The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-09
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Marcellius Daugherty, notorious desperate
of Laredo Texas. was shot and killed last night
by negro barber. Daugherty threated the
negro's life
Miss Fannie Zerovich, formerly of Chicago,
has begun a suit for breach of promise of mar
riage against Isaac Blounberg, of New York, and
claiming S., 600.
Nelson Edwards, of New York, committed sui
eide by cutting his throat and body with razor.
The physicians gave it as their opinion that the
man had been two days killing himself
The Harvard College overseers yesterday de-
clared: That it is expedient to grant the petition
of sundry overgraduates of Harvard College for
the repeal of the rules now requiring attendance
on daily prayers"
At Pittsburg, suit has been entered in the
United States District Court by James S.
Schoonover against w. b. Roberts, to recover
800, 900 alleged to be due him for an infringe
ment of torpedo patent
Thomas McClintock, of Chicago while en-
route home, Tuesday night was robbed on a
train. at Pttsburg, of nearly So, 600 IN cash and
notes. When the train stopped at Allegheny
City three passengers jostled him, and after
they left the cars he discovered his loss.
| With the assistance of boodhounds from Dali
| las, Texas yesterday, officers succeeded in cap
turing the Ellis county negro who recently
| butchered his wife The capture was only
| effected after exciting chase through the
| jungle and wo1nding the murderer in the chest.
VIM. FL. Carroll a former labor agitator, the
| originator of the Miners Union throughout
Pennsylvania, shot Henry Taylor a business
rival, of Wilkesbarre, yesterday. Carroll. it
| appears had been elected by his landlord to
make room for Taylor. The ball took effect in
| the region of the heart, and will prove fatal.
Navigation between Port Clinton and Phila-
delphia, on the Schuykill canal, was. opened
yesterday morning, and nearly 500 boats which
were lying idle during the winter between these
points, resumed for the season. The canal be-
tween Port Clinton and Schuylkill Haven is still
closed on account of repairs now being made,
but it will be open in few days.
Albert Mitchell, an ex-convict, was convicted
at Cedar Rapids Iowa. yesterday, fori the MUIR
der Of Joseph Shum, also an ex-convict, on the
Milwaukee railroad BRIDGE at that place, last
spring They had quarreled in the pententiary.
and had it out on the bridge The body of the
murdered man was thrown into the river The
sentence was Imprisonment for life.
Private letters from the chief of the Seminole
Indians say Thomas Cloud, in command of a
squad of Seminole lighthouse crossed the Cana
dian river, last week, to arrest some Indian fugi
Creek negro desperate named Rogers. Rogers
was shot all to pieces and died fighting desper-
ately. Capt Tom Cloud was shot and killed
during the fight by Rogers
Sheriff Kinney, of Grand Rapids, Mich, yes
terday recovered about $500 in cash and silver
| watch which were stolen from-a farmer about a
| month ago. The money was found in a hollow
tree near the railroad track, in the covers of q
book-"Pilgrim's Progress" The clue was OBJ
tanned from female acquaintance of the THIEF
| to whom he had confded the secret. The thief
has disappeared All but $45 Of the original sum
was recovered.