The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-05

Mrs @. e Dilley was entered and robbed Of
1 $500 worth of Jewelry Che family being at the
circus at the time
Joseph Petherem, seventy three years old
while attempting to cross a railroad track at
! irving, was struck by an engine and killed
Thomas Martin, in jail at Carrollton, charged
with rape, ATTEMPTED suicide by swallowing bed
bug poison. A stomach pump saved his life
At Cairo John Henry Smith, fourteen years
old, son of a widow, jumped from moving
train and fell under the wheels. He was killed
At Dixon, by the overturning Of buggy, Miss
Annie Mulkins received a severe cut In the head
and lost part of an ear, and Miss Ida Rink was
injured internally.
A workman named Smith fell from the new
Illinois Central bridge at Kankakee, to the
roadway below, breaking thigh and receiving
serious internal injuries.
The body Of a man was found ia some bushes
near Decatur, on Wednesday The head was
suspended from a limb by a rope, the body hav-
ing dropped from it. There are suspicious of
foul play.
VIM Borner, ST., and VIM Borner ir., father
and son. have been arrested at Centralia. charged
with using washed postage stamps for the pre-
payment of postage ON letters. Each furnished
bond in $500.
AT Carmi, on Wednesday, Robert Fontz,
farm laborer, fell from a shed upon chair,
post of which entered his left Eide passing
through TO the collar bone, distance of eleven
lncheS. lie IS St1li awe. AT the same place q
tight-rope performer, while adj listing his rope to
tree at the fair ground, slipped and fell, break
ing his arm and receiving other severe injuries.
Daniel Hike, twelve ear-old boy, at Wauke-
gan, while driving bull to the cars for ship
ment was set upon by the animal, which threw
him down and attempted to gore him. The boy
was badly bruised and was taken up uneon-
scious, but will recover The bull next fell be-
tween the ties Of a railroad bridge and had to be
killed to clear the track for an approaching train.
About two weeks ago Mr.. Bartlett, residing at
Fillmore, bought a box of sardines for n sick
daughter who ate portion and sat the rest
away. A few days ago she thought of them and
ate the balance, when she was taken violently
sick. The doctor pronounced it a case of poison
ing, and administered remedies which restored
her health apparently, but her mind appeared to
wonder, and she is now a raving maniac. Her
mother, who attended her closely, exhibhed the
same symptoms, last Saturday, and is now in
sane, but not violently.
The firm Of Reber & Finkenbinder, at Lena
agricultural implement dealers, have made a
voluntary assignment. Their liabilities are be-
tween $12. 900 and $l5, COO The assets win foot
up to sc. 900 or $1,000. The heaviest creditors
are: Kingnan & Co., Peoria, So, 600; Oliver
Chilled Pillow Company South Bend, Ind. 81. 100;
J. P. Nanny, Rockford. ILL.,, 81 300 Walter A.
Wood, Chicago, 81 900; Furst & Bradley, Chicago
SLIGO; N. G. Thompson, Rockford, Ill, $780,
Bergman & Dorman, Freep0rt, 5000. Rising &
Co., bankers, say they hold securities to the
amount OF nearly 81, 900 above all the firms in
debtedness to them. Charles Waite & Co,
bankers. carried some paper, but are secured
against loss