The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-28
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

At Bear Greek, Ark, on Saturday. lightning struck
the house of William j. Roden, and killed boy and
girl aged respectively twelve and sixteen years.
Two who drowned at Cincinnati on Sun,
day night have been identified as James Murphy and
William Foy, cutters, from Bradfords Landing
William e. Ellsworth, aged twenty eight supposed
to be a telegraph operator from Frankfort, N. T..
shot and killed himself in Buffalo, n. Y, lodging
house, Sunday night. Cause unknown.
At Providence, r. l., Alexander McComb. aged
fifty one pressman in newspaper office. hanged him
self to shafting in the job printing Office of Angel
g. Co. Sickness is assigned as the cause for the act
In family quarrel at Yellow Prairie, Tex. John
Cairnes county commissioner. shot and killed his
stepson, Jack Campbell, who had attacked him.
Cairnes arrested and gave bail for appearance In
court.
A woman who registered at the Nagilis Hotel, Jer-
sey City, Saturday. Mrs. Adler. of Denver, COL
found unconscious in her room yesterday morn
ing. from the effects of escaping gas which was left
turned on. She died at hospital last night.
At Louisville, KY. last night. Charles Hinke and
Joseph Clark quarreled. Hinkle knocked Clark down
with chair and stabbed him eight times in the back
while his victim was insensible. Clark will die.
Ward B. Aylesworth, late train dispatcher of the
Troy Boston railway, at Troy, was found dead in
Buffalo: N Y hotel yesterday 1t is believed he &C,
cidentally shot himself while trying to place pistol
under his pillow.
Nat johnson, son Of x-Governor johnson, shot and
killed Ben Grady at Jacksonville. Ky. The killing
gressional race Grady and Jim Smith attacked
Johnson who shot Grady through the brain and fred
at Smith, who escaped by running.
An analysis of water left in their cells at the Ohio
State prison. shows that three prisoners who were
taken suddenly sick, Saturday night, poisoned
One Of them. John Frarcis. is still very sick. The
others were not badly affected. All are important
witnesses in the pending investigation of abuses at
the prison.
Expoliceman James w. Dury of Boston, who
discharged from the force in January, 1885, for
drunkenness was arrested SUNDAY night on suspclqn
of having beaten to death his mistre 5. Mary 3.
Sharp. the keeper of house of i'll fame at 10 Oxford
street. and who died at P. NJ on Sunday, covered
with bruises.
Initiatory steps have been taken at Ottawa. Ont.
looking to the prosecution of the parties who sent
bogus reports concerning the alleged fishery
treaty Their oense is ndictable and in consequence
of the popular indignation over the numerous impos
tions practiced lately it the industry is to be
put an end to, for time, at least
lamp exploded in the home of Mrs. Flanagan at
Pittsbrrg Pa last night fatally burning her dauSh-
Sadie aged eight and her Twelve onths old babe.
Mrs Flanagan in her efforts to the children.
badly burned Hugh McC4uire. neighbor, hearing
the familys screams. to the rescue and had his
arms and hands badly burned in trying to extinguish
the FIRE.
Louis G. Rowe, brakeman on the Detroit, Grand
Haven & Milwaukee railroad, yesterday afternoon
bridge at Detroit but caught the brake rod
and dragged distance. The passed
over his body horribly mutating it. His head was
completely severed from the body. and his left
and leg were hanging only by few shreds OF muscle
Last February Daniel Looney killed James Maoney
and sentenced to FIVE years imprisonment at
Ionia, Mich. The sheriff allowed him to remain in
the main corridor of the jail ten minutes before start
ing for the train. While alone for short time
Looney forced apart the iron bars on the window,
tore off iron screen leaped to the ground and
reached the woods. quarter of mile distant. He
HAS not yet been recaptured.
At Chicago. at late hour on Sunday night, Peter
Madden, Frank Sherwood and an unknown man stood
on Madison street. just west of Desplanes, loudly
arguing. 1t seems that the unknown man was 'roped
in by the Others. who trying to get him to
ton paid the quarrel until Sherwood staggered
off the sidewalk, while blood flowed from wound in
his abdomen. Officer Reed arrested Madden. but the
unknown man escaped. Sherwood was taken TO the
county hospital where he died an hour later.