The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-03
TELEGRAPHTC BREVITIES.

The Iowa Assembly by vote of 70 to 13, yes
day, passed bill prohibiting alien non residents
from acquiring title to real estate in Iowa.
The house of Joseph Hobel, in Reno, Mimi,
was burned by an incendiary, and HobePs two
year-od daughter was burned to death.
The total imports of dry goods at New York
during the past week were valued at 81 256 49,
and the amount thrown on the market at 81, 272, :
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Sergeant S. Weielebe, of the United States
army, stationed at Ship island, committed sui
eide yesterday by blowing his brains out 1t is
said he has wealthy brother in Chicago.
The Brookhaverf Miss Leader says it has
authority for saying that S. S. Whiteworth,
formerly of Brookhaven but now OF Lefiore
county led the armed mob who did the killing
at Carrollton.
William G. Alderman, Of Harden county,
Iowa. attempted suicide at the Grand Union Ho-
tel, New York. yesterday. 1t is thought that he
cannot recover, as he took what is usually fatal
dose OF laudanum.
John White, who lived 2 few miles north Of
Seneca Falls, N. Y, drove to town on Thursday
and became very drunk. When he returned
home at night he in some way set fire to his
dwelling and persisted in the flames
During ball at the vigilant Engine-house at
Augusta, Ga. Thursday night, Tom Rice cut w.
Il. Archer seven times. seriously wounding him.
Returning to the ballroom, shots We're exchanged
without effect The dispute was about positions
in quadrile.
The wife of Nathan Griffith, of Westminster,
Ont. cut her husbands throat with/a razor while
he was asleep yesterday morning. Her mind
was unbalanced by religious excitement. She
says she wanted to kill her husband so that she
could go to preaching.
An Investigation into the affairs of j. Fl. Nc
Mahon lawyer of Kingston, Ont, who left
suddenly some time ago, shows that he has APP
propriated money belonging to his clients esti-
mated at $40, 900. Losses in specializing are said
to be the cause of his trouble.
The will of the late j. Fl. Devereux president
of the Cleveland Columbus, Cincinnati g. In
his estate is left to Mrs. Deyereux to be divided
at her death between the four children. The
estate is estimated at 100000
At Conneaut, O., Thursday night, Joseph
Burke was shot and instantly killed by Wayne
James. The men had quarreled, and James
claims that the shooting was done in self-de-
tense. he is under arrest Burke was tramp
who came from the East last fall, and it is
thought his right name is Joseph Basker.
The Connecticut Senate yesterday passed the
House bill giving a pension of $500 year to
Miss Prudence Crandall Pillow, who was mobbed
in 1884, in Canterbury, for endeavoring to in
struct negroes. Mr.. s. L. Clemens MARK
merly lived, and give her the free use Of her old
home for life, but she declined, preferring to re-
main in Kansas.
The property o. all the fourteen or more sure
ties Of the late Colonel Hoyt's last two bonds as
treasurer Of the B. W. Hoyt Manufacturing
Company, of Ephing, n H. have been attached.
Each bond is for $50 0O0 j. N. Godfrey and
John O. Edgerly, whose names appear among
the sgners, say that their signatures are forger-
les. The attachments have resulted in closing
several places Of business. In several cases the
savings of lifetime will be swept away