The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-17

0. G. Gaskin has been commissioned post
master at Burket, and Eugene Gooasell at Mount
Pisgah.
TT. MofTett, of Winchester. cut his throat on
saturday. The wound Is q bad one, and Motett
Will die.
Rev. D. r. Love, of Fowler, has decided TO ac-
cepJ the call extended him by the PRESBYTERIAN
Church ut Greenfield.
The one-year-old infant of Hamilton Galentire.
OF Elizabethtown, was chOked to death by a
grain OF corn lodging in its throat
william Gibson, n wood-chopper employed on
the farm of Robert Clendeniug, III Miami cOun-
", was instantly killed by IA falling tree.
John r. Courtney demanded that the commits
soners of Montgomery county pay him $1,000
Tor defending Buck Stout. The demand was re-
fused. Courtney Will appeal to the courts.
A telephone war is progressing at Terre Hsute,
ana 100 subscribers have pledged themselves to
dlsGontinue use of their instruments on the LIST
OF Januar Y. unless the company reduces the
rental to is and So a month.
The stock OF Moses " SlinSarf, a merchant of
Edwardsport, has been turned over by the sheriff
10 Slmpklnson d. Co., OF Cincinnati, boot ana
shoe manufacturers. The whereabouts of Stink
ard Is not known 10 the sheriff
At Fountain CITY the safe in the hardware
store of Scarce Thomas was blown open aud
the contents, consisting of money, valuable pa
pers and jewerv, taken. = vPluahe horse and
buggy were stolen by The same persons.
Postmaster-general Gresham has signed a re-
COMMUNICATION for the pardon of Oscar NJ Good
win Goodwin was tried and convicted before
recommendation the release of Goodwin is ex-
pected within Il few weeks.
In the Office Of the Lee Hotel, in Anderson, is
a safe that has not been unlocked for over two
years. A. W. Huston, formerly proprietor of
the hotel, set the combination and no one has
been able TO open the strong box since. There
is supposed 10 he bag of gold in the vault left
there by Mr.. Huston.
cutting ARRAY occurred on Saturday night,
in the saloon of Clint Reno, at Seymour IN
which John Reno, half-brother of Cunt, and
one Of the notorious Reno brothers, who has al
ready been in much trouble, cut Pollard Abel,
also a notorious character. The quarrel arose
over farming matters. Abel is saiu to be danger
ously wounded.
Durse, farmer residing near Rockville, was en-
ticcd from her home by married man named
Philip Lee. The father, hearing his daughter
leave the house interfered, and was driven back
by a revolver in Lees hands. Lee is twenty
seven years Old, and has wife at WavelanG
he was arrested.
On Friday night footpads made an attack on
James Richardson, a farmer who resides a few
miles north of Muncie Spottlng HIM, aud
ascertalning that he drinking freely. his
horse was loosened from The rack and driven
away, and when he crossed the bridge on his
way home, on foot, he was knocked down and
robbed of SAG in cash and n note for S72
The saloon of Nelson Clevenger, at Muncie,
was burglarized, on Thursday night, and a
quantity of whisky, some cigars and a small
amount of money taken. Entrance was effected
by climbing through transum and opening a
side door In their haste 60 do up the store the
thieves dropped damnlng evidence of their
identity, and it is probable that arrests will be
made before tomorrow T-ht.
A colored man named Andrew Oft was found
dead IN the highway, five miles east of Jeffer-
sOnvte, with bullet-hole in his forehead. His
muskeJ was found near by, loaded. Late ON Sat
urday evening another negro named Johnson
came into police quarters and gave himself up
He claims the killing of Moffett was done acct
dentally. The police have arrested another ne
gro named Montgomery, said to be Implicated i'll
a conspiracy to XIII ONT.