The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-21
Brief Mention.

Selbyville and Cowden have voted for lieence
fee of ST. 600 for whisky and 800 for beer
A tramp, giving his name as William Brown,
was sent to the county Jail. at Bloomington, on
Thursday, in default of 5000 bonds, bound over
for threatening the life of Mr.. Andrew Hemen-
over and family who live about five miles east
of the city.
Thomas f. Murphy, the temperance agitator is
at Freeport wagIng war against intemperance,
and his eloquenee induces hundreds to sign the
pledge. His father, Francis Murphy, who was
injured by fall the other day , is convalescent.
They Will conduct q campaign in Chicago in a
few weeks under the auspices Of the West-side
churches
The ire-bug has been at work again at Sulli
van. The Naples Hotel with all its contents
was entirely consumed by fire at an early hour
Friday morning 1t was owned by Mrs. A. M.
Shepard, whose loss will reach SC, 200; insured
for 81, 600. The first persons responding to the
alarm say that coal oil had been poured over the
roofs of the kitchen out buildings.
The Decatur Coal Company on Friday com
menced the work of sinking anew shaft near the
heart of the city. 1t will be about 600 feet deep,
and serve as an escapement shaft for the mine,
in compliance with the State law. 1t will also
be mine shaft Another coal companyis being
formed to dig for coal in another part of the city
1t will have capital stock of $75, 900.
On Friday night Thomas Cooper, of Kenny
who is afflicted with marital troubles. took arse
mic for the purpose of committing suicide, and
then, to make sure Of death lay down on rail
road track, to await the coming of train. The
engineer of an approaching train discovered him
and removed him from the track. He was in
sensible and though pumped out IS still in
critical condition. He had gold watch and
nearly $1,000 on his person.
A singular accident occurred in the Illinois
Central yard, at Cairo, on Thursday evening.
The watertank, holding 1, 900 barrels burst with
a locomotive alongside taking water, deluging
the engine and tender nearly drowning the en-
glneer and fireman, and putting out the fires,
the iron hoops and broken slaves badly injuring
the engineer, Thomas Jennings, and a laborer
near by. The locomotive was somewhat injured.
The tank was seventeen years old.
The Coles county grand jury has returned
true bills on two counts charging James Wrinkle
black with the murder of Nehemiah Fleetwood
and wife on the 9Th inst. The evidence produced
before that body did not sustain the suspicion in
the minds of some that Emma Fleetwood may
have known of his intention to kill her parents,
and Wlnkleblack stands alone charged with the
fendish crime The testimony of Emma Fleet
wood is clear and consistent with all statements
previously made by her. and the States at
torney thinks there will be no doubt about con-
viction.
George L. Hutchins and Perry Gotham pro
pretors of the Eye. a weekly paper published at
Bloomington and Chicago have filed bill in
Chicago court against the publishers of the Chi
cago Eye The eomplainants allege that the
similarity of the name OF the other Eye has
proved TO be OF great beneht to Dresser, who has
secured advertising and other patronage from
persons who supposed they were dealing with
compliments paper. They ask that Dresser be
enioined from using the heading sfThe Eye
''The Editors Eye" 1.-The Chicago Eye lorlany
other similar sounding name for his publication.
Some months ago a man calling himself DR.
Beaumont, and claiming an Eastern city as his
home. came to aShelbyville and was married TO
respectable young lady. The courtship was by
letter and the parties had never met until the
day they were married. After their marriage
they went West, where the doctor proposed to
locate. In short time the doctor succeeded
in getting several thousand dollars his bride had
and decamped leaving her among strangers.
The deceived woman returned to her friends and
the arrival of detective, who wanted the al
legged doctor on charge of burglary and rob
berry, revived it.