The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-22
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Stephen McEnally. of Detroit charged with
the murder of Burwel Langan was yesterday
found guilty of manslaughter.
The imports of general merchandise at the
port OF New York during the past week were
valued at So. 734. 705, and the imports of dry
goods at ST, 241. lot.
Col. VIM. Blakelv was acquitted in the Crimi-
nal Court at Pittsburg yesterday. He was
charged with being accessory to the killing OF
Obadiah Haymaker.
Attachment suits for about 49, 900 were entered
yesterday against Henry Frank e. Co. of St
Louis, wholesale clothiers and the sheriff took
possession Of the store The liabilities of the
hrm are said to be $50 000
Patrick Naughton who killed Edward Alexan-
der at the Soldiers Home at Washington, in
March last, was yesterday convicted of man
slaughter and sentenced to five years imprison-
ment in the Albany n Y. penitentiary.
The Louisville Lithographing Company as
signed last night Liabilities and assets I'M
known The assignment was precipitated by a
suit OF attachment for 500 900 filed by the Ma
sonic Savings Bank yesterday afternoon.
The entire adult population of Ste. Marthe
village, Canada, yesterday voluntarily assembled
in church and pledged themselves to abstain
from alcohol beverages for the space of one year.
The village has population of 1000 persons.
Notice is given of the intention to apply to the
Dominion Parliament for authority to construct
a subway under tie Northumberland straits to
connect Prince Edwards Island and New Bruins
wick, between cape Lormentia and Cape Tray-
erSe
AT Atwood, Armstrong county, Pennsylvania.
on Friday evening. during the absence of her
parents. the clothing of Susie Smelzer aged
four, caught fire from the CRATE and when her
mother returned the child was dead and burned
to crisp.
The four-story brick building occupied by the
Rubber Paint Company, James street
Cleveland, burned Yesterday afternoon Sew
Vnp m ar nd lu itoit,
James Nolan, who was burned about the face
| and head.
During the week ending on Friday night 1872
deaths from smallpox occurred in Montreal and
hfty-sour In the suburbs. making tot.l of 1885,
as against 231 during the previous weeks There
were fifteen deaths yesterday in the city, and
| eight in the suburbs.
Thomas Lyles and Frank Kirksey. young men
| of White county, Arkansas. met at a fox hunt
| on Thursday night, and engaged to fight an old
| feud with knives. Kirksey was stabbed four
| teen times, and died yesterday. Lyes escaped
| Both are well connected.
| In obedience to resolution adopted by the
! jackson Assembly, Shoe-cutters' Union of tho
knights of Labor, the Cincinnati shoe-eutters in
all the shops but two struck yesterday The
| grievance is a refusal to advance wages as re-
| quested.
| The annual summary of the loss of lives in
the Gloucester fisheries for the past year shows
that thirtyfour lives were lost against l3l last
year, and an average of 124 for each of the pre-
vious fifteen years The men lost left FIVE lid
| ows ard thirteen children in Gloucester
On Friday night Rit Barefeld and his son
William, of Boston, Tex, while riding home in
wagon, near Texarkana. Ark, were both shot
dead by unknown parties in ambush. The
horses, frightened. ran away. turned over the
wagon. and threw the mangled bodies in the
road
The total exports of specie from the port of
New York, during the past week, were $402, 056.
OF this amount the exports to Europe were $685.
$50 i'll silver and 81, OIL In golo and the exports
to Havana ST 250 in silver, and $l3l.00 in gold.
The imports of specie at the port during the
week were S. 8ll ,542
few days since an attempt was made to
wreck a passenger train on the Cleveland,
Columbus. Cincinnati e indianapolis railroad,
near Berea. Huge rocks were placed on the
track during the night but were discovered by
an employe in time to prevent an accident Yes
terday Ira Williams, of Berea, was arrested for
the crime, and brought to Cleveland and held.