The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-30
TELEGRAPHIc BREVITIES.

Harry Dickerson. an Ohio Central brakeman.
was crushed to death. yesterday, at Cleveland
He lived at Newark, 0.
Mrs. Louise Hops. of Bath. N. Y, was
burned to death, Saturday, by her clothes catch
ing fire from brush-ciearing fire.
Police-oficer John e. Keefe. of Chicago. com.
mittsd suicide, Saturday mosning, by shooting
himself in the right temple He was despon6
ent owing to q prolonged illness.
Leonard Altman, of GAINESVILLE, o., aged fouS
teen, had his right arm and leg cut off, yesteS
day by falling under q B. 81 o. train while
stealing ride. He can hardly recover.
AT Louisville. KY, last night, Ssllie Thomp
son, aged fifteen, stabbed to death Waiter Jesse
whose mistress she was. Jealousy the
Both are colored. The Thompson girl is in jail
Mrs. Bud Barley. while returning home froK
Coshocton. o.. in wagon. Saturday afternoon
wassburned to death. She had put lighted
pipe in her pocket, which set fire to her cloth
ing
Near Lebanon. KY. on Saturday, DIR. T.
Hourigan shot and killed his brother-in-law
Samuel Hayes They quarreled about money
matters. Hourigan surrendered and claims SELF
defense.
At Norfolk Va. Saturday night. Robert Tay
lor shot and killed Thomas r. Tanner, mar
ried man who bad betrayed Taylor's sister. The
girl was driven insane by shame, and is in
mad-house.
A cablegram was sent to Mr.. Gladstone. fror
Cleveland, on Saturday. notifying him that one
of tha finest boats ever built for trade on thf
great lakes had been named after him. A pict
ure was requested so as to be framed and hum
in the cabin.
An explosion OF gas took place in turnel |,
No. shaft of the Delaware 81 Hudson compa
nv at Plymouth. Pa. Saturday, killing Patricl
McGill and John Kniess. and fatally njuriri
Charles OConnor and two other miners
Col. Elliott F. Shepard, the wealthy propris-
tor of the New York Mail and Express, and ira
S9nkey. late coadiutor Of Mr. Moody, held
religious service at Association Hall New York,
yesterday. Mr.. Sankey sang and spoke, and
Mr.. Shepard spoke on the crueifxion.
The two missing children of Madame Diss
Debar were found, on Saturday, by the New
York'Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty tt
Children and given into the custody OF that so
ciety by the court The names Of ths personi
who have been hiding them are suppressed.
Edgar Slade. aged seventy-fve, and VIM. Mo
Cieiian, his grandson, aged three and one-hah
years, were burned 10 death Friday evening
They lived on farm about three miles from
Chatham, Ont. and il is supposed they were
out burning brush; but how the tragedy hap
pened will never be known.
The patrons and members of the New York
Hebrew Benevolent and Orphan Asylum Socie
~ held Eheir annual meeting yesterday. The
following officers we're elected: President, Jesse
Seligman; vice -presidant, Henry Rice; treasurer,
Abraham Wolff. The annual report shows
si51, PA SO receipts, and disbursement 5, $780,
450.04 DurilE the year s2o, s2o was received
from legacies.
Adam Kirchner, of Cleveland. o., moider.
was shot and instantly killed in the street, at
late hour Saturday night, by John III. Reehl.
The murderer Immediately gave himself up 70
the police, and was locked up. Reehl says that
the shooting was done in self-defense. but
brother of Kirchner, who witnessed the murder.
declares that Reahi fired at his brother withoui
warning. and that the men had had no trouble
whatever