The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-07-02
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

During the month of June 367 persons
visited the State Library, 361 of whom read
while there.
Thursday night several Councilmen, city
officers and citizens left for Chicago to be
gone a few days.
Marion County settled with the State Thurs
day, paying in Sl72, 2,25S.l5 and drawing
out on the school distribution $54, 956. 16.
Two hundred workmen are now engaged
upon the new State House, and work is
being pushed forward rapidly possible.
Ex-policeman Jacob Shut was overcome
by the heat Wednesday afternoon at his resi-
dence, on East Market street, and it is feared
that he will not recover.
The A. O. H. excursion and picnic at Co
lumbus on July 10, promises to be grand
affair. There will be excursions to Colum-
bus on that day from Madison and other
cities in the State.
Thursday morning, while Henry Stumph,
a brewer working at Lieber's brewery, was
shifting some betting, his right arm was
caught by the machinery and broken in two
places before he could be gotten out
The police Wednesday night signed con-
tract with Peter Gramling the tailor, for their
new uniforms They are to cost $40 each,
and will be ready on September /. There
are fifty-six officers who will come out in
their new duds" on that day.
Two thousand and twenty-five dollars and
fifty cents was paid TO the police for the two
weeks last past Two thousand and four
hundred and twenty-five dollars was paid to
the firemen for the same length of time.
Firemen will be paid by the day hereafter.
In observance of independence Day, the
banks of this city will be closed Monday,
and all paper maturing on that day will fall
due on Saturday, July 2. The State, Coun-
ty and city offices will also be closed on that
day, and the small boy and the shooting
cracker given full sway.
Kate Rodgers, who lives on East Pearl
street, and Mrs. Burns and her daughter
Jennie became involved in fight Wednesday
evening, during which Kate was quite
badly cut on the right cheek. Mrs. Burns
and Kate were lodged In Central Station, but
Jennie gave the police the slip.
Thursday afternoon S. l.. jeff and Charles
Champion were bathing at Schissefs bath
house on the canal While Jelf was in the
water, Champion took his gold watch and
chain, valued at $50 and skipped. He was
shortly afterward arrested by Officer Morgan.
| On being searched the stolen property was
| found in his clothes.
Peter Murray, on East Michigan street, was
entered and robbed of quite lot of jewelry.
Thursday afternoon Captain Splann and
Officer Travis recovered the goods in pawn
shop on South Illinois street, where they had
| been soaked" by man supposed TO be
Charles Champion, who was later in the day
arrested for stealing gold watch.
Captain Campbell, of the police force was
before Esquire Woodward Wednesday, on the
charge of assault and battery upon Deputy
Constable Marshall but after hearing the
testimony he was discharged. Deputy Con
stable Van Hatten then went before Esquire
Seibert and swore out warrant for Mar
shall, charging him with provoking Camp
bell, but the Captain refused to prosecute
Marshall, thinking himself able to defend
himself. The whole affair grew out of 8
raid upon the house of i'll fame of Ross
Smith some days since.
The peanut and fruit vendors, who claim
to have been the victims of persecution by
frequent suits charging them with main
tanning a nuisance, have become possessed
of the spirit of retaliation. Information
was Wednesday filed in the Criminal Cour
against John G. Wright, the owner o.
l"Wright's Block" on East Market street
charging him with continuing a nuisance
by allowing the steps ard stairways leading
to the first floor, above the basement, to pro
ject upon the sidewalk, thereby encroachins
too far, according to the "statoots" Th'
case is set for hearing to-day.