The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-10
Minor Notes.

The smallpox is over in New Albany, the last
patient having been discharged.
Vincennes sports are arranging to indulge in
the celebration of Easter Will their annual cock
fight.
George Whites barn, at Marion, burned yes
terday, together with two horses and a COW.
Loss, 81 ,000.
Charles Hay and Isaac Haymaker are candi-
dates in Clark county for the Democratic nom
ination for sheriff.
N. T.. DePauw, of the New Albany glass
works, is in Chicago, attending the glass manu-
facturers' convention.
Between the depredations of burglars and the
riotings of the prison guards Michigan City is
having an uneasy time.
j. Z. Holman, of Howard county, received
first honors in the competitive examination for
West Point cadetship from the Eleventh dis
trict.
Mrs. Ellenor Dodds, of Shelbyyille, aged
ninety-three years, mother of Mrs. DR.. J. G.
Elocum and Major NJ. NJ. Dodds, of Pine Bluff,
Ark. is 81 dead, The burial viii take place at Day
Ton, o..
While the remains of Mr.. Milton were being
inferred at Wabash. Ind, on Tuesday, the coffin
burst twice, the cor Use ON both occasions break
ing through and falling into'the grave. At the
third attempt proper i%nterment was effected.
Isaac 7. Brown, coroner of Shelby county, yes
terday rendered a verdict in the inquest case of
John Taylor Trimble, who was killed by Benja-
min jenkins, on Monday night, at st. Paul, find
ing that jenkins did the killing in self-defense.
On Tuesday night Leonard Angst, of Fort
Wayne, who has been out of employment for
some time and in i'll health, committed suicide
by shooting himself through the heart. He was
a blacksmith, and leaves a wife and four chill
dren.
The bell for st. Stephens Church, at.Terre
Haute, arrived on Tuesday afternoon. 1t will
be placed in the tower this afternoon. The
choristers will march to the depot and escort the
DELL to the church. The ceremonies connected
with the raising of the bell will be held on Sat
urday afternoon.
Both the dead men found in st. Joseph county
on the track of the Lake Shore road have been
identified Tn man found near Mishawaka,
with both legs cut off, was Samuel Smith, a
painter from South Bend. The man killed by
falling from the train near Warren station was
a Swede named Matti Makela, from Hancock,
Mich, en- route to Stockholm, Sweden.
DR.. Langdon, of Bloomington, one of the old
est and wealthiest citizens, has been making a
division of part Of his property. He give to Mrs.
Peter Hill, of Sullivan, and John w. Dittemere,
of indianapolis, each a $40, 1000 farm in Knox
county and $25, 900 in money, and to S. P. Wag-
gener a fine stock farm in Monroe county. To his
heusekeeper he gave his home in Bloomington
and 1000 in money and bonds.
Miss Rathbone, sister of the late George w.
Rathbone, of Evansville, is taking the prelim-
mary steps to fulfill his bequest in the establish
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derburg county. 1t has been incorporated, Miss
Rathbones object in having this done being
that she might contribute to it as her income
permits. Thu institution will be known as THE
Rathbone Memorial Home for Aged aud Infrm
Persons" James L. Orr has been made pcesi-
dent: Alex. Foster and r. K. Dunkerson, vice
presidents; Frank Hopkins, treasurer; Alex.
Lemeke, secretary, with a board of sixteen di-
rectors. Miss Rathbone proposes to buy prop
erty upon which to erect the buildings.
Mrs. Letitia c. Rice, of Bethlehem, Clark
county, a woman sixty years of age, committed
suicide, on Tuesday, in Jeffersonville, by means
of corrosive sublimate. She and her husband
raised an adopted son, Douglass P. Dye, and be-
ing without issue of their own, it was the under
standing for many years that Dye would come
into possession of the Rice estate as soon as the
old folks died. He married a couple of years
ago, and it is alleged the wife whom he took did
not suit the old folks, particularly Mrs, Rice.
They all lived together, and were in possession
of a country store and ether property. About a
year ago Dye alleged that his foster mother at
tempted to poison him by putting strychnine in
his tea. He claimed that he was made perma-
nently unwell, and brought suit in the Clark
Circuit Court at Jeffersonville for 5000 lam
ages. The case was coming up for trial and she
and her husband were at Jacksonville in readi-
ness to attend court.