The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-09
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Bateman Richardson & Co.. matters of Balti
more, have assigned to Leon Seliger. for the
benefit of their creditors.
The body Of Daniel Kinny, another victim of
the mine disaster at Raven Run, Pa, was re-
covered. This makes a, total Of six recovered,
leaving four in the mine.
Mrs Dio Hodgden, of Bath Me-, who was
shot by her drunken son, on Thursday. is still
alive, and may recover. Her son claims to have
no recollection of the shooting.
The steamer, H. E. Packer, from Milwaukee,
with $4,000 bushels Of grain for Buffalo, Captain
Prindivlle, (late ofthe propeller Michigan,) ar
rived at Detroit last night being the first sue
cessful passage of the straits.
The Catholic council at Baltimore, consid-
ering the question of the establishment of a
university has closed its business 1t is under
stood the location OF the university was decided
upon, but it was not divulged.
At Cleveland, yesterday, on the application of
Horace wilkins receiver was appointed for
the extensive firm Of John H. Cause d Co..
proprietors of the Lake Shore Coffee and Spice
Mills and the Lake Shore Preserving Works
The Princess Rink roller-skating tournament
at Detroit ended last night The fve-mile race
was won tonight by Skinner, of New York,
with Gamble, of Davenport, second. Skinner
had won two heats and Gamble two, and to-
nights race decided the contest
The federal court jury at Little Rock, in the
case of McHarrs, who, in February, 1884, when
editor of the Hot Springs Horseshoe was ex-
PEELED from that city by the citizens committee
Of fourteen yesterday rendered verdict giving
Harris 81, $50 damages The case occupied eight
days in trial.
Yesterday morning hand-car bearing a man
and boy names unknown, went through the
open draw bridge of the Canada Southern rail-
road across the Detroit river, six miles below
Detroit drowning both of them. Another man
and woman, who were on the hand-car Jumped
off to save themselves. The bodies have not vet
been recovered.
dispatch was received yesterday at Toronto
from General Superintendent White of the Ca
madam Pacific railway, stating that the track
has been laid on the large gap on the north shore
Of Lake Superior thus connecting the western
portions. Only thirteen miles west Of Jackfish
bay remains uncompleted The track is con-
tinuous from Montreal to Jackfsh bay.
Argument in the case of Thomas Crittenden
who shot and killed Rose Mosby, colored
lorsville KY, last night, and the case was given
to the jury. Crittenden is grandson of the
noted John j. Crittenden and is related to ex-
Governor Crttenden, of Missouri This is his
second trial, eight years being the former
sentence.
At a meeting Of general fire insurance man
ayers in Chicago, held yesterday, to consider the
situation growing out of a recent Ohio enact
inent dissolving local boards of agents in that
State, the opinion was general that it was i'm
possible for companies to continue business in
Ohio with profit and that withdrawal from
that State was only question of time. more
general meeting was called for the Goth inst.
The Commissioners Of Indian Affairs met in
New York yesterday and awarded contracts for
supplying beef and bacon for the coming year to
the Indians of the Crow. Cheyenne river, Lower
Brule, Standing Rock. Cheyenne and Arapahoe,
Kiowa, Comanche and Wichita, San Carlos,
Mesealor Black Feet and Fort Peek agencies, in
the aggregate amount OF go, 900, 600, at prices
and from $3.50 to $7.074 for beef. The success
full bidders were; G.. Pomeroy Reese. w. S.
Woods, j. S. Smith, w. Coburn, FL. c. Slavens,
p. Lindower H X. Thurber S. c. Power, L. s.
Marston and James Il. Booge.