The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-05
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The Circuit Court will decide the Cincinnati
election mandamus case this morning.
A Montreal firm of cigar manufacturers is i'm
porting 300 skilled operatives from Germany.
DR., A. r. Courier, planter residing near
Plaquemines, La, was killed on Tuesday by the
explosion of boiler
John L. Allen. manager of the Southern Tele
graph Company at Augusta, Ga. was drowned
on Tuesday while bathing
The Congregational Church at North Adams
Mass, has voted to call the Rev. Harry Hop
kins, of Kansas City, to that pastorate.
Miss Matte Tabb well-known and popular
young lady. of Louisville, was fatally burned
Tuesday night She was kneeling before a crate,
saying her prayers, when her clothing caught
fire.
The Ohio State Association of Miners on Tuesday
decided, by unanimous vote to demand an ad-
vance of ten cents per ton for mining. to take eff
feet at once.
The National Women's Christian Temperance
Union concluded it's convention at Philadelphia,
yesterday, and adjourned to meet next year at
Minneapolis.
The Southwest postofice, lat the corner of Blue
Island avenue and LOOMS street, Chicago was
burned yesterday morning All the mail mat
ter in the building destroyed The damage
to the building and stores amounted to about
$40. 000
William Murphy was killed by Frank w alker
in Nelson county, Kentucky. on Tuesday They
quarreled, and Murphy shot Walker in the head.
Walker then took stick and beat Murphy until
he was dead.
A collision occurred on the East Tennessee,
Virginia q Georgia railroad. twenty-five miles
south of Talladega, Tuesday night Thirteen
cars were wrecked Four men were badly in
jured, one dying soon after the accident.
In the United States Court at Cincinnati, yes
terday, four suits for damages against the Bati-
more & Ohio Railway Company, growing out of
the erection of the bridge and approaches over
the Ohio river at Bellaire, O., were decided in
favor of the railroad.
Major Stanley. the book keeper who embez-
zled $4,000 from the Elizabethport, N. Y,
Steam Cordage Company. on Thursday, has been
traced to Canada At Buffalo he met marie
woman, with whom he was very intimate in
Elizabethport. who eloped witt him.
On Monday two coaches west bound
train the Texas & Pacific railroad were
thrown from the track near Sixmile Crossing
owing to broken rail. Both cars were turned
upside down Although the coaches were filled
with passengers only two persons were injured.
The annual convention of the National Butter
and Cheese Association and the exhibition of fat
stock and dairy products, begins at Chicago,
Nov. TO- Delegates to the convention have been
appointed by all the leading produce exchanges
of the United States, and large attendance is
expected.
On Monday evening, while J. W. White a
prominent planter, residing two miles from
Richmond, Tex, was seated at the uppertabe,
he was shot and instantly killed by some I'M
known person, who fred at him through the win
dow. Bloodhounds will be put on the track of
the murderer.
Hattie Eggan the girl who disappeared from
her home in New Lebanon N Y on Oct TO-
was discovered on Hancock mountain. She had
been wandering in the woods for twenty days.
without food, except nuts, which are abundant.
When found she was in deplorable condition
No cause is assigned for her leaving home.
A Huntsville, Ala, dispatch reports the
shooting and killing of Robert Kelly by J. B.
Finckler, railroad agent The trouble was
over freight matters. Kelly cut Finckler in the
back with knife. Fincker shot five times at
Kelly as he was running Three shots took
effect, and Kelly died in few moments. Finck-
Ter is under arrest
A difficulty occurred on Tuesday afternoon, in
the Fourth ward of Baltimore in which John
Hebrew, colored, was shot through the body
and there is little prospect of his recovery. He
| solicited another colored man to vote the Dem
ocratic ticket, when he was assaulted by others
| of his race, and ''Slugs" Brown shot him. Brown
| has not been arrested.
| William Silverman age seventeen of No 70
Eldrdge street, New York built a huge bonfire
in Hester street, opposite the grocery store of
Julius Roblner, on Tuesday night The smoke
blew into the store. and Robiner came out and
pounded Silverman with cane. The bystanders
interfered and took the infatuated man away
when mis- victim sank to the ground and died.
His skull was fractured. Robiner was arrested.
The young woman who claimed to be daugh-
ter of Judge Curtis of New York. and who at
tempted suicide at Pittsburg, Tuesday night, by
taking laudanum, has been identified by Prof
Wells, of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, as Mrs. Ray burn, of Harrisburg, Pa. He
says she is well connected, and moved in good
society. She has not spoken since taking the
narcotic, but her physicians are hopeful of her
recovery
--1o--
Condition Of General Ekin.