The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-05
TELEGRApHIc BREYITlEs.

Justin Mccarthy lectured in New York last
night for the benefit Of the Charleston relief
fund.
The number Of applicants for admission to the
literary or collegiate department Of the Uniyer-
slty OF Michigan is unprecedented. reaching 300.
The attendance in all the professional schools is
also very large.
Attorney.general Cassidy, of Pennsylvania,
Will be In Harrisburg on Wednesday or Thurs
day, when ne Will take preliminary steps against
the coal pool men. A bill in equity will be filed
to restrain the several corporations from entering
into the combination.
Christopher Meyer, of New York. million.
aire ten times over, and president of the Meyer
RuOber Company, has been sued for breach OF
promise by Miss Annette Scheuck Miss
Scheuck is descendant of an old Knickerbocker
family, and is about thirty years old. Meyer is
slxtyeight The plaintiff places her damages at
800, 900.
Wesley Oleweier, residing near York, Pa, on
Saturday evening returned from hunting expe-
dition, and, considerably under the influence of
liquor, he threw his shotgun down upon the
floor of his house with such force todischarge
the load. The contents Of the gun entered his
abdomen, killing him almost instantly. lie
leaves widow and three children.
The Philadelphia Times yesterday astonishsd
Its contemporaries Of that city and newspaper
men generally by reducing its price for the
daily from two cents to one. In giving a reason
Tor tho change, the publisher mentions the fact
tHaI Iuo price OF WnlLe paper mas Do0Q reduced
one half IN the twelve years since the paper was
started. and that to-day telegraphing to Europe
was as cheap by cable as it then was to LOUISE
ana or Florida.
Two boys. while out hunting near Columbus,
N. Y, on Sunday. found the body of man
hanging to the limb Of birch tree The mans
suspenders had been removed from his clothing
and used as moose. The body was found to be
greatly decomposed so much so that the feat
ures were unrecognzable. Nothing was found
to tell who the man or where he came from.
He was, to all appearances, about forty years
old, OF sandy complexion sandy hair and sandy
side whiskers.
John Schmidt, who was in Jail at Newark, NJ
j., for the murder of his wife, committed suicide
yesterday. He left letter saying he had bought
the poison in Chicago and came East for the pur-
pose of killing his wife and then himself by
shooting. and intended to use the poison in case
he failed to end his life with the pistol He
killed his wife and having failed to kill himself
at the same time, he resorted to the poison. In
the letter he explains how he had the poison
sewed in the waistband of his pantaloons.
Henry Hotchkiss, musician of Hartford,
Conn, aged thirty five years. has for some time
been in trouble with his wife, from whom he is
supposed to have separated. They had two
children. On Sunday afternoon, at o'clock.
they met on Market street Hebrew revolver
and fired two shots at her, one of which took
effect in her head and the other in her back
She died in few minutes. Hotchkiss then fred
one shot into his own head, but the wound in
hicted is thought to be but slight. He was taken
to the hospital The tragedy has caused great
excitement