The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-16
Minor Notes.

The city of Evansville is now spleudidly lighted
with the new electric fight.
A movement is on foot at Rusnvie to have
that town Incorporated under the State laws
governing cities.
The Citizens National Bank. of Charlottesville,
has decided to increase its capital stock from
$4,000 to 100000.
The annual meeting of the old settlers of Mont
gomery county, will be held at Meharry's grove
the last Thursday in August
At a recent meeting Rev. E. B. Thomson was
unanimously chosen TO fill the pulpit of Center
Church, of Charlottesville, for the ensuing year.
Work has commenced on a new building for
the Jacksonville Daily News, which expects to
occupy its own new quarters by the LIST OF o.
tob6r.
William Hurst, jr., living near Connersville,
had all his warehouses, four in number, killed
by thunderbolt which struck a tree they were
under.
The wife of the late Hon. Mumford Beeson, of
ConnersviIle, whose melancholy death occurred
two months ago, died suddenly the other day,
while sitting in her char.
In note from Tony Dodds & Co, of Vincennes,
they deny that the firm made an assignment, as
reported in this column the other day. They
disposed of their stock by straight sale.
G. L. Vandever, of Terre Haute, returned
Saturday from Peoria, H., where he recovered
n team Of valuable horses stolen from 5. Lutzen-
berger, of Lafayette, on the 2Sth of April, 1882.
The Steuben County journal SAYS: "Steuben
county has ninety-eght lakes by actual count.
OF course they are not all large, but all contain
pure and clear"
Mr.. s. B. Baker, for fourteen years business
manager of the Lafayette Journal, handed In his
Frank j. Reed. MIR. Baker has taken interest
IN a Parkersburg, w. Va, paper.
The little tive-year-old boy of Mrs. Hortense
Cox, of Greensburg, was crushed to death, at the
residence of George Townslee, farmer near
Leroy, O, at whose house Mrs. Cox Was visiting,
by being run over by a loaded hay wagon.
Father McMuen for several years priest at
St, Mary's Irish Catholic Church, Richmond,
yesterday preached his farewell sermon there,
having been transferred to Terre Haute. 1t is
understood that he will be succeed by Father
Ives, of New Castle.
William Heath left Lafayette at the outbreak
of the war, mere stripling, and has never since
been heard from until Thursday. when he sent
notice that he would appear and claim his share
OF 5000 in the family properly. His aged
father died last year.
Judge Scott, of the Vgo Circuit Court, has
rendere l a decision enjontng the city of Terre
Haute from collecting taxes on the blast furnace
properly of the Vigo Iron Company on the
ground that the real estate on which it stands
mas not been legally annexed to the city.
Andrew Raub, an old and honored citizen of
| TippecanOe county, has been taken to Oxford
| O., for treatment Daring the last few DAYS he
has evinced great mental distress, particularly
on religious matters, and repeatedly expressed
fears that people would think he was crazy.
An examination of applicants for admission to
Purdue University VIII be held in connection
with the regular examination of teachers on the
| for such examination he made 10 the president
of Purdue University, at Lafayette, as early as
| July 90
A little child of John Eisel, of Lawreneenurg,
| on Saturday, by some means got hold of hux of
cOncen rated I've, rubbing the contents about il
face and mouth, burning it's hands, neck, lips
ana tongue IN a frightiul manner. The ply ST.
| clans think it did not swallow any OF the lye
| and will probably recover.
JeffersOnville boasts of popular music COM
| poser Miss Ella Guernsey, IA daughter of Audi-
tor f. b. Guernsey. She has composed and pub
| lished quite number of beautiful ana popular
values and songs. Miss Guernsey is also a sue
cessful juvenile writer and journalist. Her pro-
auctions grace the very best periodicals pub
lished, and brilliant future is said to await this
| talented daughter of Indiana.
| Postmasters have been commissioned in In
! diana as follows: j j. Magley at Magley,
| Adams county; B. F. Grandstaf at Palos, Mi
| ami county; r. A. Waidron at Nottingham, j.
| W. Orr at Rob Roy, w. Stranathan AT Collect c.
NJ Staples at Nabb. B. F. Eisenhower at Ray, j.
| ". McCrea at Elston, Tppecanoe county; r. A.
Clark at Colfax, and s. d. Davis at Grass, Spen-
| county.