The Indianapolis journal., 1883-04-10
Brief Mention,

On last Monday Miss Nellie Wallace, living
near windsor, started to visit friends at Sulli-
van, nelghooring town. Since that time no
trace has been discovered of her, although dill
gent inquiries have been instituted.
Rev. ID. II. Wheeler, of New York, son of Solo
mon wheeler, OF Rockford, has been elected to
the presidency OF Allegheny College in Mead
vile, Pa. For a long time he was connected
with the Northwestern University at Evanston.
Philip Keller, a farmer residing in the vicinity
of Georgetown, signed his name to a certificate,
at the request of a gentlemanly stranger, stating
that he had the best "rOOf paint" he saw.
The certificate changed into a note for $3.50, to
the d1smay OF Mr.. K, but he swears he'll never
pay It,
A representative Of the Oregon Independent
visited the grave of Swatzell, the suspected as
sassin who died in Jail there last week, and
| found that the remains had been snatehed from
the grave. There ia no clew TO who stole IT,.
although several parties at Rockford wanted
the body badly.
A further investigation by the committee ap
| pointed by the Ltchfied City Council to over
! haul the city clerks books brings to light a
greater deficiency, which now reaches nearly
| 1,5O0. Further action has been postponed to
await the action of the clerks bondsmen as to
the method Of settlement they desire to have
adopted.
| The Lincoln Guard of Honor announces memo
! rial services to be held at the catacOmb of the
National Lincoln Monument April Is. 1t is eX-
| pected that the Sunday-schoois of Springfield
will unite in the ceremonies, at the conclusion of
| which the eataeomb will be opened for the chill
| dren to pass in and place flowers evergreens
| on the sarcophagus.
Elder j. L. Richardson having resigned his
| pastorate of the Christian Church in Virginia.
| to accept call to Hagerstown, Md, preached
| his farewell sermon to full congregation, Sun
day night, who are 10th to part with him. While
no definite arrangements have been made, the
vacant pulpit will probably be filed by Rev. Mr..
| Fandy, of Charleston, Ill.
Work on the new coal mine at Lebanon is pro-
crossing rapidly, adepth of fifty-two feet havn &
| been reached, and a thirteen-feet strata OF sand
passed through without difficulty. On Saturday
a OF nf fxvar for naa ifo tod
temporary cessation of digging, and it estimated
| that during twenty-four hours over 5000 gal
| Ions OF water had been bailed out. The pump
win be placed in The shaft this week and work at
once resumed.
The Macoupin Enquirer at Carlinville, has
been solo to Hon e. B Buck, of Kankakee. who
| will take possession May 1. The paper has been
| published for number of years by SnIvely 81
! Glessner a Democratic organ. Hon. T.. Snive-
y will devote his time to the duties of his Office
as clerk of the Supreme Court, and L. G. Gless-
ner, the other member of the firm, will leave the
lst of May for Sedalia, Mo-, where he will be-
come connected with The Sedala Daily Demo-
crat
A hungry, dejected-looking dog came to the
| yards of theWabash railroad at Carmi, and made
his home there, being allowed to drag out a mis-
erable existence. Now he is petted and fed and
| is happy hero. A little child was playing on
| the track, and an engine was laundering down
the rails and TO one near TO save. But just as
the horror-strcken spectators expected to see the
little one caught under the cruel wheels, the old
yagrant dog bounded to the child and dragged il
| out of danger.
Macon county boasts the oldest man in the
State, if not the Oldest in the country His name
| Is Robert Gibson, and his age is over 116 years.
He is five feet two inches in height, weighs las
pounds. He recollects dimly the revolutionary
war and the presidency of General Washington.
Mr.. Glbsons eldest boy is lad OF 81, and
his ''baby,' with whom he is now living is A,
| He has been twice married, and has thirteen
| children living and three dead, One of his sons
| has twenty children. His direct descendants,
now reaching to the fifth generation, number
nearly 400.