The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-23
TELEGRAPHlC BREVITIES.

VIM. Ryan. a switchman of the Louisville &
Nashville railroad, was run over and killed at
Louisville yesterday.
An insect called the dumb locust is com
uniting ravages on ample trees in some OF the
southwest counties of Virginia. and trees are
dying by hundreds.
Dispatches from the western part of the lower
peninsular Of Michigan report heavy frosts on
Sunday night, with considerable damage to corn
and other growing crops.
gang of .workmen on the Pennsylvania rail
road stepped from the north to- the south track,
at North Bend cut, to avoid train, when they
were into by the mud train. Henry Ken.
nedy, VIM. Conoyer and Joseph MoIlvainy were
instantly killed:
According to Chicago afternoon paper con-
siderable indignation has been expressed by
reputable Democrats over the published call for
is signed by Joseph G. Maekin. as secretary of
the Cook county Democratic central commit
tee
At Stamford, Conn, the body of an unknown
man was found by some boys in a well. head
down. Sunday afternoon. The mans arms and
legs were tied with rope, and his head wrapped
in piece OF carpet. The premises where the
body was found have been uno.cupied for some
time.
The night express on the Florida Railway &
Navigation Company road. due at Jacksonville
yesterday morning, was derailed near Lake
Weirs, on Saturday night Remsen Rogers, an
employe on the road, was thrown from the engine
and killed, and Chas. A. Haywood, fireman, and
Virgins, engineer, were seriously hurt
On Sunday evening, VIM A. Mcintosh a
farmer residing near Florence, Mich, went into
his barn TO feed the stock. taking with him a
lamp. The lamp exploded, firing the barn.
which was burned, with five head OF cattle. Me-
Intosh was severely burned and is not expected
to live. hired girl was also severely burned
August Mods, a Farmland working for Christ
Shracder near Bridgeton, in ST. Louis county,
Missouri, was stabbed in the neck and killed.
Sunday night. presumably by Jacob Winkeman,
with whom he had quarreled Winkelman was
arrested yesterday morning with bloody knife
in his possession. He was sent to jail at
Clayton.
A horrible attempt at murder is reported
from Grindstone City, Mich. On Sunday after
noon Maggie Morgan. aged twenty, was alone
at home. when strange man entered the house
stopped her cries with handkerchief, and then
slashed her horribly about the face, neck and
breast leaving her for dead. She is still alive,
but her condition is very critical
Emil Steger, aged sixty. Hungarian by birth,
formerly companion of Kossuth, ex captain of
the Second Illinois Artillery, and lately an en-
eineer on the United States Mississippi River
Commission, committed suicide, Sunday night.
at Memphis, Tenn. taking about thirty grains
of cyanide Of potash Dependency, resulting
from loss of employment, is the only attributa
BILE cause.
Very little progress has been made in gaining
a clew to the murder of Chas. S. Botkin, whose
remains were found in a Cincinnati alley on
Saturday morning A barouche or buggy,
drawn by dark colored horse. was seen leaving
the alley Friday night, and such team was
hired that night by a liveryman to DR.. J. H.
McKezie who has been arrested on suspicion.
He denies all knowledge of the murder and
says he was so drunk he could only sleep Mar
Gus Smith, who was with McKezie has also
been arrested.