The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-09

Captain John Onions new boat. the Thomas
A. Hendricks, arrived at New Albany yesterday.
She will be used in the harbor at New Orleans
The suit of Miss Havey, of Monon, against
the Louisville, Now Albany & Chicago railroad,
action for damages for injuries received in col
lision, is progressing at Lafayette. The lacy
claims $l5, 600.
J. Collins Moore of Moores Hill, bachelor
aged thirty, took twelve grains Of morphine wit.
suicidal intent, and died. He was once prom
ising young man. but his mind became derang,i
from eplleptlc hts.
Judge Sewell Coulson, who died at Suivar
on Saturday, was the best-Inown and NJ st
prominent member of that bar, having practiced
there for the past twent eight years. His fu-
neral took place yesterday.
Jacob Cassel. ST.. died of pneum Dnia, at Vim
ceEnes, yesterday, aged seventy-siX years lie
removed TO Indiana in 1873, and largely contrib
uted to the growth and prosperity of the State
in early days He WAS hghlyfespected citl-
zen.
Samuel H. Hutton has sued the Buckeye Cam
mel Coal Company, of lviess county, for 50 000
damages He WIS badly hurt in an accident in
the company's mire. and alleges that it was all
because of the ;leet and carelessness of the
company. He cls. ms the accident rendered him
helpless for life.
During Colonel II. G. TngersGll's lecture at the
opera-house at Lafayette Colonel Stein entered
his emphatic protest to the language used by the
lecturer and announced his intention of retiring
from the house InGersoll quickly advised him
to 90 out and not to stand upon the order of his
going He went
Captain James M. Payton. constable, also dep
upty United States marshal at New Albany, was
robbed Of his gold watch and sum OF money
on Saturday night at the Curl House. The Cap
tain was assigned to room with stranger.
When he awoke in the morning he found the
stranger gone, also his watch and money.
George W. Spraggins, of Marion township,
Lii, Of he
result of an attack by his son, who is mute
and idiot or insane The father hail been using
a knife and laid it down on table, when the
boy picked it up and began furious assault on
his parent nearly killing him The boy has
been taken to the Insane Asylum.
At LAFAYETTE on the night of November %. J.
n. Ortman found burglars in his house. One
| held revolver to his head and the other went
through the house, securing S52 in money and
some clothes Samuel Bryan and Aaron e,
Swank were arrested in Washington county.
brought before Judge Vinton, and remanded.
A shirt found on one of them Orton says be
longed to him.
The case of j. P Barnett against the Louis
Vile. Evansville & st. Louis Railroad Company
for $40, 900 damages, by reason of being run ovei
| in the tunnel at Edwardsport, two years ago, los
ing both legs, has been concluded in the Floyd
| Circuit Court, the jury giving a verdict for de
| PENDANTS. Barnett was Waterman IN the tunnel
at the time of the accident and alleged that by
/ reason OF stone having lallen anu uOb oteL
cleared away he fell on the track and was run
over by the train. The jury thought he did moi
use due caution,
Some time since Rev. James o. Braxton, Of
| Saltcreek township Monroe county, had Frank
| lin Releford arrested for stealing five ears o
corn. Releford was taken before the Squire
and bound over to court in the sum Of $1,000, il
| default of which he was committed to Jail
where he remained for some time Releford
now sues Braxton for false Imprisonment as
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commit larceny. Braxton entered the plea that
| he did not file the affidavit, but the squire said