The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-16
Brief Mention.

The semi-centenuial of the settlement Of Rock
ford will be celebrated Aug. %. 1t viii be the
largest celebration ever held there, and s., 900
will be raised
Louis Kolinsky, who has been Systematically
obtainining money under false pretenses in
Springfield, Irving, Litchfield and other towns,
is under arrest at the ashamed place.
A swarm of bees on Wednesday. at Sterling,
attacked team belonging to one Wetzel, and
stung them, killing the animals in few mo
ments The driver was injured so that physi-
clan was called to attend him.
Charles Holes sixty-fve years old, a banker.
of Greenvlle was seized with sudden illness in
the Mushroom of the Union Depot at st. Louis,
on Wednesday. and died while being transferred
to an ambulance. The cause of death was heart
disease.
The brick farm residence of Henry Seaton, a
well known fruit-grower three miles from At
lanta, burned at o'clock Wednesday after
noon Loss, $1,000; insured in the Phenix of
Brooklyn, for S., 900; Springfield, of Massachu-
sets, 800.
Mrs. John Ruthrauf attempted suicide at
Rochester on Tuesday by cutting her throat
with razor making deep downward cash,
missing the main artery, but severing the wind
pipe. She may live several days. She was an
invalid, depressed in spirits which was the cause
of the act
The lunatic named Barth, who fred four times
at Martin BleuZ and held 300 people at baV at
Decatur, one hour last Sunday, has been taken
in irons to Sangamon county. Barth escaped
from the SangamOn poJr farm and walked from
that point to Decatur.
The large -four mill of Pollock Bethany &
Co. at Slater. was consumed on Tuesday night
Fire was discovered at II o'clock. and by mid
night the walls fell in. Loss about $50, 600; in
sured at about $35, 900. There were ten ear
loads Of -four ready for shipment in the mill and
5000 bushels of wheat on hand.
James Ramage, Of Galena, an unmarried man.
aged about twenty four years, was run over by
"A freight train on the Illinois Central track on
"Wednesday afternoon, two miles below town,
and was instantly killed, his body being liteSSlly
cut to pieces. 1t is supposed that he fell on the
track in a fit, as he was subject to epilepsy
A man named Nicholson, of York, recovered
two horses and a carriage at Pekin, on Wednes
day, which were stolen from him on the night
of April |. The thief, found at the same time,
refused to give his name, but pleaded gully, and
was sentenced to five years i'll the penitentiary.
VIM. Hines, another horse-thief, was sentenced
at the same time.
An outrageous scene occurred at the Catholic
cemetery at Roc kford, Tuesday afternoon, The
burial of Mike Connors was in progress, when
his brother Thomas, rather the worse for whisky,
pulled out a knife and commenced prying off the
silver plate, saying he had furnished it and pro
posed to keep it. Mrs. COnnors shouted at him
to let up. Her brother, Morris Sisten, threat
ened to pumnel the desecrator Of the dead. and
a genuine row seemed inevitable, when outsiders
interfered and the burial proceeded
George Palmer, of Waukegan, had been to
Kenosha. on Wednesday and returning by the
train fell asleep, As he says and was carried by
the city. After the train left the station the
conductor reused him and asked him why he had
not gotten off Palmer then started up and de-
liberately walked off the platform. The train
was running at high rate Of speed and he