The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-29

A scheme for building a new opera.house is be-
ing talked up at Attlca,
There are only fourteen men in Miami county
who own over 300 acres Of land.
The residence of Edgar Adams, near San
Jacinto, was destroyed by fire. Loss about
s $1,000.
At an entertainment at a church, three miles
from Nashville, Marc Stevens was, it is thought,
fatally stabbed in the neck by Ed. Campbell.
Harrison county pays a bounty for hawk
heads, and at the last meeting Of the commits
sloperS 800 was ordered paid on this account. 3
A curisosity has been found on a farm near
FOuntainl City in the shape of an ear of corn
encased in o musk containing no rent, lap or
seam.
James s. Warrick will establish a wheel-facto-
nv at Attica if the citizens will subscribe $780,
600 of the $50, 600 necessary to put the factory
in operation. -
Mr.. l.. G. Lawrence, OF Madison. has been Sc
lected by the school trustees of Ierre Haute to
I'LL the position of principal of the Sixth district
school of that city.
The body of the woman found in Eel river at
LOgansport has been identified as the remains of
the wife of a travelling man from Detroit, named
Whitney. Indications are that she committed
suicide.
When Jack Ryan. who wrecked the Baltimore
& Ohio trains at Cromwell, was incarcerated in
alone in the job and had no accomplices. His
last statement duplicates two Albion men.
whose names the officers withhold.
LigOnier is making an effort to organize a
stock company for the manufacture of a new in
vention III the way of a road-leveler. The
patentee was offered $40 royalty on all ma
chimes made, with a guarantee of 1000 ma
chimes. The capital stock is to be $4,000.
The fouring mill of Todd q Hosford, at
Eugene, was destroyed by fire. About 1900
bushels of wheat, 800 OF corn, 100 barrels of
Hour, corn meal, bran, etc, were IN the mill. The
mill and contents are q total loss. Insurance,
$4,000. The mill will be rebuilt without delay.
linton Advocate: It is a fact that our grave
yards are being visited by "turkers," and many
a departed friend has furnishedsa subjectfor the
interchangeable We have learned Of eight or
ten graves being disturbed within the past
month by grave-robbers, and "stlffS" are pro-
cured with but little trouble.
The people in the vicinity of New Corner, a
small village in the northwest part OF Delaware
county, have been wonderfully excited for the
past two weeks over the appearance in that
neighborhood of a wild animal, unusually large,
and believed to be ferociOus, but which no ON q
is yet able to name. The beast has killed many
sheep and young pigs, and an organized effort is
to be mad to kill or capture tho animal.
Crawfordsville Review; Uriah NJ. Scott served
with great distinction in the celebrated Morgan
raid, during the slate unpleasantness-" as ser.
ge2nt of Company c, One Hundred and Eighth
L Indiana volunteers. He was out a few days and
came home a war-worn veteran. He received
his discharge on last Saturday from Adjutant-
general Carnahan. He has not yet applied for a
pension. although an even dozen claim agents
have been after him.
A coupleOf y oung ladies at Princeton accepted
a peculiar wager from a dry7goods merchant of
that place. The merchant agreed TO give them
each a silk dress II they would drive two hogs
he wanted killed from his premises through the
principal part or the town to his slaughter.
house. The offer was made in fun, but, much to
his surprise, the young ladies took him at his
word, and yaliaDtly drove Mr.. and Mrs. Hoggy
to the required destination. The girls were
brave, and easily earned their fine dresses.
A number of farmers in Wayne anu fayette
counties are shocked on the presentation of their
promises to pay, several calling for near 5000,
when they had, as they say, only given q small
note to a travelling insurance agent, who prom
ised them indemnity for five years. He sold the
notes TO banks, who, under our law, are limo
cent purchasers. The makers will be required
to show M or pay up. The agent went under
the name of B. j. Seamon, is small of stature,
about forty-iye years of age, with gray mus
| tache and hair.