The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-04
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Herman Falkenburg, of New York, was ar
raigned yesterday on charge of attempting to
fix" the McQuade jury and held in ST.. 900 bail
Reports from Albany, N. Y, are to the effect
that thirteen grain-laden boats en- route for tide
water are frozen in the canal between that
point and Little Falls.
The grand jury has indicted r. Fl. Sliker of
Buffalo, n. Y. city commissioner of public build
ings, for neglect of official duty in certifying to
excessive bills presented by contractors for work
on public school buildings
G.. W. Tyler the lawyer who represented
Miss Hill in the Sharon divorce case, has been
dsbarred for two years blythe California Su-
preme Court for converting to his own use
money obtained on a judgment for one of his
clients.
Charles Tong Sing, who was steward of the
Jeanette and also a member of the Thetis
rescue party, and who was afterwards convicted
of assault with intent to kill another Chinaman,
and sentenced to seven years Imprisonment, has
been pardoned by the Governor of New Jersey.
The Centropolis, one of the leading hotels of
Kansas City, will be closed to-day under fore
closure of mortgage on the furniture. The
mortgage is held by W. G. Dunn, relative of
j. G. Dunn, who is the proprietor. It is under
stood that the hotel will be re-opened at an
early day. A large addition to the building is
nearly completed.
Nearly every available tract of land within
ten miles of Bear mountain, fifteen miles west
Of Hot Springs, Ark, has been taken up and
located under the mining laws. Developments in
the lead and silver mines of that section have
caused much excitement Reduction works are
going up. and the palmiest days of Western
mining excitement are being reproduced.
Lavina Brown, wife of Jackson Bro n, living
near Trenton, Ark, had some words with him
about a trivial matter on Thursday morning
any more attention to the occurrence, and was
sitting down fondling his children, when his
wife went to the woodpile, picked MP an AK.
slipped up to her husband and almost severed
attempt to escape. and Is now in custody. The
parties are colored.
j. Byrd, drug and grocery merchant at Grays,
Ark. was murdered, Thursday night, by two ne
Rroes. Joe Simmons and Jim Simmons, alias
James Smith. They entered Byrds store about
write letter. While he was directing the letter
one of them struck him on the head with rail-
road coupling pin. Their object was undoubted-
ly robbery. but they were frightened away by
some one who was passing. Byrd died yesterday
morning. His murderers have not been cap
tured.
Eight negro roustabouts a part OF the crew of
the river steamer Matte Belle, arrived at the
St. Louis Union Depot, Thursday night, with
badly frozen hands, feet and faces. They had
been working on the boat at Pearl Isle on the
Illinois river. all day Tuesday and Wednesday,
during the blizzard and became so badly frozen
that they were sent by rail to this city, with in
structions to apply for admission at the Marine
Hospital. Four Of their number are in such a
serious condition that their hands and feet will
have to be amputated.
John Dorr Of Debois. was killed in the town
of Beddington, Me-, Thursday afternoon, by
James Mclaughlin, of Alexander The men
were working together logging when some
trouble arose between them in connection with
their work, and Mclaughlin assaulted Dorr and
gave him beating, which caused Dorr to leave
his work and start for home. After he had been
gone few minutes Mclaughlin followed him
and beat him to death on the road The muir
derer then fed and has not been arrested. Dorr
was a single man, and was twenty one years OF
age.