The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-27
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

T. L. Ellis was killed at Repton, Ga, on Sat
urday by Johu Posey.
The boiler at the electric-light works in Fos-
toria, o., exploded Saturday. The building
was wrecked, and Albert Bailey, the engineer,
fatally injured.
The jury in the Thaw poisoning case, on trial
at Pittsburg, returned verdict Of not guilty
and Mrs. Bunnell, the accused, was discharged
from custody
freight train on the Memphis & Charleston
road was ditched near Tuscumbia, Ala, Satur-
day night. Engineer Mahoney and his fireman
were killed, and the conductor and section boss
were wounded.
John Dudley, marshal of Zaleski. Vinton
county, Ohio was fatally shot by Charles An
derson 4n Saturday. The tronble arose over a
girl is saloon, and the shooting was deliberate
and cold blooded.
While little four-year-old Joseph Hart was
lighting candle in a Christmas tree at the
apartments of his parents, No. 1890 Second ave-
nue., New York, Saturday morning, his clothes
caught fire and he was burned to death
Jacob Murth. of Jersey City, was smothered
at his home in that city, on Saturday morning,
He fell, while drunk, on his face, and mis- nos
trils and mouth were pressed 80 tightly against
the floor that he was unable to breathe.
While on the Weoster-avenue crossing of the
Fitchburg railway, at Boston, yesterday, in
carriage. Dr. and Mrs. James A. Latimer were
struck by train and probably fatally injured
A sleigh-load of people attempted to cross the
Chicago q Northwestern railroad at Phelps
Crossing, Minnesota in front of freight train.
The engine ran into them, killing Miss Nora
Burke and seriously injuring Miss Isabella Nc
Cabe.
At Galltzin. Penn, Saturday, young man
named Gregg was shot and killed by brewer
named Aukanbauer Gregg was intoxicated and
threw stone through Aukanoauer's bar-room
window, whereupon the latter seized gun and
shot him, death resulting soon after.
Mrs. Mary Martin, of Toffeyville, n j., built
fire in the stove on Saturday, and started for
the grocery. During her absence George Neis-
enger and Thomas Flynn, two well known
thieves entered her home and stole the stove
They wers arrested with their heavy and hot
booty.
At Providence, r. l., Horatio Buffum, seven
teen years old, who was tax ing the part of Santa
Claus at the jefferson street Baptist Church,
Saturday night, was seriously burned by his
costume taking fire while he was in the Chin
ney. Marcellus Finley was slightly burned in
assisting to exringuish the flames.
James Embree, aged twenty-six, who came to
Memphis. Tenn. from ST. Louis, shout four
months ago, shot and fatally wounded Georgia
Brissen, aged eighteen. Cd Saturday night. The
woman was an inmate of Kate Edwards's house
of i'll fame. After shooting the woman Embree
shot himself in the brain. Both will die
On Christmas eve the New York Tribune
their appreciation of the pleasant relations ex-
listing between them and their employer by Civ
ing Mr.. Whitelaw Reid handsome crystal ink
stand, with silver cap set solid silver sal
YER, with gold pen and holder. and silver
paper knife.
At o'clock, on Saturday morning the body OF
Nicholas Paffenberger was found in the gutter
near Locust and Buckeye streets, Cincinnati,
with fearful cash in the forehead The man
was dead 1t is not clear who killed him, but
man named Reeder, with whom and one or two
others, the deceased had been having drunken
quarrel is suspected.
Sarah Victor. life prisoner in the Ohio peni-
Tertiary, who has served nearly twenty years Of
her sentence. was on Saturday pardoned by the
Governor. The case is one of the most interest
ing in the criminal annals of the State. She was
convicted of poisoning her brother in Cleve-
land, to secure the insurance on his life. Mrs.
Victor will make her home in Columbus for the
present.
Otto Beard, the fourteen-year-old son of a
Nashville, Tenn, widow was instantly killed by
Price Peck, negro rufian. Saturday. Peck
Grant, Humphrey and Frank Loftin, three
negroes, had been quarreling all che morning.
They had cut one man and badly beaten another.
Peck fred at young man who demonstrated
with them, and missed. the ball striking Beard
in the head, passing through and killing him in
stantly. All were arrested.