The Indianapolis journal., 1883-02-03
Minor Notes.

Over 81 900 has been raised in Laporte county,
so far, To fight the drive well patentees.
william Burt was arrested on the 3Oth of jan
nary, near Osgood, by an agent of the Treasury
secret service, for passing counterfeit silver
dollars.
The programme for the next Island Park As
sembiy, ut Rome City, is assuming shape. The
assembly proper will open July IL, aud continue
until the oath.
The water has been let into the ditch that was
to drain skinner lake, Noble county, The lake
Will be lowered about four feet, and large body
OF good land reclaimed
HgOnier is endeavoring to build up water
power at that place, for man anufacturing purposes,
by bringing the waters Of the Elkhart river from
Rochester to the former place.
James Mclaughlin, eighty three years old
an inmate of the Rush County Asylum, was
struck on Thursday evening by west-bound
passenger tYain on the C., Fl. & L., ana Instantly
killed,
The following Indiana pOotmaHters have been
commissioned: William Fl HeSsiu, at Hunting
ton; j. W. Caldwell, at Exchange; j. s. Nc
Pheeters at Hardinsburg; Moses L. Goldman at
Taswell,
o. J. Harmon, OF Terre Haute, purchased q
ticket for Indianap polls, on Thursday morning,
aud just after taking his seat in the train, y lned
back and expired almost Immediately. His dis.
ease was dropsy OF the heart.
barn belonging to George Pnvy, near 5omer
set. Wabash county was destroyed by fire early
on Thursday morning, together with three horses,
farming implements and 200 bushels of wheat
Loss, $500; no insurance.
Espey, was burglarized Thursday night. Jewelry
and cigars to the amount of 800 taken,
Entrance was effected through the window of
the Office connected with the building.
On Thursday night at New Albany a III sht o.
cnrred between Charles Filter and Henry Wal
tiers, and in che course OF the struggle the latter
was stabbed eight times by Ellter. Filter was
held in $1,000 bail. Witnesses state that he
acted in selt-defense
Rev. DR.. Wakefield OF Richmond, met with
painful accident on Wednesday. He slipped or
ia md fall
his head striking post. He go badly
stunned as to be incapable of helping himself.
1t is hoped his injuries will not prove serious.
The barn on nm unoccupied farm, belonging to
Joseph Snippe, near Nashville, Brown county,
burned Thursday. new threshng.
machine, reaping machine and considerable
grain were burned 1t Is supposed tramps fired
the building. Loss 81 800; insured for $500.
The revival meetings which have been In pro-
gress at the NJ. +. church, Seymour, for five
weeks, closed last night. The Rev. " W. Tevls
has laOored earnestly and without ceasing. As
the result of his labors seventy have entered
the church, anda general religious interest has
been awakened.
MISS Lizzie McRea, the young schOol-teaeher
OF Boone township, Harrison country, VINO so
mysserlously disappeared from her home the day
before Christmas, has not since been heard from
She a Young lady of excellent character and
rare accomplishment. Her family is in the deem
est distress at her unaocountaoe absence.
A young man named Thomas Hawledger com
mtted suicide on Thursday, by hanging himself
in n water-3lnset of car of tho fast express on
the Panhandle. Ha took a strap from his valise
and attached it to the water-pipe overhead, put
the loop around his neck and strangled to death.
The act committed while the train was be-
tween Logansport and Winamao.
Miss Bracy. who worlhy holds the chair of
eocution in the State University au Blooming
ton and at Vassar College. New York. assisted in
music by Mrs. +. II. Bundy, Miss Katie Benbow
and Mr. Ernest Moore, gave of her artistic
readings on Thursday night, at New Castle, to
the largest audience ever assembled in Jennings
Hall That they were highly pleased with the
readings and music was evident from the close
attention given and frequent applause.