The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-21
Closing Day of the Western Indiana
Yearly Meeting of Friends.
Arrest of Rapist at Edinburg Barns
Burned Near Wabash-Reuuions at
Spencer and Danville.
INDIANA.
Fort Wayne Excited Over an Attempt to Muir
der Sheriff Schiefer.

der Sheriff Schiefer.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE Sept 20.-There is great excite
ment here this evening, caused by an attempt by
Isaac W. Campbell to shoot WIN. d. Schiefer, the
sheriff, in the Office of the county Jail. Campbell
had been employed by the sheriff as principal
clerk, to manage the affairs of his office, collect
moneys on execution from judgment creditors,
&c. On Aug. II he was discharged for an al
legged shortage in his accounts, and to-day was
sued for $500 by the sheriff An expert had been
employed to look over Mr.. CampbelPs books and
the suit is based on his discoveries. The lawsuit
having been referred to at leugth in the after
noon papers, Campbell became Incensed, claimed
that Schiefer actually owed him money, and was
traducing HIM before the public. Armed with
loaded pistol, he effected an entrance to the Of
flee of the turnkey at the jail, and, placing his
revolver against the sheriffs breast, pulled the
trigger. The revolver was not discharged and
was wrenched from his hands by the turnkey.
For some reason Campbell was allowed to de-
part, and has not since been seen, though con-
stable with warrant for assault with intent to
kill is now in search of him.
Closing Day of the Western Indiana Yearly
Meeting of Friends.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PLAINFIBLD, Sept. 20.-The Western Yearly
Meeting of Friends closed its twenty-ifth ses-
sion to-day. The day was principally devoted
to the closing up of the business before the
meeting. select meeting of the ministers and
elders was held at $3.50 meeting for devo-
tional exercises was also held at the same time,
and profitable time had. Regular bust
ness assembled at 10 o clock, and in the absence
of Simon Hadley, john Pen nnington was appointed
clerk pro TEN. A minute was entered condemn
in public sports, and attending State and county
fairs, Correspondents were appointed for the
different quarterly meetings.
The committee on arbitration and peace re-
ported, and the following persons were appointed
committee on arbitration and peace: B. O.
Hobbs, Alexander Clark. Hiram Hadey. A
proposition to send delegate to the national
arbitration convention was approved.
Epistolary reports were read from North Caro-
lima and Iowa Yearly Meetings.
The meeting discussed the subject of aiding in
the building of meeting house in the national
capital. B. @. Hobbs had visited the Washing
ton society, and thought they needed house
badly. The meeting refused to aid in the work.
Next was the report of the book and tract So
ciety. They have during the past year distrib-
uted 222,000 tracts on peace and temperance.
Twenty seven Thousand pages have been dis
tributed to prisons and II, 900 pages TO the rail
road reading-room at Indianapolis. The Yearly
Meeting has during the twenty-five years of its
organization distributed 100000 copies of
tracts at a cost of $11 800. The committee re-
ported an increasing demand for healthy litera-
ture.
The report on foreign missions was introduced.
The Yearly Nesting has but one foreign mission,
and that at SantO Samarana, Mexico, on the Ma
rina river. 1t is in charge of Labrado Lemras
and wife, natives of the country. Two hundred
and ninety doll ars have been sent to the mission
the past year. The committee having charge of
this mission was continued and urged to push
the work the next year.
The meeting unanimously approved the fol-
lowing resolutions in relation to questions of
public interest:
"Resolved, That this meeting sends it's con-
gratulations and assurances of approval to all
railroad officials who have refused to run trains
the Sabbath day, also to those who decline to
employ in their service men who indulge in iu-
toxicating drinks. The clerk is directed TO COM
muuicate to them this, our token of ap-
prevail"
report of those having charge of the trust
funds was presented, showing over $1,000 IN
the hands of its treasurer. Joseph Morris was
re-appointed treasurer OF the fund.
Epistles were read and corrected to be sent TO
the following yearly meetings: Kansas, low a,
Ohio, North Carolina, New England, Canada
Ireland and England.
Isaac Sharp led the meeting in a season of
prayer, and 1t adjourned at 2:3O o'clock.