The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-03
From Exchanges and correspondence.

Harry SmocK. the little boy who shot on
Sunday night at Evansville died on Monday.
George b. Irwin, millinery dealer at Fort
Wayne, closed Yesterday. Liabilities, SOS, 900:
assets within $4,000
Evansville has pest-house for smallpox pa
| tents. II consists of a tent set up on the COM
mons 10 the vicinity of the city,
Mrs. Mary Connolly, of New Albany, was
found dead III bed OH Monday morning. Her
death was caused by heart disease.
Mrs. William Shuck, of New Middleton. Harri
son county, most estmahle and highly re-
spscted LADY, died on saturday night,
James Wall, Il twelve-year-old boy of New Al
bany, in juHplng from j., NJ & I. train Mon
day. tell on the track and was instantly killed.
Rev r. p. Abel, pastor of the First Universal
list Church, OF Logansport retired from the pas
tOrate of the church on Sunday night, aud will
seek other fields of duty.
The coroner's inquest indicates that William
Hall, whose dead body was found on Saturday
night near Warsaw, was murdered by Shaefer
Southerly, who is under arrest
John W. Clements, prominent attorney OF
Lebanon, fell upon the street, on Monday alter
noon, and died Immediately. The cause
dlslocation of the neck or apoplexy, PROBABLY the
latter.
The announcement is made or change in the
propricTorshp of the Evansville. Democrat.
Herman Determan, editorn chief, and Mr.. Hans
Scheller, city editor, are now associated with Mr.
Lauengtein in its publication.
| Rev. Frank VIdaver, of Evansville, who went
to San Francisco several weeks ago TO occupy tenn
porartly pulpit vacated by the death of his
brother has received call for five years from
the congregation at a salary of 5000 year.
| The dead body of an infant was found on the
levee at JeffarsOnville on Monday. The investl-
CATION by the coroner established the fact that
the infant was alive when born, and had been
left TO freeze by the inhuman mother. The iden-
tty OF the mother has not been discovered.
At South Bend, on sunday, an alteration took
place between a Belgian and four Poanders, re-
sulting in the death, on Monday, of one of the
latter, named Romen PieTzynski, from revolver
shot fired bv Joseph Bugart, the Belgian The
latter shows hard usage, being considerably
bruised. The police claim that Bugart fired
without provocation.
Augustus Robertson was arrested at Vim
cennes, on Monday, on the charge of numbering
John Friend. an Ohio q Mississippi brakeman,
VIII" died at his home in Xenia IL, last week.
Friend had his skull broken, Nov. 10, in drunk
EN- row, III which railroad men and some town
boys were engaged. Robertson was released on
g 900 bond. He expects to prove that the
blow was inflicted by some one else.
Frank Beard, whose mysterious disappearance
has caused much anxiety to his father and
friends, has not been seen nor heard of since
Dec. lS Frank was slightly demented and en-
tirey harmless. He Is thirty Years OF age,
about five feet and ten inches tall, weighs about
40 pounds, has fair complexion, brown hair,
whiskers and moustache, wore light cashmere
coat and vest, jeans pants. buckled shoes and
black SLOUGH haG. Any information leading to a
knowledge of his whereabouts will be thankfully
received by his father, MI. j. d. Beard, of LO-
gansport.
A fire at Mt Carmel on Tuesday morning de-
stroyed Leatro & Fearheilys confectionery, Had
leys drug store, and Herberhold's grocery and
confectionery.
The number of deaths in Quincy during the
past month has been larger than for any one
month IN 1ve years. Thus far seventy-nine
deaths have been reported, and the number will
probably reach nearly one hundred.
On Saturday night Isaac Kirby's large steam
elevator, at Oreana, caught fire in some unknown
manner and was totally destroyed, together with
about 81, 600 worth of wheat, corn, oats. chopped
feed and corn meal. A carload of corn and an
empty car the sidetrack near the elevator
were also consumed. Mr.. kirby's loss aggre-
gates ST, 900; insurance $4,000.