The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-21

Mich The Terre Haute church proposes to re
tain him if advancing their figures so s., 600
will do it.
The case of Steven Wiwi for the murder of
John Moulter, near Brookyille, has been con
tinued to the next term of court.
The carriage shop belonging to Joseph Ern
maker in Newtown, blewup on Sunday morning
The building had not been completed.
Miss Laura c. Montgomery, arrested and
tried for infanticide in the Gibson Circuit
Court was yesterday acquitted by the jury.
Foreman & Dolls hardware store, at Elkhart
was burglarzed on Sunday night, the thieves
getting of with about $500 worth Of goods and
cash.
Hon. J. F. Mellette representative in last
winters Legislature, accidentally exploded q gun
cartridge, on Monday evening, at Muncie, badly
decorating both hands.
A small steam yacht is now being built in Chi
cago, which will soon be put the lake at Val
paraiso This lake is beautiful little body of
water in the summer time.
Floyd county people will think it costs some
thing to care for the insane The sheriff of that
county and his deputies received $21O for taking
the O'Brien twins to the Insane Asylum
The Democratic joint representative conven-
ton Of Floyd, Clark and Scott counties has nom
mated Hon. Charles L. Jewett as the candidate
for joint representative The judcia! conven-
ton for Floyd and Clark meets at Jetfersonvle
on Thursday.
Samuel Dyer aged twenty-five, Of Monticello,
and Miss Ida Walls, aged nineteen, of Ceves,
Hamilton county, Ohio, were married at Cincin-
natl on Monday. There were no cards, no pa
rents at the wedding and some indications that
1t was a runaway match.
Charles Schultz, of New Albany, known ayear
or so ago as Jacob Meyer, at Reading, Pa, is
missing leaving many debts behind and taking
some things that did not belong to him. He was
a fine singer and prominent member of the
New Albany Mennerchor.
The Kokomo Gazette-Tribune, made by the
fusion of two of the brightest county newspa-
pers i'll the State, in its first number presents
very creditable appearance. 1t seems particu-
larly strong in advertising. The propIietors
publish both a daily and weekly.
The case of Susanna Lot vs. Alice Hoffman, a
SANDER suit, is in progress in the Circuit Court
at Richmond. The plaintiff is poor, but hard
working woman, and the defendant is the wife
of a prominent hardware and stove dealer who
is charged with calling the plaintiff prostitute.
Hugh Maxwell, an old resident of Dublin died
on Sunday and was buried yesterday Mr.. Max
well was born in Knox county, Tennessee, Jan
nary, 1901 and came to Indiana in 1916. He was
one of family of thirteen, and had ten children
of his own, seven of whom are still living. His
funeral was largely attended from the Quaker
Church, of which he was worthy member.
The congregation of ST. Josephs Catholic
Church, of Teme Haute will make a strong eff
fort to retain Father McEEoy, who has been APP
pointed English confessor at st. Peters, Rome
The place at Rome is a sinecure, which is just
what an active man like the father does not de-
sire. 1t is not likely that he would be called on
in his confessional at st. Peters half dozen
times in month by penitents