The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-16
Minor Notes.

The Jewish citizens of Logansport have
| taken steps to purchase ground for cemetery.
Lizzie Escott a little girl Of Jacksonville,
was badly poisoned on Sunday by eating an
Easter egg
Captain Argus Dean the great peach grower
of Jefferson county, says there will be no peach
crop this year.
Mr.. Graeter. Vincennes capitalist, proposes
to build a frstclass hotel and three business
houses in that city.
The Richmond Independent is threatened
with a suit for damages by the water works
company of that city
The noisiest and most turbulent saloon in La
fayettee, is conducted by woman. The monk
eys and parrots have perennial picnic there.
Timothy OIeary, who was injured by
switching engine in the Vandalia yards at Terre
Haute, on Saturday. died Monday evening.
The Vincennes telephone exchange hsps,
which caused the newspapers OF that city to
locate the fire of the Eugene ice houses at Sulli
van, instead of Carlisle.
young son of William Walker, near Oak.
town, Sullivan county, ran upon the point of
a pitchfork on Saturday night. One of the prongs
entered his eye, passed through his head and
killed him.
On Sunday night Kid Gerard and James
Hickey, two boy thieves, broke into Myers
Bros. fish market in Terre Haute. They were
discovered in the storeroom by the police and
Gerard was captured, Hickey making good his
escape.
Richard Bird colored man belonging to a
hook and ladder company, at Linden Hill, fell
under the wagon while running to a fire, on Sun
day night, and had a leg broken and was other
wise injured. His leg will probably require
putation.
Luther 0. Cooper, who killed Squire Dillon in
a wheat.iield, near Ireland, Dubois county, last
summer at the same time shooting the Squire's
son, was arrested on Sunday at Jasper. He is in
illhealth, and claims that the shooting was done
in self-defense.
Marion Watkins and William Morgan with
others INDUCED III drunken row at Edwards
VILE Floyd county, on Sunday. Watkins is
seriously injured in the head and spine having
been dubbed and stoned and Morgan received
an ugly stab in the back.
The city schools of Frankfort celebrated ArboF
Day with interesting ceremonies. Trees We're
planted to the memory of j. G. Whittier, J. w.
Riley, General Lew Wallace Miss T.. N. Alcott.
of the living, and to the memory of Alice and
Phoebe Cary Longfellow, Bryant and other
poets.
Charles A. Grips, city clerk of this place. has
been placed under $500 bond to answer to an
embarrassing charge preferred against him by
Miss Agnes Mollock, o cousin of his wife She
gave birth to child last January and now de-
mands from Grips 81 900 damages. The affair
did not become public until this week.
Dean Edward Bradley, of Christ Church.
Madison, last Saturday received from an UNI
known friend in Philadelphia, q white silk stoll,
handsomely embelliShed with cross and gold
fringe on each end. The only words that came
with it were IN effect that it had been sent in
grateful remembrance of past ministfations.
On Monday evening a discussion took place at
La Fontaine, Wabash county, between George
T. Vandergrift and DR.. Thomas, the latter ac-
cuslng Vandergrift Of inditing article in the
Plaindealer. Jake Nader, a saloon keeper, and
an enemy of Vandergrift, interfered, and being
powerful man, pounded the latter until he was
insensible, He is seriously hurt and will be
laid up for some tiFae.
Mrs. Sarah Saunders died, near Richmond, on
Saturday She was daughter of Andrew
Hoover, who, with his family of ten sons and
daughters Of whom she was the youngest and
the latest survivor, located near where Rich