The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-16
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

General manager Herman has appointed Hen ~
Fleming. late superintendent OF the Missouri
Pacific lines in Texas, general superintendent of
the st. Louis, Arkansas & Texas Railway.
The wife of S. Gustafson. residing near Nor
ris, OAK, started to the barn to milk the cows
in the storm Of Monday night, and wandered a
mile and half away, where her body was found
yesterday. Her husband was absent
The defense called their first witness in the
Columbus taliy-sheet forgery cases yesterday
The principal part of the time was taken up in
objections and arguments Of attorneys, and the
same witness will be on the stand this morning
Three sboys named Frank Hunter, Harry
Brock and VIM. Schumacher. all aged about
twelve years, broke through the ice the river
terday, and were drowned. Bodies were recov-
cred.
G. G. Baal, prominent trader at Clinton,
Me-. took some whisky out of bottle. Monday
eighteen, drank some of the liquor, and is in
precarious condition. 1t undoubtedly con tanned
strychnine. There is no clue as TO how il
came in the bottle.
eccentric individual who has resided in the vi
entity of Ashland Wis. for years, has just
ceived advces that be has fallen heir to fI25, 900
by the death OF relatives IN the county of LINER
lex, Ireland. He will leave for the old country
in the spring to claim his fortune.
The remains of unknown man were found
near Homestead, Pa. on Monday morning. with
a bullet hole through the head and pistol ~
ing near thu body It was believed to have
bean case of suicide. but from the develop
ments at the eoroners inquest there is strong
suspicion that the man was murdered
e, H Taylor. an aged coored man. was found
dead yesterday morning near tho railroad switch
that enters the spoke factory at Lexington, KY,
with two wounds in the head, supposed to have
been made with some blunt instrument. He is
said to have saved considerable money. aud it is
thought that robbery was the cause of the MUIR
der
At noon yesterday the big air receiver at the
Hudson, n. Y. iron works, exploded with ter
rife force. The receiver blown 60 pieces.
huge fragments were hurled hundreds of feet,
and there ia virtually nothing left OF the big red
dome marked Hudson Iron-works-n Patrick
Brickley was fatally injured. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000
William p. Hanes, of Springfield, O.. died on
Tuesday under suspicious circumstances. Yes
terday Jarrett Brooks was arrested on charge
years been unduly intimate with Mrs. Hanes, q
good looking white woman, and it 10 alleged
they resorted to poison 10 rid the woman OF her
husband The woman has not yet been arrested.
At York, Pa, yesterday, Oliver z. Truett
shot his wife three times. Part OF her tongue
was taken off by one of the shots. and she was
otherwise seriously injured TruesE then went
upstairs and shot himself ia the head. from the
effects of which death is expected every mo-
ment. Mrs. Truett may recover. The shooting
took place at the residence of Truetts father
in-law, E. w. Bowman, and was the result OF
jealousy.
Duncan G. Ross the wsll-known athlete. was
arrested a. Galveston, Tex, yesterday, charged
by Sergeant Walsh. Captain Daily nnd:Captain
CASTOR, with swindling them ont Of their share