The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-22

Phil Casey, the champion hand-ball-
player of the world, has been selected to
train John L. Sullivan for his coming fight
with Jim Corbett.
the University of Pennsylvania. has been
offered the presidency of Lake Forest ILL.,
University, but il is understood that he
will decline the oher.
At Springfield. Mo-. George A. Sterling
and Andy Crump fought a duel with re-
volvers on the street. Five shots were
passed. Sterling was shot In the abdomen.
and will die. Crump received only a skin
wound In the neck.
At Lancaster. Pa. the court Yesterday
rendered q decision in favor of the Bow
man-Esher faction or the Akron Church,
giving them possession of the church prop
erry. which heretofore has been controlled
by the Dubs faction.
The Chicago Milk shippers Association
has been beaten In court in q suit for debt
trust Judge TuthIll delivered the decls-
ion. The result Is expected to be the dis
ruptiOn of the combine.
On board the steamship Island, of the
Thingvala line. which sailed from New
York for Copenhagen, yesterday. were
eleven young women from st. Louis and
Chicago, all members of the Kings Dangh-
tiers. who are going to Russia tn distribute
money among the starving people.
1t now transpires that che same night
tuo TOUR UuIUeTe were mmlJteu ob Denl-
son. lex. another woman was shot by. 1t
Is supposed. the same person. She was an
inmate OF a bagnlO. and the bullet, which
was fired through the window. passed
through the tieshy part of her leg. but will
not result fatally.
Kate r.. Pike aged twenty-five years. of
Washington. who had been stopping at the
Astor House, New York, was found uncon-
scious III her room yesterday with the gas
turned on full head and a great cash in her
ADA lat Nu ANN hAr nh h haA
tried to end her life. The woman was sent
to Bellevue Hospital q prisoner.
The executive board of the international
Union of lron-molders have elected n suc-
cessOr TO Treasurer Carroll Hendy, Of Troy,
\, l.; who resigned; The choice fell upon
Mr.. William HeDzel. of Albany. n. Y. who
will servo until july. 1884, rs the local
unions have decided by vote to not hold q
bi-annual convention this year.
The snit of the Rev. DR.. John w. Ellis.
ex-pastor of the Central Presbyterian
Tabernacle of San Francesca. to recover
$4,000 damage for defamation of character
and conspiracy on the part of the San Fran
CISCO Presbytery. has been dismissed by
the Superior Court. The judg &c held that no
malice on the part of the presbytery had
been shown by the plaintiffs
The regents of the University of Michigan
have appointed Adolph Hail. of Washing
ton Unlversity, professor of astronomy,
vice Mark w. HARRINGTON, who resigned 10
become Chief of the United States Weather
Bureau, and Israel Z. Russell. of the United
States Geological Survey. to nil the chair SO
long held 10y Professor Alexander Winchell
as professor of geology. Both will ac-
cept:
In the United States Circuit Court at
Philadelphia DEGREES have been entered in
the cases of the National C~ash-register
Company. of Dayton. o.. against Henry
Neuss. jr.. Jonathan Z. Hare and William
StOnebach. users of the American cash
register. and business men of the CITY. De-
PENDANTS were enjoined against using the
American cash register. which was de-
dlared an infringement of the National
Cash register Company's patents.