The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-29
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Bishop Seymour, of the Springfield =
diocese administered the rite of confrmaicopaf
forty people at St Johns Church and the to
sion at Decatur, on Sunday. -
The farm house of T. j. Lester, a well-to-do
and prominent farmer, living four miles north
of Pana, burned Saturday, together with
most of the family goods. Loss about 81, 300
insured.
Last Friday night drunken orgie was1eld at
the house of David Bailey oakland.
Shortly after leaving the house late ainight,
j. S. Reeder was stabbed with large locket-
knife by Bailey, and will probably die.
Harry Willmar, the ex- policeman who vns ac-
cused of the murder of Pritchard, has returned
to Rockford from Iowa. He protests his IN
nocence, and says he will bring the person who
accuse him before the grand jury and establish
it.
shooting ARRAY occurred or Sunday evening
at Rock Island, which resulted in the serious
wounding of George Boyd by George Reed b4h
colored. The ball lodged in close proximity to
Boyds heart, and his chances for recovery are
light
On Sunday at La Sale passenger train, %
the Rock Island road, ran over n travelling sales
man from Davenport, Iowa, completely severine
his head from his body. From papers found on
his person it was learned that his name was
Hans Born.
The mayor of Peoria who appears to be law
unto himself, has decided that all saloons must
close on Sunday evenings at O'Clock. The de
cison puzzles the Peoria citizens who don't un
derstand how, under the law, the sale of liquor
can go on on Sunday at all
D. G. Williams, in attempting to shoota brick
mason named Murphy, recently from La Sale,
at Peoria, on Sunday night, shot friend named
Maurice Carpenter, in the foot, making a severe
wound. Murphy was drunk and had attacked
Williams without provocation-
John McNally a drunken man armed with a
car PIN made vicious assault upon William
Trowbridge, Pacific Express delivery man, at
Decatur, on Saturday. Trowbridge was struck
in the face and head and seriously hurt Nc
Nally is in Jail in default of 81, 800 bail.
On Saturday night, at Decatur, the police
arrested seven boys who were running boys
gambling room in u stable. The boys had
poker tables, gambling chips and all the neees-
sary parapheInalia for outfit of the kind.
Several of the boys are sons of respectable citi-
zens.
On Saturday Frenchman named Denond
| Ucehois, of Streator, accompanied by his wife,
went out for walk along the Illinois river.
| While stopping over the bank to cut bough he
| lost his balance and fell into the river and was
drowned in the presence of his wife, before assist
| ance could reach him.
! John H. Brewster and Richard Skaggs are un-
der indictment at Shelbyville, for burglary, and
| gave bail for appearance William Shaw. ar
| rested as an accomplice, was released, but put
| under bond TO appear a witness for the prose
cution. Before daylight Sunday, Brewster, ae
| companied by two friends, William j. Price and
| John Quigg broke III the door where Shaw was
| sleeping and forced him to walk to Tower Hill