The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-06
Minor Notes.

Justice of the peace at New Albany has
been indicted for assessing and collecting ille-
gal fees
Hiram Gardner was found cad IN his barn
four miles south OF WaicottsvilIe, Tuesday
afternoon.
The report that John Lanahan had been killed
by train, a Brownsburg, was incorrect. MIR.
Lanahan was very seriously injured, but will
recover.
Howard Shaniek. fourteen-year-old boy of
Westfeld, yesterday accidentally shot himself in
the knee. The leg VIII probably have TO DO
amputated.
In a drunken row at Rockville on Tuesday
hight, man by the name of Robert Sprouse,
was dangerously cut in the bowels by some men
from Rosedale.
A lady residing on sycamore street, New AL
bany recently quarIeled with her husband, and
attempted to commit suieide by SwallO wing half
teacupful OF bread soda.
VIM B. Pinkerton, of Huntington, was robbed
OF $40 on Tuesday morning ON Wabash train.
between Quincy, Ill.,, and Peru, Ind. The money
was stolen while he was asleep.
Jacob Hanaway, one OF the oldest and most
prominent farmera OF White county, died on the
roof OF his barn, four miles north of Monticello,
on Tuesday, of apoplexy. He was engaged in
repairing the roof.
Charles ROley, man who stole q hive Of bees
from Benjamin Philips, OF Montezuma, last
August. was icted in the Parke Circuit
Court, yesterday, and sentenced to two years
IMPRISONMENT In the penitentiary.
At the Falls City cement mill, the other day,
twelve kegs of powder were put in one blast.
rels of cement. Up TO the present time this
mill has manufactured $4,000 barrels of oe-
ilent in 1888
On Monday evening Mrs Fillmore Houseman,
of Logansport, fell down a flight of steps, sus-
tanning serious and probably fatal lnjurles. 1t
was found upon examination that she was
verely hurt internally, and her condition is con-
sidered very critical.
Miss Frederick Kaufman, a domestic in the
family of G. +. Crony, of Lafayette, received
her wages on Tuesday. amounting 20 $4s, and
robbed by two highwaymen. A long passing
train drowned her screams for help.
Some time ago the board of commissioners OF
Lawrence county retained Col Geo. w. Friediey
to negotiate the sale of 100000 county bonds.
and paid him ST. 200 for doing So Some people
OF the county are raising money now to prose-
cute the hoard for paying such large fee,
For some time money has been taken from the
Airline depot, at Monticello, In small amounts,
and no Chew could be found to the thieves On
Tuesday the agent detected three small boys in
the act OF gong through the drawer. They were
not arrested, but their parents made good the
losses.
Mr.. Ben. Mag. of Richmond, who lately
bought the first brick house erected in that
place, was rummaging around among the debris
or the old flooring, when he found silver dime,
discOored by time, 1t was sharp ana clean cut
as il it had been just turned from the mint, and
bore the date Of 1886.
Levi Snavely, a rather eccentric character,
died on Monday morning, at Eaton. Although
wealthy, he always dressed in the plainest aud
cheapest style he could His reason for 80 doing
was that he did not consider it right to use his
means for the adOrnment of his person. He
was single man, AMI about seventy years old.
The grocery house of John Sullivan & Co.,
Lafayette, was taken possession of on Tuesday
by o. W. Pierce & Co., and Geo. T. Ten Eyck, in
whose favor Sullivan confessed Judgment for
$3.50 and $40 respectively. Mr.. Sullivan
has also given mortgage on his home to.Philip
Rogers for $780, Edward Riley $500, and Geo.
Ten Eyok 81 900. NJ. L. Pierce ia secured on
mortgage for claim of ST.. 500 A number of
other small sums are due resident parties.