The Indianapolis journal., 1890-02-05
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The New York Locomotive works are to be
be removed from Rome, n. Y, to East st.
Louis.
Gen. C. w. Wingate. of New York, was
Rifle Association.
George Taft, alias F. p. Zollman. alias
Thomas MARI, is in Jail at Rochester, n. Y,
for defrauding Masonic lodges.
The Young Mems Democratic Club of
Nashville last night adopted resolutions
expressing sympathy for Secretary Tracy.
The Fifteenth congressional IN. " dis
trict Republican convention nominated,
yesterday, nj. B. Wright, of Susquehanna,
by acclamation.
Frederick Eaton, a leading merchant and
prominent citizen of Toledo. o., died yester-
day of heart failure, superinduced by an at
tack of la grippe.
A. ID. Heffner. Democrat, was elected to
succeed John b. Lawler, Democrat, recent
Franklin county. :
tits announced on high authority that
preliminary steps have been taken to trans
form the National Linseed-Oil Trust into q
corporation. with q capital of S1s,OOO.OOO.
Adam Baker and his wife. residing on a
farm near Paris, o., were attacked with la
grippe few days ago. The minds of
both became affected. and both are now
maniacs.
John l.. Sullivan will leave Boston for
Newark. n. j., Thursday morning. and on
Saturday night will leave for Purvis. Miss,
where his case comes up before the Supreme
Court on an appeal.
Mr.. Fl. w. Longley. of the firm Of Longley,
Garlich g. Co., Cincinnati, is missing. His
friends fear some mishap has befallen him.
He has been observed to be despondent
recently, but there are no causes known to
prompt suicide.
Ex- Governor BrOss. of the Chicago
T~.Ix IL IL "a
an estate of S476OO0 He bequeathed it
chiefly in annuities to his widow, daughter
and grandchildren.
Frank Allen, who eloped from Portland,
Mich, with $4,000 belonging to his uncle
and Mrs. Gertrude Whitacre, his uncle's
paramour yesterday, at Walsenburg, Col.
At Memphis, Tenn. yesterday, Mrs.
Alice Spaulding and j. G. Bernard, her
brother-in-law were acquitted of the MUIR
der of Mrs. Spaulding's husband in Septem-
ber last. The jury was out less than half
an hour.
Dick Moore, of st. Paul, and BLACK
latter place, Monday night, for the mid
dle-weight championship of the Northwest
and $3.50 a side; three-Ounce gloves. BLACK
PearP' won In the seventh round.
John f. HOlcomb. who claims to be the
postmaster of Maiden, Jackson county,
attempting to shoot a ''green-goods"
swindler who had defrauded him. The
swindler was not wounded, and succeeded
In escaping arrest.
Mr.. Callahan. the owner of lot at
Guthrie. Oklahoma, was arrested yester-
day for throwing his tenant and his goods
into the street, and the occupant placed in
possession again. The arrest was ordered
| from Washington, and Marshal Walker
was also instructed to permit no more lot
jumping.
A convention of Western window-glass
manufacturers was held in Pittsburg yes
| terday. 1t was decided to advance the
| price and 10 per cent. on single and double
| ttrength respectively. The prospects are
| shat prices will be further advanced in a
| short time. The market is good, while the
stock is small
Thieves and river pirates Jared badly at
| New York Monday night. One, while try
| ing to sack canal-bOat on the East river
was shot dead by the captain. In the early
l morning hours a burglar surprised in the
murder the policeman, and in return was
clubbedinto state of insensibility.
| Governor Millett, OF South Dakota, has
| appealed to The Chicago Board of Trade
for subscriptions to the amount of 100000
to enable the destitute farmers of his State
| to purchase seed grain and feed for ami
mails. The board, at a meeting yesterday
| appointed committee of three to attend
to the requests of the Governors communi-
| cation.
1t is reported that John S. Graham. chief
defendant in the Cronin jury -bribing con
| spiracy cases, has gone TO Mexico. A. s.
1 Trude, his attorney, says that if the report
| is true it is because of Graham's fear of a
jury trial. Mr.. Trude will file two motions
to-day, one for change of venue from the
| county. and one, in case the first is refused
to submit the case to trial by judge in
| stead of iury