The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-12

squeezed between freight cars, died Thursday of
lockjaw,
The new public free library of New Albany
will be located in the DePauw block.
Captain Albert Ward, who cut his throat at
Liberty, on last Tuesday, died on Friday.
Judge A. c. Downey, of Vevay, has accepted
the position as dean of the De Pauw University
Law school, on the condition that he will not
have to remove his family to Greencastle.
The three year-old trot of the TeTe Haute
Trottng Association not having been filled, the
management decided to give instead a free-for-
all pace for purse of $780, open till May 49, the
field so far entered at large being an average of
ten horses for each race.
The remains of George W, Petty, Of Owltown,
Daviess county, have been exhumed and his
stomach transferred to a sealed jar for eX-
animation. Petty died in February and his
widow and JOab II. Hoggatt was under sus-
picion of having poisoned him
c. C. Carroll, who stole a team of horses from
Thomas KiZer a livery man at Valparaiso, has
been captured at South Bend. 1t is thought his
name is S. J. Bertrand, and that in March and
April he travelled in Iowa and later in this State
selling secret process for butter making.
The elegant new Freennasons' hall, in Column
bia City, the finest in the State north of the Wa
bash, has been dedicated four hundred members
and their guests being present E. E. McLallen
acted as grand master The addresses were brief
and happy The banquet at the Maine House
was bountiful and served in excellent style.
The heirs Of the Harlem commons estate, now
valued at about a thousand millions of dollars
1.-THE land being 600 acres lying along the
northern part of New York ethyl are asked to
meet in Terre Haute, on the ID day of June. If
the State of Indiana is too small to hold the
heirs an overflow meeting will be held in Hi
nois.
A life-size portrait of Cardinal Newman has
been unveiled at Notre Dame University, 1t is
a Professor ards of 10
history, and Professor Unsworth of the class of
English literature. The painting is master
piece of art, and was executed by SignOr Luigi
Gregori, director of the art department at Notre
Dame
A great amount of excitement has been caused
in Valparaiso, by the elopement from that city
for Milwaukee, Of John J. Howe and Sarah
Hogan. In the Catholic Church it is customary,
| before marriage takes place to announce it in
the church for three Sundays. The first publ.
cation of Miss Hogans marriage to NJ. E.
O'keefe, was made last Sunday, the day had
been set, and the invitations for the event
issued. The lady in the case, however, seems
to have changed her mind.
The forty sixth commencement of Wabash
College. at Charlottesville, will begin on June T.
with the examination of college classes; on June
6, prize declarations by the preparatory depart
ment will be given; ON June g. baecalaureate
address, by President futile; on June 9, prize
declamations of collegiate department: on June
10, at 2;30 P. NJ, Grafton before the associated
alumni by Rev. Aurelian H. Post; at 1870 P. NJ,
Sunday Grafton before the literary societies, by
Cen j. C., Black, of Danyille Ill; June II,
commencement exercises.
As John Ross. sheriff of Randolph county, was
taking David Miller, a young thief north to the
penitentary on the Wabash train or Friday,
the criminal, though manacled, jumped from the
moving train, near Upton, and made dash for
liberty. The sheriff, in attempting to follow,
struck the ground. and was hurled against the
car, a deep cut being made in his head. He was
picked up senseless. The train hands. after a
run of mile, captured Miller, and he is now
safely housed in the penitentiary Sheriff Ross
lost considerable blood, but was not seriously
hurt.