total imports of dry goods at New York
during the past week were valued at 81. 534 1885,
the amount thrown on the market at ST. 465 94l.
The people of st. Louis have presented Rev.
Sam Jones with purse of $500 for his labors of
month He will tackle Cincinnati after the
holidays.
Richard Neal. of Parkersburg, W. Va, died
from blow from poker, inflicted in self de-
Tense by sixteen yearod son of the deceased.
The boy has not been arrested.
John B. Miller, of Dubuque Ia, who drove
two chises into his head with suicidal intent, on
Thursday, died in the afternoon, after suffering
for thirty hours the most indescribable torture.
A dispatch from Minneapolis contains an es
innate that two-thirds of the wheat in the North
west has been sold off, Fifteen mills are in CD
GRAFTON, and there 1924 cars of wheat in
sight.
At Danville, KY, David Bogie, a negro boy
about nine years ole, obtained possession of a
pistol. While playing with it, he accidentally
shot and killed his little haf-sster aged four
years. The ball entered the little girls head
just above the right ear.
At Mansfield, Pa, yesterday, James Barton
shot and almost instantly killed an unknown
Frenchman. Barton. who has been arrested
claims the shooting was accidental. He says he
was handling gun. and that it prematurely ex-
The New York Sun says that certain Chicago
firms have been importing potato starch as
''sifted farina." and that the government has
been defrauded out of $3.50, 900 to 5000. 900 in
duties. Nearly 100000 pounds have been
seized, and it is said that many arrests will be
made.
The Philadelphia police have arrested colored
man named Alexander Cuff, alias Samuel John
son, on suspicion of being the murderer of John
S. Sharpless, the Quaker farmer who was muir
dered near Chester, on Nov. 30. There are
strong reasons to believe that the right man has
at last been captured.
The statement was published at Chicago
yesterday that T. w. Bush who for six years
past has been employed as a reporter for the
National Hotel Reporter, has disappeared after
having, it is said. swindled all the hote-keepers
out OF various sums OF money, aggregating over
81 600 He left behind HIM a wife and two small
children in destitute circumstances.
man about thirty years of age who regis
tered as Hiram NJ Raynor, of Delevan, Mimi.
was found dead in his room in the United States
Hotel, New York, last night. He had retired
late the previous night and when he failed to
put in an appearance last evening entrance was
forced to his room. He was dead in bed and
the gas was flowing from the pipe. Whether he
blew it out deliberately turned it on after put
ting out the light is not known.
| Eddie Townsend, aged eleven years, indicted
for mansaughter in the second degree, was
yesterday, at troy, N. I sent TO the House or
Refuge The boy with another lad named
McAllister, both inmates of an orphan asylum,
visited clay bank where Townsend pushed his
companion off McAllister stuck in the clay, and
Townsend left him. The next morning McAlls-
ter was found in the bank dead, where Townsend
had attempted to cover the body with dirt
At New York, for the third time. John Han
non, aged twelve years. was arraigned before
Just,c Smith, in the Jefferson-market Police
Court charged with attempting TO take his own
life by hanging. The father of the boy. vino was
in court, stated to the judge that the boy would
| not go to school when sent, and, when spoken to
about his conduct, went off and deliberately
| planned to end his existence Justice Smith
committed the young would-be suicide to the
| Catholic Protectory.
| James Bodne has been appointed receiver OF
| the Farmers Bank, of Orrville, o.. which closed
its doors on Saturday. The sheriff has levied on
all chattels and other property of the four part
ners. ID. G. Horst Samuel Snavely, David War;
| flu and Isaac Horst They are all wealthy farm
| ers. The liabilities are unknown, but are est
mated at $3.50 000 besides loans and deposits of
! private parties, including 81, 900 of township
| funds, d. g. Horst. the cashier, being also treas
urer of Baughman township.
| Woodford, the young American who was as
saulted and robbed in Paso del Norte and sub
sequently imprisoned in a military dungeon by
/ a local official secured his release during the
night and fed to this ride OF the river He
secured his freedom by obtaining money from
friends to bride the guard. The matter will be
laid before the State Department by American
| Consul Brigam. The ruffians are holder and
| more numerous than at any former time. and
insults and threats of violence are offered to
Americans who refuse to be swindled Vigilance
| committee talk is common in Ell Paso.