The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-10

were instructed to make an examination of Mo
Douglas mental condition and give their Opin =
ions as to whether he was a sane man.
The bridge over Silver creek at Blackstone's
mill, connecting Clark and Floyd counties, Is
completed, at an expense to the former county
Of $4,000
Seven years ago Patrick Lynch murdered
James Mcneil, at Bremen, and was not captured
until last fall. He on Monday sentenced to
four years in the penitentary,
Peter Brand and Charles Brand, of Jefferson
Vile, have inherited $4,000 in Nuremberg,
Germany. Peter will sail from New York Satur-
day TO collect the Inheritance,
A fine monument has been placed over the
last resting place of the late General j. S. Simon
son in ChaTlestown township, Clark county. The
monument is twenty-seven ieet in height.
Harry Shipmau, a small boy, was engaged in
moldns bullets Monday, at his home in New Al
bany, when some of the hot lead flew into his
eyes, causing the probable loss of his eyesight.
Francis V. V, Smell, of Koscusko county. has
been convicted OF two attempts to vote illegally
In tnat county. He was sentenced TO thlrty days
in jail fined $40, and was DISTINGUISHED for five
years,
The protracted meeting at Middletown, Shelby
county, under the leadership of Rev. A. Jemi-
son, is still IN progress At this date thr ty-s six
persons have been converted and united with
the church.
A petition is being circulated at sey mour ask
ing the pardon of one John Jonas, a former resi-
dent of that place, who was sent from Knox
county to the Pententiary South for grand lar
ceny, some TWO years ago, under sentence for
three years.
Mrs. Mary Walker of Knox county has sue
for SANDER Mr.. and Mrs. John G, Boyd, in the
sum of $4,000. the former asks damages on
account OF reports started by the latter to the
effect that she had been too intimate with
brother-in-law.
A patient at the temporary pest-house at
Evansville, while deirious, ESCAPED on Sunday,
clad only in an overcoat and a pair of drawers,
and made his way to Chandler station. twenty
miles distant, where he was oyerhauled and
brought back to that city.
well, Tippecanoe county, was arrested andin-
dieted for the alleged seduction of Miss Cole.
When the case came up for trial the Indictment
was quashed, and johnson has now brought suit
against Miss Coles father for alleged malicious
prosecution.
large iron tank in the rectifying house of the
Aurora Distilling Company, used for melting
and heating glue, exploded Monday afternoon,
and threw large quantity of the soading-hot
glue on j9hn Lochner, VINO was near It. Loeb,
neck, and was taken home at once, and, though
it is not Thought that he is dangerously hurt, he
will be Scared for life
ILLINOIS.
The cases of genuine smallpox at Cambridge
number but two, and and there is no fear of its
spreading.
The unhappy rupture in the Methodist Church
at MattOOn has been healed, under the Rev. j.
II. Noble, as pastor.
Mrs. R. NJ. A. Hawk, widow of the late repre-
sentative in Congress, has been placed upon the
pension list at S24 per month.
The largest tile factory in the United States is
said to he that at MnOnk, which burned and sold
los kllns from Sept. Ia to Dec. 10.
citizen of Ottawa owns of the genuine
rails split by Abraham Lincoln. The RAIL is still
IN Platt county, but viii be brought to Ottawa
soon.
| Mr.. Owen Finnegan, ex-school treasurer, has
commenced suit against the township of Char
lotte, Livingston county, and lays his damages
| at 1000.
Bald-eages are plentiful this season in the
woods near Plttsfeld, Pike county. few days
ago five were seen flying in search OF prey, but
out of rifle shot,
John t. Quinn, of Rockford who had the top
of his mead shattered by the bursting of an
emery-wheel, last Wednesday, is still alive,
| though very low.
r. L. Newcombe. of Quincy, telegraphs to DR..
Letting well, the rector of the destroyed st
Mary's school, his sympathy, and acontribution
of 81, % 90 Tor rebuilding the school.
The Dewitt county poor-house now contains
| twepty-niae paupers of all descriptions. There
| is among them doublejointed boy fourteen
| years of age who cannot walk or talk.
| Arrangements have now been perfected for
course OF sermons IN the Opera-house, at Spring
field, by number of Representative Universalist
clergymen from all parts of the Union.
Since 1867 there have been 6,56s marriages'
in Knox county, average OF 4l0.5 year.
During the last six years the number of births
have averaged nearly 700 ayear, and the deaths
about 300.
The new iron Rocky Ford bridge in Logan
county, has capacity OF 1890 pounds per
panel The channel span is $50 feet and there
are two approach spans of thirty Ave feet each.
| Cost So, 800
The Lincoln coal company, operating n mine
at Lincoln and one at Decatur, have secured the
right to mine the acknowledgements seven-foot
vein at Pana, under 500 acres of section 49, in
Guiding the northwest portion of the city.
Dwight, Livingston county, is afflicted with
| a disease resembling complication of the worst
features of scarlet fever and diphtheria. 1t
spares neither nor age, ana does not yield to
| medical skill. Great fear prevails. and large
numbers have left the place TO avoid the dreaded
scOurge.
During the past few days, Detective farrell, of
Decatur, has received several kilograms az TO the
whereabouts of notorious horsethief, who has
| stolen and disposed of no less than seven horses
| WITHIN year or two. His name is L. Buckholt.
| He has stolen horses at Sullivan, EmwoOd, Pa
ris, in Cass comfy, this State, and in Ohio. Re-
wards aggregating So, 100 have been offered for
| his apprehension.