The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-28
STATE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
V%illainous Attempt to Poison the
Members of a Mitchell Family.
Evansville saloOn-Keepers and the Sunday
neutrality-suspicious. of q New Telegraph
Company-Notes and Gleanings.
special to the 1naianapors journal.

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mitchell, June 27.-On Monday last an at
tempt was made to poison an entire family,
that of Mrs. Bass, who is living separate from
her husband, and her two sons and their fam
lilies, whose names are Lewis. The families
were from home during the day, returning
at dark. For the family supper they had
cold peas and potatoes. The mother took a
portion of the peas, and declared they were
bitter. One of the sons and a %grandchild
tasted the dish, and spat it out. About this
time the lady took spasms. They gave some
of the food to a dog and a cat, both of which
died in spasms. Yesterday their physician
examined the food, and reports that the dish
contained enough strychnia to poison a regi-
ment. Suspicious are rife among the family
and their friends, but no arrests have been
made,
The Saloon Keepers and the Sunday Law.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE, June 27.-The Saloon-keepers'
Association, in reply to a request of the COM
mittee appointed by last Sundays meeting
for the enforcement of the Sunday observ-
ance law, have resolved, 'That if persons en-
gagged in the enforcement of the Sunday laws
will direct their attention and efforts against
all others engaged at common labor, and
filling their usual avocations on the Sabbath
day in violation of the law, so soon as they
enforce the law against them and compel
them to comply with the law, we hereby
pledge ourselves to close our several places
of business on the Sabbath, and strictly COM
ply with all laws relating to the Sabbath day
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Others
Frankfort & State Line Railroad Election.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
FRANKFoRT, Ind, June 27.-The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Frankfort
4 State Line Railroad Company was held
here to-day and resulted in the election of
several Boston men, a st. Louis man, and
the remainder from Indiana and Illinois.
James H. Rice, of indianapolis, was chosen
president; A. A. Thomas, of Dayton, vice
president, and W. ]. Craig, OF Toledo, secre-
tary. Mr.. Rice was also chosen treasurer.
This road is seventy-one miles long, and will
doubtless, ere long, be caught up by the T,
C. & st. L. Railroad Company as part of that
organization. The line is now under some
kind of running arrangement with the T., c.
Il st. L. railroad.
New Telegraph Company incorporated.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
EVANSVILLE, Jun Z7.-Articles of associa-
ton of the Evansville, Chicago & New York
Telegraph Company, were filed with the
county recorder to-day. The capital stock of
the company is $4,000. The incorporators
are H, NJ. Sweetser, Drew & Bennett, Bart
lett, Kuhn & Co., J. Eichel, F. Hopkins, I.
@. Bridwell, E. S. Babcock, jr., F. D. Cald-
well, A. NJ. Owen and the Tribune-News
Company. The officers are: President, F.
Hopkins; secretary, p. V. Jones; treasurer,
H. S. Bennett. 1t is proposed to build a line
from here to Vincennes, and there connect
with the Baltimore & Ohio telegraph system.
Shiloh Post G.. A. r.