The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-07
TELEGRAPHIC BREYITIES.

TELEGRAPHIC BREYITIES.
The arguments in the Robinson Beers poisoning
case, at Somerville. Mass, were presented yes
terday. The prisoners were held without bail
for the higher court
Edward p Fifeld, aged forty-five committed
suicide at No 80 Russell street, Charlestown,
Mass. yesterday, by cutting his throat Sick
ness and temporary insanity were the causes.
At Memphis, Tenn, yesterday, Sam Bath
killed Joe Smelly by crushing his skull with a
beer mailet 1t was unprovoked murder.
Both were steamboat roustabouts Bath was ar
rested.
Mrs H. P. Ransom of Louisville, Ky, will
sue the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat and Cincin-
natl Enquirer for large amount of damages
for SANDER in publishing that her husband COM
mitted suicide because OF domestic unhappi-
ness.
In a row at negro festival, near Georgetown,
KY, Saturday night Henry Fox and Frank
Taylor and Henry Fox. Several others were
painfully injured in a general melee that fol-
lowed.
James r. Weggenson, a prominent farmer
near Bellevue, o., who was to have had hear
ing yesterday on the charge of having felonious-
~ assaulted a fourteen-year-old girl, committed
suicide, Sunday night, by blowing out his brains
with pistol.
At St Louis last night, during quarrel over
politics. James Ryan, ex-policeman and a
politician of some fame III the Fourth ward, was
shot three times in the breast by Billy Cooley, a
scene shfter at the Standard Theater. Ryan
was seriously wounded and will probably die.
Miss Emma Hubbard, aged sixteen, started on
Sunday to lead her fathers horse to a brock on
the farm, near Amityvilie, l.. /. Later her
lifeess body, terribly mangled, was found beside
the brook. 1t is thought that the horse became
vicious, tore her throat open with his teeth, and
trampleG upon her.
At Redield. Ark, yesterday afternoon, quar-
rel between Dr. ]. III. Reynolds and Deputy
a pistol and shooting DR.. Reynolds in the left
shoulder. and also seriously woundng a by
stander named George Smith. Won Norman
mounted horse and fed.
An excursion train carrying the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, of Easton and vicinity
on the Lehigh & Susquehanna at Clendon, on
Sunday night. C. W. Dye the fireman was
killed, and Fred Yeoman. the engineer, seriously
injured. The engine and several cars were
wrecked.
In the suit of the city of Pittsburg against Dr.
David Hostetter for the recovery of damages for
breach of contract on the part of Andrew Hartu-
pee, contractor for the new city water-works a
compromise was effected yesterday by DR.. Hos
letter agreeing to pay the city $l43,50O Hostel
ter who was surety for Hartupee, has paid to
the city altogether over $500 000
mob from Norwich township, one hundred
persons, in twelve wagons, visited the Missaukee
county jail at Lake City, Mich. Sunday night,
armed with revolvers rifles, battering rams and
ropes, to lynch Craft and Mrs. Brass, imprisoned
for the murder of the woman's husband, but
Sheriff McBain finally persuaded them to desist
The prisoners were terribly frightened.
There being a movemc MT to secure the listing
Of icSn Of Tot
the New York Stock Exchange. Henry Cews
yesterday sent letter to the chairman of the
stock list committee protesting against favora-
BILE action. because of the continued attitude Of
reputation maintained by the State with re-
gard to the z per cent gold and gold quarterly
bonds.
Hon ". W. Walton, proprietor of the Clay
Center, Kan, Dispatch. and well,known local
politician and ex-Speaker of the lower nauke.
was fatally injured in railroad accident op
Sunday, between Aida and Milford, Kan. in
which the train jumped the track No one else
was injured, except the fireman and engineer
who were seriously scalded. Mr.. Walton's death
is hourly expected.
Acting Postmaster general Stephenson has re-
ceived large number of kilograms from promi-
nent citizens of Nashville. Tenn. requesting
that the widow Of Gen. B. F. Cheatham be ap.
pointed to succeed her husband as postmaster at
Nashville. They represent tina: she is thoroughly
competent, worthy, and the choice of the people
No action in the matter can be taken until the
return of the President and the Postmaster
general
Supervisors Larken, Gallagher and Carroll,
accused by a Brooklyn plumber of conspiracy to
defraud Kings county by inducing him to in
crease the amount of his BILL were brought up in
the Brooklyn police court yesterday for exami
nation. They claimed that the plumber Will
Jams, has committed perjury and grossly libeed
them. The plumber and his wife were both
examined and repeat their story without
changes The supervisors were held in S., 900
bail each.
On Saturday last it was reported that Fred
Smith, book-deeper for Hardy q Co.. powder
manufacturers at Akron. O., had left town after
forging check for 800 on his employers. It
was intimated that he had gone to New York to
meet his wife's sister, with whom he had been
intimate and who had gone to New York osten-
sibly on business. telegram from Akron says
Mrs. Smith has received letter from her sis
ter stating that she and Smith had sailed for
Denmark
Mrs Belle Blake was killed at her home. near
Glen Elder, Mitchell county Kansas Saturday
afternoon. The circumstances attending her
death strongly indicate murder. Aaron Blake
the father-in-law of the woman. was the only
person at the house at the time of her DEATH and
claims she was killed while attempting to mount
a horse she being thrown and dragged and
tramped to death. but every indication from the
surroun dings goes to prove she was fouly muir
dered The father-in-law is held for the murder
The husband, A. c. Blake, and brother-in- law
B. A. Blake, are also in custody