The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-18
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The exports Of merchandise from New York,
last week, aggregated $6,43l, 943.
A fund of So. 1000 has been raised at Kansas
City for the benefit of sufferers by the fire in
Galveston.
The farmers and fruit-growers of Southern
Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri are
in session at Cairo, ILL.,
The st. Louis and New York base ball clubs
played al New Orleans Monday, the former
winning. They play again tomorrow
The officials of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
have decided that the recent accident at Con-
nellsville was due to defective frog
The trustees of Hamilton College yesterday
elected Rev. A S. Hoyt. of Oregon, ILL.,, to the
chair of eocution and English literature.
Renhardt Ramp, married man, of st. Louis,
committed suicide on the river bank yesterday
morning. No cause for the deed is known.
The negro. Charles Williams, convicted of
criminal assault upon Mrs. Eliza j. Keene, at
Cam bridge, Md. has been sentenced to death.
The executive committee of the National
Teachers Association has decided to hold the
national convention next year. at Topeka, Kan.
N. Webster well,connected young man of
Chicago, is in Jail in that city, charged with en-
tezzling 81, 600 from the Pullman Palace-car
Company.
The application for receiver for the Charter
Oak Life Insurance Company has been with
drawn, the defense paying the costs of the suit
up to date.
At Eddyville, Ia, yesterday, young lady
named Mollie Meeker, while playing with re-
volver, shot herself through the head, dying
within an hour
VIM. Sanbrook, well to do farmer and his
wife, while on their way 90 town, were killed by
train of the Detroit 81 Milwaukee road, near
Pontiac, yesterday.
The First National Bank, of Plankington, D.
T., has gone into voluntary liquidation, owing
to the heavy municipal and county taxes. All
claims will be paid in full
The trial of VIM. Baldwin, for the murder of
his sister Mary, was concluded at Atchison.
Kan, last evening, and the case given TO the
jury. verdict has not yet been returned.
Charles Pepper and Annie johnson, aged. re-
spectively. sixteen and thirteen years, ran away
from the vicinity of Hopkinsvile, Ky.. to
Springfield, Tenn, where they were married.
State Auditor Kiesewetter, of Ohio. who shot
and wounded W. j. Elliott at the Neil House.
II Columbus, has been discharged on prelimi-
nary examination on charge Of shooting with
attempt to kill.
The Ohio Supreme Court yesterday. affirmed
the cons.itutlonality of the penitentiary parole
law. No decision has been reached in the Gin
clnnati election mandamus case. Court took
recess until tomorrow.
Governor elect Lee, of Virginia, and Major
CORTLAND Fl. Smith have accepted an invitation
to meet Governor Hill. of New, York. at din
ner to be given at the Union Club the last week
in this month or the first week in December.
While four men were clearing away some fall
len slate in the Peacock coal bank near Pome-
roy. o., eight tons more of slate fell, instantly
killing Jacob Ohlinger and Jacob Hoke, and
badly injuring Valentine Kenig and Martin
Ebersach
The case of Mrs frankie Morris charged with
20 isoning her mother, was called for new trial