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


The Gibson county jail is without an occu-
pant
The house of David Shaffer, farmer living
near Corydon, was entered by burglars who
knew he had money and his place of keeping it.
and robbed of $434.
The store of Moreland & Glover, at Judson,
was broken into at an early hour on Tuesday
morning, and goods to the amount of 500 and a
few dollars in small change were taken.
Captain Allen j. Duncan, ffty-seven years old
q we'll known steamboatman of Evansville, died
in that city on Wednesday. He was the pioneer
in the Evansville and Tennessee liver trade.
Vol Turner, of Rockville, u carpenter,
dropped dead on the street yesterday, from heart
disease He was an early settler of Rockville
and about sixty five years old. He leaves a
wife.
The Howard Guards. of ,Jeffersonville, have
changed their name to Young Mems Demo
cratic Club" This was unkind, after Mr.. flow
ard presented each member of the corps his
photograph.
Joseph Kemper, of New Albany, conductor on
the Airline, who in self-defense killed a man at
Boonvlle over year ago has been discharged
from custody at Jasper, Dubois county, where
the case had been taken ON changeof venue from
Warrick county
John Allen a merchant Of Vncennes. member
of the grocery firm of Yickery & Allen, and
Miss Sallie Calender, daughter of John r. Cal
lender. proprietor of the ST. Louis mills were
married last night at the Nj H. Church by DIR.
Turner of Martinsville. The wedding was an
elegant affair
Richmond Palladium; In excavating for the
water.works Fort Wayne avenue the old cor
duroy road was struck that was put down seven
ty-two years ago. 1t is now, by the filing up
consequent upon the grade of the avenue being
changed, about four feet under ground. Some
of the logs are nearly as sound as when placed
there.
Henry Belk of South Bend, ffty-fve years
old, was taken sick over a month ago with nIi
larial fever. Believing in DR.. Tanners stary
ton theory. he went thirty four days witho- t
food of any kind but was prevailed upon yestei
day to take q little beef-tea 1t is doubifid
whether he can survive the impoyerishment of
his body
Frank Kline, the only one of the Little Rock
train robbers who thus far has escaped capture,
formerly lived at bogansport He is "a German
American five feet ten inches high, weighing l35
pounds and twenty years old, He has a
light complexion, brown eyes auburn hair and a
thin light mustache. lie has scar the right
side of the neck and SINAI wen IN the middle
of the scar His jaw has be IN broken.
S. u. Robertson, a mn sic dealer of South Bend,
was called upon the 9th. day by business-lille
stranger who ncnired if the music man had a
letter for him. ne was expecting letter from
W. w Kimball, ire musical instrument dealer
of Chicago. for wnom Mr.. Robertson is agent.
There was such letter there, in one OF w. w.
Kimbalrs envelopes, and 1t was handed over to
the stranger The stranger opened it, and in
the inside found check for 300 The stranger
then got Mr. Robertson to indorse the CHECK and,
profusely thanking him, left Mr. Robertson now
finds himself short 800 The stranger being a
confidence operator of high degree.