The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-04

TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Sheriff Glass, of London, Ont, has received a
warrant Of extradition. authorizing the surren-
der of Joseph Harris, alias Squires, to the United
States authorities.
was considerably better yesterday. and it is be-
lieved he will be out in few weeks He is now
able to take nourishment.
Mrs. Charles Bessee, who died suddenly on
Saturday, at Albion, Me-, confessed to her hus-
band that well-known physician had performed
progress.
1t is charged that Clarence Hendrick, a law
yer, of Boston, has msmanaged the property of
young lady interested in an estate which he
was liquidating. Mr.. Hendrlck is missing The
amount involved is about S., 500.
Andrew Brown, of Maiden, Mass, aged Ia.
was seriously shot in the face, Saturday evening,
by boy named Knowlton, while he, with some
others, was fooling with a rife. Doctors cannot
find the ball, and lockjaw is feared
Bragilla Panderveer u young hat salesman, Of
New York, was kicked in the abdomen during an
alteration with an unknown man in Third
avenue restaurant, yesterday afternoon, and in
stantly killed. His assailant escaped.
Samson Falk. the celebrated Jewish rabbi,
formerly of the Fulton street Temple, at Albany,
n. Y, but now of Buffalo, is lying at the point
of death, and it was feared last night that he
would not live through the night He has been
III for some days.
The president of the National Cotton Planters
Association has addressed circular letter to the
Governors of cotton States asking their cooper
alton in efforts to secure a return of sixty odd
millions Of dollars collected illegally directly
after the war, and known as the ''cotton tax"
Mr.. George Bancroft the historian, yesterday
received, at Newport, Il. l.. numerous letters
congratulatiDg him upon the eighty fifth ami
versary of his birthday. He accepted an invita-
tion to dine with Mr.. and Mrs John Astor. of
New York, and was called upon by many friends
during the day.
When the ialor at Tffin O., was on his daily
rounds with dinner yesterday, he found Charles
Meyers in his cell, hanging by the neck, dead.
The act was successfully carried out by tearing
bed clothing into strips and fastening it to the
upper part of the cell and loop about the neck.
He was under a charge of horse-stealing.
At Boston, on Saturday night, some boys threw
stones through the windows of a Chinese laun-
dry, at 36 Harrison avenue. Three Celestials
rushed out after the boys and we're, in turn, fol
lowed by a crowd. A fight ensued, in which the
three Cinnamon and one white man were Sc
verely injured. One Of the Cinnamon was
locked up
Herman W. Ladd, of Boston. manufacturer of
spring BEDS mantel- beds, ETC., with branches in
New York and Chicago, and until recently in
Philadelphia. has made an assignment His IL
abilities and assets are as yet unknown. Among
the heaviest creditors are the Oakland Manu-
featuring Company. of Maine and J. W. Con
verse and John Wales Co., of Boston.
James Arbuckle freight agent of the Phila-
delphia & Reading railroad at Allenwood Pa,
was assaulted and robbed of 5000 and a silver
watch, and then left for dead in a secluded place
in Williamsport about o'clock yesterday morn
ing The man who committed the outrage came
up On the late train from Milton with Arbuckle,
and had invited the latter to spend the night
with him. Arbuckie was badly beaten and may
possibly die.
Max Aronson, fifty years old. q Hester-street,
New York, grocer, brutally dubbed by po-
liceman Wood in his store on Wednesday, aud
died yesterday afternoon. coroner was sum
moned to take his ante mortem statement, but
found the old man unconscious and dying. Ac-
cording to the statement of son and the phys-
clan, the clubbing was one of the worst cases of
police brutality reported for years Wood claims
he acted in telf-defense while endeavoring to
make arrest.
Brazilla Vanderver, twenty.six years old. was
brutally murdered in New York yesterday by
John Hughes. known as the dangerous blacke
smith," Hughes and two friends went into an
oyster saloon. They were under the influence
of liquor, and acted boisterously. Young Van
derver went into the place and sat down. The
roughs refused to pay for their meal and as
saulted the cashier. The cashier was little
man, and Vanderver went to his assistance
Hughes struck him a terrible blow on the fore
head, telling him to the floor. Vanderver was
picked up and physician called. Before he ar
rived the young man was dead.