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- T -CHICAGO.Suicide—Increase of Police—Thief Killed—Brewers? Association—Fire Work*Destroyed. ' ' ~ ’Special Dispatch to the Indianapolis Journal.• Chicago. Jan* 4.Orin Howard, (American) a tin smith, poisoned himself to-clay with an overdose of opium while half crazy from the effects of intoxication. He feaves a wife and two children.John Affleck, a noted thief, was shot dead while attempting to escape over the/ walls of the Joliet Penitentiary.The Police force of Chioago is now increased to 250 men.The seventh annual congress of the National Brewers’ Association will commence in Turner Hall to-morrow morning. About fifty members are here already, and one hundred more are expected. They willjoin in a grand banquet on Thursday evening, Maine Law action is anticipated.The Garden City Fire Works Manufactory, Nos. 93 and 95 Bremen street,, were burned to the ground this morning. Some Roman candles were accidentally fired, and the result w»3 a terrific explosion, blowing the building to atoms. This was followed by the complete burning down of some half dozen dwellings, and severe injury to several people, though none were killed. The foreman, James Wafd, was thrown several yards by the force of the explosion. The total loss was about $1(^500.
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Indianapolis Daily Journal
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Wed, Jun 05, 1867
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