The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-11
TELEGRAPHIC BREyITIES.

Governor Ireland has issued a proclamation
asking for relief for the drought sufferers.
The Missouri State central prohibition com
mittee met IN Kansas City, yesterday and issued
a call for State convention to be held at Soda
liza Sept 10
E. A. Anderson, a prominent farmer and
stock dealer, of Clinton, Mo-. has fed leaving
$21, 900 debts. In several instances he obtained
money by forgery.
The American branch of the Universal Peace
Union has decided to hold its annual meeting at
Mystic, Conn, on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday of next week A large attendance is ex-
pected.
The annual convention of the American Bank
ers' Association will begin in Boston to-day and
continue through Thursday. The opening adj
dress will be made by PresidentLyman d. Gage,
of Chicago.
AtAlbany, n Y. yesterday, James W. Davis
murdered his wife, Mrs Ella Davis. and terri
bly, injured mis- mother, Mrs. Joseph Davis. He
also attempted to take the life of his sister. He
| is evidently insane.
The New York World says that Insurance
Agent n w. Meeker, of 965 Third avenue, that
city, has disappeared. and that his accounts with
the various companies for which he acted are
about $l4, 900 short.
The deadlock which has existed in the Demo
cratic congressional nominating convention at
Charleston, Mo-, for a week, was broken Mon
day night on the 64lst ballot by the nomination
of James II. Walker.
At Anita, Ia, on Sunday, just after Rev A.
A. Whitmore had pronounced in the pulpit in the
Congregational Church the words SIT is true
we have passed from death unto life, he fell
dead, presumably from heart disease.
A permanent organization of Mexican war
committee was effected at Vicksburg, last night,
for the purpose of enrolling volunteers and pre-
pairing for their dispatch to the seat of war in
the event of declaration of war against the
country.
The executive committee of the Irish Parlia-
mentary Fund Association, at New York, decided
last evening to place $53 000 that had been col
lected by the association, in the Bank of New
York. at II per cent interest, until it should be
needed by Parnell and his band.
Christopher Evans, president of the Miners
National Association. has declined the nomna-
ton of Secretary of State. rendered him by the
Green back-Labor party of Ohio. Charles Bon
zall of Salem, O., has been named by tho State
central committee to fill the vacancy.
General Phil Sheridan, arrived at Cincinnati
last evening: on visit to his mother. EFe was
accompanied by his brother, Colonel Mike
Sheridan. The day being the occasion of the
reunion of the Thirty first Ohio Regiment q
public reception was accorded the visitors
Fowler Brothers, a Chicags stock-yards firm,
announced yesterday that satchell containing
checks amounting to $l3,845 was stolen from
their messenger boy, Mile Kane, on Saturday
last The firm say the checks were not negoti-
able. Detectives have as yet obtained no clue.
The fourteenth annual convention of the In,
ternational Association of Travelling Passenger
Agents convened at Minneapolis yesterday. The
annual address was delivered by w. w. Ford, of
the Chicago 81 Alton road. Jacksonville Fla.
selected as the place for holding the next
convention. The second Tuesday in january
was mentioned as the time, although not formal
ly agreed to-
Right Rev. Edward Gardner Weed, bishop
elect of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of
Florida. will be consecrated at Jacksonville to-
day, Bishop Quintard, of Tennessee, presiding.
The other bishops in attendance are Howe, of
South Carolina Gallaber. of Louisiana; Elliott
of western Texas, and Seymour. of Springfield,
Ill. The principal clergy of the State will also
be present, with many visitors from the princi-
pal Southern cities. The ceremonies will be
very elaborate