The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-31
Minor Notes.

Washington has six cases of smallpox-one
death on Saturday.
The Lawrenceburg Gas Company has d eclared
dividend of per cent.
John Usselmans cigar store, Eikhart, was de-
stroyed by fire. Loss. So 500; insurance, 50, 100
The hat store of James Harper & Co., Fort
Wayne, mas been closed by the sheriff on judg-
ments for $4,000.
James R. Pegman, bookseller at Lafayette.
has failed. Liabilities, $4,000. Creditors viii
realize about 20 per cent.
William and Otto LYONS. boys, living near
Fort Wayne, quarreled. Otto struck William with
a stick and the latter seized gun and shot his
brother dead.
Jacob Gettle, blacksmith of Manchester, was
kicked in the temple by vicious mule, and
died on Saturday. Mr.. Gettle was married on
christmas eve.
Clarence W. jackson, agent of the Adams Ex
press Company at Vineennes, has been arrested
charged with embezzlement. The shortage is
said to be 81, 200 to 81, 400.
George Robinson has been arrested at Misha-
waka, charged with the crime of rape upon Net
tie TruesdelI, aged twelve The child is Iu-
mate of the Orphans Asylum
Samuel Leffel and Emanuel Lowman, of Next
co. quarreed. The former attacked LoWman
with TWO case-knives, when the latter drew q
revolver and shot him dead.
DIR. Draks and William Holland gotintO quar-
rel at White Oak schoOl-hOuse, Pike county
Both drew revolvers, and man named MeCor-
mick attempted to separate them. He was fatally
shot,
Dick Ward of Centerville, was dangerously in
iuFed by being thrown OFF a Panhandle train the
first of the week. and will ask the company to
pay heavy damages. He is a son Of Ward, of
Ward-Linemtot fame.
Rnshvine business men subscribed $3.50 to de.
fend Marshal Vance in his suit brought by Attor-
ney G. ID. Ermston, OF Cincinnati, against him
for arresting bin and placing him in Jail on q
charge OF drunkenness.
John Vfnt. living near Monticello drew SO, 900
from the WiDamac Bank few days ago. plan
was made by masked men to rob him, but they at
tackled the wrong man, stabbing Mr. Fully
twice, and corning $1.50.
A crfsisb' 4 reached in the telephone war
as Terre H. u the subscribers have ordered
the Instruments removed from their business
houses and dwellings, and home capitalists Will
organize another company. Too high prices.
Work has been suspended in the wood machine
shops at the Ohio Falls Car Works, Jefferson
vile, on account of scarcity of material As
soon as the necessary lumber can he procured
work will be resumed and a full force OF hands
employed.
The Rush county grand jury has indicted Jake
and Elsie Black for murder in the first degree.
Their attorneys asked for change of venue, and
-aof course il will be granted under these indct-
ments, ana the case sw1ll probably DO taken TO
Greeasburg. s
In November Jeremiah Proctor, living near
Elizabeth, Harrison county, was married to
Miss Kirk. OF New Albany In less than month
Mr.. Proctor died. His death was rather sudden,
and there was suspicion that there was some
mystery connected with it. investigation how
exeF, has proven that death resulted from nat
ural causes.
The chief detective of the New Albany & Chi
cago railroad has arrested Conductor Charles
Lansford and his brakeman, Frank Jones,
charged with stealing articles belonging to pas
sengers on the wrecked train at Blue river.
The articles alleged to have been stolen were a
Raehel and handkerchiefs. The accused say
they tished them out of the wreck and desired TO
keep them as mementoes of the disaster.