The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-26

I OF III, 536 tons OF coal mined In the State
during the past year, Clay county alone pro-
duced 921, 238 tons, or 709iO tons more than
half of the entire output of the State.
| The entire number of miners in the State
is put down at 4, $751; of which number Clay
county alone has 2, 256, or nearly one-half of
the entire number Is it any wonder that
the miners of Clay county insist that the
| Mine Inspector should be appointed from
among those 2,256?
From Exchanges and Correspondence.
AS a charter can be procured, Mr.. F.
| 7. Crump will begin the construction OF street
railway at Columbus.
Hettie Stewart, of Hartford City, took one grain
! OF strychnine on Wednesday, aud died few
hours later In cOnvulsona.
| Rev. Mr.. McKinip, of Charlestown, is conduct
ing series OF successful revival meetings at the
Third Presby terrain Church.
The bar of Clark county has adopted resolu-
| lions against the bin now pending in the Legis-
| lature, proposing change in the number OF
terms and the time of holding court in that
| county.
| Jacksonville News: "There is a current report
! OH the streets among the knowing ones, that
Mayor Warder will be candidate for penitenti-
airy warden before the new board. OF directors.
| This publicity we give for what 1t is WORTH"
| Dr. q. II. Showalter; of Montpelier Biackford
county, died ON Tuesday evening. post NOR
| TEN developed that he died of cancer the origin
beginning at the spine and filling all of the right
side He was one of the finest ply sicians of the
| county.
Everett Riner, the boy who ran away from his
home in Richmond, Ind, last week, and was fol-
lowed to New York city by his father, r. NJ.
Riner, found by the police Monday in u
| West-street hotel. Mr.. Siner and hs son have
returned home.
Hon. s. M. stocksiager, member of Congress
from the Third district, writes that he has great
hopes of getting through Congress at the present
session the bill for the erection of public build-
| ing at New Albany for the postofioe, revenue
| offices and Federal courts.
Daniel Howard, aged twenty-five, section
! man on the Vandalia line, at Brazil, charged
! with rRping Jessie Hutchinson. nine Eear-old
daughter of a policeman OF Brazil, on Tuesday {,
| was brought to Greencsstle on Wednesday to
escape from mob organized to hang him.
Benjamin T. Price ana Harriet ]. Lemaster, OF
! Lexington, Scott county, were married on the
| 11th OF January. On the following day Mrs.
Price was taken ill, and has since lost her reason
and does not recognize any one. She had been
| afflicted with spasms previous to the marriage
| Charles Keith, special constable of Windfall,
arrested John Lawson on a charge of assault and
battery, and brought him TO the office Of Justice
Price for trial. Before the case was disposed of
| Lawson and Keith engaged in regular ftstright,
knocking down tables, stoves, ETC. They were
finally separated by Justice Price and others.
! year or so since the narrow gauge railroad
| bridge near Vincennes foated away, and some of
! the timbers we're saved by man named Cham
receiving 1t, retained the property. The com
! pany had him arrested on charge of stealing
The case has been tried, resulting in the acquit-
| tai of Chambers, and he proposes to bring suit
| against the company for false imprisonment.
| Fire at Plymouth on Wednesday, destroyed
| four Onestory buildings. They were owned by
G. X. Wheeler, whose loss Is $4,000, with no
insurance. They were occupied as follows: Mrs.
s. A. Baxter, millinery total loss, four houses
| insured for $1,000 in the Fireman's Fund, Cali
fornia, $500 in the Westchester, California, and
$500 in the Hartford, of Hartford, Conn. NJ. G.
Tuttle, photograph gallery, loss 81 900, and
insured in the Westehester, OF California for
$500; j. f. Firestone, harness-shop loss So, 600
| insured for 5000 IN the Northwestern, of Mil
! waukee; Mrs. s. L. Durham, millinery, loss
| $500, insured for $500 in the Northwestern. of
| Milwaukee; B. E. Kayder, shoe store loss $500,
no insurance. The fire originated In Tuttle's
photograph gallery.
ILLINOIS.
Mrs. Lucinda Washburn was fined 5000 and
cost at Elmwood. for keeping gambling house.
George J. Weber, commission merchant at
Pekin, failed yesterday. Liabilities about 3d.
900.
Richie Brothers grain elevator. at warrens-
burg WAS burned on Wednesday. Loss, $1,000;
insurance, $3,OOO.
The village trustees of Varna had Mr. Hogg up
for selling liquor without license After hearing
the case the justice imposed fine of $2,7So10.
Col. william H. Patterson, Judge P. D.
Cheney, H. A. Sheppard, Wallace Leigh Stephen
Bowman, Elias Cockrall, Robert G. Gledhum
and George G. Cockril have formeda stock COM
pany to erect and furnish an opera-hOuse In
Jerseyviile
Roger Phelps, of Milo township, about eight
cen miles southwest of Princeton, was followed
by man named Longman. armed with
butcher-knIfe. Phelps warned him to go away,
but LOngman persisted in following, whereupoD
Phelps fired with revolver, and killed Longman
on the spot. The quarrel involved the sum of so
cents.
Preparations are being made for the opening OF
all immense trunk canal in the northwestern
part of Mason county and the southern part of
Tazewen county. The canal is to he fourteen
miles long coming out near Forest City. It will
be ten feet deep aud fifty wide. The canal when
finished will drain forty thousand acres of
land and will be one of the most i'm portant I'm
provements made in that region. The estimate
cost is $15o,000.
On1uesday night the dead body of man was
found on highway. two miles from Streator.
The man mad been killed either by the accidental
discharge of his shotgun or had committed sui
eide. Tho charge had passed clear through the
head, going in at the neck and out at the crown.
He has not yet been identified, alt hough hun
dreds have inspected the remains He was clad
like a farm laborer had 1928 in his pockets, and
seemed about thirty years OF age. He was
smooth-shaven, and had curly hair.
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