The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-21
TELEGRAPHTC BREvITIEs.

The Young Mems Christian Association, of
Detroit, yesterday afternoon laid the corner
stone Of their new $4,000 building.
The body of John Otto Muench, ir.. son of a
Louisville confectioner, was found dead in the
Ohio river, yesterday afternoon. It is supposed
he suicide.
The Masonic temple. that cost the mem bers of
the order in Cleveland SO, 600 to build. was dedi-
Gated yesterday by the Grand Lodge of Ohio.
Several thousand people attended the services.
The boiler of D. Davis's saw-mill, at Citron-
ellie. Ala exploded, killing one white man. VIM.
Bailey, and a negro, James Roberts, and wound
ing two men and a boy. The cause was lack of
water.
Charles B. Ellinger, a noted burglar and des-
porado, with many aliases, escaped from the
Onondaga, New York, county penitentiary yes
terday morning by fling the bars off a door. A
reward of 5000 is offered for his recapture.
w. NJ. Fl. Cobleigh, a wealthy farmer, aged
seventy-three, was killed nine miles south of
East Saginaw, Mich, ON Friday afternoon. The
wind blew a heavy gate on him. He struggled
desperately, but died before help came TO re-
move the gate.
Hon. Abram s. Hewitt, Democratic candidate
for Mayor of New York, has written an open
letter to Henry George. Labor candidate for the
same Office. IN which he declines the latterts
challenge to a public discussion of the issues be-
tween them.
At st. Louis, Tuesday afternoon. Frank See
bold, Phil Lutz, Phil Deffoa and VIM. Kaufman
were drowned by the capsizing of a skiff in the
Mississippi river, opposite the foot of Carroll
street. Two companions were rescued. Seebold
alone was married.
G. Il. Howe, who edits the Augusta Mich
Weekly Review, was rotten-egged and driven
from the village, on Monday evening, for i'm
proper conduct. He is q married man with a
family. Yesterday his Office was closed up by a
mortgage foreclosure.
At White PIa,ns NJ v vaeterdav fha will
Of the late Samuel J. Tilden was admitted to
probate in the Surrogateis Court without OBJ
position. Messrs. Andrew H. Green, John Bige-
low and George w. Smith, executors and trustees,
Immediately qualified as such.
Gen. Bacon Montgomery, Of St. Joseph, No.,
accidentally shot and killed himself while hunt-
ing at Lomula, Mexico, where he was interested
In mines. He was born in 1843 When the war
broke out he joined the Sixth Missouri Cavalry,
as a private, and was promoted over his father
to the rank of heutenant-colonel
Judge Goebel, of the Probate Court, has ac-
cepted the offer Of Judge Hoadly to pay to the
trustees of the estate of Archbishop Purcell
$62, 800 in full satisfaction Of his liability as
bondsman for j. B. Mannix, the defaultine as
signee. The trustees will now declare a dividend
OF Il per cent, and begin it's payment in a few
days.
For the first time, Atlanta was on Tuesday a
complete prohibition city. All the bar-rooms
closed on July l last, but several wholesale Ii
CCHSSS HclO In6y nave O6on expiring
gradually until Tuesday, when there was only
one in the city, and that would have expired six
days from now, but by decision of the Supreme
Court OF the State that store was closed.
A certificate of honorary membership in the
ST. Ananias Club. of Topeka. Kan. arrived at
Ottawa on Tuesday for Prof. E. Stone Virgins.
Surrounding the seal are the words, "St. Ana
Mas Club, Topeka" and in the center is a picture
of the instrument known as the Tyre. 1t is said
that the Professor has received notice from the
aI1f that n VnHcf r n vs-
or quit the civil service.
The cage in which the workmen in one of the
shafts of the new New York aqueduct, at Tenth
avenue and One-hundred-a nd-seventy-s sixth
street, are borne to and from their work, fell
yesterday while six men were ascending in it.
One Thomas Burke) was killed and three others
badly injured. When near the top of the shaft
the rope that held the cage broke. and it went
down with a crash, fifty feet below. Burke was
taken from the wreck mangled and dead. and
the others we're dragged forth terribly injured.
The injured were taken to a hospital.
The Dephlander farm. near Pacific. Mo-, was
the scene, Monday evening, of a deplorable trag-
edy. Constant Dephlander. the Oldest son in
the family, became demented some years ago,
but, as he was never violent, was allowed to
wander about the farm at will On Monday
he secured a revolver and went towards an orch
ard. whence his mother was returning with a
basket of apples. He made as if to assist her,
but suddenly drew the revolver and shot her in
the head. He then placed the weapon to his
own head and fred. Both are expected to die.
"Little Italy" as a row of houses on First
avenue and One hundred -and-tenth street, New
York, is called, was thrown into the widest ex-
element yesterday by the murder OF Antonio
Cegnara, by his wife. Charara Sasso. The
couple had not lived together for some years,
the wife having deserted her worthless spouse
because of his brutality. Yesterday he called
early, having located her whereabouts. and on
sight assaulted her. He continued to beat her
until after midday, when he became tired and
started to leave. AS he crossed the threshold
the enraged wife shot him dead. The woman
was arrested.