Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1882-07-15

Geo. Longford, of Wabash, Ind, lost
his res dence, by fire. Yesterday morning.
Loss, $500.
8 N. stoekslager was nominated for
Congress by the Democrats of the Third
District, yesterday.
Oscar Goodwin, formerly cashier of the
Logansport Bank, and who disappeared
so mysseriously month ago, is At bot
Springs, Arkansas.
Miss Halle voorhees,, daughter of
Hon. D. w. voorhees,, sailed for Europe
on "Wednesday in company with Gov.
VOORHEES, and family of New Orleans
The residence of Meredith Simpson,
situated short distance from Vincennes.
was totally destroyed by fire on Thursday
| morning. The origin of the fire has not
been ascertained. Insurance On the house,
$4,000; contents, $500. which fully COW
ers the loss,
Jerry Collins, a noted character of
| Muncie. is incsrcersted in the city prison
| of that town for robbing ]. l. De
laney, boiler maker. Collins has figured
| largely in the police courts and is regard
| ed as desperate character. He will
more than likely be sent to the peniten-
| tisry.
A young man named John Heller, who
has since the 4th of July, been in the
employ of Thomas Dsugherty, q farmer
living south Of Wabash, was arrested on
| Thursday by an officer from Michigan.
Heller Ia charged with the murder of his
mother at Grand Haven, and has ad
mitted his guilt
Sheriff Stepp, acting under authority
from the Board of County Commissioners
of Vigo county, has offered reward OF
500 for the capture of Andrew Fuqua,
the farmer who shot Alexander Bandy
on Tuesday, on account of the alleged
intimacy between Brady and Fuqua's
wife There is no hope of Brady's re-
covery.
The Eighty fourth regiment Indiana
Volunteer Infantry will hold their an
nual reunion at the fair grounds near
Knightstown on the 10th and goth of
September. 1t is expected that the Fifty
seventh and Thirty sixth infantry regi
ments and the Nineteenth battery will
join them. This will make the affair one
of great interest.
An old man named O'Conner, residing
in Indianapolis sold his house and lot on
Thursday and received 5000 for it. of
which $500 was paid in cash, while a
mortgage on the property was given for
the rest. In the evening O'COnner invit-
ed some of his friends to his house and
treated them very literally, exhibiting
the money, and the next morning when
he swoke it was missing.
At picnic given by the Presbyterian
church of Greenfield, very novel and
original undertaking was consummated
1t consisted in the conveying of the peo-
pie to the grounds by steam. Warren
Comstock, with traction engine, pulled
a train of wagons, containing the sun
day school, four miles. No horses were
hitched to the engine, and it was novel
sight to see train of cars running along
the turnpike. The line of march wal
lined with people.
Clarence Shook, aged twenty two years
whose hone issG New York city, was ia
EsSssdaY nisht, ssf Hartford, Crawford
.hnnk$B Shook was in the EN-
Poy u ane keystone Bridge Company
tie over Little asle rive uu'sis ap III ~.
top of the bridgS-U the ,-sna--..2.-.1-a
distance of about .eventy feet. He ling
cred in great agony until wednesday
night, when he died.
Carl Baker, : ~aer, IS years of age
living three and 8 inf miles northwest OF
Russiaville, was struck and instantly kill
ed by lightning. On Thursday afternoon.
He was in field blowing corn when q
storm came up, shd he took shelter under
tree. The lightning struck the tree
about thirty feetfrom the ground, pass
ing down until sbout even with Bakers
head, when it PISSED to him, striking
him just back ofthe left ear and passing
down the left silc, completely stripping
the clothing from that side Baker was
German, and cine from Frankfort, Ind
little more thsk two years ago.