The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-06
Minor Notes.

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William C~hrisman. chief of the fire depart
ment OF Jacksonville. is lying at the point of
death.
Dan Kerns, late Of the Soldiers Home, at
Dayton, Ohio. attempted suicide Saturday after
noon, at Jeffersonville, by jumping into the river.
He was fished out after sinking twice, 1t was q
case of jimjams.
On Saturday, near Columbus, Ham Reed threw
down his coat with a revolver in it, which was
discharged, the ball passing through above his
hip and coming out on the other side. The
wound is dangerous, but not necessarily fatal.
70 John Cookey. living two miles south of Brook
vile, accidentally shot himself in the right Logon
Sunday morning, while out hunting. from the eff
fects of which he died in about an hour. He
leaves a wife and five small children in destitute
circumstances.
Henry Plummer, one of the Oldest residents of
Madison county, hung himself in his barn on
Sunday. For several years he has been losing
his mind. He was seventy-eight years old. His
father and grandfather before him killed them
selves when old men.
Joseph Mooney, of Jeffersonville, twelve years
old, fell under a freight train on Saturday.
One leg was crushed 50 that it had to be ampu
tated below the knee. A second amputatlon,
this time above the knee, is now necessary. His
condition is considered perilous.
The Holy Trinity Total Abstinence Society. of
New Albany. with a membership of LIS, all Irish
or Irish-Americans, celebrated their anniversary
on ounuay. ratner hety, Splrltual u1recbcf OF
of the society, is entitled to much credit for the
fourishing condition of the organization
On Sunday afternoon the Ohio Falls school
house, at Jeffersonville, was struck with light
ming, damaging the building over 800. There
were some fifty Sunday-school children in the
building at the time. They were all mora or
less stunned, but fortunately none of them were
injured.
Marshal Baumgartaer, of Huntington, arrested
Samuel Shaffer, a well known criminal of that
city, at Fort Wayne. on Saturday, for the theft of
a watch and chain from a man named NATION.
The crime was committed several days ago, the
theft being accomplished while Shaffer was
conducting the victim to a boarding house, the
latter being a stranger.
The body of Joseph Guelat was found early
Sunday morning at Hands Crossing, three miles
from New Albany, on the New Albany and Chi
cago railroad, literally cut to pieces, three trains
having run over him during the night. The
body was recognized by his wife, who lives at
St Joseph, eight miles out. Guelat worked in
Louisville, usually walking home on Saturday
night.
Two members of the Lafayette City Council
were put under arrest, Saturday afternoon, for
refusing to respond to a call for a special meet
ing Of the Council at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. The object
of the meeting was to pass the city appropria
ton ordinance. in order that the city employees
could have their months pay, and meet their as
sessments, about half the months salary, for
election purposes Seven of the twelve mem
bers are Democrats. and five Republicans and
one Democrat absented themselves, in order to
defeat this indecent scheme, but the two men
toned were found, arrested and brought into
the Council, thus making up the quorum. and
the ordinance passed. Monday night is the reg
ular meeting, and to-day the election is to be
held.