The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-13

Stotsenberg has been employed for plaintiff and
J: V. kelso and Edward Henry for defendant.
This case is appealed from Magistrates Court.
George Hines, aged eighteen, residing about
two miles from Decatur, was instantly killed
Thursday by falling tree. His body was hor-
rlbly mangled.
Miss Tena Petors, young lady living near
LOganspOrf, has been missing from her home
since last Saturday, and all efforts to get trace
of her have failed.
Charles Rolling. aged thirteen, died Thursday
of lock jaw at Bubbell's Crossroads, near Sun
man, brought on by shooting himself in the
hand with a toy pistol.
1t is thought that the commissioner difficulty
IN Elkhart county will eventually result IN a di-
seat OF the new county.
Miss Belle Bryan, the young lady so badly
hurt while ont Safeguarding near Battle Ground,
Tippecanoe county, some time ago, is about the
same, without much hope for her recovery.
Peter Wise, living near Lewisville, in attemrt-
ing to push the butt of tree off of its stump
with rail, the rail few up and struck him IN
the face, crushing his cheek and probably crack
ing the jaw bone.
Mrs. Mary Walker, of Knox county, has sued
for SANDER, Mr.. and Mrs. John @. Boyd, in the
account of reports started by the latter to the
effect that she has been too intimate with
brOthern-law.
ILLINOIS.
Miss Emma Bond is yet in Taylorvflle Her
condition is reported to be worse than it has
been since her Illness.
A Lincoln chap talked with his Sprin gfeld girl
Tor one hour and forty-iye minutes over the
telephone, the other day. He was charged ST. go,
and paid it without marmur.
There are now some twenty-five Chinese in
Peoria. all OF them following the laundry busl-
ness. Sixteen OF these Chinese have lately be-
come members of 6abbath-s school classes, and
evince great pleasure therein.
AT a meeting of citizens OF Springfield, to take
measures 20 secure the location of the State fair
for 1883 and 1884, the fact came out that there
was an indebtedness OF So, 900 hanging over the
county board, aud that the tender OF its grounds
Tor State fair purposes coupled with
proposition that this indebtedness should be
wiped out. This fact threw kind of damper
over the meeting.
The estate of the late William David. of Au-
rora, promises TO make considerable trouble.
The old gentleman left neither Will nor direct
heirs The estate was imagined to amount to
about $4,000. but indications now are that nor
over $4,000 or $35, 900 OF the property will be
found. 1t was thought the property was nearly
ready Tor division, when IL was suddenly discov-
cred that the deceased had two sisters still liy-
ing in Wales
A year ago last spring a swarm of bees made
their home i'll the ceiling Of II. L. Alexander's
house, nefr Eastville. On taking up a portion
of the chamber floor few days since to investi-
gale 1t was found that they had taken possession
OF Two spaces between jOistS, each sixteen inches
Wide by six inches high, and for distance of
seven feet in one and three feet the other had
nlled these places with fine honey. After
moving 2Us pounds of the honey, about 100
pounds was left for the support of the busy
workers, and their singular home again closed
up,