The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-06
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Marcus Katz murdered John Radsadoi in the
dance-houSe of Mary Fleming in Jersey City,
at an early hour yesterday morning. The quar-
rel was about some women present
The committee having in charge the removal
of the remains of the late Chief justice Chase
from, Washington to Cincinnati has decided that
the remains shall be taken direct to Cincinnati
where the ceremonies and interment will take
place.
At branch irish League meeting. held in
New York on last Sunday, several speakers de-
clared against further contributions to the Par
nell funds until an accounting is had for the
81, 100000 or more already sent across the At
lantic.
Paris green has for years been used in the cot
ton fields of Louisiana to kill the cotton worms.
IL is believed now however, that some other
agent of destruction will have to be found. Paris
green was used on the Foster place. in Roster
parish and q number of the field hands were
poisoned by it. Three have died.
At Madison, Ark, forty miles west of Mem
phis. shooting affray occurred yesterday morn
ing which resulted in the killing of Roger NAL
lory and the wounding of Martin Mitchell a no.
torious desperado who long defed the officers
of the law. The shooting was done by John
Andrews a man with whom Mitchell! had quar-
rel concerning debt
The elegant boat-house of the Staten Island
Athletic Club, at West New Brighton was
struck by the heavy tow-boat jessie at o'clock
ed to St George where it sunk. The house is
complete wreck. The racing Shells canoes and
furniture are being removed in q damaged con-
dtion. The damage will amount to $25 000
Ex-Judge John Walker, prominent attorney
at law, was accidentally killed, last Saturday
evening, on his farm, near Ozark Ark, by a
party of boys. The boys were very young, the
oldest being only ten years of age and could
have had no motive for the killing. They fred
several shots at birds in the underbrush, and
mortally wounded tho Judge, who died shortly
afterwards.
An oil scout named Mcfarland was shot near
the Marks we'll No. ], about three miles from
Shannopin Pa, Monday night. Mcfarland was
shot through the breast. and it is believed his
recovery is impossible There Is considerable
myterv attaching to the shooting and the MUIR
der, as the man who fred the shot Is unknown.
1t is supposed that Mcfarland was shot while
trying to ascertain the gauge Of a mysterious
well.
A west bound Southern Pacific passenger train
was wrecked twenty-three miles west of Sierra
Blanca at an early hour on Monday morning.
The engine, with the mall express ard first
class coach. were all ditched. Several passen-
gers and the express messenger were injured
seriously. The worst injured was lady pas
senger en- route to Ell Paso, who had her hip
badly crushed The accident was caused by a
washout The injured passengers are receiving
every attention.
On Monday night, while Mary Hullwall, aged
twenty-five years, was walking in Hunters
Point. N. Y. she attacked by two young
men named Terence Donohue and Michael EN-
NETT, both aged eighteen years. Emmett struck
the woman with his fist in the face, knocking her
down, and both then criminally assaulted her
The cries of the woman ATTRACTED police.
man, who found her bleeding profusely from
a wound on her face, and her clothing al
most torn off her back. The assai.ants, who
ran off on the approach of an officer. were cap
tured yesterday and positively identified.