The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-24
TELEGRAPHIC BREyITIEs.

John Walker, colored murdered his wife, six
miles south of Baltimore, yeste rday. The cause
is not known. The murderer has not yet been
captured.
Henry Bergh, nephew of the late philanthro-
pist of that name. was yesterday chosen presl-
dent of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals.
Billy Edgerron one Of the most popul ar pass
enger engineers on the Dakota Central Railway,
has fallen heir to $50, 600 In England, and will
leave next week to get his money.
The Prohibitionists of the Eighth Kentucky
congressional district have nominated Hon.
Green Clay Smith for Congress, to run against
the present incumbent. Hon. James B. Nc
Creary.
Giuseppe Longobardi, who was convicted,
Wednesday last. of manslaughter in the first
degree for the killing of young John Barrett. on
Oct 16 last, was yesterday sentenced, in the
New York Court Of General Sessions. to twenty
years in State prison.
Four trunks containing SIG, 900 worth of
smueRled opium, were stopped by the customs
officers at Windsor. Canada yesterday. The
trunks were checked from British Columbia
and were claimed by Hebrew. who had them
skipped back to the Canadian interior
w. l.. Ellsworth formerly United States con
sui TO Egypt, was arraigned in New York, yes,
terday, a charge of selling coupons of the
North Atlantic Steam TRANSPORTATION Company,
which is sale to have no existence Mr. Els
worth claimed that the coupons were valid. He
remanded till to-day.
John Bagley. agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee
81 ST. Paul railroad, at the suburban station of
Portervlie, Wis, was found. yesterday morn
ing, gagged and tied with cords to the cot in his
station, where he slept. He had been bound At
midnight by three masked men. who prevented
resistance by covering him with revolvers.
They took $3.50, gold watch and two revolvers
Mrs. Martha ]. Lamb the editor of the Maya
zine of American History, and the author of
the well known History of New York was run
down by a horse and wagon, yesterday. at Astor
place and Broadway. New York while crossing
street, aud seriously injured. The driver OF
'agon was arrested. and Mrs Lamb removed
home.
.Ielville Walker fatally shot VIM. FL. Norman
with derringer pistol, in saloon on Union
street, Nashville. last night. Walker and Jesse
Trinum had engaged in fight over cards and
woman earlier in the evening, and Walker
worsted. He secured pistol and returned to
the saloon with the avowed intention of shoot
irg some one. Taking seat in q room he
waited for Trinum, who was accompanied by
Norman. The shot was aimed at Trinum, but
it struck Norman in the left temple, and will
prove fatal All of the parties were gamblers.
DR.. T. NJ. Hamlin, a prominent ply stefan. has
been removed to the asylum at Utica, n. Y,
victim to the morphine and cocoane nabit. He
an expert microscopic, and year ago was
commissioned by the British government to ga
to the Bermudas and investigate the causes OF
the onion blight. He made an exhaustive re.
port For several years he has made a study of
the morphine habit and has made a speciality
of treating patients addicted to it. and in this
succumbed to the habit himself. Two years
ago he was president of the Young Mems Chris-
tian Association.