The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-24
Minor Notes.


John Pettingsr, prominent farmer living
near Warsaw, was very dangerously injured by
runaway accident on Thursday.
The Indiana horticultural Society will meet
on Dec. d, and 6, and an attractive programme
has been arranged for the occasion.
At Lafayette, on Thursday, Charles Ray was
sent to the penltentiary for three years for on
attempted rape on Catherine Lenchon.
Samuel Heminger, who killed DIR. Hornbrook
at Wlnslow, about three months ago, has been
sentenced to twenty-one years imprisonment.
Mcbride and Fay, the two men who recently
attempted TO rob the pestoffiee at Seymour,
have been sentenced by Judge Collins TO ten
years each at hard labor in the penitentary.
There is suspicion that the wife of Joseph
FOwer, who died suddenly at Vincennes on
Thursday, was murdered, as her body was found
covered with bruises. The coroner Will iuvestl-
gate the case.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Bockover, of Portland,
celebrated their golden wedding anniversary
last Wednesday night. Mr. BOckOver is seventy
two years old, and SAYS he has never used
tobacco or liquor of any kind.
The firm of Putnam & Dorland publishers of
the VALPARAISO Republican, has been dissolved
after a partnership of but few weeks. Putnam
continues the publication of the paper, while
Dorland has accepted position on the School
Journal at that place.
George Daugherty, who lives south of Column
bus, while driving home, on Thursday evening,
was dangerously hurt by his horse becoming
frightened and jumping off a levee down among
rocks. a distance of fifteen feet The buggy was
smashed and the horse so badly hurt as to be
useless.
The trial of The suit against DR.. ]. H. Taylor
of Terre Haute, for alleged malpractice, is in
progress before the Parke county Circuit Court,
at Rockville. The suit is one of long standing,
and grew out of AN indictment having been
found against the Doctor for alleged malpractice
In procuring an abortion.
The friends of Dr. Allen G. Miller, OF South
Bend, who some six months ago arrived at the
Northern Prison for one year for pen sion frauds,
have recently extensively signed petition for
his pardon, and presented to United States
District Attorney Holstein for his approval, but
he has returned it without his signature, and
the Doctor will be compelled TO serve his sen
tence.
George Fl. Fredericks, OF Fort Wayne, was
shot in the hip at the battle of Okolona, Miss. in
1862, and since then at least fifty physicians
have Intellectually probed for it. A day or two
ago Fredericks, while at work, felt a sharp pain
pantaloon leg he felt lump about eight inches
above the joint, and by working the flesh with
his fingers out came the ball that had entered
his hip twenty-one years ago.
Recently William Barlow, in opening gravel
pit about five miles southeast of Upton, made
some rather Interesting discoveries. Brsides a
number OF relics, he found six human skeletons,
fairly preserved, and the skeleton of a dog.
There were no indications of collins or anything
that was buried with them, except some
earthenware, made Of powdered shells and sun
burnt mud. The remains were evidently those
OF large and powerful men, probably Indians.
Nearly twenty years there was n family in
Warsaw named Bates. The mother died, and
the father being addicted 10 drink, the children
became objects of charity. The youngest, a
daughter, was mere infant, and without the
family knowing what became of her she was
taken to Gallon, o., TO reside in tina family of a
lady at that place. Some of the other children
have grown TO manhood and are doing well at
Warsaw. A short time since OF these re-
ceived letter from his long-lost sister, and she
NOW accomplished young LADY,, Is visiting
him at his home in the latter place.