The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-09
ILLINOIS.
Cuttings from Correspondence and Gleanings
from Exchanges.


Cuttings from Correspondence and Gleanings
from Exchanges.
jeremiah and Bird Hanley, two brothers, were
killed in Cannon county by falling tree.
William Erhause working in a coal mine at
Staunton, was killed Thursday by coal falling
on him. IA
A child named Charles Darnel was run over
and killed at Duquoin by a passenger train on
Thursday The child was picking up coal be
tween the tracks.
Theodore McEwen, ex-ticket agent Of the Wa
hash in Springfield, took an oyerdoseof morphine
from the effects of which he died He was
buried 1T Tonawanda by the Masons,
William Stepp foreman of construction on the
Western railroad, was attacked in Boone
county by number Of employees and seriously
hurt. He shot Sol Perkins one of the number.
fatally
Father D. j. Marony, of the Catholic Church,
at Charleston, had his sleeping room entered
by burglars who stole fine $3.50 watch with
the owners name inscribed thereon; also con-
siderable amount of clothing and several dollars
in money.
The Christian Church, at Shelbyville, refuses
to reopen the case of their pastor, Elder H. E.
PUett, whom they ousted for alleged criminal
intimacy with young woman and the opinion
is growing that the Elder has been treated UNI
fairly and that possibly blacklnail figured in the
question.
having come back from Dakota to attend the
wedding of his daughter Gertrude. The groom
is Eugene Stein, who was visiting Gertrude at
the time Fora Burns was murdered. He was
also witness at the trial of Carpenter The
couple go to Lincoln, Neb., to reside.
John Vidal young Spaniard, was arrested on
scandalous charge, at Washington. ON Tues
day. 1t was probably without foundation. but
Vidal was extremely sensitive over the matter.
When released upon 800 bail Wednesday morn
irorh Il
that he committed suicide by drowning.
Willie Folsom, aged eighteen years, while in
dulglng with other boys in a chariyari of a
newly married couple at the residence of Mr..
Atterbury, four miles north of Moawequa was
shot accidentally, it is said, the ball passing
| through the left lung, He was taken to the
| home of his mother, widow, where he lies in a
| critical condition.
| Thomas Field tried to cross the Illinois Cen
trail railroad bridge over the river near Decatur.
| in advance Of an approaching train. He failed
1 to reach the north end in time and in order to
| save his life he got part way under the track,
! among the stringers In the excitement he held
| to rail with his left hand and the entire train
passed over it. He was rescued before loosening
his hold The arm was amputated below the
elbow.
Executions have been issued at Rockford
| against G. G. Briggs and George w. Briggs, of
! the Briggs and Enoch Manufacturing Company,
in favor of the First National Bank of Belvidere,
for So 825. 33, and IN favor of Yourt Lawrence q
Co, Of Belvidere for So, 1856 a. The executions
were on Judgment notes for money borrowed in
| 1873 to run the FIRMS plow mandatory. The
/ Briggs say they can not settle; that they have
$3.50, 600 outstanding, which they cannot collect,
| OWN & to the hard times; and that their debts
! are about $40, 600 About year ago the bust.
| ness was converted into a stock company and
that company will not be affected by the judg-
| ment.
/ Deputy United States marshals from Spring
| field f.aided Parish Franklin county and ar