The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-21

VIM. Weir, an employe in one OF the coal
mines at Carbon, was fatally injured on Wednes-
day by falling slate.
Patrick sughrue, Terre Haute shoemaker,
was run over by Vandalia engine on Wednes-
day night and fatally injured.
Thomas Davis, a well-knOwn farmer and trus-
tee of Scott township, Montgomery county,
took poison on Monday and died on Wednesday.
III. H. Jackson, Of Columbus, has sold the
lease, furniture and fixtures of the ST. Dennis
Hotel to Thomas Fitzmaurice, of Osg0od, the
considerable n being $1,000 ...-
Mrs. Wood worth, revivalist, has been preach
ing in the Nj. E. Church at Monroeville Her
preaching is said to be very eloquent, and has
resulted in many conversions.
Increasing business has compelled an enlarge
ment of the Princeton Clarion, which appears
this week a nine-eolumn fol'o. The Clarion is
carefully edited, and can boast of neat and
clean printing as any paper in the State.
The loss of s. P. Brundage by the burning of
his store at Farmland is not less than $4,000.
He held $9, 600 insurance, in the following COM
panies: Etna, $4,000; Home, SO, 900; Franklin,
81 900; Imperial, 81 900; Northern, 81 900.
s. S. Dunkle's barn, near Selma, on the Bee
line, six miles east of Muncie, was entirely de-
strOyed by fire on Wednesday night. 1t is sup
posed to have been set on fire, no other cause
can be assigned for its burning Loss, $500; no
insurance.
A company has been organized at Corners
vile, to be known as the Connersvile Buggy
Company, for the manufacture of buck-boards
and other road vehicles. The capital is 500, 900
Larned. L. T. Bower and John Pohlman
Madison has raised $ss,000 of the necessary
100000 required to secure the removal of the
Eagle cotton mills from Pttsburg to that place.
and ia making vigorous effort to secure the re-
main ing ST., 900. The mills employ $50 people
and the weekly payroll amounts to about 81, 700
a week.
Henry Basler and James B. Wymond, of
Aurora, and Bruner Hall, of Rising Sun, are to
be appointed United States storeSeeper in that
revenue district, and rumor says that three
gaugeTs will he discharged. Consequently there
is uneasiness anon y-the gaugers, as they don't
know whose heads Will fall.
Two change confidence men. George Harrison
and Robert Wilson. have been arrested at New
Albany on charge OF attempting to swindle
John Heb out OF money by the change dodge
They made small purchase, presenting $50 for
payment. Heb refused to change when a $40
bill offered. Harrison was detected slipping
So bill on his ten. The parties were placed in
jail.
New Albany Ledger: Mr. Thomas Stevens was
born in 1904; moved to Harrison county, Ind =,
Nine children were born to them and she died.
He married IRIS. Nancy Dean. Nine children
were the result of this marriage. Mr.. Stevens
is now living with his third wife, He has one
hundred grandchildren and seventy-six great
gran dchildren.
The wholesale thieves arrested in New Albany
under the names of Frank Clifton and Ed. Riv-
ers are still in Jail awaiting trial, The sheriff has
traced them up and found their names to he
Adam and Geo. Pfeister members of a respect
able family living near SatillovIle, Washington
county. At the home of their parents large
quantity of stolen property was found. Com
plants for grand larceny Will be filed against
them in FLOYD, Clark and Washington counties.
The officers waiting to find claimants for the
stolen horses.