The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-20


The Terre Haute Gas Company will, on the lei
of JAN, reduce the price Of gas to So so per 1000
feet. The present rate is $500.
Harm Haxton is under arrest at Richmond
charged with outraging Louisa Shirp, weak
minded girl, twenty-five years old.
Mrs. Miller. wife of John F. Miller. German
wagon-maker of Vincennes, fell dead from heart
disease on Tuesday, while sweeping the floor.
The carriage lnanufactory OF Charles Fiske &
Sons, at Aurora, was damaged by fire on Tues
day plight. to the extent of $4,000; partially in
sured.
George Randall of Greeusburg, whose daugh-
ter Alice elOped with Harry Edwards about ten
days ago, received the first definite nformatiOn
from them, on Tuesday, since their sudden de-
parture. They are at Atlanta, Ca, and doing
well. insf
Solomon Mitchell, Of Danvine, while hunting,
was seriously shot in the face by the premature
discharge of shotgun. AT latest accounts he
was still alive, but suffering greatly from
shot having entered his eyes and terribly lacer-
atjng his face.
A. ]. Wilbur, a farmer residing near Elizabeth
town, was bitten by strange dog about ten
days ago. He was not much hurt, and paid but
little attention to it at the time. Yesterday his
arm began to swell, and Dr. Hawley was sent
for. The patient is now in a DrecariOus cOndi-
tion-his life almost despaired OF.
At Moore's Hill, on Tuesday, while Miss Hattie
Moore was assisting In rendering lard in the
omen air her clothing ght fire. Her cries
brought her father to her assistance, and, after
being severely burned himself, he succeeded in
saving his daughters life by covering her with
snow, which lay deep on the ground.
The Vincennes Manufacturing Company,
which employed from sixty to one hundred men
In the manufacture of trunk straps, barrel head
ings, liners. &c, has been closed by Elias link,
the owner of the buildings in which the company
did business. The company got behind in rent;
and according to the terms efthe lease they had
to give possession to Mr.'Zlnk.
Tue Yigo Wooden Mills at Terre Haute, have
been leased to Madison Bros, of ThOrndyke, K.
l., who will run the mills to their fullest ca
enty-five to a hundred persons. which is about
three times the force now employed. The lease
is for FIVE years. IL Is understood the Madison
Bros. have a government contract.
Paddy Shea, who recently died I'm the Jeffer-
sonviiie penitentiary. confessed that he ana
Alec. CrOniu, now serving a term In the same
prison for burglary, murdered Richard Nagel at
the ferry dock, in Louisville, KY, on the night
of Dec. 2, 1881. Robert O'Neil was arrested
shortly after the killing, and sentenced to tue
Kentucky penitentiary for life for the rhine.
The owners of the telephone lines at Terre
Haute have proposed TO compromise with their
patrons by reducing the rate for business
houses to 81 a month, the present rate being So,
but making reduction in the price for private
residences Tue committee is determined how
ever to accept no compromise, and has secured
$50 signatures to the agreement to remove in
struments on the LIST OF January unless the So
and 81 rates are given.
On Sunday evening, at Wawaka, a car loaded
with cotton and attached to q through freight
train was found to be on fire, and was side
tracked. After the fire was put out the body of
a man was taken from the ruins. His arms and
legs were burned off. as well as the top of his
head but he was recognized as man who had
left Butler a few days previous with stolen
overcoat. 1t Is supposed that he got into the
car with the intention OF getting away with his
plumber
Mrs. Eleanor Cooper, one OF the oldest and
est-knOwn citizens of Fort Wayne, died at her
residence in that city yesterday. Her age was
seventy one years. She was the mother of Chas.
A. Munson, ex-sherf of Allen county and
a former member OF the Democratic State cen
trial committees; of the late Mrs. DR.. W, f. Cadv,
of Lafayette, and Mrs. D. Meyer and w. +
Cooper OF Fort Wayne. She was the widew OF
Mr.. James p. Munson and Henry Cooper,
the latter one OF the pioneer lawyers OF the fndi