The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-16
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Oliver A. Linden has been arrested at San Francisco
on requistion from Illinois. where he is wanted to
answer a charge of forgery.
Mrs. Mary Kilorin, of Shelbyville mother of Tim
othy Kiorn, died at her sons residence, yesterday
at the age of ninety. seven years
E. L. CASTOR. prominent farmer of Chester coun.
ty, Georgia. shot and killed his son-in-law. w. w.
Estes, in fight, Tuesday night. Both had been
drinking.
Miss Henrietta Beebe The wellknown soprano sing
er. and Mr. William Lawton, the leading tenor of the
Boston Ideal Ope'a Company, quietly married in
New York city on Tuesday
VIM. Heck employee. met with horrible death
at Louisville tannery yesterday. His hand caught
in machine, and his arm and head were crushed by
heavy cogs before he was extricated.
The will of the late Richard Perkins of Boston pro-
vides for beque to educational and charitable insti
tutions amounting to 1927, 600. The Massachusetts
Institute of Technology gets 100000.
Edward Phillips of Kansas City, who would have
been tried to-day, for criminal assault upon young
Swede girl committed suicide last night. He leaves
wife who is about to become mother.
Yesterday the Chinese who for fourteen years. have
been employed in Beleville's laundry at Newark n.
j.. left the place. and their places will be supplied bv
American help. This accomplished through the
Knights of Labor.
A. M. FerrSSon travelling salesman for A F. Riner
& Co.. saddle dealers of Chicago committed suicide
by cutting his throat with pon-knife in his room at
the fremont House, Galveston. Mr.. Ferguson had
been i'll for several days.
The barn of John L. Huffman of Moral township
of hay two hundred bushels of coru fifty bushels of
wheat and stack of hay also destroyed. Loss
ST. 900, with no insurance.
Alkaline Munson. wife of David Munson of Hen
bricks township. Shelby county. has filed S. 600
SANDER suit against John MARBLE jr., a prominent
farmer The action is based a letter written by
Marble rejecting the character of the plaintiff
J. H. Wall, of Cotton Plant, Mo-. was Instantly
killed yesterday Backbone tunnel on the San
Francisco railroad extension fifteen miles from Fort
Smith while ATTEMPTING to board moving train
Another man. name unknown badly injured.
On Tuesday evening at Muncie while Sheriff Matt
len feeding the prisoners in the county jail four
noted criminals forced their way through the feed
door, knocked the sheriff down with clubs broke sew
eral of his ribs leaving him senseless the floor and
made successful escape.
j. E. Rosenfedt loan collector for the private bank.
ing house of Garfield 81 Ermens. of Denver COL was
arrested last evening charged with forgery. It is
claimed that he drew money from the bank to loan
for the firm for which he returned forged notes. keep
ing the His operations thought to amount
to 100000
Miss Lucy Beardsey burned to death near Cam
field o., yesterday. While dressing in her bedroom
her clothing caught fire from low stove Wrapping
a sheet about herself she from the house The
sheet caught fire. and before assistance came she fell
in the snow her body being burned almost to crisp
She lived but two hours