The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-18
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Five families, numbering eighteen persons,
who arrived at New York, yesterday, were sent
back as paupers.
Edward NJ. Madden a prominent member of
the Republican party in New York, died at Mid
dletown, yesterday, in his sixty-elghth year.
At Helena, Ark, yesterday, David Ackles
(colored) was hanged for the murder of Frank
Burrell and wife (also colored) in January last.
The total imports of dry goods at New York
during the past week were valued at 81. SIT 129
and the amount thrown on the market at ST.
958, 500.
Eaton Mills, colored desperate, was hanged
Yesterday, at Halifax, N. c. for the murder of
Henry Ponton, whom he waylaid and shot in the
spring of 1883.
Ex-senator Francis Herman, of New York. has
declined the appointment Of government director
of the Union Pacific railroad, recently rendered
him by the President
III. F. Gaines, United States custom house
officer, states that large quantity of whisky is
being struggled into Canada from the United
States, between Rouses Point and Detroit.
In the Dominion House of Commons. vester-
dav, thanks were voted the men engaged in
suppressing the revolt in the Northwest and
also grant of 500, 600 TO General Middleton.
William Biedler was yesterday appointed re-
eeiver of the Washington Telephone Company,
Baltimore, on petition of creditors The object
is to protect the company pending litigation with
the Bell company.
At a meeting in Chicago. yesterday, of the
East-bound Freight Association it was agreed to
reduce the rates wool from the Mississippi
river to the East to SO cents for compressed and
90 cents for uncompressed.
Thomas j. Boasso, chief of aides, was shot at
New Orleans, yesterday. and, it is believed
mortaly wounded, by Mary G. Kuhn aged
eighteen years, who claims that Boasso deceived
her with false marriage certificate.
News has been received at Quebec of the
drowning of three young men named Fournour
Allard and Dunclos and young lady named
Giguere at Halers, Des Mont, county Maske-
nonce. They were crossing a river in boat
which upset.
The Mexican journalists reached New Haven
yesterday morning, from New York, and were
shown about the city in carriages, and escorted
through number of factories. Last evening
they were rendered banquet and subsequently
left for Philadelphia.
G. G.. Corey, a stencil maker and G.. B. Load-
ley, formerly conductor on the East Tennessee
road, were arrested at Atlanta, Ga, for coun-
terfeiting railroad tickets. A large number of
counterfeit tickets over various Southern roads
were discovered in the trunks belonging to the
prisoners.
Senior Hernandez, one of the principal citizen
of Durrera Mexican town forty miles south
of Eagle Pass, was assassinated, Wednesday
evening, while returning from his ranch to Dur
rera. He was lawyer and very wealthy. He
had been prosecuting gang OF cattle thieves in
a neighboring district, and it is supposed that
some member of this band committed the crime.
No arrests have been made.
United States District Attorney Hilborn, of
San Francisco, has brought suit in
behalf of the United States against
Mrs. Louisa Steeger, ON charge
of having obtained over 81, 900 pension
money by fraudulently representing herself as
the widow Of a deceased private soldier-Samuel
observation-disclosures, at the time of the latter's
death, she was the wife of Henry Somers.